CREST HAVEN – Cape May County Sheriff Gary Schaffer promoted four employees of the Cape May County Correctional Center on July 2, including the new Warden Donald Lombardo.
Freeholder Vice-Director Ralph E. Sheets Jr., director of Cape May County Public Safety Department, administered the oath to the new warden, captain, lieutenant and sergeant.
In a release Schaffer stated, “These promotions represent change at the Correctional Center. We have had a restructuring of the chain of command in the Sheriff’s Office reducing the ad-ministration staff and replacing them with more correction officers.
I am excited about these promotions and convinced that these new leaders have the knowledge and ability to assist me as we continue to make improvements not only to the physical plant but to management philosophy as well.”
Lombardo replaced Warden Richard Harron who recently retired.
Lombardo has been employed at the Sheriff’s Office since 2005 as the Work Release Coordinator supervising the Sheriff’s Labor Assistance Program and Electronic Monitoring Program. He has been acting warden for the last month.
The new warden served the Lower Township Police Department for 25 years.
Lombardo started his career as a patrolman in 1977 and rose through the ranks as a detective, sergeant, lieutenant and finally captain where he served as the executive officer responsible for day-to-day operations of the department.
Additionally, he was the Crisis Response Team commander and served as SWAT Team Commander, Internal Affairs Supervisor and Training Supervisor.
Lombardo completed numerous specialized police schools. He is a Certified Public Manager and graduated from the New Jersey Chiefs of Police West Point Command and Leadership Program where he received the Harry Wilde Academic Achievement Award for finishing with the highest academic average.
Lombardo published a book for law enforcement called, “A Guide to Assist Public Safety Agencies Such as Police, Fire and Rescue in Deal-ing with the Line of Duty Death of a Public Safety Officer.” That book is in its third printing.
“I have known Don for most of my law enforcement career and he is a leader of integrity, with great knowledge and competence. He is extremely respected among his peers and has the drive and personal dedication and is the type of administrator I am looking for as we move forward at the Correctional Center,” stated Schaffer.
Kathleen Krych was sworn in as the new captain at the Correctional Center.
Krych was hired in 1990 and promoted to sergeant in 2002. She was then promoted to lieutenant in 2006.
She graduated with honors from Atlantic Cape Community College with an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice.
Krych became a mem-ber of the New Jersey Critical Incident Management Team in 2005. She also completed the Certified Public Manager Program through Fairleigh Dickinson University this year. She has been a New Jersey Police Training Commission Certified Instructor since 1999.
“I first met Capt. Krych as an instructor at the county Police Academy while I was director. I was impressed with her ability and as I have watched her leader-ship skills during the last six months as lieutenant, I am convinced that she will assist me in taking the Correctional Center to a higher level as the new commander of the facility,” said Schaffer.
Also, promoted to lieutenant was Edward Deni who has been with the Correctional Center since 1991.
He was promoted to sergeant in 2002, and has had perfect attendance for nine of those years. Also, Deni has completed the Certified Public Managers Program and has received a life saving award and honor-able service award.
Officer Kevin Marriner was promoted to sergeant. He was hired in 1990 and has served as firearms instructor for the Correctional Center and Police and Correctional Academies, worked with the county Medical Examiner’s Office and has been the Inmate Worker Program Coordinator since 2005.
“With the changes we are making at the county Correctional Center, this new team will help me facilitate my ideas and plans as we increase officer safety, institute changes for the public who visits the center and streamline operations to become as cost effective as possible while respecting the rights and protecting the inmates at the center. I offer my congratulations to these officers and look forward to working with them on a daily basis as they accept their new responsibilities and assignments,” the sheriff stated.
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