Brian Spoon began his career at Ontario Police Department (Richland County, Ohio) in 1998. He worked in patrol and became a plain clothes detective before his departure in 2002, at which time he began his career with Westerville PD.  He worked as a patrol officer, a field training officer, and a detective specializing in fraud and forgery cases before being promoted to corporal in 2007.  He supervised patrol for the next 12 years, rising through the ranks and was promoted to assistant chief in 2022.  He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Dayton and is a graduate of several law enforcement executive programs including the Police Executive Leadership College (PELC), the Certified Law Enforcement Executive (CLEE) program and the Public Safety Leadership Academy (PSLA).  In addition, he is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session 287.  Assistant Chief Spoon currently oversees Community and Professional Services, which includes community programming, training, policy and accreditation and internal affairs.