David Poole Deputy Director of Emergency Management, Albany County Sheriff’s Office
David Poole was born and raised in Columbia County, where he graduated from Chatham High School in 1995. David furthered his education at Hudson Valley Community College where he earned his Associate Degree in Business Administration, and went on to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Education from SUNY Oneonta in 2000.
David began his career with the Sheriff’s Office in 2004, as a Correction Officer assigned to work at the Albany County Correctional Facility. In 2006 he joined the facility CERT team and in 2007 joined the Fire Brigade. David became a certified General Topics instructor in 2012 and later added specialty training qualifications in; Suicide prevention in County Jails and Police Lockups in 2013, Firearms in 2014, and Defensive Tactics in 2015. David was a RAD instructor from the inception of the County RAD team in 2012 until 2022. In 2014 David became the Coordinator of the PEER team and co-wrote and developed the “Surviving Occupational Stressors for Corrections Officers” course. This course was designed to educate officers and prevent suicide in the field of corrections. David joined the Honor guard in 2015. In 2016, David was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, where he spent most of his time working in the admissions and discharge area of the correctional facility.
In 2020, David was reassigned to the Critical Incident Emergency Management Unit as a liaison for the jail during the COVID-19 pandemic. While navigation through the pandemic, David spent his time learning and building his skills in the emergency management field. The Albany County Threat Assessment Coordination Team was created in 2022, and David serves as the Coordinator of that team. David was promoted to his current position as Deputy Director of Emergency Management in 2023.