Umatilla County

Terry Rowan has 34 years of law enforcement experience all in Umatilla County, with service in all aspects of the Sheriff’s Office; From dispatcher/control room operator, corrections officer, transport officer, civil deputy, criminal patrol deputy, and criminal investigator. He worked with the Hermiston Police Department as a Police Officer, Detective and Agency Leader. Terry has served on the Major Crimes team for Umatilla and Morrow Counties as a lead investigator and supervisor. Sheriff Rowan has been in Executive leadership at the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office as the Undersheriff since May of 2005. Sheriff Rowan was first elected Sheriff in 2012, and took office in 2013. He is currently in is third term.
While serving as Undersheriff and Sheriff he has gained significant experience in Police Administration and discovered the uniqueness of running a Sheriff’s Office. He has played a major role in developing programs and making positive changes to more effectively and efficiently run the Sheriff’s Office: Sheriff Rowan has been able to almost triple is patrol force, increased jail population, consolidated 3 dispatch centers into one, all while staying within the budget provided.

Terry holds a number of certificates and has/is serving on a variety of public interest boards, committees:

• Executive Committee member with Oregon State Sheriff’s Association and OSSA President 2019-2020 and is on a number of OSSA committees;
• Public Lands
• Budget
• HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
• Legislative Committee
• Livestock & Oregon Cattlemen’s Association
• Oregon Law Enforcement Leadership Forum
• Western States Sheriff’s Association

• OSSA Command Council
• Public Advisory Council for Eastern Oregon Corrections Institute
• Board member Oregon Executive Development Institute
• Department of Justice and Homeland Security counterterrorism member
• Supervisor Major Crimes Team
• Past Board president for Buck Brogoitti Animal Sanctuary
• Drug Court Committee
• Local Supervisory Authority
• Blue Mountain Community College criminal Justice program advisory board
• Member of the Multi-disciplinary team
• Member of the Child fatality review board
• Federal Joint Terrorism Task Force
• Past President of Hermiston Police Association
• Local Public Safety Coordinating Council
• Umatilla/Morrow County Law Enforcement Administrators Assc.
• Deputy Medical Examiner
• Extensive Risk Management Training.
• Certified through D.P.S.S.T.
• Helping Hand for the homeless shelter

Terry grew up in Mustang, Oklahoma and is a graduate from Mustang High School.. He has lived in Oregon since 1989 and is currently living in Hermiston, Oregon with Tamara, his wife of 33 years. They are very proud of their 2 adult daughters, Jessica and Megan. Terry and Tamara have been blessed with 2 grandsons Carson and Baylor.
Terry has been very involved in his community and working with the youth as a Basketball, Baseball, and Soccer Coach. He has been a 4-H leader and was a Board Member on HYBA, Best of the West Basketball, AYSO soccer, Umatilla County Fair Livestock Sales committee, and Pendleton Junior Show and Livestock committee, Future Farmers of America Alumni, Special Friends reading program, Board member of Ducks Unlimited – Hermiston Chapter. Terry enjoys time with family, playing golf, hunting, fishing, and enjoying the outdoors.