Sheriff Howie completes 106th session of National Sheriffs' Institute

Aurora, Colorado—Sheriff Mark C. Howie of the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office completed participation in the 106th session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI) held in Aurora, Colorado, September 14-19, 2014. The NSI is the only national executive development program designed for sheriffs. This no-cost program is co-sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA). Sheriff Howie is the first sheriff of Wahkiakum County to graduate from the NSI.

Sheriff Howie joined 25 other sheriffs from across the country for training on contemporary challenges facing America’s sheriffs today. In light of those challenges, the sheriffs explored the role of the local sheriff in providing effective leadership for the public good in such areas as public safety, criminal justice system policy, community relations, and organization effectiveness and efficiency.

Fred G. Wilson, NSA Director of Operations, said, “Sheriff Howie is a leader with vision for the Wahkiakum County Sheriff’s Office. It is an honor to have Sheriff Howie join the more than 2,500 graduates of the NSI since 1973.”

The NIC is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons. It is the primary federal source of technical assistance, training, and information services for state and local corrections. NIC provides a wide variety of services to the nation’s jails, most of which are the responsibility of sheriffs.