SULLIVAN COUNTY -- The presidents of the two state police unions in New York now have something in common. They're both Sullivan County residents.

Tim Dymond, 38, was recently elected as president of the New York State Police Investigators Association, where he is tasked with representing the needs of the 1,200 active investigators and senior investigators, as well as approximately 1,200 retired ones.

He joins Tom Mungeer, who has been the president of the NYS Troopers PBA since 2009. Prior to that, Mungeer was a union delegate and has been a trooper since 1993. Today he represents 6,000 active and retired NY State Troopers.

Dymond and Mungeer reside in the Towns of Neversink and Liberty respectively.

According to Mungeer, New York State Police is the second largest police department in the state after the NYPD.

“I think the fact that two Sullivan County natives head the unions that represent the ninth largest police department in the country is historic,” said Mungeer. “It definitely benefits the thousands of men and women of the New York State Police as I believe we can overcome any differences that may arise between our respective organizations based on this common bond.”

Dymond agreed that it was pretty unique that the two state police union leaders call Sullivan County home. He praised Mungeer for being a good leader and for the things he has done for the Troopers PBA. Dymond said he has been going to Mungeer for advice and said he's grateful for their friendship.

Dymond, a Tri-Valley graduate, played football for Sacred Heart University where he earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science.

He then spent a few years with the NYPD before returning home to Sullivan County in 2007 when he got a job with the Town of Fallsburg Police Department. After about two years there, he began the process of becoming a NYS Trooper. From 2008-2012 he was a road trooper stationed out of Troop F's Liberty barracks.

In 2012 he was promoted to an investigator and assigned to the backroom of Troop F's Middletown office. In 2014, he transferred into the community narcotics enforcement team and worked in an undercover capacity until 2019 when he was promoted to senior investigator and assigned to the Violent Gang Narcotics Enforcement Team.

On his decision to seek election, Dymond said, “I felt like police unions and police in general are getting a bad rep. And I thought we needed to change the dialogue and highlight some of the good things police are doing.”

This also goes for the hard working men and women who the public might not see on a daily basis, from those in forensics, cybercrime, child abuse and those working undercover.

“They are working hard and I felt it was time to step up, help out and fight for my peers and our profession,” said Dymond.