On October 23rd, Police Chief Debra Kennedy, with Lieutenant Jamie Bailey, came to a press conference in Professor Miller’s Riverpark class. There, students and the Uproar were able to ask questions pertaining to issues of safety and how the police department operates as a whole.
Chief Kennedy was able to highlight some of the major tenants of leadership she plans to embody during her tenure as Chief of Campus Police, as well as provide some background on herself.
Chief Kennedy is from Columbus, Georgia, and went to Columbus State University in the 90s, back when it was called Columbus College. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice, and her graduate degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Justice Administration. She has previously worked 33 years at the Columbus Police Department, working in several different units and divisions from homicide to sex crimes…