Donald Heiduck - Former President, Board Member

Donald (Donnie) Heiduck is a former Detective assigned as a Crime Scene Investigator for the Laramie County Sheriff’s Department. After graduating from Cheyenne East High School, Donnie attended Laramie County Community College and received Associate Degrees in Anthropology, History, and Criminal Justice. He also received a Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice from the University of Wyoming.

During his professional career, Donnie was employed as a Dispatch Communication Technician and a Police Patrol Officer with the Cheyenne Police Department beginning in 1979 after graduating from Laramie County Community College with his first two Associate Degrees. He was also employed at Equality State Bank as a Bank Security Officer, Bookkeeping Supervisor, and Teller Supervisor. Donnie began his career as a Reserve Deputy at the Laramie County Sheriff’s Department in 1987. Later as a Detention Deputy, Patrol Deputy, Court Security Officer, Evidence/Property Technician, Laboratory Technician, Department Quartermaster, Court Certified Fingerprint Examiner, Wyoming Peace Officer’s Standards and Training Instructor, Department Employment Recruiter, and is currently assigned as a Detective in the capacity of Crime Scene Investigator. He has served or is currently serving on the Methamphetamine Clandestine Laboratory Team, Traffic Fatality Accident Investigation Team, Fire Investigation Team, Department Honor/Color Guard Team, Detention SERT Team, EMR Technician, Deputy County Coroner, and the Cheyenne Police/Laramie County Joint SWAT Team. Donnie also serves as his Department liaison /representative on several local, state, and regional boards.

In addition to his Sheriff’s Department commitments, Donnie serves as an adjunct instructor for Laramie County Community College, the Cheyenne Police Department, Laramie County Boy Scouts Merit Badge University, Wyoming State Parks, the Laramie County Search and Rescue Team, Laramie County Financial Institutions, Businesses, and Churches, various schools within Laramie County, and the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy.

Over the past almost thirty years, Donnie also volunteers his personal time in the community and is currently serving or has served on the following; The Laramie County Community College Foundation, the Laramie County Silent Witness Crime Stoppers Board, Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Board, the NEEDS Advisory Board of Directors, Scottish Society of Southeast Wyoming Board , the Salvation Army Advisory Board, The Laramie County Youth Development and Drug Education Board, Laramie County Law Enforcement Torch Run Committee for Special Olympics, Cheyenne-Laramie County Employees Federal Credit Union Board of Directors, “Nick’s Walk” for SIDS, Susan Koman-Race for the Cure Walk, “Jail and Bail” Benefit for the March of Dimes, Southeast Wyoming Fraternal Order of Police Board, member of the Wyoming Peace Officers Association, judge for the “We the People Program”, the DUI Victim Impact Panel Board, Rocky Mountain Division of the International Association for Identification Board, Junior Leadership of Laramie County Board, “Shop with a Cop and Shop with a Hero Programs”, Cheyenne Police Department Police Protective Association charitable activities, developed and assisted in the establishment of various scholarships at Laramie County Community College and participated in numerous other community programs.

Donnie is excited to be a part of The Arc of Laramie County.