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	901 Leopard Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Phone: (361) 887-2222 Fax: (361) 887-2206 Email: County Sheriff

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*Meet Sheriff Jim Kaelin*

Law Enforcement Service Department of Public Safety, Service Commander (Lieutenant) Safety Education Service. 1972-2001 Retired in 2001 with 29 years of DPS Service Former Deputy Constable Nueces County 1970-1972 Former Deputy Sheriff Nueces County 1968-1969 Master Peace Officers Certification 1997 TCLEOSE Certified Firearms Instructor 1999 Advanced Safety Certification National Safety Council Certified Defensive Driving Instructor Over 2000 hours of additional Law Enforecment Classroom Training Commissioned as a Special Ranger 2001

Education Graduated Del Mar college AAS Degree Police Science 1971 Graduated Department of Public Safety Training Academy 1972 Graduated NW University School of Police Staff and Command 1989 Adjunct Instructor Del Mar College Regional Police Academy Certified Firearms Instructor Certified Law Enforcement Instructor

Proven Leadership Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout Member Board of Governors, Shriners Hospital for Children Houston Past President Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association Past President Uniformed Safety Education Officers Association Past Chairman, Board of Directors, OxyChem Citizen Advisory Review Board Past President Southside Rotary Club 1999-2000 President Elect West Rotary club 2006-2007 Past Elder, Bethany Christian Church Past Chairman of the board, Bethany Christian Church Past Potentate Al Amin Shriners 2003 Life Member Shrine Clown Unit Life Member Texas PTA

Community Involvement Past President Coastal Bend Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Emeritus Board Member Goodwill Industries of South Texas Past Board Member American Diabetes Association Past Member Child Fatality Review Team Driscoll Children's Hospital Boy Scouts of America, Past Advisory Board Chairman - Explorer Post 51

Awards Liberty Bell Award Young Lawyers Association 1991 AAMVA Award of Merit for the Development of a Safety Program titled "The Magic Knot Club" W E Hale Award, Branson, Mo. Child Safety Program Development 1988

Military US Army, Staff Sergeant (E-6) 1959-1968 Vietnam Veteran - 6^th Battalion 31^st Infantry, 9^th Infantry Division Honorable Discharge 1968

Family Married for 30 years to Sharon (Bryzelak) Kaelin Five children (Two sons serving Texas as Sergeant Investigators for the DPS) Seven grand children