Email: timbenesch@hotmail.com

BA: Law Enforcement, Track 1

Minor: Psychology

Degrees Sought:

• Master's in Public Administration
• B.A. in Psychology

Related Employment Experience:

• 2007-Present: Police Officer, Lake Crystal Police Department, MN
• 2006-Present: Graduate Assistant, Minnesota State University, Mankato.
  • Responsibilities: Assist professors
• 2005-Present: Security Counselor, Minnesota Security Hospital, Saint Peter, MN
  • Responsibilities: Monitor and manage mentally ill-dangerous and sex-offender patients. Help patients follow and manage their treatment programs.
• 2003-2005: Youth Counselor, Sheriff’s Youth Program, Hayward, MN
  • Responsibilities: Interact with juvenile residents in structured daily activities. Monitor and manage juvenile delinquent behavior, document juvenile behaviors.
• 2003-2005: Security Officer, Guardsmark, Albert Lea Medical Center, Albert Lea, MN
  • Responsibilities: Provide a safe and secure environment for patients and employees.

Volunteer Experience:

• 2004-2006 Mentor, YMCA brother/sister program
• 2002-2004 Mentor, Community Mentor Connection
• 2002-2004 Victim Advocate, Crime Victim Crisis Center
• 2002-2004 Police Explorers
• 2002 Ambassador for the Criminal Justice Society, River-land Community College, Austin, MN

About me:

I enjoy staying active, lifting weights, martial arts, running, biking, racquetball, basketball, football, fishing, camping, anything active and outside pretty much :)

I have a strong interest in human behavior, particularly with mental illnesses.