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Meet the Recruitment Team
- Officer Chris Hoel
- Officer Ashley Kowarsch
- Officer Brett Murphy
- Officer Kyle Myers
- Officer Karla Paton
Officer Christopher Hoel was hired by the Woodbury Police Department in 2021 after previously working for the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff. Christopher is currently assigned to the Patrol Division, with supplemental assignments as a Recruitment Officer, Bike Patrol Coordinator, and Field Training Officer. Christopher is a graduate of Mankato State University and completed his law enforcement training at Inver Hills Community College and Alexandria Technical College.
Prior to working in law enforcement Christopher spent 25 years working in the restaurant/hospitality industry.
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Officer Hoel helps lateral candidates through the application process.
Officer Ashley Kowarsch was hired by the Woodbury Police Department in 2017. She is currently assigned as a School Resource Officer for East Ridge High School, with supplemental assignments as a Field Training Officer, Recruitment Officer, and Child Passenger Seat Safety Coordinator.
Prior to being hired with the Woodbury Police Department, she was a Police Officer with the Forest Lake Police Department. She served on the Patrol Division, Community Outreach Unit, and Investigations Division.
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Officer Kowarsch helps lateral candidates through the application process.
Officer Brett Murphy was hired by the Woodbury Police Department in 2020. Brett is currently assigned to the Patrol Division, with supplemental assignments as a Recruitment Officer and Response to Resistance Instructor.
Before being hired as a Police Officer, he was a Correctional Officer with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office from 2015 to 2020. During his assignment as a Correctional Officer, he served as a Field Training Officer, Use-of-Force Instructor, and as a Recruitment Officer.
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Officer Murphy helps general candidates through the application process.
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Officer Kyle Myers was hired with the Woodbury Police Department in 2019. Kyle is currently assigned to the Patrol Division, with supplemental assignments as a Recruitment Officer, Police Explorer Advisor, Police Reserve Advisor, and Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Operator.
Prior to being hired as a Police Officer, he was a Police Explorer, Police Reserve Officer, and Community Service Officer with the Woodbury Police Department, as well as a Police Reserve Officer and Community Service Officer with the Bayport Police Department. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and attended Alexandria Technical and Community College to complete his SKILLS certification.
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Officer Myers helps community service officer, police reserve and Police Explorer candidates through the application process.
Officer Karla Paton was hired with the Woodbury Police Department in 2019. She is currently assigned to the Patrol Division, with supplemental assignments as a Recruitment Officer, Police Explorer Advisor, Multi-Cultural Advisory Committee Liaison, and is a member of the Washington County Mobile Field Force team.
Prior to being hired as a Police Officer with the Woodbury Police Department, she was a Reserve Officer with the South Saint Paul Police Department. Officer Paton is a veteran of the Army National Guard and is bilingual, speaking English and fluent Spanish.
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Officer Paton helps general candidates through the application process.