St. Mary’s College of Maryland Director of Public Safety Felix Martinez was named a finalist for “Campus Safety” magazine’s Director of the Year. Through this program, the magazine honors executives in hospital, university and school security, law enforcement and emergency management. “In Chief Martinez’s short tenure at St. Mary’s College of Maryland he has promoted a culture of safety through student’s satisfaction, outreach to faculty and staff and most importantly in training and professional development of the officers,” said Vice President for Student Affairs Jerri Howland, PhD. “For me I am most proud of his work on campus promoting public safety as a resource as opposed to being seen as an albatross,” she added. Martinez joined St. Mary’s College in July 2023 and since then has been instrumental to the campus and greater community. As director of public safety, Martinez has implemented a campus public safety advisory board, increased security camera coverage, expanded the campus body-cam program, improved lighting and expanded the campus card access control center and introduced license plate recognition camera. Martinez was also responsible for securing a grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission’s Campus Safety Initiative totaling $375,000.The grant will help fund initiatives already in progress […]
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