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Beginning her career as a municipal police department dispatcher, Eileen Behr worked her way through various divisions and assignments over the course of 32 years--including accident and traffic, tactical negotiator, juvenile, investigations and emergency management coordinator--to eventually become the first female police chief in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. After the sudden death of the Montgomery County sheriff in 2011, Behr was appointed sheriff. In her role, Behr oversees both the police department and the operations department, which includes more than 650 cameras, electronic access systems for every building and emergency management. Externally, she partners with local law enforcement agencies such as the Philadelphia Police Department, the FBI, the University of Pennsylvania Police Department and Amtrak police.