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Captain Kevin Teaford was named Interim Superintendent of the Ohio State Highway Patrol on September 22, 2009, by Cathy Collins-Taylor, director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
Capt. Teaford, a 21-year veteran of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, currently serves as the Executive Officer of the Office of Training, Selection & Standards. He began his career with the Ohio State Highway Patrol in 1988 as a trooper, and was a member of the 117th Cadet Class of the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy.
A Meigs County native, Capt. Teaford has served in assignments at the Gallipolis, Ironton, Jackson and West Jefferson Posts, and the Patrol’s General Headquarters. He previously served as a Staff Lieutenant in the Office of Human Resource Management, where he served as Commander of the Labor Relation and Career Development Units. Following his promotion to Captain in 2004, he served as Executive Officer in the Office of Human Resources Management. Teaford received Trooper of the Year honors for the Gallipolis Patrol Post in 1991.
He is a graduate of The University of Rio Grande and the FBI National Academy, and is currently pursuing graduate studies at The Ohio State University.