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MICHELLE DUNCAN

YEARS EXPERIENCE

HOURS OF DPSST TRAINING

AWARDS / RIBBONS

Michelle’s Background

CAREER AT LCSO

1997 – Patrol Deputy assigned to Mill City
2004 – Narcotics Detective
2008 – Promoted to Patrol Sergeant by Sheriff Tim Mueller
2015 – Promoted to Patrol Lieutenant Sheriff Bruce Riley
2020 – Promoted to Patrol Division Commander-Captain by Sheriff Jim Yon
2021 – Promoted to Undersheriff by Sheriff Jim Yon

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

2900+ total hours of Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) credited training.

DPSST Certification Levels – Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory and Management Certificates
2003 – Graduate of LCSO Primary Leadership Development Course
2005 – Clandestine Lab Supervisor Course
2009 – DPSST Supervision Course
2009 – Managing Search Operations
2012 – Ethics for Leaders
2016 – Oregon State Sheriff’s Association Command College Graduate
2018 – Cascade Gateway Leadership at the Chamber of Commerce-Lebanon
2020 – Oregon Executive Development Institute

EDUCATION

1994 – A.A. Degree – Administration of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from San Jose City College

AWARDS & RIBBONS

Mountain Patrol
Patrol
Detective
Good Conduct
Instructor – Lead Instructor/Coordinator for Defensive Tactics Team and for our Police Reporting Computer System.
Challenge Coin from Sheriff Tim Mueller (retired) – Successfully wrote a Methamphetamine Enforcement Grant in which $37,000 was awarded for interagency narcotics investigations
Challenge Coin from Sheriff Bruce Riley (retired) – Improving relationships with contract agencies and cities we serve.
Challenge Coin from Sheriff Jim Yon – Excellence in leadership as Incident Commander of the Willamette Country Music Festival, as well as other relationships with community partners.
2017 Joint Service Commendation Award – Worked on the team that implemented a new office-wide policing computer system.
2020 – Oregon State Sheriff’s Association-Meritorious Service Award
2020 – LCSO-Distinguished Service Award

Michelle’s Story

LEADERSHIP. EXPERIENCE. DEDICATION.

Sheriff Michelle Duncan of the Linn County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) has dedicated herself to keeping our communities safe since 1997. Michelle has gained invaluable leadership experience during her time at the LCSO as a resident patrol deputy, narcotics detective, patrol sergeant, patrol lieutenant, patrol captain, and public information officer. Sheriff Jim Yon selected Michelle to serve in the trusted role of his Undersheriff to run the operations of the entire Sheriff’s Office.

As Sheriff, Michelle will continue to keep public safety as her highest priority. She will serve this office with the proven cooperative, dedicated, and experienced leadership Linn County deserves. As Michelle moved up through the ranks, she built strong, positive relationships with other law enforcement agencies and fire departments, as well as community leaders in the LCSO contract cities by working towards resolutions cooperatively.

Michelle believes hard work and integrity are qualities the Sheriff must possess. Michelle has dedicated herself to these principles over the course of her career to learn as much as possible about each division in the office. Michelle understands how each division contributes to the overall success of the office in order to serve the citizens of Linn County in accordance with LCSO’s mission statement of “Keeping the peace with dignity, honesty, and compassion.”

Joining a high school career police academy program made it clear to Michelle that serving others through law enforcement was her true passion and she has never deviated from that path.

Michelle resides in Millersburg with her husband, daughter and two dogs. She also has an adult son who resides in Albany. Her hobbies include hiking, fishing, gardening, and spending as much time as she can with her family.