Timothy C. Carter

Sheriff

Tim is the Sheriff of Shenandoah County. This is his second term. Previously he served for eight years as our Chief Deputy with the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office.

 

Tim graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Economics from JMU in 1985 and a Masters of Education in Counseling Psychology from JMU in 1994. Tim is also a graduate of the 202nd Session of the FBI's National Academy of Law Enforcement administrators. He completed police management training at the University of Louisville's Southern Police Institute. He has extensive training in Law Enforcement personnel management, budget and finance, and critical incident management.

 

Tim serves on the Executive Board of the Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Academy which serves law enforcement agencies in our area. He also serves on the Command Board of the North Western Regional Drug Task Force. He is a member of the Virginia Sheriff's Association, and the FBI National Academy Association.

 

Tim is a member of the Valley Baptist Church in Edinburg. He is a member and past President of the Woodstock Rotary and member of Basye-Bryce Mountain Lions Club. He is a member of the Board of Directors and past Vice-President of Response, Inc.; our county's shelter for victims of domestic violence. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Youth for Christ. He is very active and volunteers in other charitable and community service organizations.

 

He is married to Karen Carter, formerly Karen Rhodes of Maurertown and has a daughter, Mona. They live outside of Maurertown.