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- Mark Wasylyshyn is the elected Sheriff of Wood County Ohio since January of 2005. As the Sheriff, he is the chief law enforcement officer in the county, with additional responsibilities for managing the 149 bed county jail, 9-1-1 Dispatch Center, Special Response Team, Road Patrol, Detective Bureau, Sheriff Sales, registering and monitoring sex offenders, issuing carry concealed weapons permits, and paper service for the Common Pleas Courts. He supervises a staff of 120 full-time deputies and is assisted by an auxiliary of fifty five members who volunteer their time.
Sheriff Wasylyshyn serves on the board of directors of the National Sheriff’s Association, chairs its Crime Prevention/Private Security Committee and serves on several of its national committees. He also represents the National Sheriff’s Association on the Institute for Intergovernmental Research’s Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council. Wasylyshyn is the Executive Secretary of the Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association and serves on several of its state committees. He is on the alumni board of Owens Community College, the Ohio Attorney General’s Drug Education Policy Advisory Board, Law Enforcement Liaison Council, Huntington Bank Scholarship Committee, and Perrysburg Schools Safety Committee.
Mark Wasylyshyn is a life-long resident of Wood County. He is a life member of Saint Michael’s Byzantine Catholic Church. He graduated from Rossford High School in 1979 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hillsdale College in 1983. He is also a graduate of the Police Executie Leadership College and the National Sheriff's Institute. Wasylyshyn is an active member of Rotary, and numerous committees for his children’s school. He and his wife, Jenna, are the proud parents of twins, James and Catherine, born in 1999. The Wasylyshyn family resides on their farm in Webster Township.
ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS
ASIS International (American Society for Industrial Security)
Black Swamp Humanitarian Awards Committee
Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce
Buckeye State Sheriff's Association (BSSA)
• Board of Directors
• Budget Committee
• D.A.R.E./S.R.O. Committee
• Executive Secretary, Board of Directors
• Image Enhancing Committee
• Legislative Committee
• Radio & Technology Committee
Crisis Intervention Training Steering Committee
Eastwood Schools Audit Finance Committee
Eastwood Schools Continuous Improvement Planning Committee
Eastwood Schools Facilities Task Committee
Executive Institute Committee, Law Enforcement Foundation, Inc.
Executive Joint Terrorism Task Force, FBI
Huntington Bank Scholarship Committee
ITT Technical Institute Program Advisory Committee
Law Enforcement Liaison Council
League of Women Voters of Bowling Green
National Crime Prevention Association
National Latino Peace Officers Association
National Sheriff's Association (NSA)
• Board of Directors
• Congressional Affairs Committee
• Crime Prevention/Private Security Committee Chairman
• Court Security/Transportation of Prisoners Committee
• Ethics, Standards and Accreditation Committee
• Homeland Security Committee
• Nominating Committee
• Liaison to Private Security Committee, IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police)
Owens Community College
• Alumni Association Board Director
• Center for Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee
• Corrections Advisory Committee
• Criminal Justice Advisory Committee
• Homeland Security Advisory Committee
• Law Enforcement Advisory Committee
Northern Wood County Republican Club
State of Ohio
• Attorney General's D.A.R.E. Policy Advisory Board
• Governor's Appointment to Private Investigations & Security Services Commission
Perrysburg Area Chamber of Commerce
City of Perrysburg Police Foundation Board
Rotary Club of Perrysburg
Perrysburg Schools Safety Committee
Prevention Partners Coalition
St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church
Wood County
• 9-1-1 Planning Committee
• Amateur Radio Emergency Service
• Community Corrections Board
• Court Security Advisory Board
• Farm Bureau
• Fire & EMS Chief's Association
• Historical Society
• Incident Response Committee
• Law Enforcement Executives Association
• Township Trustees & Clerks Association
AWARDS
Rossford School District 2010 Award of Distinction
Certificate of Appreciation - ODPS/Ohio Homeland Security 2009
Certified Law Enforcement Manager - Buckeye State Sheriff's Assn 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Certificate of Appreciation - r.a.d. KIDS Safety Education 2008
Crtificate of Appreciation - Zero Tolerance Task Force 2007
Certificate of Appreciation - Perrysburg Heights Community Assn 2007
Outstanding Leadership Award - Ohio Educational Service Center Assn 2006
Certificate of Appreciation -American Legion Toledo Post #335, 2012
Certificates of Appreciation - Bowling Green Kiwanis Club - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012
Certificate of Appreciation - Cocoon Shelter 2006
Certificate of Recognition - Owens Community College 2005
Blue Coat of the Year - Perrysburg Knights of Columbus 2004
Certificate of Recognition - Ohio Attorney General's D.A.R.E. Advisory Board 2003
Certificate of Recognition - Perrysburg Schools Board of Education 2004
Officer of the Year - Perrysburg Knights of Columbus
Community Service Award - Perrysburg Alternatives to Substance Abuse 1995/1996