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Douglas Smith

Director of Campus Safety

B.S. Buffalo State

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Doug brings to Daemen a wide range of experience in the security field including private investigations, loss prevention, security management, and as a previous Public Safety Officer at Medaille College.  Doug has extensive experience in law enforcement, serving for many years as a Police Officer for the City of Durham, North Carolina.  During his Law Enforcement career, he worked in criminal investigations, was a member of the Tactical Team and also a Bike Patrol Officer.  Additionally, Doug spent 2 years in Afghanistan as part of a State Department contract working as a trainer/adviser with the Afghan National Police.

Doug graduated from Buffalo State College with Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice.

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James Lewis

Assistant Director of Campus Safety

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Kevin Askey

Senior Campus Safety Supervisor

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Supervisor Askey joined the Campus Safety Department in June 2019 and was promoted to Senior Campus Safety Supervisor in 2023. He is currently working toward a degree in Criminal Justice from SUNY Erie and has prior experience in a wide variety of fields including landscaping and groundskeeping.

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Brett Holtz

Campus Safety Supervisor

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Edison Diaz

Campus Safety Supervisor

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