commander cheryl wade
Commander Cheryl Wade, a member of the Sheriff’s Office since 1985, has worked in all 4 divisions—Patrol (Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, & West County), Detention (Courts, Honor Farm, & Pre-Trial Detention Facility), Special Services (Sex Crimes & Homicide), and Support Services (Sheriff’s Administration, Internal Affairs, & Professional Standards).
Commander Cheryl Wade is currently assigned to the Special Services Division where she oversees a 20 million dollar budget and over 126 employees assigned to the following bureaus/units: Homicide, Sexual Assault, Agriculture, Forgery/Fraud, Technology, DRMO, Narcotics, Bomb Squad, Criminal Intelligence, Aviation, Search & Rescue, Crime Analysis, Information Systems Bureau, S.W.A.T., and Tactical Negotiations.
Commander Cheryl Wade has a Bachelors degree in Business Administration/Management from California Lutheran University, a Masters degree in Public Administration from California State University, Northridge, and a Masters degree in Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security