Leadership Team

Sheriff

Sheriff Patricia Cole-Tindall was appointed in May 2022 by Executive Dow Constantine and confirmed by the County Council as the 35th Sheriff of King County. Recently she served as a key advisor to the King County Executive and County Council on strategic planning, labor policy development and employment law as the Director of Labor Relations.

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Undersheriff

Undersheriff Jesse Anderson has over 30 years of policing experience with the King County Sheriff’s Office. He has served in a wide array of assignments and has continuously built on his career experience within KCSO.

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Chief of Special Operations Division

Chief Jeffrey (Jeff) Flohr has over 28 years of law enforcement experience. Jeff believes in community policing that is fair and accountable. Throughout his career, Jeff has led by example and built strong working relationships at all levels of government through open and honest communication.

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Chief of Community Programs and Services Division

Cheol Kang is a law enforcement professional with a diverse background in the United States Navy and civilian law enforcement. He is the Chief of the Community Programs and Services Division for the King County Sheriff’s Office, where he is responsible for the agency’s outreach programs, recruiting efforts, communications, and contracting.

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Chief of Criminal Investigations Division

Chief Shawn Ledford has over 33 years of law enforcement experience with the King County Sheriff’s Office. Shawn began his career in 1989 at the Federal Way Precinct as a patrol deputy. During his time in patrol, he was a field training officer, master police officer, and negotiator on the Hostage Negotiations Team. He became a detective in the Special Assault Unit and then Major Crimes. In 1999 he was promoted to sergeant and worked at the Maple Valley Precinct. Shawn was selected to be the Chief of Police for the City of Newcastle (KCSO partner city) where he worked for five years.

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Chief of Patrol Operations Division

Chief Jose Marenco has 25 years of experience with the King County Sheriff’s Office. Before joining the KCSO, Chief Marenco began his police career with the Snoqualmie Police Department where he served for two years as a patrol officer. He has been assigned as the Patrol Operations Division Chief since January of 2023.

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Chief of Support Services Division

Support Services provides the bulk of services that are vital to efficient operations. Often, the employees in this division provide direct services to residents as well as support services to the other divisions.

The services provided by the division personnel include emergency 9-1-1 call receiving and dispatching, technology development, records, personnel, payroll, purchasing, training, photography, application and administration of grants, and planning.

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Chief of Staff

Geoffrey Thomas has lived and worked in Western Washington since 1994. In Geoffrey’s earlier career, he worked as a land use and environmental planner for Pacific County, Lewis County, and the City of Redmond. He also worked as a project manager for private residential development and public works projects primarily in Snohomish County. In 2008, Geoffrey moved from planning into legislative analysis with Snohomish County’s Office of the County Council.

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