SHERIFF MIKE MONDUL
Sheriff Mondul was raised in a military family where his father proudly served in the United States Navy. He worked in juvenile corrections for a year before being hired as a Danville Police Office in 1993 where he rose through the ranks and was promoted to Investigator in 1998. He was transferred to uniformed supervision in 2003 where he held the rank of Lieutenant and was the spokesperson for the Danville Police Department until he was elected Sheriff in 2009.
As Sheriff, his team has achieved re-accreditation three times for the office while earning a perfect three-year Life, Health, Safety Jail Audit, in the Danville City Jail and made the James F. Ingram Justice Center a secure building in a post 9-1-1 world. Specific accomplishments can be found in the Annual Report section of our website. Sheriff Mondul is most proud of efforts to reach youth before they get into trouble and the many strong partnerships who work together to make our community a better place.
Sheriff Mondul holds a B.S. degree in Education from Old Dominion University and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Boston University. He is also a certified Sheriff through Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.
