Ingrid Braun - Sheriff-Coroner

Sheriff-Coroner Ingrid Braun is the 25th Sheriff to serve the citizens and visitors of Mono County. She was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1967 and raised in La Crescenta, graduating from Crescenta Valley High School in 1985. Sheriff Braun attended the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. She began her law enforcement career with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in 1989. Sheriff Braun met her husband, Michael, also an LAPD Officer, in 1991, and they married in 1993. Sheriff Braun rose through the ranks at the LAPD, attaining the ranks of Police Officer, Detective Trainee, Detective, Detective Supervisor and Lieutenant. Sheriff Braun worked assignments in Patrol, Investigations, Internal Affairs, Gang and Narcotics Enforcement and Administration.

In 2011, Sheriff Braun and her husband chose to retire from LAPD to escape to Mono County, where they have been homeowners in Mammoth Lakes since 1997. Sheriff Braun and her husband are passionate about living in the Eastern Sierra, and they enjoy all it has to offer. Sheriff Braun is a competitive alpine ski racer, cross-country skier, cyclist (both road and mountain), hiker and outdoor enthusiast. 

Sheriff Braun is honored and humbled to be selected by the people of Mono County to lead the Sheriff's Office.