Retired Sheriff, Richard Stephens has spent a lifetime serving the people of the communities he lives and works within. Not known for shying away from challenges, Richard has filled numerous roles throughout his thirty-year career in Law Enforcement including Detentions Officer, Shift Supervisor, Patrol, Investigations, Swat commander, Training. Mayor, Program Director, County Sheriff, Consultant, Academy Instructor, and Liaison. Richard obtained his master's degree in management and leadership in 2012 from Liberty University out of Lynchburg Virginia and has lead teams of men and woman through a wide variety of incidents including: The Columbine High School Shooting aftermath, Multiple natural disasters including floods, Ice storms, and tornados. Additionally, Richard, the father of three, has learned to view his experiences as a parent, and the lessons learned as steppingstones to overcoming obstacles and fully reaping the rewards of life.
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Throughout my life as a parent; many events, interactions,and comments have left me bewildered at the true wisdom emitting from the actions or mouths of children. We adults tend to be overly concerned with structure, stature, cultural norms, as well as etiquette […]
Putting pen to paper and memorializing events and discoveries through writing was always a notion far removed from my mind. In fact my father disclosed to me several years prior to his death that he recalled an occasion where he was contacted […]
For the past year a running joke in our family has been that this weekend we are going to be unplugged. Although a novel concept, turning off all electronics and centering on getting back to the norm of yesteryear where social media, […]