Undersheriff Robert Swenszkowski is a life-long resident of Oneida County. He is a 1990 graduate of Whitesboro Central School
and attended Mohawk Valley Community College, graduating in 1992 with an associate's degree in criminal justice.
In 1992, Rob began his law enforcement career in the Correction Division of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.
During his time working at the Oneida County Correction Facility, he became a New York State Certified Police and Corrections
Instructor in general topics and firearms. He was also one of the first members of the jail’s Sheriff’s Emergency
Response Team (S.E.R.T), and he later became a Squad Leader of the 30-member unit.
In 2002, he accepted appointment to the position of Deputy Sheriff in the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office, where he worked as a plain clothes deputy until September, 2006.
While a member of the Civil Division, he graduated from the Mohawk Valley Police Academy as a New York State certified police officer and completed the
basic course for civil law enforcement.
Undersheriff Swenszkowski is a past member of the Sheriff’s Honor Guard and in his 14 years
as a Deputy Sheriff he received nemerous awards and citations such as: Educational Achievement, Honorable Service (twice), Exceptional Duty
(twice), 5 and 10 year Good Conduct citations, the Drug Buster Award, and many letters of commendation.
In September of 2006, Rob was appointed a Police Officer with the Village of New York Mills and was promoted to Chief of Police in July, 2009. As Chief, he managed the
sworn and civilian staff of the police department. During his tenure as Chief, he was awarded citations for
Educational Achievement, Promotion of Grade, the Official’s Medal (twice) and the Grand Cordon.
Undersheriff Swenszkowski is a member of the National Sheriff’s Association, New York State Sheriff’s Association, Central New York Association of Chiefs of Police,
New York State Association of Chiefs of Police, Oneida County Law Enforcement Coalition, and he serves on the New York State Zone 7 Counterterrorism team.