Campus Safety Announces 2016 Director of the Year Finalists
Check out the 11 healthcare, school and university public safety, security and emergency management pros who made the cut, as well as some of their notable achievements.
Congratulations to our finalists! The winners and runners up will be honored at the Campus Safety Conference in Philadelphia this summer.
Eric Clay
System Director of Public Safety
CoxHealth
Springfield, Mo.
Notable Achievements:
- Worked with local prosecutors to make them aware of the scope of assaults on healthcare workers
- All 12,000 system employees will soon be trained on defensive tactics and verbal de-escalation
- Purchased report writing software, which provided statistics that justified the hiring of more officers and purchase of security technology
Jeff Hauk
Director of Public Safety
Memorial Healthcare
Owossa, Mich.
Notable Achievements:
- Established a standalone department of public safety, and reclassified its security guards as public safety officers
- First U.S. healthcare facility to obtain Suspicious Indicators Recognition Assessment training and certification
- Improved lighting around campus with the installation of LED lighting, resulting in $10,000 per year cost savings
James Ketsaa
Chief of Police
Clark County School District
Henderson, Nev.
Notable Achievements:
- Deployment of body-worn cameras to all officers resulted in nearly an 80 percent reduction in legitimate citizen complaints and also holds officers accountable for inappropriate behavior
- Equipped officers with stun guns
- Partnered with Las Vegas PBS to create a datacasting system that broadcasts data over a wide area via radio waves. The system can broadcast anything from floor plans to student lists to help onsite officers appropriately respond to incidents.
Rich Oliva
Manager of Emergency Management
Fremont Health
Fremont, Neb.
Notable Achievements:
- Headed the installation of an integrated system that includes nearly 200 access points, more than 200 cameras, patient abduction prevention, nurse call, intercoms and other security systems
- Developed good working relationships with local law enforcement in three counties
- Led initiative to train staff in decontamination, which resulted in improved response by all emergency department nurses and technicians
Kristin Tollison
Director of Administrative Services
Wayzata Public School District 284
Wayzata, Minn.
Notable Achievements:
- Established the district’s first welcome center that provides customer service to residents, community members and new families who move into the district
- Partnered with city officials to maximize community use of the district’s facilities and recreational spaces
- Created and coordinated the district’s emergency procedures and works with local law enforcement
Alan Walters
Director of Safety & Risk Management
Georgetown County School District
Georgetown, S.C.
Notable Achievements:
- Identified areas of improvement in emergency response and hazard mitigation and used that as the basis to rewrite the district’s emergency operations plan
- In response to Hurricane Matthew arranged for evacuations, shelters and recovery sites at schools to provide food and water for county residents
- Identified school building design challenges and supervised $1.5 million in renovations at 20 locations. Upgrades included cameras, access control, secured walkways and bullet-resistant doors and glass.
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