Ryan Wilfong Named Chief of Police at Greenville Technical College

GREENVILLE, SC – April 12, 2012 – Greenville Tech has hired Ryan H. Wilfong as Chief of Police. Wilfong, who begins work on Monday, April 16, brings extensive experience to the position. He began his law enforcement career in 1988 as an officer with Marshall University Police in West Virginia. On this urban campus, he gained experience in conducting basic investigations, completing criminal reports, answering calls for service, executing arrest warrants, and handling other general patrol duties.

He next went to work as a patrol officer for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Police in Kentucky. Working for this agency of 400 sworn officers, his duties included answering calls, conducting preliminary investigations, completing traffic enforcement/crash investigations, executing search/arrest warrants, preparing basic investigative reports, and handling general patrol duties. 

In 1996, Wilfong began a 14-year stint with the Louisville Metro Police Department. He started as a patrol officer and was promoted to detective in 1998, working for Criminal Investigative Service in the Robbery Unit. Wilfong later worked as a sergeant, conducting analysis of crime data, managing budget and expenditures, and creating sensitive reports for executive personnel. Before he retired honorably, he served for nearly three years as a lieutenant, commanding the Hostage Negotiations Team.

When Ryan’s wife, Terri, became the Greenville Police Department’s first female chief, she relocated to the Upstate.  

After his retirement, Ryan joined his wife in Greenville full-time. He spent a year as an investigator with the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation and has also served since 2007 as a training instructor and crisis training consultant for the state of Kentucky.

Wilfong has earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Marshall University and a master’s degree in Management from Indiana Wesleyan University along with certifications from the FBI, the U.S .Department of Justice, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and many other training providers. His advanced training includes topics such as crisis management, homicide investigations, interview and interrogation, and ethics.