Chief Deputy Sean Donovan

The Chief Deputy of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is the highest, non-elected, law enforcement position in Hamilton County and is second in command of the Sheriff’s Office.  The Chief Deputy is responsible for the day to day operations of the Sheriff’s Office, including the Patrol, Corrections, Records, Court Services, Organized Crime and Administrative Divisions.  The Chief Deputy is the commanding officer of over 800 Sheriff’s uniformed and support services personnel.

PERSONAL DATA

-Born September 6, 1948, Cincinnati, Ohio

-Married to Mary Jill Hugan

-Two children

-Downtown Cincinnati Resident

  EDUCATION

-St. Antoninus Elementary, Western Hills

-1964-1968 St. Joseph Prep, Bardstown, Ky

-1968-1969 Thomas More College

-1970-1975 Plumbers Apprentice Program, Cincinnati, Ohio

-1994 Completed numerous in-house training programs conducted by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office

-1994 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia, Computer Fraud Cybercrimes

-1994 Cellular Telecommunication Association, Cellular Fraud Prevention

-1994 National College of District Attorneys, Criminal Investigation

-1995 National Consortium of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Investigation of Computer Crime

-1995 National College of District Attorneys, Prosecution of Violent Assaults

-1995 American Jail Association, Administration

-1996 National College of District Attorneys, Criminal Investigation

-1997 National College of District Attorneys, Office Administration

-1997 Graduated from the Sheriff’s Basic Patrol Academy and obtained Peace Officer Certification from the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council

-1998 U.S. Department of Justice Infotech Training, Computer Crime Focus Group

-1998 National College of District Attorneys, Technology In and Out of Court

-1999 National College of District Attorneys, Evidence for Prosecutors

-2000 National College of District Attorneys, Prosecuting Drug Cases

-2001 National College of District Attorneys, Successful Trial Strategies

  MILITARY

-1968-1975 U.S. Army Reserves, Combat Engineer, Spec 4; Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Advanced Training at Fort Carson, Colorado

  EMPLOYMENT

-1970-1975 Plumbers Apprentice, Various Plumbing Contractors in Cincinnati while attending Apprentice Training Program

-1975-1981 Created and managed Donovan Construction Company, Cincinnati, Ohio (Residential Contractor)

-1981 Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Corrections Division, Officer at Central Station, Cincinnati City Hall, Third Shift

-1983 Transferred to the Community Correctional Institute (the “Old Workhouse”), Corrections Officer, Third Shift, Maximum Security

-1985 Transferred to the Hamilton County Justice Center, Intake, Corrections Officer (Designed and organized the Inmate Intake Process for the New Jail)

-1987 Promoted to Administrative Assistant, Corrections Division, in charge of Intake Processing

-1990 Promoted to Operations Commander, Corrections Division

-1994 Co-founder of the Regional Electronics and Computer Intelligence Task Force (Computer Crimes Task Force)

-1997 Promoted to Chief Deputy, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office

  ORGANIZATIONS

-Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association

-Hamilton County Police Association

-Lions Club (Director)

-Friendly Sons of St. Patrick

-Western Hills Country Club

-Cincinnati Athletic Club

-Hamilton County Republican Party (Served as Republican Party Precinct Executive of Green Township, Precinct PP, 1974-1980)