Peter Volkmann

Chief Peter Volkmann, MSW, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Mercy College and received his Master’s in Social Work from Fordham University. He is a faculty member for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) in Ellicott City, MD. In 2017, he received the ICISF Lifetime Achievement Award for his accomplishments in Critical Incident Stress Management.

Peter has over 30 years in law enforcement and served as a police officer and EMT in Peekskill NY, Town of Ossining NY, Town of Stockport NY, and is now the Chief of Police in Chatham NY. Peter developed the Chatham Cares 4 U Program in which his police agency has assisted over 200 people find treatment for their substance use disorder. He has testified to the NYS Assembly and NYS Senate pertaining to the opioid crisis facing our communities. Peter received the 2018 Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative (PAARI) Leadership award for his accomplishments in the opioid crisis. In 2018, Peter was invited and attended the White House “Best Practices in Combatting the Opioid Epidemic Conference”.

Peter is a person in long term recovery and lives in Columbia County NY with his wife and children.

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