Matt Hanenkrath

Matt Hanenkrath currently serves as Major at Defiance County Sheriff's Office since December 2016 and Fire Chief at South Richland Fire Department since September 2021. Additionally, Matt is the Assistant Fire Chief at Highland Township Fire Department, a role held since January 2020, after rising through the ranks there from Firefighter/EMT to Captain and Lieutenant from 2001 to 2019. Previous positions include 911 Training Coordinator for Lucas County from March 2014 to December 2016, and Communications Officer for Defiance County Sheriff's Office from 2005 to 2014. Matt also contributed to the community as a Football Coach at Ayersville School from 2008 to 2014, and was a Project Leader at Alex Products from 2002 to 2006, as well as an EMT at MedCorp EMS in early 2002. Matt holds a degree in Criminal Justice from Northwest State Community College, completed in 2002, and attended DeVry Institute of Technology in 2001.