The Brown County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers (SRO) are Deputies assigned to a specific school or school district within Brown County to be a part of the daily routine, and ensure the students safety throughout the day.

Brown County has four Deputies assigned to the outlying school districts. Green Bay, Ashwaubenon, De Pere, and Pulaski schools each have SRO positions assigned by their police agencies.

• The Howard-Suamico School District has three assigned SROs
  • Deputies Brian Janssen and Justin Rousseau are assigned to Bay Port High School
  • Deputy Ryan Werner is assigned to Bayview Middle School
  • Deputy Brittnay Coffey is assigned to Lineville Elementary School
• Deputy Bryanne Gawlik is assigned to all of the schools in the Denmark School District
• Deputy Jessica Smith is assigned to all of the schools in the Wrightstown Community School District.

Each of the six Deputies has applied for the SRO position, and has completed an interview process with both the Sheriff’s Office and the School Administration to ensure they would make a good fit in the school community.

The School Resource position is designed to be a proactive position and has proven to be extremely effective in solving and preventing crime and violence in schools and around the community.

Much of the crime can be solved or stopped due to the relationship the SRO has established with the schools, community and law enforcement.

It is important for school staff, law enforcement and the young people in the community to have this relationship, as it allows them to trust, and confide in law enforcement and staff if students have a concern or complaint. It also brings a sense of safety to the community.

The job of a School Resource Officer is to:

• Establish a relationship with the students so they feel comfortable coming to an officer with their problems concerning law enforcement or any other matter they want to talk about.
• Assist the school administration in keeping a safe school atmosphere
• Enforce both state and local law in and around the schools
• Provide teachers, administrators, and other school officials with information concerning the law
• Provide classroom presentations for students in areas of mutual concern
• Assist any law enforcement agency in investigative matters related to students
• Assist the business community concerning juvenile matters
• Deputies Gawlik and Smith also teach Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program to Wrightstown and Denmark elementary school students.                                                   

If you would like to contact your local School Resource Officer, please see their contact information listed below. 

                                                     
Deputy Brian Janssen obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology at Lawrence University. He later attended Fox Valley Technical College and completed the Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement Academy before being hired with the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. During the first four years of his career, Deputy Janssen worked on the road patrolling the Howard/Suamico Community. Deputy Janssen has obtained certifications in Crisis Intervention and ARIDE (Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement). He has also served time with Mobile Field Force and Brown County SWAT.
Prior to Law Enforcement, Deputy Janssen had worked within school districts as a Teacher’s Aide and coaching varsity football programs. Deputy Janssen has always enjoyed the positive atmosphere and energy students bring within a high school. He felt drawn to this atmosphere once again and started as a School Resource Officer for Howard-Suamico School District in January of 2020. He is primarily positioned at Bay Port High School. Deputy Janssen’s main responsibility is to ensure the safety of all students and staff. To accomplish this, he focuses on relationships and connecting with the student body through educational opportunities.




Deputy Justin Rousseau graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, then completed the Police Academy at N.W.T.C.  He started at the Brown County Sheriff’s Office in 2011 and worked as a Patrol Officer until 2023, when he began his position with the Howard Suamico School District.  Deputy Rousseau serves as the School Resource Officer for Bay Port High School and Suamico Elementary School.  Deputy Rousseau is also a member of the Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit.  Deputy Rousseau’s responsibilities as a School Resource Officer are to ensure the safety of students and staff, build positive relationships with students, staff, parents, and citizens, and educate students on law-enforcement and safety-related topics.






 

Deputy Ryan Werner began his law enforcement career as a Patrol Officer with the North Fond Du Lac Police Department in 2006. In 2007, Deputy Werner was hired by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office where he worked as a patrol officer until 2011. At that time, he was assigned to the Drug Task Force and investigated narcotic trafficking in the Brown County area. In 2013, Deputy Werner became a certified D.A.R.E. instructor, where he then taught the D.A.R.E. program to approximately half of the elementary school students in Brown County, including Lineville Intermediate. In January 2019, Deputy Werner was assigned to his current position as a School Resource Officer at Bayview Middle school. Deputy Werner also serves as a sniper on the Brown County SWAT Team.

His role as a School Resource Officer is to maintain a safe and secure environment so that every child can reach their fullest potential. He also strives to foster positive relationships with the students and develop strategies to resolve problems affecting the students.


If you would like to contact Deputy Werner, please contact him by email
Or contact the Bayview Middle School's main office (920) 662-8196

Deputy Brittany Coffey started her Law Enforcement career path when she graduated from the University of Wisconsin Platteville in May of 2014. Deputy Coffey then attended and graduated from the Fox Valley Police Academy in Fall of 2014 and was hired by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office in 2015. Deputy Coffey’s career as a Deputy has been working on the road mostly within the Howard/Suamico Community. Deputy Coffey became a Crisis Intervention Officer in 2018 and became a part of the Crisis Negotiation Team in 2021.
 
Deputy Coffey was assigned to the Howard Suamico School District as of August of 2022. Deputy Coffey’s main schools of focus are Lineville Intermediate School, Forest Glen Elementary School, Suamico Elementary School and Bay Harbor Elementary School. Deputy Coffey’s main responsibility is to ensure the safety of all students and staff. Deputy Coffey’s main goal is to build relationships with the students, staff and parents, to help educate them on laws and safety and to provide them with a successful education within school and outside of school.

 
                                                    
Deputy Bryanne Gawlik 
920-863-4223
bryanne.gawlik@browncountywi.gov

Deputy Jessica Smith is assigned as the Wrightstown Community School District. Deputy Smith Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay where she was awarded a scholarship to play collegiate soccer. She served in the United States Army Reserves as a licensed practical nurse for eight years. In 2002, Deputy Smith began her Law Enforcement career as a Deputy with the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. In 2008, Deputy Smith became a certified D.A.R.E. instructor. She now teaches the D.A.R.E. curriculum to 5th grade students at Wrightstown Middle School. Deputy Smith is also the advisor for the Brown County Sheriff’s Office Youth Cadet Program.
 
Deputy Smith’s job duties include fostering positive relationships with students and staff, while helping to develop a safe learning environment to provide a quality education for every student. She has the opportunity to work with students and staff at the Elementary, Middle, and High Schools.
 
If you would like to contact Deputy Smith, please contact her by email
Or contact the High school's main office (920) 532-0525