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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Announces Offer of Employment Made to Timothy Lanquist to Become the Next Corrections Operations Bureau Chief Deputy Sheriff

 

Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto announced on Thursday, November 14 that after a national recruitment process utilizing a firm retained through

the Monterey County Human Resources Department, she has extended an offer of employment to Timothy Lanquist to become

the next Corrections Operations Bureau Chief Deputy Sheriff. An official start date is yet to be determined, pending the

standard hiring process.

For more than 29 years, Chief Deputy Timothy Lanquist has dedicated himself to public service. He served 6 years with

the United States Navy, attaining the rank of Lieutenant, serving in various management and leadership roles including as Naval

Academy Sports Information Officer, Recruit Training Division Officer, Manpower Officer, and Assistant Director of

Military Training at the Navy’s only boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois.

Lanquist started his law enforcement career with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office in 2001, graduating from the Ventura

County Criminal Justice Training Center in March 2002. At Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Lanquist rose to the rank of

Captain, having worked assignments in Custody, Patrol, as a Property Crimes Investigator, Major Crimes Sexual Assault

Investigator, Court Services Administrative Sergeant, Internal Affairs Investigator, Patrol Watch Commander, Detention

Services Administrative and Legal Captain, and Todd Road Jail Facility Manager.

His last assignment was as the East County Patrol Captain where he was responsible for daily operations of patrol resources

for the contract od the City of Thousand Oaks and its unincorporated areas. He was also responsible for managing the agency’s

Field Training program. Lanquist spent 14 years as a member and supervisor on the Sheriff’s Tactical Response Team. He was

part of the Sheriff’s Incident Management Team for the Thomas and Woolsey Fires and managed mutual aid response teams

to the Montecito Floods in 2017 along with the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County in 2021.

During his tenure in Corrections Operations, Lanquist was responsible for the administration of the agency’ $130 million

corrections budget while implementing personnel and operational changes to maximize productivity, efficiency, and

morale. In addition, he served as the primary liaison to their multidisciplinary correctional health care team that received

National Commission on Corrections Health Care accreditation. In his role, Lanquist served as the contract negotiator and

manager for a $100 million, multi-year correctional medical contract with innovative standards and performance-based cost

recovery controls. Lanquist is also a Certified Correctional Health Professional by the National Commission on Correctional

Health Care.

Lanquist possesses a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the United States Naval Academy and a Master of Science Degree in

Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is also a member of the Academy of Correctional Health

Professionals, California Jail Program Administrators, American Jail Association, National Commission on Correctional

Health Care, and the California State Sheriff’s Association. He is also a graduate from the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership

Institute and holds California POST Advanced, Supervisory, and Management Certificates.

Sheriff Tina Nieto stated, “We are fortunate that Tim has decided to join the MCSO family. I ask everyone to help us in

welcoming Tim to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, the county family and to all our local communities.”


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