JOHN FEYEN

John is committed to our community and public service. He has dedicated his entire adult life to serving others in their moment of need through his various roles in emergency services.

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CAREER OF SERVICE

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In 1987, John started his service as a paramedic in the Kansas City, MO metropolitan area. Four years later, John and his wife moved to Larimer County where he continued serving the citizens of Loveland, Berthoud, and the Big Thompson Canyon as a paramedic/firefighter.

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In 2000, John was called to serve his community in another way and joined the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). His first two years were spent serving in the Estes Valley as a patrol deputy. John then moved to investigations as a Crimes Against Persons investigator where he discovered a deep passion for helping child victims. John’s investigative and leadership skills earned him promotions to sergeant, and eventually lieutenant, leading the day-to-day operations of the LCSO Investigations Division.  

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While most of John’s time at LCSO was spent in investigations, he also served the citizens of Wellington as the sergeant of the LCSO Wellington Squad.  In 2013, when the Berthoud Police Department failed to meet community expectations, the Berthoud Board of Trustees appointed John the Interim Police Chief which later resulted in the Town of Berthoud contracting with LCSO for law enforcement services.

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During his time at LCSO, John gained invaluable experience not often achieved by those with only town or city police experience. John led evacuation efforts in Rist Canyon, Poudre Canyon, and Redstone Canyon during the 2012 High Park Fire and served as Law Command on many occasions.  On the first day of the 2013 flood, John again led evacuations and later was on the first helicopter into Pinewood Springs to provide support to the community. He also led a FEMA Rescue Team into Waltonia Canyon to help locate and rescue those stranded by the flood.

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In 2019, John accepted an offer to serve the citizens of Fort Collins as an Assistant Chief with Fort Collins Police Services. In that time, John has led the Patrol Division, Special Operations Division, and the Information Services Division within Police Services.

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COMMITMENT TO LEARNING

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John has a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Development from CSU – Global and is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command and Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Policing.

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VOLUNTEER EFFORTS

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John’s passion for service, especially a desire to provide a future of possibilities for our children, carries over to his personal life. For the past nine years, John has volunteered as an Executive Board Member for the Windsor Charter Academy, many of them as the Board President.

 

As a result of his commitment to help the victims of child abuse start on their path to healing, John served on the board for Voices Carry Child Advocacy Center for almost a decade.