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Public Safety Training and the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety

Created in 2000, the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety (VCSCS), located within the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, focuses on improving and enhancing safety by addressing topics which affect Virginia law enforcement, schools, and institutions of higher education. The VCSCS is a resource and training center for information and research about national and statewide safety efforts and initiatives in K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. Through the Code of Virginia § 9.1-184, VCSCS is mandated to:

The Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety strives to achieve all of these mandates and to be a one-stop service center to K-12 schools, institutions of higher learning, and law enforcement agencies. On the VCSCS webpages, constituents will find trending topics, resources, trainings, and legislation updates for the fields of:

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Public Safety Training and the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety Staff

Division Director

Donna Michaelis
804.371.6506
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Staff

Adam Keene, Active Attack Program Manager
804.929.2768
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Joshua Butts, Active Attack Training Coordinator
804.393.0565
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Alan Chambers, Active Attack Training Specialist
804.510.9799
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John Dodd, Active Attack Training Specialist
804.912.4472
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David Fuller, Active Attack Training Specialist
804.690.5842
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Aiesha Lacey, Active Attack Administrative Training Specialist
804.845.0292
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Chris Moore, Active Attack Training Coordinator
804.845.7821
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Keaghan Plaugher, Active Attack Administrative Training Specialist
804.659.4845
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Marc Dawkins, Law Enforcement and Public Safety Training Manager
804.380.9709
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Ronald Coombs, Jr., First Responder Wellness Training and Resource Specialist
804.845.0505
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Carolyn Dellorso, First Responder Wellness Training Coordinator
804.845.1200
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Chris Scuderi, Public Safety and Law Enforcement Training Coordinator
804.278.7054
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Lori Walters, Administrative Training Specialist and CSO Database
804.225.2091
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Steve Witmer, Law Enforcement and Public Safety Training Coordinator
804.688.5090
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Tracy Matthews, Law Enforcement Grants and Programs Manager
804.371.0635
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Jordy Nolan, Criminal Justice Grant Program Specialist
804.845.1156
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Nicole Phelps, Law Enforcement Grant Coordinator
804.263.3388
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Beth Polak, Law Enforcement Grant Specialist
804.659.6487
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Phyllis Vaughan, Criminal Justice Grant Program Specialist
804.340.9754
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Natasha Winfree, Criminal Justice Grant Program Specialist
804.659.7593
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Gillian Wilson, Online Training and Communication Supervisor
804.997.1837
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Dannie Anderson, Data and Resource Coordinator
804.786.5367
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Olivia Haynes Ansari, Content Proofing and Communication Specialist
804.972.4034
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James Christian, Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety Manager
804.357.0967
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Shellie Evers, Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety and Crisis Management Supervisor
804.629.7042
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Betsy Bell, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs Coordinator
804.997.1658
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Kendall Blackwell, K-12 Program Support Specialist
804.980.0568
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Danielle Clark, K-12 School Safety and Security Training Coordinator
804.877.6638
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Denae Griffin, Technical Assistance and Information Dissemination Coordinator
804.225.3948
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Derrick Mathis, School Resource Officer Training and Program Coordinator
804.802.9084
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Brad Stang, Threat Assessment Program Coordinator
804.786.3973
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David Weaver, School Resource Officer Program Support Specialist
804.759.8577
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Nikki Wilcox, School Safety Audit and Climate Survey Coordinator
804.786.3923
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