HOME OFFICES DEPARTMENTS VISITORS CORONER ABOUT THE CORONER CORONER PAGES Coroner Home Events Contact The Coroner About The Coroner Coroner Duties Internship Program Community Involvement Annual Reports Accreditation Pre-Registration And Hospice Programs Deputy Coroners About the Coroner BIO: Warren was born and raised in Boston where he worked as an EMT for 14 years for volunteer and private ambulances services and finally for the City of Boston EMS. He was also an Auxiliary/Reserve police officer in a small town north of Boston for 9 years graduating from the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council (MCJTC) Reserve-Intermittent academy in 1987. In 1995 he moved to Las Vegas and worked for three years as an EMT in casinos before being hired in January 1998 as a Coroner Investigator for the Clark County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office in Las Vegas. Warren spent the next 11 years in that capacity during which time he conducted over 5, 000 medicolegal death investigations. In December of 2008 he moved to Southwest Washington and began working as the Criminal Justice/Forensics Professor at South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) in Olympia where he earned tenure. In 2010 he was elected Coroner and began his first term in January of 2011. The position was half time but was changed to full time in January of 2015. Since that time Warren has continued to teach at SPSCC and Centralia College as an adjunct professor of criminal justice/forensics. Warren lives in a rural area of Winlock, WA. EDUCATION: Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice-College of S. Nevada Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice-University of Nevada at Las Vegas Master of Arts in Justice Administration-Norwich University Master of Arts-Political Science-American Military University PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Nationally registered Death Investigator-American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners (IACME) Executive board member-Washington Association of Coroner’s & Medical Examiners (WACME) Board member-Washington Association of County Officials (WACO) International Association of Identification (IAI)-crime scene specialization Washington Homicide Investigators Association (WHIA) Through his memberships in these associations Warren has attended hundreds of hours of training covering investigation in all types of deaths. Warren is committed to developing trust and partnerships with the community to proactively work to reduce preventable deaths. MISSION STATEMENT The Lewis County Coroner’s Office determines the cause and manner of reported deaths by conducting professional medicolegal death investigations while ensuring that everyone who has suffered a loss is treated with dignity, respect and compassion. VISION STATEMENT 1. The LCCO is accessible and accountable to the public, media and other elected officials. 2. The LCCO continually strives to increase the proficiency and professionalism of all staff members through training. 3. The LCCO endeavors to develop and strengthen partnerships with the public safety community. 4. The LCCO works with community partners to adopt a proactive approach to reducing preventable deaths. Share This Contact Main County Address 351 NW. North St Chehalis, WA, 98532 360-748-9121 For the address / phone number of a specific department, please locate their page in the menu above or click here to go to the contact page. Friendly reminder - Do not report emergencies here. Please call 911 if you have an emergency. Website Support: Email: click here Languages: Español