December 21, 2022
EMPHASIS: Troop H Promotion Announced
Captain Shawn P. Skoglund, commanding officer of Troop H, St. Joseph, announces the following promotion effective December 25, 2022.
Assistant Chief Operator Christopher R. Nicholson, Troop H, has been promoted to chief operator of Troop H Communications. Nicholson was hired by the Patrol on April 14, 2002, as a telecommunicator in Troop B, Macon. In March 2004, he transferred to Troop H, St. Joseph. Nicholson was promoted to assistant chief on January 8, 2012.
Nicholson is a native of Ravenwood, Missouri. In 2002, he graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, with a Bachelor of Science in marketing.
A photo of Chief Nicholson is available with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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