SEQUIM — Five finalists for Sequim’s next police chief have been announced by City Manager Steve Burkett.
They are:
• Sheri Crain, currently acting chief of police and a member of the department since 1991.
• William Dickinson, a state investigations supervisor who lives in Tacoma. He has 39 years of experience in the criminal justice field, including former police chief in SeaTac and Burien.
• Matthew Kosec, a Port Townsend native who has Texas law enforcement experience and is a nationally recognized speaker and consultant on underage drinking.
• Todd Muilenberg, a lieutenant with the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Police Department and officer there since 1990.
• Julius “Phil” Schrenck, who has family in Sequim, is deputy police chief in Sunnyside in central Washington for about 10 years.
The public will get a chance to meet the candidates at an information reception Thursday from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers at 190 W. Cedar St.
They will be interviewed Friday and the list will be narrowed to one or two finalists for further background investigations, Burkett said.
