Clint Shrum

Clint joined CTAS in January 2023. Clint served 30 years in law enforcement including two terms as sheriff of Grundy County. During his tenure as sheriff, Clint served on the board of directors for the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association and the technical advisory panel for the International Association of Chiefs of Police drug evaluation classification program. 

In 2017, Clint received the J. Stannard Baker Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Sheriffs’ Association for his work in highway traffic safety. He was also named the Tennessee Sheriff of the Year in 2020. Before being elected, Clint served as a police officer in the City of Winchester and as a law enforcement liaison for the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. 

He holds a bachelor of science in criminal justice administration from Columbia Southern University. Clint is a certified jail manager through the American Jail Association and a graduate of the 109th session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute.