About OSHP
Senior Staff
Colonel Richard S. Fambro
Colonel Richard S. Fambro, became the Ohio State Highway Patrol's 19th Superintendent on March 16, 2019. He began his career with the Patrol in August 1989 as a cadet dispatcher assigned to the Lancaster Post. ... Read more
He trained with the 119th Academy Class and received his commission in June 1990. Upon graduation, he was assigned to the Dayton Post. In 1994, he was selected as Post Trooper of the Year. In 1997, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and transferred to the Springfield Post to serve as an assistant post commander. In 2000, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and transferred to the Lancaster Post to serve as post commander. In 2003, he was selected to serve as the Patrol's spokesperson in the Public Affairs Unit.
In 2004, he was promoted to the rank of staff lieutenant and transferred to the Office of Logistics and Security Services. As a staff lieutenant, he also served at the Columbus District Headquarters as an assistant district commander. In 2010, he was promoted to the rank of captain and transferred to the Office of Investigative Services. As a captain, he also served in the Office of Special Operations and in the Office of Criminal Investigations. In 2014, he was promoted to the rank of major and transferred to the Office of Planning and Finance. As a major, he also served in the Office of Personnel. In 2018, he was promoted to the second-highest rank of lieutenant colonel and served as an assistant superintendent.
Colonel Fambro completed advance leadership training at Northwestern University's School of Police Staff and Command and attended the U.S. Army War College. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ohio Dominican University in 2004 and a Master of Science in Management degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in May of 2019.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Jones
The assistant superintendent oversees the Patrol's Office of Planning, Research and Development, Office of Finance and Logistics, Office of Personnel and Office of Training, Recruitment and Diversity. Lieutenant Colonel Jones was promoted to the position on July 4, 2021.
Lieutenant Colonel Marla Gaskill
The assistant superintendent oversees the Patrol's Office of Field Operations, Office of Criminal Investigations and the Public Affairs Unit. Lieutenant Colonel Gaskill was promoted to the position on March 18, 2019.
Major Joshua Swindell
Major Swindell commands the Office of Field Operations, which has authority over all Patrol posts statewide. His supervision also includes the Aviation Section, Crash Reconstruction, Licensing and Commercial Standards, and the Special Response Team. Major Swindell was promoted to the position on January 17, 2017.
Major Chad Neal
Major Neal commands the Office of Criminal Investigations, which has authority over Criminal Patrol, Investigative Services, the Ohio Investigative Unit, Polygraph, Security Services, Capitol Operations, the Expo Center and Computer Crimes. Major Neal was promoted on January 7, 2020.
Major Michael Kemmer
Major Kemmer commands the Office of Planning, Research and Development, the OSHP Crime Lab, Administrative Audits, Risk Assessment and Management, CALEA/Policy, Statistical Analysis, Central Records, Photo Lab, Event Planning, Crash/FARS, and Auxiliary. Major Kemmer was promoted to this position on September 17, 2021.
Major Shawn Davis
Major Davis commands the Office of Finance and Logistics, which has authority over Fiscal Services and Fleet/Logistics; Computer Operations/LEADS, the HUB, and CICC/Dispatchers. Major Davis transferred to the position on March 28, 2018.
Major Charles Linek
Major Linek commands the Office of Personnel, which has authority over the Administrative Investigations Unit, Professional Standards Section, Testing and Assessment Services and Staffing Services. Major Linek was promoted to the position on September 4, 2019.
Major John Altman
Major Altman commands the Office of Training, Recruitment and Diversity, which has authority over Training, Recruitment and Diversity. Major Altman was promoted to this position on July 4, 2021.
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