Captain Timothy McDonald is being promoted to the rank of major and will remain in his current position assigned to the superintendent’s office serving as chief of staff at the General Headquarters in Jefferson City. The chief of staff serves at the pleasure of the superintendent and is considered a member of the Patrol’s command staff.
Major Thomas E. Roam, a 33-year veteran of the patrol, will retire effective February 1, 2014. Roam began his career with the Missouri State Water Patrol in 1981, and served for 13 years on the Patrol’s dive team.
Major Roam grew up near Plato, MO. He graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy in 2006. Major Roam and his wife Wanda have three children and four grandchildren.
Major McDonald has served in the D.A.R.E. program, the Professional Standards Division, the Gaming Division and the Division of Drug and Crime Control. Major McDonald was born in St. Louis, MO.