Wallen hired as county’s resource navigator for inmate recovery program

News Release

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Sheriff Jim Smith is proud to announce the hiring of Shanna Wallen, of Warsaw, as the new Resource Navigator for the Kosciusko County Recovery Program.

Wallen is a certified Peer Recovery coach with many years of service working in that same field.

Wallen also teaches classes for the Kosciusko County JCAP program. Along with her many years as a recovery coach, Shanna also has an associates degree in business, from Indiana Business College.

Wallen currently works at the Rose Garden Recovery Community. Shanna will oversee the new Kosciusko County Recovery program.

Casey Trombley, who heads up the chemical addition proram for the jail, commented, “We are super excited to have Shanna as a part of our team and to help get the Kosciusko County Recovery Program off the ground.”

Sheriff Jim Smith added, “We have spent many months working to get this program started in our jail. Many community members, businesses, and organizations have bought into the program and help us get to this point. We are very excited to have Shanna as the Resource Navigator for the Kosciusko County Recovery Program. She will be a great fit and we are excited to have her on our team.”