Gene Palma
Executive Director Department of Public Safety and Transportation
Adelphi University
Garden City, N.Y.
Notable Achievements:
- Increased transportation program use from 1,200 passengers per year to 196,000 passengers per year. The university also received the 2008 Regional Commuter Choice award from the New York State (NYS) Department of Transportation
- Vice president of the Long Island College and University Consortium for eight consecutive years
- Developed an aggressive training schedule for officers and other stakeholders. Topics covered included National Incident Management System (NIMS); executive protection certification; active shooter training; sexual assault and domestic violence training; emergency operations; alarm systems; video surveillance; fire alarms; and Clery procedures and reporting
- Conducted an emergency operations center command exercise with outside agencies, and conducted the school’s first emergency response team table top exercise
- Initiated emergency radio communications with Garden City’s police and fire departments, which now monitor Adelphi University’s frequency and hear up-to-date information on campus emergencies
- Implemented “Operation STOP,” a program designed to inform the community about the importance of stopping at stop signs
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