Chesco Sheriff Selected to Train at National Sheriff's Institute

Chester County Sheriff Carolyn Bunny Welsh

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Chester County Sheriff Carolyn Bunny Welsh has been selected by the National Sheriff’s Association to mentor a class of newly elected sheriffs at the National Sheriff’s Institute in Longmont, Colo., the county announced this week.

“It is truly an honor to have been selected by the NSA to have a part in this very significant training for new sheriffs,” Welsh said. “I have received the student roster and there will be sheriffs from 24 different states in attendance. It is very exciting.”

Welsh will spend a week mentoring 30 new sheriffs, the county said. All her expenses will be paid for by the NSA.

Welsh graduated from the National Sheriff’s Institute in 2000, and was elected class president of the Institute’s 79th season. She served on the board of directors of the NSA for four years, and is a past president of the Pennsylvania Sheriff’s Association.

“This training is essential for each newly elected sheriff,” Welsh said. “While the duties of the sheriff vary state by state, and even county by county, there are many issues and challenges which are common. It does not matter if you have six deputies like some small counties, or 9,000 deputies like Los Angeles, there is a lot in common. It is just a matter of scale.”