21-0706-1

JULY 6, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE #21-0706-1

CONTACT SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251

Undersheriff Darrel Chapman, Phoenix, Arizona

Undersheriff Darrel Chapman, Glynco, Georgia

Undersheriff Chapman completed Homeland Security Program

Jackson County Undersheriff Darrel Chapman has completed a program that he has been working on since the beginning of 2020. Undersheriff Chapman attended training that was a combined program between the Department Homeland Security and the National Sheriff’s Association designed for public safety leadership. In 2020, Undersheriff Chapman attended the first part of the federally funded training in Glynco, Georgia. After completing the entire program in June of 2021, Undersheriff Chapman was awarded certification as a Homeland Protection Professional from the Homeland Protection Professional Certification Board in Phoenix, Arizona. “The Certified Homeland Protection Professional (CHPP) designation was established to ensure that an individual who possesses the designation has the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to be considered a professional in the area of homeland protection.

Those who hold the Certified Homeland Protection Professional (CHPP) designation are prepared to help their organizations prevent, protect against, prepare for, respond to, mitigate and recover from all hazards including terrorism. They have demonstrated competency, knowledge, skills and abilities in the blended discipline area of Homeland Protection and have completed a rigorous qualification program. Homeland Protection Professionals must have a predetermined blend of experience and education and show completed course work in the knowledge areas required by the Certification Board.”

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