Charles "Chip" Lemon is a 12-year veteran of law enforcement.  He has served with the Minnesota State Patrol, currently serving in the Duluth District.  Chip is currently working on active enforcement of impaired drivers from both alcohol and other drugs.  Chip also is Coordinator and Lead Instructor for the Standardized Field Sobriety and Drugs That Impair Training for Hibbing Community College, Fond du Lac Tribal College, Mankato College, Brainerd College, and Worthington College.  As Coordinator, Chip is in charge of class scheduling and preparations as well as all on-site teaching.  He also oversees the teaching  of five other instructors.   In addition, Chip currently teaches a 3 credit college level class, Seeking Careers in Criminal Justice, for Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.  He has been an instructor at the college since 2001. Chip was voted "Instructor of the Year" by the law enforcement students of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in 2004.

Prior to becoming a Minnesota State Trooper, Chip was involved in his family's restaurant and bar businesses.  Chip was considered one of the top manager/bartenders in the businesses.  Chip was active in the bar business for nine years before becoming a state trooper.  Chip received specialized training in the bar industry during those nine years. 
 
Chip completed his Associate of Science at Hibbing Community College and was hired by the state patrol in 1994.  He started in the Bloomington area, (south of Minneapolis), rotating days and afternoons.  Chip transferred to the night shift in 1995.  While on night shift his main focus was on active enforcement of impaired drivers.  In 1996, Chip was requested to go through the Drug Recognition Expert course due to the numerous impaired driving arrests he had made.  By the end of 1996 he was asked to be a Drug Recognition Expert Instructor.  

Chip formerly coordinated the Drug and Alcohol Training for the Minnesota State Patrol recruit candidate school for over four years.  Chip is considered one of the premier instructors in his field.  As a Drug Recognition/Standardized Field Sobriety Instructor, he has trained over 1000 law enforcement officers and over 1500 law enforcement skills students.  Chip continues to instruct Drug Recognition and Impaired Driving Training for numerous departments throughout Minnesota and is often requested by name.

Due to the overwhelming demand for Drug Recognition education in the public and private sectors, Chip became a partner with Corporate Drug and Alcohol Specialists Incorporated, specializing in educating business on signs and symptoms of drug influence.  To date, Chip and his partners have presented educational programs to hundreds of personnel in multitude of fields, including education, transportation, communication, counseling, medical, liquor, hospitality, law enforcement, corrections, probation, insurance, and casinos.  Today, they continue to address America's drug problem through Recognizing the drug Impaired, "Last Call" Beverage Server Education, and Hospitality Crime Prevention programs.  Chip is committed to providing the customer with the latest information, provided by the highest caliber of drug recognition instructors in the country.