Fambro, Gaskill promoted at Ohio State Highway Patrol
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Lieutenant Colonel Richard S. Fambro was ceremonially promoted to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s highest rank Monday by Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Thomas J. Stickrath.
Colonel Fambro will serve as the 19th Superintendent of the Patrol, making history as he becomes the first African-American to hold this position. He succeeds former Superintendent, Colonel Paul A. Pride, who led the Patrol since August 2013.
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Fambro, a 29-year veteran, joined the Patrol in August 1989 as a cadet dispatcher assigned to the Lancaster Post. He became a member of the 119th Academy Class in January 1990. He received his commission in June of that year and was assigned to the Dayton Post. In 1994, Fambro was selected as Post Trooper of the Year. In 1997, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and transferred to the Springfield Post to serve as an assistant post commander. In 2000, Fambro was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and transferred to the Lancaster Post to serve as post commander. In 2003, he was selected to serve as the Patrol’s spokesperson in the Public Affairs Unit.
In 2004, Fambro was promoted to the rank of staff lieutenant and transferred to the Office of Logistics and Security Services. As a staff lieutenant, he also served at the Columbus District Headquarters as an assistant district commander. In 2010, Fambro was promoted to the rank of captain and transferred to the Office of Investigative Services. As a captain, he also served in the Office of Special Operations and in the Office of Criminal Investigations. In 2014, he was promoted to the rank of major and transferred to the Office of Planning and Finance. As a major, Fambro also served in the Office of Personnel. In 2018, he was promoted to the second-highest rank of lieutenant colonel and served as an assistant superintendent.
Colonel Fambro completed advance leadership training at Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command and attended the U.S. Army War College. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Ohio Dominican University in 2004 and he will complete his studies to obtain a master of science in management degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in May of 2019.
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Major Marla K. Gaskill was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel Monday by Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Thomas J. Stickrath during a ceremony at the Patrol’s Training Academy.
Lieutenant Colonel Gaskill will transfer from her current assignment in the Office of Planning and Finance to serve as a lieutenant colonel in the Office of the Superintendent. Lieutenant Colonel Gaskill is the first woman to hold this position in Patrol history.
Lieutenant Colonel Gaskill began her Patrol career in May 1989 as a cadet dispatcher assigned to the New Philadelphia Post. She began her training as a member of the 119th Academy Class in January 1990. She earned her commission in June of that year and was assigned to the Wooster Post. As a trooper, Gaskill also served as a pilot in the Aviation Unit. In 1997, she was promoted to the rank of sergeant and transferred to the Norwalk Post to serve as an assistant post commander. As a sergeant, Gaskill also served at the Delaware Post and in the Administrative Investigations Unit.
In 2001, Gaskill was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and transferred to the Marysville Post to serve as post commander. In 2006, she was promoted to the rank of staff lieutenant and transferred to the Office of Human Resources. As a staff lieutenant, she also served in the Office of Personnel, Office of Field Operations and Capital Operations. In 2011, Gaskill was promoted to the rank of captain and transferred to the Fiscal Services Section. In 2016, she was promoted to major and transferred to the Office of Planning and Finance.
Lieutenant Colonel Gaskill earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Capital University in 2001. In 2005, she completed a leadership executive training course at the Southern Police Institute. She also earned a master of business administration degree in applied leadership from Franklin University in 2008.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is an internationally accredited agency whose mission is to protect life and property, promote traffic safety and provide professional public safety services with respect, compassion and unbiased professionalism.
Colonel Fambro will serve as the 19th Superintendent of the Patrol, making history as he becomes the first African-American to hold this position. He succeeds former Superintendent, Colonel Paul A. Pride, who led the Patrol since August 2013.
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Fambro, a 29-year veteran, joined the Patrol in August 1989 as a cadet dispatcher assigned to the Lancaster Post. He became a member of the 119th Academy Class in January 1990. He received his commission in June of that year and was assigned to the Dayton Post. In 1994, Fambro was selected as Post Trooper of the Year. In 1997, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and transferred to the Springfield Post to serve as an assistant post commander. In 2000, Fambro was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and transferred to the Lancaster Post to serve as post commander. In 2003, he was selected to serve as the Patrol’s spokesperson in the Public Affairs Unit.
In 2004, Fambro was promoted to the rank of staff lieutenant and transferred to the Office of Logistics and Security Services. As a staff lieutenant, he also served at the Columbus District Headquarters as an assistant district commander. In 2010, Fambro was promoted to the rank of captain and transferred to the Office of Investigative Services. As a captain, he also served in the Office of Special Operations and in the Office of Criminal Investigations. In 2014, he was promoted to the rank of major and transferred to the Office of Planning and Finance. As a major, Fambro also served in the Office of Personnel. In 2018, he was promoted to the second-highest rank of lieutenant colonel and served as an assistant superintendent.
Colonel Fambro completed advance leadership training at Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command and attended the U.S. Army War College. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Ohio Dominican University in 2004 and he will complete his studies to obtain a master of science in management degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in May of 2019.
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Major Marla K. Gaskill was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel Monday by Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Thomas J. Stickrath during a ceremony at the Patrol’s Training Academy.
Lieutenant Colonel Gaskill will transfer from her current assignment in the Office of Planning and Finance to serve as a lieutenant colonel in the Office of the Superintendent. Lieutenant Colonel Gaskill is the first woman to hold this position in Patrol history.
Lieutenant Colonel Gaskill began her Patrol career in May 1989 as a cadet dispatcher assigned to the New Philadelphia Post. She began her training as a member of the 119th Academy Class in January 1990. She earned her commission in June of that year and was assigned to the Wooster Post. As a trooper, Gaskill also served as a pilot in the Aviation Unit. In 1997, she was promoted to the rank of sergeant and transferred to the Norwalk Post to serve as an assistant post commander. As a sergeant, Gaskill also served at the Delaware Post and in the Administrative Investigations Unit.
In 2001, Gaskill was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and transferred to the Marysville Post to serve as post commander. In 2006, she was promoted to the rank of staff lieutenant and transferred to the Office of Human Resources. As a staff lieutenant, she also served in the Office of Personnel, Office of Field Operations and Capital Operations. In 2011, Gaskill was promoted to the rank of captain and transferred to the Fiscal Services Section. In 2016, she was promoted to major and transferred to the Office of Planning and Finance.
Lieutenant Colonel Gaskill earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Capital University in 2001. In 2005, she completed a leadership executive training course at the Southern Police Institute. She also earned a master of business administration degree in applied leadership from Franklin University in 2008.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is an internationally accredited agency whose mission is to protect life and property, promote traffic safety and provide professional public safety services with respect, compassion and unbiased professionalism.