Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety and Public Safety Services
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 Virginia Code § 9.1-184, the VCSCS is mandated to:
- Provide training for stakeholders,
- Develop, review, and disseminate resources and legislation,
- Facilitate the annual school safety audit,
- Provide technical assistance, and
- Develop partnerships to promote school safety and campus in Virginia.
The VCSCS 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:
Public Safety Training and the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety Staff
Division Director
Donna Michaelis
804.371.6506
Email Donna
Staff
Betsy Bell, K-12 Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Coordinator | Ed Ewing, Crisis Management and Critical Incident Response Coordinator | Kim Simon, SRO/SSO Training and Program Coordinator |
Deborah Bell, Criminal Justice Grant Program Specialist | Adam Keene, Active Attack Program Coordinator | Brad Stang, Threat Assessment Program Coordinator |
Chris Boucher, Criminal Justice Grant Program Specialist
| Tracy Matthews, Law Enforcement Training and Grants Supervisor, Acting Manager | Lori Walters, Grant Compliance and Administrative Training Specialist |
Randy Campbell, Active Attack Training Specialist | Michelle Miles, SRO/SSO Grant Monitor | Nikki Wilcox, School Safety Audit and Climate Survey Coordinator |
Alan Chambers, Active Attack Training Specialist | Carol Miller, Administrative Training Specialist | Gillian Wilson, Online Training and Resource Development Coordinator |
James Christian, K-12 School Safety and Threat Assessment Manager | Nicole Phelps, Criminal Justice Grant Program Specialist | Natasha Winfree, Criminal Justice Grant Program Specialist |
Marc Dawkins, Campus and Public Safety Training Manager | Beth Polak, Grant Program Specialist | Cynthia Wood, Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program Coordinator |
Shellie Evers, School Safety Training and Conference Coordinator | Chris Scuderi, Public Safety and Law Enforcement Training Coordinator |
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