Sheriff Donna Buckley has served as the first female sheriff in the County's 332-year history since 2023. As Sheriff. she leads Barnstable County's Correctional Facility, Regional Emergency Communications Center, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, and Civil Process Division. A graduate of Suffolk University Law School, she is a member of both the National Sheriff's and Massachusetts Sheriff's Associations. Sheriff Buckley serves on the Massachusetts EOPSS Panel for Justice Involved Women. She completed the 120th National Sheriffs' Institute's Leadership Development Course at Quantico. In her role as Sheriff, she believes it is her solemn responsibility to those who are incarcerated, their families, and the community to provide pathways to a better tomorrow.