University Safety Committee

The University Safety Committee is comprised of individuals across many spectrums of our campus community and includes faculty, staff and students. Members work with University Police, Facilities and University Administration to continually reassert our commitment to safety at Montclair State University – a place many call home.

The Committee reports regularly to the President, the Chief of Police and the Vice Presidents of Student Development and Campus Life and Facilities. If you have any concerns regarding the safety plans at Montclair State or wish to plan a program for your area on a variety of topics, contact University Police at msupolice@montclair.edu or our Managing Director of Emergency Preparedness, Richard McAuliffe at mcauliffer@montclair.edu.

What If?

As we return from the Spring Recess, we hope you take the time to review our University’s “What If…” web page which has a wealth of suggestions and what to do when faced with critical, stressful and dangerous incidents from a fire alarm to a suspected active shooter incident.

Throughout the pandemic we have all worked together to be together again and it has worked. A safe environment for all is an essential component of this. Remember, you can rely upon the trusted communications from a University sponsored source, such as RAVE alerts, University emails or University sponsored social media outlets. Visit these websites for important information:

• Rave Mobile Safety
• Emergency Operations Plan

Committee Members

2022 members of the University Safety Committee:

• University Police: Deputy Chief Kieran Barrett, Chair
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS): Elenice De Souza Oliveira, Justice Studies
• College of Education and Human Services (CEHS) : Eva Goldfarb, Department of Public Health
• College of Science and Mathematics (CSAM): Jack Gaynor, Biology
• College of the Arts (CART): Peter Flynn, Department of Theatre and Dance
• Feliciano School of Business (SBUS): Melissa Gutworth, Management
• Sprague Library: Eric Samuleson, Principal Library Assistant
• Academic Affairs:
  • Roger Salomon, Director of Technology Services, Feliciano School of Business
  • Courtney Catalano, Admissions Coordinator – The Graduate School
• Facilities: Joe Marzullo, Associate Vice President for Facilities Maintenance
• Information Technology: Rachel Warner, Program Coordinator for Enterprise Technology Services
• Human Resources: Lynarkah Stephen, Director of Human Resources for University Facilities
• Student Development and Campus Life (SDCL): Fatima deCarvalho, Associate Dean of Students
• University Development: Jeanne Marano, Assistant VP for Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement
• University Communications & Marketing: Andrew Mees, Media Relations Director
• University Senate: Sue Davis, Dept. Administrator, Theater and Dance
• CWA: Kiwanda Coates, Office of AVP Facilities Services
• IFPTE: Andy Felix, Mechanical Equipment Specialist, Facilities
• Student Government Association (SGA): Ashon Lanada, President, SGA
• President’s Office: Amy Ferdinand, Director of Environmental Health and Safety