Ocean City Beach Patrol

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The Officer Corps of the OCBP
 2009

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Sgt. Brent Weingard, Sgt. Tim Uebel, Sgt. Richard Cawthern, Sgt. Ed Fisher, Sgt. Jamie Falcon, Sgt. Jeff Brabitz

Middle Row: L to R
Sgt. Matt Postell, Sgt. Colby Kaufmann, Sgt. Ryan Cowder, Sgt. Nick Thompson,   Sgt. Josh Wasilewski, , ,
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Recreation/Parks Director Thomas Shuster, 1st Lt. Skip Lee, Captain Butch Arbin, 2nd Lt. Ward Kovacs, 2nd Lt. Mike Stone

Captain Butch Arbin Melbourne "Butch" Arbin III
Captain
Butch Arbin has served the patrol for 37 years. He became Captain in 1997. In the winter months Butch works for Charles County Public Schools in the Instructional Division with primary responsibilities of Instructional Technology and overseeing Engineering and Technology Education. Previously he was a middle school teacher, computer network administrator. His most recent teaching assingment was an Aerospace Engineering Instructor at Lackey High School. In addition he also taught the Gateway to Technology (pre-engineering) classes at Mathew Henson Middle School which is part of the Project Lead The Way Program.
E-mail: barbin@oceancitymd.gov
Walter "Skip" Lee III
First Lieutenant
Skip has served with the patrol for 24 years and currently serves as part-time First Lieutenant. While serving in many various capacities, his primary focus was recruitment and testing of prospective employees and the organization of the Crew Competitions. Skip's new role has evolved into supporting the Captain's initiatives and providing essential service off the beach. He is currently the Coordinator of Health, Physical Education and Dance in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
E-mail: slee@oceancitymd.gov
Ward Kovacs
Lieutenant
Ward has served with the patrol for 27 years. He is in charge of recruiting, the surfing beaches, our motorized rescue fleet, and our educational and public outreach programs. He has recently been hired as a year round, full time employee by the Town of Ocean City as a Beach Patrol Lieutenant.
Email: ekovacs@oceancitymd.gov
Wesley Smith
Lieutenant
Wesley has worked with the patrol for 21 years and has been a Lieutenant for 10 years as the Director of Surf Rescue Training, Personnel Evaluations, and Beach Patrol Competitions. He is responsible for the training of all Beach Patrol personnel including Rookie Academies, and refresher courses for all veteran SRT's. In the off-season Dr. Smith is a full time professor at the University of Miami in Florida where he teaches in the Department of Exercise Physiology. He is also a National lecturer in the area of exercise physiology and nutrition.
E -mail: wsmith@oceancitymd.gov
Michael Stone
Lieutenant
Mike has been with the patrol for 25 years. His primary responsibilities include employee assignments, scheduling the SRT's, and accounting for employee work hours before they go to payroll. In the off-season Mike is employed with the Worcester County school system as a guidance counselor.
E-mail: mstone@oceancitymd.gov
Marc Bouloucon
Sergeant, Part-time
Marc has served with the patrol for 20 years. Originating his guarding experience in the north end of town, Marc eventually moved into the South end and was Crew Chief of Crew One prior to becoming sergeant.
E-mail: mbouloucon@oceancitymd.gov

Jeff Brabitz
Sergeant
Jeff has served with the patrol for 10 years. His first year on the Patrol was in 2000 and he was promoted to Crew Chief in 2003. At that time he was the Crew Chief for crew 4 and covered 9th Street - 16th Street, then went on to be the crew chief for crew 1. He was promoted to sergeant in 2008.
E-mail:jbrabitz@oceancitymd.gov
Ryan Cowder
Sergeant
Ryan has been with the Beach Patrol for 12 years. He currently resides in Berlin, MD with his wife Erin. Ryan is a supervisor in the north area of Ocean City, which consists of the area between the Clarion Hotel and the Maryland/Delaware line. He is also the Treasurer for the Ocean City Beach Patrol Chapter of the United States Lifesaving Association. During the off-season, Ryan teaches Academic Chemistry to juniors and sophomores at Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin, MD, where he has been teaching for the past 8 years. Ryan holds a Master's Degree in Administration and Supervision from Salisbury University. Ryan was named Teacher of the Year for Stephen Decatur High School for the 2005 - 2006 academic school year.
E-mail: rcowder@oceancitymd.gov
Rick Cawthern
Sergeant, North
Rick has served with the patrol for 21 years and is currently operating as the Lead Sergeant of the North end of town. He has also guarded in Delaware and in Florida in the past. Rick is known to be well rounded watermen from surfing to paddle boarding and rowing. In the winter months Rick serves as a teacher in the public school system as well as coaching high school swimming and track.
E-mail: rcawthern@oceancitymd.gov
Jamie Falcon
Sergeant
Jamie has been with the Beach Patrol 14 years. He is an Area Supervisor. Jamie is the former president of the OCBP chapter of the USLA and continues to be significantly involved with our chapter of the United States Lifesaving Association. In the off season, Jamie instructs Economics at the Anne Arundel Community College and at UMBC. Jamie is a former U.S. Navy Rescue Swimmer  
E-mail:hfalcon@oceancitymd.gov

Ed Fisher
Sergeant
Edward has served with the patrol for 19 years, and currently supervises 18th - 52nd Street. Ed is also responsible for keeping all Beach Patrol statistics. In the winter Ed is a school teacher outside Washington, D.C. Other skills involve surfing and playing the ukulele.

E-mail: efisher@oceancitymd.gov
 
Colby Kauffman
Sergeant
Colby received her promotion in 1999. She currently oversees the equipment and uniform office. Colby is also a strong addition to our officer corps in starting up the women's competition team. Colby has two beautiful girls, Remy age 7 and Sadie who is almost 2.
E-mail: ckauffman@oceancitymd.gov
 
Matt Postell
Sergeant
Matt has been with the Patrol for 13 years. His first year on the patrol was in 1997. He was promoted to crew chief in 2000. He was in charge of crew 7 that is located on 34th street - 43rd street. He was promoted to sergeant in 2008.
E-mail mpostell@oceancitymd.gov
Nicholas Thompson
Sergeant
Nick has been with the Beach Patrol for 13 years. He is an area supervisor. His main job responsibilities on the beach are to provide a quick response by vehicle to emergencies and supervise personnel. In the off season he is a physical education teacher with Wicomico County Public Schools where he works at Prince Street Elementary School. He recently acquired his masters Degree in Technology Education.
E-mail: nthompson@oceancitymd.gov

Tim Uebel
Sergeant
Tim exemplifies the heart of the Beach Patrol. His dedication, caring, and perseverance since he appeared at his first test has been an inspiration to many. Tim has been with the patrol for 25 years. 
Email: tuebel@oceancitymd.gov

 
Joshua Wasilewski
Sergeant
Josh has been with the Beach Patrol for 14 years and is a supervisor in the middle north area (streets 53 to 103) of Ocean City. In the off-season he is a teacher in the Howard County Public School System and recently earned a Masters degree in Administration and Supervision through Johns Hopkins University. He is married to an XSRT, CJ and together they are raising their children in Annapolis.
E-mail: jwasilewski@oceancitymd.gov
Brent Weingard
Sergeant
This is Brent's 20 th year working for the OCBP. He currently the Coordinator of Testing for the Beach Patrol. He is involved in all of the off-site and beach evaluations for new employees and veteran SRTs. In addition to testing, Brent supervises the south area of Ocean City with Sergeants Uebel and Brabitz. Brent works with the finest SRTs along OC's Historic Board Walk Beaches. THe South area crews along the Boardwalk are (crew1) inlet, (crew2) North Division, (crew3) Surf Avenue, and (crew4) 14th Street. In the off-season Brent works for Montgomery County Pubic Schools in Olney, Maryland where he is a physical education teacher for several elementary schools.
E-mail: bweingard@oceancitymd.gov
 

 

 

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