Follick
ENGLEWOOD — The City of Englewood has announced the appointment of Sgt. Corey Follick as the next director of police effective July 1, 2023.
He replaces current Police Chief Mark Brownfield, the city’s longest-serving police chief, who will retire effective June 30.
Sgt. Follick began his career with Englewood as a part-time dispatcher in 1995. In January of 2000, Follick joined the ranks as a police officer. Follick was promoted to sergeant in 2015.
During his time with the department, Sgt. Follick has served in the role of School Resource Officer, manages the property room, and manages policy compliance, training, and updates for the department.
Sgt. Follick earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Bowling Green State University and his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Dayton.
Englewood City Manager Eric A. Smith announced Brownfield’s resignation.
After nearly four decades of public service, Brownfield recently decided it was time to change-up his daily professional routine and step-away from his responsibilities as the Director of Police and Public Service – a dual-department director role overseeing not only Englewood’s police department, but also it’s public service department – including street maintenance, and both the water and wastewater utilities.
Chief Brownfield began his career with Englewood in February 1984 when he was hired as a probationary police officer (at a pay rate of $8.01/hour), while he attended the Ohio State Patrol Basic Academy #54.
After graduation, he worked as a police officer until July 1987, when he was appointed as the city’s director of personnel and continued to serve until December 1992, when he was promoted to director of finance.
In May 1997, he left Englewood when he was selected by the City of Oakwood as its finance director. But his absence from Englewood would be brief. In August 1999, upon the retirement of Englewood’s then-police chief and city engineer, Brownfield returned to Englewood to serve in the newly-created position of Director of Police and Public Service.
After 33 years of public service, Brownfield retired in January 2017, but was rehired the next day and has continued to serve since that time – just shy of 24 years.
All but three of Englewood’s current police officers have been hired by Chief Brownfield.
Although Brownfield is not sure what the next chapter of his professional life may entail, he knows he will enjoy spending more time with his family. Brownfield is married with seven children and three grandchildren.
“We wish to thank Chief Brownfield for his dedicated service to our community and leadership he has provided to our department over these last 24 years, and wish him nothing but good health and a well-deserved slower pace in his retirement,” said City Manager Eric Smith.
