TVSC Welcomes New School Resource Officer
February 12, 2019 at 5:41 p.m.
TVSC Welcomes New School Resource Officer
By Staff Report-
Shepherd is not a stranger to Tippecanoe Valley as he was a graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School in 1986. After high school, Shepherd received an Associates of Applied Science degree and played basketball for Joliet Junior College in Illinois, according to a news release from TVSC.
He joined the KCSO in 2002, working first as a confinement officer in the Kosciusko County Jail. Through his years at the sheriff’s office, he was promoted to the patrol division and to the ranks of corporal, sergeant and lieutenant.
When asked what he looks forward to the most in his new position at Tippecanoe Valley, he said, “I am really excited about the opportunity to work with kids, building relationships and watching them grow and mature.”
Shepherd worked with youth previously as a football coach for 10 years and as a basketball coach for five years. He also has worked security at Valley events for the past several years.
Shepherd has two grown children, Brenden Barber, 27, Columbia City police officer, and Cameron Shepherd, 24, Whitley County Corrections officer.
On his first morning at TVHS, students were already introducing themselves to make him feel welcomed.
Shepherd would like the students, staff, and parents to know his door is always open and he is excited to work with the Valley families in this capacity. The release states TVSC is grateful for this “vital” community partnership with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.
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Shepherd is not a stranger to Tippecanoe Valley as he was a graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School in 1986. After high school, Shepherd received an Associates of Applied Science degree and played basketball for Joliet Junior College in Illinois, according to a news release from TVSC.
He joined the KCSO in 2002, working first as a confinement officer in the Kosciusko County Jail. Through his years at the sheriff’s office, he was promoted to the patrol division and to the ranks of corporal, sergeant and lieutenant.
When asked what he looks forward to the most in his new position at Tippecanoe Valley, he said, “I am really excited about the opportunity to work with kids, building relationships and watching them grow and mature.”
Shepherd worked with youth previously as a football coach for 10 years and as a basketball coach for five years. He also has worked security at Valley events for the past several years.
Shepherd has two grown children, Brenden Barber, 27, Columbia City police officer, and Cameron Shepherd, 24, Whitley County Corrections officer.
On his first morning at TVHS, students were already introducing themselves to make him feel welcomed.
Shepherd would like the students, staff, and parents to know his door is always open and he is excited to work with the Valley families in this capacity. The release states TVSC is grateful for this “vital” community partnership with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.
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