Two officers of the Wood County Sheriff’s Office graduated from the Law Enforcement Foundation’s
Supervisor Training and Education Program (STEP) on Dec. 8.
Det. Lt. Jamie Webb and Sgt. James Kimble were two of 25 students attending the seventh session of the
training program.
STEP trains officers to understand how to change their orientation from a patrol officer to a supervisor.
STEP teaches leadership principles than can help them lead their teams, respond to crises from a
manager’s perspective, and to adapt to responding to the public as a supervisor. The program involved
nearly 90 class hours over three weeks on 14 topics, a presentation on contemporary issues in law
enforcement, a first line supervisor 360 evaluation, and capstone case studies. Since 2004, 193 Ohio law
enforcement supervisors have graduated form STEP.
The Law Enforcement Foundation, in cooperation with the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, sponsors
the Supervisor Training and Education Program. The Law Enforcement Foundation exists to develop working
partnerships for the common concerns of business and police executives to foster the values for good
citizenship; to enhance the prospects of secure communities; and to brighten the future through
constructive social change within each Ohio community. STEP was developed to meet the goal of providing
law enforcement executives with innovative and in-depth educational opportunities.
Webb has served with the sheriff’s office for 16 years. His accomplishments during that time have
included assignment as a corrections officer, road patrol deputy, detective, Special Response Team
Leader, and his current assignment as supervisor of the sheriff’s office Detective Bureau.
Kimble has served with the sheriff’s office for 21 years and during that time has been assigned as a
corrections officer, litter enforcement deputy, road patrol deputy, member of the SRT, crisis
negotiator, and his current assignment to road patrol as a sergeant.