Community First.
Sheriff Melody M. Maddox
The First Woman Sheriff of DeKalb County
A Distinguished Career.
• Current DeKalb County Sheriff (As of December 1, 2019)
• Former Chief Deputy, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office
• Former Chief of Administration, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office
• Former Chief of Police, Georgia Piedmont Technical College
• Former Master Police Officer, DeKalb County Police Department
• Hostage Negotiator
• Former Defensive Tactics Instructor
A Focused Leader.
The agency has:
• Secured another Triple Crown Rating for the Sheriff’s Office (one of 41 agencies in the country)
• Hired more than 100 deputies
• Began a cleanup of jail facilities
• Continued building linkages to reduce recidivism
• Focused agency on inmate treatment
Rooted in the Community.
• Raised in DeKalb County
• Received a Master’s Degree from Central Michigan University
• Graduated from Morris Brown College
• Parent of a DeKalb County Public Schools graduate
• Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
• Graduate of Leadership DeKalb
• Received the First Responders Award, Trailblazer Award and Distinguished Service Award
