Public Safety Officers

The uniformed arm of the Public Safety Department includes approximately 16 full- and part-time public safety officers who service the Holy Family community 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Public safety officers follow and enforce the policies and procedures set by the University, as well as appropriate local, state and federal laws.

Background investigations are conducted on all officers and include pre-employment criminal history checks, Department of Motor Vehicles operator license validations, productivity profiles, education level verifications, and previous employment history checks.

All officers receive 10 days of security-principles training and community-orientation training, which includes field training prior to assignment. At the completion of the first 30 days of employment, all officers receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and are required to complete a certification examination covering all aspects of security principles training, orientation, and field training. The public safety officer’s knowledge is tested in such subjects as criminal law, campus and private security, patrol techniques, authority of arrest, defensive tactics, emergency safety procedures, and crisis intervention.

Public Safety Staff Members

Joseph McBride, BS
Director of Public Safety
Tel: 215-637-7700, ext. 3642
Direct Line: 267-341-3642
jmcbride@holyfamily.edu

Northeast Philadelphia Campus
Bill Lachman, Supervisor
Pat Black, Officer
Tom Brill, Officer
Walter Broderick, Officer
Tom Cummins, Officer
Tom Dugan, Officer
John Ernst, Shift Supervisor
Jeanette Hofner, Officer
Ron Jones, Officer
Ed Lentz, Officer
Paul McKenna, Officer
Susan Morton, Officer
Dick Moss, Officer
Ed Nowakowski, Officer
Dave Savidge, Officer
Jim Sheridan, Officer
Lit Szelagowski, Lieutenant
AJ White, Officer
Mike Wolk, Officer
Bob Yeager, Officer


John Iacona, Officer P/T
Jim Knotwell, Officer P/T
Ron Lopit, Officer P/T
Bill McKenna, Officer P/T
Richard Neal, Greeter/Customer Service
Loyd Rogers, Greeter/Customer Service
Charlie Shovlin, Officer P/T
Ken Wilson, Officer P/T

Holy Family — Newtown
Mike Carrozza, Officer
Dee Hoffman, Officer
Bob Konefal, Officer
Vince Purcell, Officer


Jay McNevin, Officer P/T

Department Phones
NEP Campus ................ 267-341-3361
Newtown ........................ 267-341-4011
Woodhaven ................... 267-341-5011