Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

Sheriff William "Bill" Schatzman began his career in law enforcement in 1970 as special agent assigned to Washington, D.C. For 16 years prior to his retirement, he worked in the Greensboro/Winston-Salem FBI Office, where he:

• Field-trained and supervised other special agents in all aspects of FBI work.
• Served as North Carolina's FBI Police Training Coordinator, directing the training provided by the FBI to local law enforcement.
• Received numerous personal awards and commendations for solving bank robberies, supervising drug undercover operations directed at organized crime, breaking white collar crime fraud cases and organizing and directing task force cases using local law enforcement.

In 2002, he was elected to his first term as Sheriff of Forsyth County and has spent the past eight years making the county a safer place for the people who live and work here.

In addition to his service as Sheriff of Forsyth County, Bill Schatzman has been active in a number of professional organizations including:

• Past chairman of the local chapter of the American Society of Industrial Security and   the North Carolina Chapter of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI.
• Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
• North Carolina board-certified, licensed and insured private investigator.

Elected Office: First term as sheriff, 2001, re-elected in 2005

Education: B.S. in English, Quinnipac University

Military Service: United States Marine Corps

Hobby: Upland Bird Hunting, golf and staying physically fit

Children: Susan, William, Brandy and Jami

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