
Public Safety is comprised of ten full time employees: director, sergeant, seven officers and an administrative assistant. Currently, the department employs several part time and student officers.
All full time officers have attended the Northeast Security Officers Academy sponsored by the Campus Security Directors of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Several have previous law enforcement experience and three are certified as Mountain Bike Patrol. The department provides annual in-service training for its officers which includes: legal updates, crime prevention, fire safety, human relations, stress management, CPR and first aid.
Full-time Public Safety Staff and Specialized Duties
| Charlene Valyou | Administrative Assistant | cvalyou@smcvt.edu |
| Peter Soons | Director | psoons@smcvt.edu |
| Sgt. Steve Cushing | Asst. Director | scushing@smcvt.edu |
| Michael Mannings | Crime Prevention Officer | mmannings@smcvt.edu |
| Jason Little | Equipment Officer | jlittle@smcvt.edu |
| Cole Charbonneau | Fire Prevention Officer | ccharbonneau@smcvt.edu |
| Mike Desrosiers | Fire Prevention Officer | mdesrosiers@smcvt.edu |
| Robert Vallie | Investigating Officer | rvallie@smcvt.edu |
| Tom Cardin | Property Officer | tcardin@smcvt.edu |
| David Semays | Residential Life Liaison Officer | dsimays@smcvt.edu |
| Steve Chase | Special Events Officer | schase@smcvt.edu |
| Scott Parizo | Training Officer | sparizo@smcvt.edu |