Sgt. Darren T. Sroufe, Ph.D. (retired)

Dr. Darren Sroufe served on the Evansville Police Department for 21 years until his retirement in 2014 at the rank of Sergeant.  Darren served as a Patrol Supervisor, as Commander of the Records Section, and as Commander of the Crisis Negotiation Team, offering leadership classes and executive coaching to up and coming leaders.  Darren previously served as Chief of Police for the Dupont, Ohio Police Department.  Darren has served over 27 years in law enforcement, as he continues to serve as a Reserve Deputy of the Warrick County Sheriff’s Office. 

Darren is a graduate of Saint Meinrad College and School of Theology. Darren holds a Doctorate of Divinity Degree in addition to a Doctorate in Law Enforcement Management and Administration Degree. Darren is a member of St. Benedict Cathedral Parish and has been a member of the Knights of Columbus Council #7544 for 27 years, serving as Chancellor and District Deputy. Darren was exemplified to the Fourth Degree in November 2018. 

Darren has served the Evansville Police Department as Chaplain and as a negotiator since he joined the department. In addition to his police department duties, Darren also serves as the Chaplain for the Evansville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #73 and the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police Lodge. Since 1995, Darren has been a member of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police Critical Incident / Memorial Team. Darren has been trained in critical incident response, stress management, crisis intervention- basic, peer, and advanced. Additionally, Darren provides immediate need counseling in critical situations. Since 1995, Darren has responded to over 80 line-of-duty deaths throughout Indiana, assisting other police departments and communities in dealing with the tragedy of having an officer killed in the line-of-duty. Darren was appointed as the Chairman of the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police Critical Incident / Memorial Team in 2006. Darren has been serving the Evansville, Indiana office of the ATF as Chaplain since 2004. 

Darren also serves as an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy certified instructor, an approved International Critical Incident Stress Foundation instructor and has been an adjunct professor in the School of Criminal Justice at ITT Tech.

Darren returned to Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Seminary and School of Theology in 2014 to work in development for the organization as Director of Planned Giving and Foundation Relations. In September of 2018, Darren took on a new position for Saint Meinrad Archabbey. He now serves Saint Meinrad as the Director of Safety and Security.