Michael is excited to return to the Bluff and the Department of Campus Safety and Emergency Management. He has spent the last nineteen years working in various aspects of the higher education campus safety industry, as a Campus Safety officer, dispatch supervisor, Community Emergency Response Team Trainer, and most recently as the Physical Security Manager reporting to the Chief of Police at Portland State University.
Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Science in Management Communication in 2008, both from the University of Portland. Michael is a certified Physical Security Professional through ASIS and holds the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Professional Designation from the National Crime Prevention Institute. He is also serving his second term as President of the Western Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.
Michael returns to the department with deepened experience in technical solutions for campus security, community emergency preparedness and training, and building community partnerships and developing departmental transparency. Michael has spent the last three years at Portland State University partnering with various stakeholders and advocates on and around the Portland State campus to address challenges including accessibility, equity in security practices and protocols, and impacts on students caused by vandalism, individuals in crisis, and property crimes.