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Jim VanBrederode ‘88 (Sociology), 2019 Alumnus of the Year, announced his retirement this week as the Chief of Police for the Town of Gates. VanBrederode has been the chief since 2013 and served for 37 years in local law enforcement and retired this week from the Gates Police Department after 34 years of service with the department. VanBrederode also served as president of the Monroe County Chief's Association for the last four years. In 2021, he was instrumental in naming the Town of Gates an Autism Friendly Community working with Campaign D co-founders Dalton Letta'16 (BELL) and Jordan Smith.
VanBrederode spent 10 years as the president of the Alumni Council at Roberts Wesleyan College. He has volunteered in a variety of ways at numerous Roberts events. However, most importantly, he has been an ambassador for the College in the community and has worked to offer internships and jobs to many of our students and alumni in law enforcement. Many Roberts students have benefitted from internships set up by him with the Gates Police Department.
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