Clarence was named the vice president of culture and chief of police in April 2019; he manages human resources, institutional research and effectiveness, and police. Clarence previously served as interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, interim vice president of human resources and the police chief position for more than a decade.

Clarence has developed a service based approach to policing where quality and satisfaction are important. Analysis of officers contacts with victims and offenders are conducted which reveal that more than 90% of those served are satisfied with the service received from the Northwest University Police Department. This type of approach has led to an increase in student retention of those served.

Clarence Green has served in law enforcement for more than 25 years. Clarence currently serves on the United States Attorney General Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee. He is a state and regional trainer in the areas of implicit bias, racial profiling and community policing.
Clarence Green has a bachelors in Sociology, a masters in Higher Education Leadership and a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

Tim Bilodeau is the Chief of Police at the University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington, Vermont. He is a 2008 FBI National Academy graduate and has a Masters of Educational Leadership from UVM. Bilodeau is a Fair and Impartial Policing Instructor and leads a department of 23 sworn police officers and 35 total agency members. UVM Police has been CALEA certified for 20 years and Chief Bilodeau is currently focused on elevating the departments trust and legitimacy through a focus on customer service in all facets of police response. He has been with UVM Police since 1987.

Leonard Hamm has a law enforcement career that has spanned 41 years. He entered the Baltimore Police Department in January 1974. Mr. Hamm worked in the Patrol Division, Educational and Training Division, Tactical Section, Criminal Investigation Division, Inspectional Services Division, and Office of the Police Commissioner. During an Illustrious career he held the rank of police officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Major, Deputy Police Commissioner, and Police Commissioner.

In 1995, Mr. Hamm retired from the Baltimore Police Department as the Commander of the Central Police District and joined the staff of the Downtown Partnership as the Deputy Director of Public Safety. He left the Downtown Partnership in 1997 after being recruited by the then Superintendent of the Baltimore Public School System, the late Mr. Walter Amprey, to lead the public school police department. Under Mr. Hamm’s guidance, the school police department became “one of the most professional, efficient, and respected law enforcement agencies in the country,” according to the Honorable Elijah E. Cummings; United States Congressman.

Mr. Hamm was recruited by Dr. Earl Richardson, President of Morgan State University, to be that university’s Director of Public Safety in June 2001. In 2004, he rejoined the Baltimore Police Department at the request of the then Baltimore Mayor, Martin O’ Malley to become the Deputy Police Commissioner of the Operations Bureau. That was the number two position in the department. In November 2004, Mayor O’ Malley appointed Mr. Hamm Police Commissioner of Baltimore City. He served with distinction in that position for 3 years.
Currently, Mr. Hamm is the Director of Public Safety at Coppin State University, as well as a professor in the university’s Criminal Justice Department. He has authored many articles and papers on law enforcement and public safety. His first book came out in 2015. Mr. Hamm has memberships in many professional , social , and civic organizations. He is a member of his high school Hall of Fame ( Baltimore City College ), a member of his college Hall of Fame ( Philadelphia University ), and a newly inducted member of his childhood community’s Hall of Fame ( The Cherry Hill Community ).

He is most proud of his family, his sons, adopted daughters, grandchildren and most of all , his lovely and brilliant wife, Rose.

Tamara McCollough is a lead Assessor for IACLEA. She has been doing assessments since 2012. 

McCollough has nearly 17 years of experience working in law enforcement and higher education security. She was the Director of Public Safety at Rose Hulman for almost 2 years. She served in multiple leadership roles at the Indiana State University Police Department, including police lieutenant, field training program coordinator, leading IACLEA Accreditation and Clery compliance initiatives. 

McCollough is an adjunct lecturer for the School of Criminology and Security Studies at Indiana State University, teaching various courses over the years, ranging from Ethics in Criminal Justice, Intro. to Security Studies, Report Writing, and Research Methods in the Field of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She is a double alumna of ISU earning both her bachelor's degree and master's degree in the field of Criminology and Criminal Justice.  In December 2023, she successfully defended her dissertation in partial fulfillment of her doctorate degree in Educational Leadership and Management through Drexel University. 

She is a proud wife, mom and woman of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She enjoys giving back to her community whenever she can, spending time with her wonderful husband and English bulldog, and helping others. 

Dr. Richie Adams is a retired police leader.  Richie was previously the senior officer responsible for North West Glasgow in Scotland.  In this role, Richie had responsibility for around 1800 staff and supported a community of around 600 000 people.

Richie was responsible for the development of Police Scotland’s Code of Ethics for Policing and led national work in the field of police ethics.  Richie has taught ethical leadership across the UK and, in 2015, was a Fulbright Scholar.  During six months in the United States, Richie spoke with a range of departments including Manassas, Roanoke, and Leesburg as well as the FBI.  He led critical incident command training within Police Scotland and was both a firearms incident commander and a licensed negotiator.

Richie holds a doctorate in Policing, Community Safety, and Security, a Master’s degree in International Law, and a Bachelor’s degree in law. 

Brian Whitelaw served with the Calgary Police Service for 25 years retiring as a Inspector in 2011.  He has also served as the Superintendent in command of Calgary Transit’s Public Safety Department until 2019 when he joined the University of Calgary as the Chief of Security.  Brian is the coauthor of a number of Canadian post secondary courses, journal articles and textbooks including Canadian Police Work(Nelson) and Community Based Strategic Policing in Canada.(Nelson).