Office Assistant Stephan Bunker
Office Assistant Stephan Bunker
Stephan graduated from Farmington High School in 1967 and later enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served as a military police officer and K-9 trainer advancing to the rank of Sgt and completed a tour in So. Korea before returning home. Stephan attended So. Me. Voc-Tech Institute and later transferred to the University of Maine Portland-Gorham campus, attaining both Associate and BS degrees in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice in 1974. He furthered his education at UMO, receiving an MEd in Adult Education. He has served in many public safety roles, beginning with the Farmington Police Department as an officer, cadre at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, Maine Sheriffs Association Exec. Director, corrections officer, and dispatcher with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, and as a home-school resource officer with the SAD 9 Supt. Office. He also trained and worked as an E.M.T. and later joined the Farmington Fire Department. He is serving his 42nd year on the department and more than 30 years as a state fire instructor. Stephan currently works part-time for the Farmington Police Department filling in as an office assistant when needed.