Jason D. Friedberg

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Jason D. Friedberg has more than a decade in higher education public safety serving numerous roles and institutions. Currently he is the Chief of Public Safety for Bucknell University with management responsibilities for all law enforcement, security and parking services, Life and Fire safety, emergency planning & preparation, and emergency medical services.

During his 15-year career, Mr. Friedberg has served as a deputy sheriff, police officer, search & rescue team officer, emergency medical technician and marketing specialist. His experience and leadership has resulted in an exceptionally strong interdisciplinary approach to the administration, management and delivery of public safety services.

In his current role, Mr. Friedberg has oversight of planning and research, budget, personnel recruitment and retention, town-gown relation, web presence and general direction of the department. At Bucknell University, he has overseen the Public Safety Department’s transition to an armed police service; developed the institution’s National Response Framework (NRF) compliant emergency plan; and recent served as Operations Chief for the nation’s first and largest multi-state, multi-agency emergency drill. Overseen by FEMA, the CDC and PEMA, the two-day exercise encompassed two-dozen operational commands, national and local communication systems and more than 2000 participants.

Mr. Friedberg earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Westfield State College and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Western New England College.  He is a graduate of the 1st Massachusetts Special State Police Academy Class and Penn State University’s Police Executive School (POLEX). He developed a nationally recognized training program in Event and Risk Management for university Greek programs, and presents regionally and nationally on town/gown relations, security technology, and emergency preparedness. In 2007, immediately following the tragic shooting event at Virginia Tech, he published a white paper “Responding to Tragedy” as an immediate roadmap for Bucknell University and other institutions to improve security and early detection systems on campus.

Mr. Friedberg serves on the board of directors for the Department of Homeland Security’s North Central Joint Terrorist Taskforce (NCJTTF), the Union County Criminal Justice Advisory Board (CJAB), Union County Communications Advisory Committee, and previously for the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition (LCSC). He is a member of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).

He lives with his wife and two sons in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.