Owen Durney

Owen Durney currently serves as the Director of Intergovernmental Relations for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office where he is the liaison between the Sheriff’s Office and elected officials and agencies on the federal, state and local levels of government for the purpose of securing funding for agency programs and initiatives, monitoring federal, state, and local proposed legislation and policy changes, and advancing the Sheriff’s federal and state legislative policy agenda. Prior to joining the Sheriff’s Office in February 2023, Owen worked in the Suffolk County Department of Health Services for 20 years where he performed various healthcare administration functions focused on strategic planning, community program service delivery, budgeting and finance. In 2022 Owen was the Continuous Improvement Analyst for the Health Department where he worked on the coordination, execution and implementation of the County Executive’s Office Continuous Improvement Program.


Owen earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the State University of New York at Albany. In 2008 he earned his master’s degree in Public Administration from Long Island University, C.W. Post (currently LIU Post) where was an Adjunct Professor of Health Care and Public Administration from 2011-2024.