Sheriff David L. Smith

EDUCATION:
1956-1964       Salineville Grade School
1964-1968       Southern Local High School
1968-1969      Ohio State University
1969-1973       Young College Florida (B.A. Degree in Education)


WORK HISTORY:
1973-1975      Southern Local School District High School History Teacher
1975-        Columbiana County Board of Education Substitute Teacher
1975-1978      M.B.S. Cable Television Company Field Supervisor
12/78-06/79       Salineville Police Department Patrolman
06/79-12/79       Columbiana Police Department Patrolman
l2/79-Pres:       Columbiana County Sheriff's Office
12/79 - 02/85      Patrol Division
02/85 - 01/89       Promoted to Lieutenant Patrol Division
01/89 - 07/92      Assigned to Detective Division
07/92 - 02/94      Promoted to Sergeant Detective Division
02/94 - 11/94      Promoted to Lieutenant Detective Division
11/94 to 2000      Promoted to Chief Deputy. Second in command.
2000/Pres.           Elected Columbiana County Sheriff

 
TRAINING:
05/78      Ohio Law Enforcement Officer Training Ohio State University
04/85      Myrtle Beach Police Department Eastern Motorcycle Gang Investigators Conference 
03/89       Mahoning Valley Chiefs of Police Association (Forensic Dentistry  Investigations)
04/89      National Law Enforcement Institute (Homicide Investigation School)
10/89      Western Reserve Institute Inc. (Instructional Skills Course Certificate of  Training)
04/90      Columbiana County Prosecutor's Office (Crime Scene Investigations)
04/90      Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation (Physical Evidence  Training)
01/91      Ohio Fire Academy (Ohio Fire Academy Course)
09/91       Top Guns Training Academy (Shotgun Techniques)
09/91      Top Guns Training Academy (Semi-Automatic Pistol)
10/91      Top Gun Training Academy (Revolver Instructor)
05/92      National Law Enforcement Institute (Advanced Investigators School)
03/93      University of Akron (Advanced Training in Homicide Investigations)
03/93      State of Ohio Department of Health (Ohio Protocol for the treatment of  sexual assault survivors)
09/94      Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office (Homicide Investigation School)
04/95      F.B.I. National Academy--University of Virginia Criminal Justice Education
09/95      Buckeye State Sheriff's Association (Developing Emergency Plans and  Handling of Special Events)
08/96      Ohio Peace Officers Basic Training Program (Instructor's Basic Training  Program)
12/96      Kent State University (Domestic Terrorism)
01/97      State of Ohio Peace Officer Training Council (Training School Commander Certification)
10/99      F.B.I. Great Lakes Leadership Seminar (Commander School for Executive Management  Training)
11/99      Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police Public Records and Privacy Laws
03/00      American Jail Association Training
07/00      Texas A&M University Risk Assessment Course
01/01      Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission Sheriff's Basic Training Course

Civic: Youth Baseball Coach, Youth Baseball League President, Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Golf Outing Sponsor, Annual Visit to area hospitals and nursing homes with Santa Claus, active involvement in community events.

Also a member of the following organizations:
Masonic Temple of Salem, FBI National Association, National Sheriff's Association, Buckeye State Sheriff's Association, National Jail Association.