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Paul V. Verrecchia - Associate
Paul V. Verrecchia has over 34 years law enforcement experience, with more than ten years experience in campus law enforcement/public safety. He is the Chief/Director of Public Safety at the College of Charleston (Charleston, SC), where he oversees the College’s law enforcement, security, and fire safety program. He is the chair of the College’s Emergency Management Team. After the Virginia Tech tragedy, he oversaw the development of the institution’s Emergency Preparedness and Implementation Plan. Prior to being at the College of Charleston, Mr. Verrecchia was the Chief of Police & Director of Public Safety at Brown University (Providence, RI) for the eight years. He was the chief architect of the implementation plan for arming Brown’s campus police officers. Before entering campus public safety, he was a member of the Providence (RI) Police Department for 22 years, rising to the rank of Major. As a Major, he held positions as Director of the Patrol and Traffic Services Division and Director of the Administrative-Staff Division. Under Mr. Verrecchia’s leadership, the Brown University Department of Public Safety received its initial accreditation and two reaccreditations from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Paul is a team leader and assessor for CALEA since 1998. An Institutional Member of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) since 1997, Mr. Verrecchia is currently a member of the Association’s Board of Directors. He served for approximately seven years as a member of the Government Relations Committee and served two years as a member of IACLEA’s Accreditation Commission (formerly the Accreditation Committee). He holds a Master of Public Administration, with a concentration in Labor Relations, from the University of Rhode Island and two Bachelor’s degrees from Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI).
