CAMPUS PROCEDURAL JUSTICE - Key Persons
Adrienne Meador Murray began her career in municipal law enforcement as a civilian employee with the City of Richmond Police Department (Virginia). She graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University Police Training Academy and began her career as a sworn police officer for the University of Richmond (UR) Police Department (Virginia). At UR, Murray progressed through the ranks from a night shift patrol officer to Operations Lieutenant (overseeing criminal investigations, crime prevention and patrol) over the span of a decade before becoming the Chief of Police at Davidson College in North Carolina. Most recently, Murray served as Chief of Police at Trinity Washington University (in Washington, D.C.). In January 2014, Murray joined the National Association of Clery Compliance Officers & Professionals (NACCOP) and serves as the Director of Training and Compliance Activities and D. Stafford & Associates (DSA) where she currently serves as Executive Director, Equity Compliance and Civil Rights Services after having been affiliated with D. Stafford & Associates as a part-time Associate since 2012.
As the Executive Director, Equity Compliance and Civil Rights Services for DSA, Murray builds on her 17-year career in law enforcement in which she became a nationally recognized expert in the field of best practice postsecondary institutional response to the sexual victimization of college women in the United States and in Canada. She is also a trained civil rights investigator and is well respected throughout the country for her ability to aid institutions in understating how to do best practice criminal and civil rights investigations concurrently. She is well known for her work in having provided support, advocacy and criminal investigative services for victims of sexual assault, stalking and intimate partner violence and is a sought-out speaker and investigator. She has expertise in the construction of best practice law enforcement standard operating procedures and training police officers to respond in best practice and trauma-informed ways to victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. In her current role, Murray coordinates curriculum development and instruction for national classes, including basic and advanced sexual misconduct investigation classes; an investigation of dating violence, domestic violence and stalking class; and a Title IX Coordinator/Investigator class offered through D. Stafford & Associates. To date, Murray has trained more than 3,500 criminal and civil rights investigators throughout the U.S.
Chief Barnes has served as the liaison for the Santa Clara County Police Chiefs' Association, served as an expert panelist for police departments recruitment oral boards throughout the nation, and has served as a lecturer for criminal justice management courses at California State Universities. Also, Chief Barnes holds several advanced training certifications from California's police accreditation agency (POST), Executive Management Certificate, Supervisory and Advance Police Training Certificates. Additional training certificates include National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) certificate for managing emergency operations as well as completion of the Incident Management Unified Command (TEEX) course at the Texas A&M University College Station, Texas.
Chief Barnes also established the San Jose State University's Collegiate 100 program which is an affiliate of the 100 Black Men of America, Silicon Valley chapter college student mentor program.
Andre' L. Barnes served as Chief of Police at the San Francisco City Community College District Police Department for 8 years (July 2009 through July 2017) after having served five and half years as Chief of Police with the San Jose State University Police Department…
Job Titles:
- Consultant, Equity Compliance and Civil Rights Investigations
- Investigator
Ann Todd, Esq is a seasoned civil rights investigator in higher education for D. Stafford & Associates (DSA). Ms. Todd is a graduate of Davidson College with a degree in psychology and holds a JD from the University of Nebraska. Prior to joining DSA, she practiced law in Charlotte, NC, specializing in employment and civil rights and worked for a number of non-profit organizations, where she developed expertise in organizational development, workforce planning and equity issues. She returned to her alma mater (Davidson College) in 2008 and worked there through March of 2016 serving as the Assistant Director of Human Resources with the responsibility of managing employee relations and the learning and development function while also serving as the deputy Title IX Coordinator. At Davidson, Ms. Todd worked closely with campus police, assisting in drafting SOPs, developing hiring protocols, managing staff and Clery compliance. She advised and served on the search committee for the new chief and partnered with leadership in the recruitment and selection of command staff.
Ms. Todd joined the DSA in 2015 and currently serves as the Consultant, Equity Compliance and Civil Rights Investigations. She is the Senior Investigator for the DSA Title IX Investigation Team. She conducts external investigations on behalf of colleges and universities, specializing in investigating student allegations of sex discrimination, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking. Partnering with the Clery Team, Ms. Todd has conducted assessments of campus police and public safety departments. Additionally, she brings a strong Human Resources background to investigating a range of employee misconduct-from performance issues to discrimination.
In addition to conducting investigations, Ms. Todd is a frequent speaker and consultant on Title IX investigations, conducting 20-30 courses every year on best practices for investigating sex discrimination and sex crimes on campus. She works with schools to draft policies and processes that provide equity and fairness to all parties involved and is adept at facilitating discussions with institutions to ensure the end product represents the values of the campus community.
Ms. Todd is licensed private investigator and a member of the NC Bar. She is a Certified Clery Compliance Officer through the National Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals (NACCOP) and is also a certified 360 facilitator through the Center for Creative Leadership. Ms. Todd lives in Davidson, NC where she volunteers on a number of local and town boards.
Job Titles:
- Associate With D. Stafford & Associates
- Consultant Equity Compliance and Title IX / Civil Rights Training
- Member in New England College 's Doctorate of Education Program
- Member of the Massachusetts Bar
Beth Devonshire, J.D. is an experienced student affairs professional with expertise in student conduct, Title IX, threat assessment teams, policy development, trainings for various constituencies, and the impact legislative and legal decisions have on higher education. From 2006-2018, Ms. Devonshire worked as the Associate Dean of Students at UMass Boston, the Director of Community Standards at Bridgewater State University, and the Director of Community Standards at Stonehill College. In these roles, Ms. Devonshire was charged with oversight of the student conduct systems, membership in CARE/BIT teams, serving as the Deputy Title IX Coordinator, and drafting policies and procedures related to students. Prior to her work in higher education, Beth served as a law clerk for the Justices of the Superior Court in Massachusetts and in multiple roles at the Massachusetts State House.
Ms. Devonshire has been an Associate with D. Stafford & Associates (DSA) since 2012 and she joined as a full-time consultant in August of 2018. In this role, Beth works with institutions on issues involving Title IX, Clery Act, threat assessment, and other compliance related issues; and advises on policy and procedures, conducts trainings, participates in investigations, reviews enforcement practices of campus law enforcement, and serves in interim roles. Ms. Devonshire also speaks on a variety of other topics including legislative and legal issues impacting higher education including FERPA, Clery, and Alcohol and other Drug Prevention.
Ms. Devonshire is a faculty member in New England College's Doctorate of Education Program and the Higher Education Administration program at Bridgewater State University. Additionally, Ms. Devonshire serves on the Public Policy Division for NASPA, and is also the former Massachusetts Public Policy Liaison for MA NASPA. Beth also served as the Director of the Legislative Committee for the Association for Student Conduct Administrators (ASCA) for two years.
Ms. Devonshire is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. She is a graduate of Stonehill College with a degree in English and Secondary Education and holds a J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law. She is also a trained mediator.
Job Titles:
- Consultant, Student Affairs, Title IX, and Equity Compliance Services
Ms. Cocks has been a higher education professional for over thirty years. Her work with D. Stafford & Associates focuses on Title IX investigations and training; assessment of student affairs policies, practices and services; and behavioral threat assessment. Cathy was the Director of Community Standards for the University of Connecticut for 14 years where managed the student conduct process, which included managing all Title IX cases involving student respondents and chaired the University's student threat assessment team. Prior to that, she held several positions within Residential Life at the University of Connecticut and Roger Williams University. Through D. Stafford & Associates, Cathy has provided interim services including serving as an Interim Associate Vice Chancellor/Dean of Student Affairs. Throughout her experiences, Cathy has built collaborative relationship with internal and external law enforcement agencies around student behavioral issues and threat assessment. She has also participated in searches for supervisory and patrol level police officers.
She is a faculty member for the Association for Student Conduct Administration's (ASCA) Donald D. Gehring Academy teaching on subjects such as ethics, governance, threat assessment, media relations, and higher education trends. She was an affiliated faculty member for many years in the University of Connecticut's Higher Education and Student Affairs Master's program teaching "The Law, Ethics, and Decision-Making in Student Affairs."
Cathy has co-authored the "Philosophy of Student Conduct" chapter in the 2nd edition of "Student Conduct Practice" (2020) and was a member of the writing team for CAS Standards' Cross-functional Framework for Identifying and Responding to Behavioral Concerns.
Cathy is a Past President of ASCA. She has also served as a Circuit representative, co-chair of the Public Policy and Legislative Issues Committee, and as a member of the ASCA Expectations of Members Task Force. Cathy has served in a variety of leadership roles in NASPA Region I.
She was the 2015 recipient of ASCA's Donald D. Gehring Award. She is a past recipient of the NASPA Region I Mid-Level Student Affairs Professional Award and the NASPA Region I Continuous Service Award.
She earned her Master's degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Connecticut and Bachelor's degree in Communications/Media from Fitchburg State University.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Chief
- Certified Instructor for Georgia Peace Officers
Chief Elliott has 35 years of Campus Law Enforcement experience including Emory University and Georgia State University, both in Atlanta, Georgia. Chief Elliott retired as Deputy Chief of Police for Emory University. Upon retiring in 2017 she was asked to remain as a consultant and she served as Assistant to the Chief of Police and was responsible for developing and implementing strategic planning for Special Projects with a focus on University community collaboration for an additional 2 years. Command responsibilities and experience include the Communications Center (911), Police and Civilian Training, Emory University Enterprise-Wide Threat Assessment Team, Investigative Unit (CID), Crime Prevention/Suppression Unit Commander and Department Public Information Officer, including Social Media.
She developed and implemented the Agency Assessment Center for promotions with no promotions contested for over 15 years. In 2006-2010 she was a Dialogue Leader for Emory's Transforming Community Project (TCP), a five-year program designed to engage all sectors of the University in a process of discovery and dialogue about Emory's racial history. She is a founding member of the Emory University Threat Assessment Team set up to preserve the safety and security of the university community. The team received, assessed, and responded to information on perceived threats to the safety and security of university students, staff members, visitors, and property. She served on the University Sexual Assault Advisory Board and Intimate Partner Violence taskforce, working closely with various schools and Departments throughout the University, Human Resources and Student Affairs. Past contributions also include serving on the Emory President's Commission on the Status of Women, Taskforce on Development of the Emory Open Expression policy, Emory Employee Council, Campus Disability Access Committee, and the Taskforce on Work-Life Balance.
She has a Bachelor's Degree in History from Georgia State University and a Master's in Public Administration from Columbus State University.
Ms. Elliott served on the Professional Certification Board (PCB) for ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security) International from 2009-2016. She is Board Certified as a Protection Professional (CPP) and Professional Certified Investigator (PCI). In 2018, she served for two years as a Certification Board Advisor to ASIS International for the Professional Protection (CPP) program. ASIS Publications developed, contributed and/or reviewed: ASIS Professional Certified Investigator Manual (2010), ASIS/SHRM Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Standard (2011), ASIS Standards and Guidelines (ANSI certified) in Investigations 2014. In 2016 she received the ASIS International President's Award of Merit given annually to an individual member for distinguished service.
She has served as a consultant for multiple private organizations using her experience, skills and training as a threat assessment and police standards and practices expert. Serving on multiple police promotional boards as an Assessor for private consultants; training in school violence safety programs, including physical security surveys using CPP and CPTED principles and healthcare and higher education general training and standards audits. Currently, she serves as a consultant and team member of D. Stafford & Associates.
Ms. Elliott served as past President and Executive Board Member for ISCPP (International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners) providing training with them from 1998-2015 at various agencies and national police academies including Police and Security Groups in Canada, Singapore and Bangalore, India. During this time with ISCPP she exercised administrative and non-profit compliance responsibilities and executive oversight over Society Training Symposiums throughout the Country. In the ATAP (Association of Threat Assessment Professionals) group she was a Southeastern Charter member serving on the chapter board for multiple terms and from 2014-2016 as a National Education Co-Chair for the group.
Ms. Elliott is a certified Instructor for Georgia Peace Officers and Standards (POST) since 1997, a certified Departmental Training Officer and a Senior Instructor approved to provide Georgia Instructor training including Supervisory and Management courses for Georgia Academies. She has served as a Trainer for Community Oriented Policing (COPS); Domestic Violence "Safe" Trainer (BC/BS) and the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) diversity trainer. Training Specialist for Michigan RCPI, Instructing DOJ course in Crime Prevention on College Campuses, 2009-2010. Ms Elliott also has compelted a training in Title IX, Threat Assessment, and other campus-related issues.
In her work Ms. Elliott found a passion in identifying best practices to train herself, the agency, their Investigative Units and included providing her expertise to Metro and State police taskforces. This included participating in the inception of the Dekalb County Family Violence Coalition and participation in the development of the Dekalb County Sexual Assault workgroup to standardize sexual assault protocols for the county. Also, providing training in her career for the annual Georgia Partners Against Domestic Violence (PADV) Corporate Workplace Violence training along with other trainings, panels, and conferences on fraud, crime prevention and criminal investigations.
Ms. Elliott has been recognized for her work and professionalism in her career: Emory Police Officer of The Year, 1995; ISCPP George Sunderland Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004; Emory University employee of the year, 2005; Emory University Community 100 for Diversity, 2009; Emory Campus Life Support Person of the Year, 2014.
Chief Elliott has 35 years of Campus Law Enforcement experience including Emory University and Georgia State University, both in Atlanta, Georgia. Chief Elliott is currently the Associate Vice President and Chief of Police for Emory University and holds the…
Chief Sampson is an accomplished law enforcement professional with vast experience in policing and public safety. She has worked in both municipal policing as well as campus policing. She was formerly employed by Georgia State University, first as Director of Police Operations and was later promoted to Assistant Vice President/Chief of Police and then to Associate Vice President/Chief of Police. She was hired for the position in February 1996, shortly before Atlanta hosted the XXVI Olympic Games. Georgia State University hosted an Olympic venue. In addition to her duties as Director of Police Operations for Georgia State University, she worked with all of the security, local, state and federal law enforcement on the XXVI Olympic Games effort.
She faced a number of challenges as the Director of Police Operations at Georgia State University. The University grew and changed at a rapid pace and its mission changed as well, therefore she was responsible for changing the police department to meet the times. To accomplish the task of professionalizing the department, she worked with University and community members in order to establish an understanding of what the campus and the community needed as it relates to safety and security. She guided and directed those efforts. Her team worked with focus groups and cross-functional teams to establish a number of goals. The teams were composed of faculty, staff, students and community partners. We developed action plans to measure our progress and successes. She also took a very close look at the personnel in the department, assessing their strengths and weaknesses. After the assessment process, she restructured the department. This effort also involved extensive training and mentoring of individuals who were current members of the department as well as hiring personnel from other agencies.
Some of the successes under her leadership included reducing crime in one of the housing complexes by 18%. This was accomplished through our Scanning Analysis Response Assessment (SARA) model of Community Policing. A similar analysis was used to increase the efficiency of the Safety Escort Service. Working with student users, they analyzed the entire operation focusing on response time. After making operational changes, they reduced the time from the initial call for service to arriving at a specific location by two minutes. Other successes were achieved by using the classic model of Community Policing that included education and enforcement efforts with the establishment of a Pedestrian Safety Team. Working with a group of faculty and students, her team established a need for education, training and enforcement and partnered with the Governor's Office of Highway Safety for funding. The effort involved utilizing a combination of enforcement and education to minimize accidents and injuries involving members of the GSU community. Her team also received a number of awards from the Atlanta office of PEDS, (Pedestrian Educating Drivers about Safety). She also partnered with local, state, and federal police as well as other colleges and university police and private security in the downtown Atlanta area to achieve a synergistic effect as it relates to securing the campus. This took the form of actually patrolling, investigating and utilizing joint task forces to achieve a general or specific purpose.
In 2008, she was promoted to Assistant Vice President. Her duties at that time were elevated to include Emergency Management, Police, and Building Services. The addition of Building Services added two hundred additional personnel to her area of responsibility. This was done, in part, to train and utilize all of these individuals as part of the security function even though their primary function remained cleaning and maintaining the buildings and the upkeep of the grounds. This is a unique arrangement, but it worked for GSU. This also added an additional layer of security to our community. The Building Services personnel embraced their added duties and responsibilities.
Under her direction and leadership, the police department achieved what very few police and security organizations achieve by earning the "Triple Crown" of proven professionalism. This was achieved by the department attaining State of Georgia Certification by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, International Accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), and Accreditation by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). Georgia State University is the only campus police organization in Georgia to achieve the "Triple Crown" of proven professionalism.
Connie has been working as an Associate of D. Stafford & Associates since 2017 and has been assigned by DSA as an Interim Director of Public Safety at Forsyth Technical Community College and Young Harris College, among other consulting assignments.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Chief
- Chief Hampton N. Cantrell Is a Public Safety Professional, Attorney and Community Volunteer With over 35 Years of Law Enforcement and Public Safety Experience
For over 10 years (2008-2019), he was the Associate Vice President and Chief of Public Safety at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. In this position, he had oversight of the university's security and protection services on campus, including emergency preparedness planning, investigations, threat assessment, security technology and access control. He chaired the university's Emergency Management Committee, ensuring the campus received regular training in topics like active shooter, earthquake preparedness, severe weather response and the Incident Command system. He was particularly proud of his work to remodel the public safety facility with a state-of-the art dispatch and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) center. He was credited with creating and mentoring a talented, multicultural team of campus safety professionals.
Prior to joining LMU, Hampton served in municipal law enforcement for more than 26 years. He started his law enforcement career in 1982 as a police officer for the Compton Police Department in California, where he was a patrol officer. In 1984, he joined the Inglewood Police Department in California, where he worked as a patrol officer, field training officer, community policing specialist, patrol bureau adjutant and the department's press information officer, ascending through the ranks to become a sergeant, lieutenant and captain. During his 9 years as a police captain, he commanded all three major bureaus in the police department: the Patrol Bureau, Detective Bureau and Administrative Services Bureau. He led the City of Inglewood's Emergency Preparedness Committee. He was proud of his work creating and commanding the Inglewood Police Department's first community policing division, where, in collaboration with senior lead officers, he worked to create community policing centers (substations) throughout the city and provided training to the police department and community on community policing principles.
As an attorney, Hampton currently works as private consultant, where he has provided police practice reviews and internal assessments. In 2020, he was the lead manager of a consulting team that provided an independent review of a use of force/in-custody death incident at a California municipal police department. He wrote the final report on behalf of the consulting team. Currently, he serves as a consultant and team member of D. Stafford & Associates.
He earned his B.A. in political science and social ecology from the University of California, Irvine, and his A.A. in criminal justice at Long Beach City College. He received his J.D. at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles and was admitted to the California Bar Association in 1998. He earned a certificate in crisis leadership in higher education from Harvard University in 2011. He has received certifications in Title IX, Clery, VAWA, FERPA, workplace harassment prevention and implicit bias.
Hampton believes strongly in active community volunteer work. He is a current member of the executive board for the Westchester Family YMCA in Los Angeles, a board member for the Westchester Rotary Club, and the Immediate Past President (President, 2018-2020) of the California College and University Police Chief's Association (CCUPCA).
Chief Hampton N. Cantrell is a public safety professional, attorney and community volunteer with over 35 years of law enforcement and public safety experience. For over 10 years (2008-2019), he was the Associate Vice President and Chief of Public…
Chief Williams shares the following philosophy with every member of his team: respect is a vital part of how we provide service within our community. His goals include maintaining a safe campus environment, the reduction of underage alcohol…
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Instructor at St Charles County Law Enforcement Academy
- Police Officer
Lisa Sprague has over 30 years of campus, city, county and state experience in the successful management of Public Safety and Law Enforcement agencies, including serving in Accredited agencies such as the Deputy Chief of Police at The Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, and most recently as the Deputy and Interim Chief of Police for the Crestview Police Department in Crestview, Florida.
She has held the positions of Director of Public Safety at Florida Gateway College and Ohio Dominican University; Chief of Police at Truman State University in Missouri; Director of the Department of Public Safety at Stetson University in Deland, Florida and at Cornell University in New York. In each of these institutions she has held a number of leadership roles to include Behavior Intervention Teams, Clery Compliance, Emergency Management, Security Threat Assessment and Sexual Assault Response Teams.
Previously, Sprague has served as an Instructor at St Charles County Law Enforcement Academy, Broome County Law Enforcement Academy, Missouri Sheriff's Academy and the Law Enforcement Training Center for Moberly Area Community College. She has been an advisory member for the University of Missouri Law Enforcement Training Institute, Moberly Area Community College Law Enforcement Academy and the North West Florida State Police Academy. She has served as an adjunct instructor for the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University, Florida Gateway College, ITT Tech and the National Sports Arena Security Center. Sprague actively promotes continuing education of safety issues and annually makes presentations, publishes articles in Campus Safety Journals and conducts workshops on numerous topics.
Sprague is a certified Police Officer in the State of Florida. Her other current and past certifications include, Generalist Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, National Security Clearance, Violent Patient Management Instructor, Victim Advocate Specialist, NRA Firearms Instructor, NRA Range Safety Officer, Front Line Homeland Responder Instructor, Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombers Instructor, Regional and State Emergency Response Team, Sport Event Risk Management Instructor, Traffic Infraction Enforcement Officer, Title IV Investigator and crime analysis.
Sprague has held leadership and memberships in several professional affiliations including Past President of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Florida Chiefs of Police, Florida University Chiefs of Police, Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Associates and is frequently called on as assessor for the Prep management assistance program. The Management Assistance Program, sponsored by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) is for the purpose of providing management consultation and technical assistance to Association members. Assessors provide assistance in improving the administration, management or operations of the agency and aid in implementing improved practices and techniques.
She has served as President of the Missouri Association of Campus Law Enforcement administrators, Chair of the Diversity Committee for the Missouri Police Chiefs Association, Missouri Police Chief Management Assessor and has also served as the Missouri Statewide subject matter expert for Cultural Diversity Materials for Mandated Curriculum for Police Officers.
Her record of public service is extensive. She has served on the Leon County, Franklin County and Columbia County Local Emergency Management Committees, Regional Domestic Security Task Force, Regional Violent Crime Committee, American Heart Association Community Board Member, American Heart Walk Captain and an active contributor for the Special Olympics Organization. She has served as past presidents of Kiwanis Clubs in Kirksville and Tallahassee. Other leadership roles have included past president of the Kirksville Coalition for Prevention of Alcohol Abuse, Kirksville Airport and Transportation Commission and the Missouri Department of Health Injury Control Advisory Council Member.
Sprague has received numerous awards such as the National Residence Hall Honorary, Division of Student Affairs "Being There" Award, National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, "Patriotic Employer' Award, Prudential-Financial-Davis Productivity Award, Nominated State of Florida Officer of the Year, Tallahassee's 25 Women You Need to Know, Oasis Center Trailblazer Award, and the Florida Business and Professional Women Glass Ceiling Award.
Sprague currently holds a Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Columbia College, Missouri, March, 2010, A Bachelor of Science in Education: Human Services (major), Psychology (minor), May 1979, University of Miami, Coral Gables and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Chief Executive Seminar Class # 37.
She is considered an expert in the area of Higher Education Public Safety and has conducted organizational assessments at more than 25 institutions of higher education. She has been an associate with D. Stafford & Associates since 2019.
Mr. Frank Zebedis began his law enforcement career in 1985 after receiving his degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Akron, Ohio. He started as a patrolman with the Barberton Police Department in Barberton…
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Chief
- Chief of Police
Chief Valerie Dalton is the Chief of Police, and Associate Vice President of Campus Safety at Morehouse College. She is the first female chief for the historically black all male college.
Chief Dalton has 33 years of safety and security knowledge and retired from the Atlanta Police Department at the rank of Major. She understands the importance of partnerships, safety education, and community problem solving approaches in achieving and maintaining a safe community.
Chief Dalton strongly believes that maintaining partnerships with all campus departments, as well as local law enforcement agencies, will assist the community in receiving quality higher education in a safe and secure atmosphere. This collaborative work produces a community that feels safe to live, learn, work, and play.
Some of her career achievements include Atlanta Police Department Zone Commander in one of the city's most challenging areas; manager of the year in 2009; crime reduction award for two consecutive years; manager and author of two Departmental of Justice COPS grants; and she developed several computerized systems to automate departmental processes.
Chief Dalton is a proponent of technology integration to enhance security services. She believes incorporating technology in the form of surveillance cameras, visitor scanning systems and access control to improve the daily operations of college campuses and create an increased perception of safety in the community. She worked with other Atlanta University Center Chiefs of Police to bring 30 plus surveillance cameras to the city that provide views of the streets and sidewalks that border the Atlanta University Campuses; she worked collaboratively in the purchase and placement of 76 surveillance cameras for the interior of the Morehouse College campus, that proved instrumental in deterring and identifying unwelcome acts and behavior; and refurbished all emergency call boxes on the college campus.
Chief Dalton has worked to engage students through programs such as, "The Law and You", Civilian Response to An Active Shooter, and many other safety forums and town hall meetings.
Chief Dalton holds an MBA, with a concentration in criminal justice, from Saint Leo University. She is a certified law enfacement instructor and is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Senior Management Institute of Policing (SMIP) (Boston, MA class). Currently, she serves as a consultant and team member of D. Stafford & Associates.
Bill Lafferty has 35 plus years of experience in Law Enforcement and Public Safety and over 25 years of experience within Higher Education. He began his career with the U.S. Air Force as a Security Police Specialist. During his military service, he worked his way up through the ranks and performed a variety of specialized duties within the law enforcement and security field. These duties included patrol officer duties, patrol supervision, crime prevention programming coordinator, asset and resource protection specialist, and a quality assurance reviewer. Bill was also instrumental in implementing an Air Force Anti-Terrorism response plan and protocol during his tenure.
After the Air Force, Bill joined the public safety team at Villanova University where he performed duties as a Patrol Sergeant, Shift Lieutenant, Assistant Director of Housing Security, and Associate Director of patrol and investigatory operations. After nearly seven years at Villanova, Bill left to become the Director of Public Safety at Gettysburg College. In his 20 th year at Gettysburg College, Bill is the current Assistant Vice President of College Life. Bill's responsibilities include: direct strategic management oversight of all public safety operations; sexual and relationship violence response and investigation policy and protocol development; emergency operations management; life and fire safety; behavioral threat assessment; the oversight of institutional Clery Act and Title IX compliance requirements for the college; and during his tenure with Gettysburg, he has managed student life development areas including: Greek Life, Student Activities, Experiential Education, and Student Conduct.
Bill is additionally the current Director of Government Relations with the National Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals (NACCOP). In this role, Bill is responsible for monitoring key public policy issues facing institutions of higher education, with a particular focus on those that impact the Clery Act. Bill is NACCOP's representative to federal agencies, Congress and other associations regarding NACCOP's views and legislative priorities within the higher education community, public safety, and beyond.
Bill is a graduate of Eastern University, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Development, and Villanova University, where he earned a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice Administration. Bill is an associate with the consulting firm D. Stafford & Associates, a highly reputable firm specializing in delivering assessments of campus law enforcement and public safety agencies, audits of their compliance activities, including specialization in the Clery Act and Title IX. Bill was certified as a NACCOP Clery Compliance Officer (CCO) as part of the program's first cohort in July of 2017. Bill previously served a two-year term as President for the Northeast Colleges and Universities Security Association (NECUSA).