Chris T. Clem has been named Yuma Sector’s new Chief Patrol Agent. Clem replaces Anthony Porvaznik, who recently retired after five and a half years in the position.
Clem comes to Yuma from his previous position as acting chief patrol agent for Big Bend Sector.
Yuma Sector encompasses 126 miles of international border with Mexico with an area of responsibility covering 181,000 square miles. There are three stations – Yuma, Wellton and Blythe – and three checkpoints, which are manned by over 700 Border Patrol agents.
Clem started his Border Patrol career as an agent at the Lordsburg Station in El Paso Sector in 1995. Clem’s career includes an array of leadership positions to include senior patrol agent, supervisory border patrol agent, field operations supervisor, patrol agent in charge, as well as associate, assistant and deputy chief patrol agent. He has also worked as a canine handler, an intelligence agent and a firearms instructor.
Clem has been assigned to Border Patrol stations in Lordsburg, New Mexico; Casa Grande, Arizona; and several locations across the southern Texas border. In addition, he has worked at the U.S Border Patrol Headquarters in Washington, D.C.