Isabella County Sheriff's Department -
Administration
Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski
Sheriff
Leo Mioduszewski has over 22 years of law enforcement experience. He has
worked for the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department, Mancelona Police
Department, Central Michigan University Police Department and is now Sheriff
of the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department.
Sheriff Mioduszewski graduated from Central Michigan University with a
Master’s
degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in
Business Administration and Communications. He is a graduate of the F.B.I.
National Academy, the National Sheriff’s Institute, Michigan Sheriff
Association’s “Institute for Sheriffs” and has earned an Advanced Police
Training certificate from the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement
Standards. He is also a trained K-9 Handler and has been partnered with K-9
Lizzy for 8 years.
Sheriff Mioduszewski is active in many professional associations including the National Sheriff’s Association, Michigan Sheriff’s Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police and Michigan Association of Hostage Negotiators. He has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association and the Law Enforcement Executive Leadership Institute.
Sheriff Mioduszewski is active within the community with service-oriented clubs. He is a member of the Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club, the Mt. Pleasant Optimist Club, Eagles Club, Mt. Pleasant Lions Club and the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce.
Undersheriff John Tellis
Undersheriff
Tellis started his law enforcement service in 1984 with the Portland Police
Bureau in Portland, Oregon. His experience there includes patrol, training,
investigations, supervision, and administration. John also served as the
commander of the Internal Affairs Division and the Training Division. During
his time in Oregon, John attained law enforcement certification at all six
levels that the state awards, from Officer through Executive.
Undersheriff Tellis graduated from Michigan State University in 1976 with a
Bachelors of Science in psychology. After moving to Oregon, he attended
Portland State University and received a Masters of Science in adult
education. John believes that learning is a life long process and is
dedicated to improving the law enforcement practice through training.
Undersheriff Tellis is committed to community oriented policing. Sir Robert
Peel, founder of the Metropolitan Police in London said “police, at all
times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to
the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the
police.” John believes in the principles espoused by Sir Robert Peel and
will work to build positive relationships between the Sheriff’s Department
and citizens of Isabella County.
Jail Administrator, Lt. Tom Recker
Lieutenant Tom Recker has been with the Isabella County Sheriff’s
Department since 1981 and was promoted to Jail Administrator in 1985. As the
Jail Administrator, he oversees the operations of the facility including the
supervision of Corrections and Food Service Staff. Lt. Recker also deals
with policy development, Department of Corrections guidelines and inmate
custody issues.
Lt. Recker works closely with other county and state agencies to maintain the jail population and plan for the future of the facility. During his employment, he was directly involved in the three major jail expansions. The jail generated over 1 million dollars in revenue in 2006.
Administrative Assistant, Jennifer Wilson
Administrative Assistant Jenifer Wilson provides administrative support
to the Sheriff, Undersheriff and Jail
Administrator. She maintains the financial
records for the department including
inmate housing, inmate medical, payroll,
accounts receivable and accounts payable.
She is also the program coordinator for
contractual and grant programs such as
inmate health insurance, secondary road patrol, marine patrol and
budgeting.
Jenifer also provides technology support for jail booking software and records management software, as well as scheduling for road patrol, sergeants, detectives, special assignment employees and special programs such as boater safety.
E-mail Administrative Assistant Jenner Wilson