Spotlight on K-12 School/District Campus Safety Director of the Year Finalist Rich Payne
Check out some of this Director of the Year finalist’s top accomplishments, as well as a photo gallery of him and his department.
Congratulations to Rich Payne, Safety Director at Academy District 20 (ASD20), for being named one of this year’s K-12 school/district Campus Safety Director of the Year finalists.
Some of his notable achievements include:
- Changed officer uniforms so they wouldn’t be confused with local law enforcement. This helped repair officer relationships with students, parents, staff, and administrators.
- Standardized drills, exercises, and department oversight for consistency among various campuses.
- Created a new security detail for school board meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic to help maintain security when meetings became hostile.
Winners of this year’s Director of the Year award will be announced at this summer’s 2024 Campus Safety Conference, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, July 8-10. For more information and to register, visit CampusSafetyConference.com.
Read about the other K-12 finalists.
Looking for a one-stop shop for everything Campus Safety Conference 2024? Visit our CSC Resource Center which is regularly updated with registration deadlines, session info, networking opportunities, and more.
If you appreciated this article and want to receive more valuable industry content like this, click here to sign up for our FREE digital newsletters!
About the Author
Robin Hattersley, Editor-in-Chief
Robin has been covering the security and campus law enforcement industries since 1998 and is a specialist in school, university and hospital security, public safety and emergency management, as well as emerging technologies and systems integration. She joined CS in 2005 and has authored award-winning editorial on campus law enforcement and security funding, officer recruitment and retention, access control, IP video, network integration, event management, crime trends, the Clery Act, Title IX compliance, sexual assault, dating abuse, emergency communications, incident management software and more. Robin has been featured on national and local media outlets and was formerly associate editor for the trade publication Security Sales & Integration. She obtained her undergraduate degree in history from California State University, Long Beach.
Related Content
Leading in Turbulent Times: Effective Campus Public Safety Leadership for the 21st Century
This new webcast will discuss how campus public safety leaders can effectively incorporate Clery Act, Title IX, customer service, “helicopter” parents, emergency notification, town-gown relationships, brand management, Greek Life, student recruitment, faculty, and more into their roles and develop the necessary skills to successfully lead their departments. Register today to attend this free webcast!
