New Class of Sheriff's Deputies Sworn-In

March 20, 2023
Elise Schaffer, PIO, (608) 284-6142
Sheriff's Office

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is welcoming a new class of deputies. Fourteen deputies will be sworn-in by Sheriff Kalvin Barrett on Tuesday, March 21st. They are:

• Scott Baumann, 46 of Marshall

• Dalton Davies, 28 of Beloit

• Nickolas Dayland, 25 of Darien, IL

• Kelly Jacobson, 45 of Janesville

• Christopher Kalmbach, 56 of Madison

• Christopher Larson, 48 of Fitchburg

• Heather Larson, 45 of Cambridge

• Shaun Mahaffey, 42 of Janesville

• Jason Marthe, 40 of Mazomanie

• Morgan Matz, 34 of Oregon

• Kristina O’Dell, 46 of McFarland

• Monica Pinel, 26 of Sun Prairie

• Michael Reissmann, 50 of Beaver Dam

• Robert Zaratzian, 24 of Sun Prairie

The group brings an array of experiences and backgrounds to the Sheriff’s Office. Depending on their previous level of training, new deputies will attend the Dane County Sheriff’s Office Jail and/or Law Enforcement Academies, as well as receive on the job training. Their first assignment will be in the Dane County Jail, where they will serve a two-year probationary period. The positions became available due to retirements and vacancies that occurred in the past year. Ten of the fourteen were hired as part of the Sheriff’s Office new lateral transfer program. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office continually recruits for deputy and civilian positions to fill vacancies as they occur. Applications can be found online at www.teamdane.com. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.