MONTEREY, Calif. — Eight members of the law enforcement profession were among 26 graduates who were awarded master’s degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security on Sept. 24.
Law Enforcement professionals who earned a Master of Arts in Security Studies include:
• Mike Callagy, Deputy Chief, San Mateo Police Department, San Mateo, Calif.
• Peter Gomez, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI, Boston.
• Theodore Moody, Assistant Sheriff, Las Vegas Metro Police Department, Las Vegas.
• Cynthia Renaud, Commander, Long Beach Police Department, Long Beach, Calif.
• Lisa Shahade, Deputy Chief, Amtrak Police Department, Philadelphia.
• Tina Skahill, Chief, Chicago Police Department, Chicago.
• Keith Taylor, Sergeant, New York Police Department, New York.
• Laura Wilson, Public Safety Director/Chief of Police, Stanford University Department of Public Safety, Stanford, Calif.
The remaining graduates come from cities across the United States and comprise professionals from fire safety, emergency management, homeland security, public health, the military and natural resources management (please see attached list).
ABOUT CHDS: CHDS, established in 2002 and located at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), is the nation’s homeland security educator. Master’s degree students develop critical thinking, leadership and policy skills during a rigorous 18-month program. Each graduate completes a thesis on a current issue facing his/her jurisdiction. These theses often translate into policy and practice. To date, more than 300 participants have earned a Master of Arts degree in Homeland Security Studies from the Center, the first institution in the nation to offer a postgraduate degree in the homeland security field. The Center has developed a cadre of education programs and resources which are shared with other academic institutions around the country as part of its University and Agency Partnership Initiative (UAPI). More than 150 Executive Education Seminars for governors and mayors and their homeland security teams have been conducted around the United States. The CHDS is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Preparedness Directorate, within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For information, visit www.chds.us.
ABOUT NPS: The mission of the Naval Postgraduate School is to provide unique advanced education and research programs in order to increase the combat effectiveness of the U.S. and Allied armed forces as well as enhance the security of the United States. For information, visit www.nps.edu.
Naval Postgraduate School
Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Graduate List for September 24, 2010
• John Bastin, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Central Maine Regional Resource Center, Lewiston, Maine
• Matthew Blackwood, Homeland Security Coordinator, West Virginia Department of Agriculture, Charleston, W.Va.
• Michael Callagy, Deputy Chief of Police, San Mateo (Calif.) Police Department
• Jody Chattin, Assistant Commissioner, Chicago Fire Department.
• Alan Thomas Cox, Battalion Chief, Seattle Fire Department
• Sara Diaz, Emerging Technologies Manager, San Diego Fire-Rescue
• Ross W. Elliott, Director of Emergency Medical Services, Kern County Public Health Department, Bakersfield, Calif.
• Lance E. Englet, Lieutenant Colonel, Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Ore.
• Peter Gomez, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI, Boston
• Noel Heffernan, Lieutenant, New York City Fire Department
• Sheryl Jardine, Program Manager, Washington State Emergency Management, Camp Murray, Wash.
• John MacLean, Regional Emergency Communications Coordinator, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Philadelphia
• Claire Marie, Chief, Alaskan Command /Joint Task Force, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
• Theodore Moody, Assistant Sheriff, Law Enforcement Operations, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
• Jason Nairn, Director of Security and Emergency Management, State of Michigan, Lansing, Mich.
• David O’Connell, Lieutenant Commander, United States Coast Guard, Washington, D.C.
• Cynthia Renaud, Commander, Long Beach (Calif.) Police Department
• Battalion Chief Thomas J. Richardson, Battalion Chief, New York City Fire Department
• Thomas Russo, Director of Emergency Preparedness, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Conway, S.C.
• Lisa Ann Shahade, Assistant Chief, Amtrak Police Department, Philadelphia
• Tina Skahill, Chief, Chicago Police Department
• Gail A. Stewart, Regional Hospital and Emergency Medical Services Preparedness Coordinator, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Fla.
• Sergeant Keith Taylor, Sergeant, New York City Police Department
• Chief Kevin Taylor, Chief, Beckley (W.Va.) Fire Department
• Philip Treglia, Major, NORTHCOM, Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Police Chief Laura Wilson, Stanford University Department of Public Safety, Stanford, Calif.
