Steven Healy has been the Director of Public Safety at Princeton University since 2003, and is the Immediate Past President of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) (www.iaclea.org). He has served as a member of the IACLEA Government Relations Committee for the past 10 years and is active with issues regarding the Clery Act. As President of IACLEA, Steven led the national dialogue about campus safety and security in the aftermath of the tragic rampage shooting incident at Virginia Tech University in April 2007. Chief Healy testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the topic of “Security on America’s College Campuses” in April 2007. He also appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor on the topic of “Best Practices for Making College Campuses Safe” on May 15, 2007. Chief Healy was recently appointed by the governor of New Jersey to serve on the state’s Campus Security Task Force and has been a keynote speaker at several national meetings focusing on best practices on campus safety following the incident at Virginia Tech.

Prior to his position at Princeton University, Steven was the Chief of Police at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA. He also served as Director of Operations at the Department of Public Safety at Syracuse University. During his tenure at Wellesley College, Chief Healy was the IACLEA North Atlantic Regional Director and President of the Massachusetts Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

Steven is a 1984 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He spent 10 years on active duty with the United States Air Force as a Security Police Officer, serving at various bases around the world. From 1992 to 1995, he was the Operations Officer for the 95th Security Police Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base. He was instrumental in the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) and under his leadership the 95th Security Police Squadron adopted the Community-Oriented Policing philosophy.

Chief Healy has helped develop many strategic plans for a number of local and national non-profit agencies, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton/Mercer County. He also serves on the Department of Education’s Review Group for the Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drug and Violence Prevention.

Chief Healy is part of the team of nationally recognized experts that are presenting the first ever “comprehensive, collaborative” Clery Act Training Programs around the country. This effort is sponsored by Security on Campus (www.securityoncampus.org) and supported by grants from the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education.