Welcome and thank you for visiting our website for the Office of Public Safety at Teachers College.  This site is presently being re-constructed.

 

The Mission of our TC Office of Public Safety is to provide a safe and secure environment in which members of our TC community can enjoy the TC experience.  We do this with a view towards working with all facets of the TC community, in support of the greater Teachers College Mission.

Teachers College maintains a full service proprietary Office of Public Safety.  Public Safety staff members operate 24 hours a day seven days a week providing security at both the academic and the residential buildings on campus.

The administrative offices for the Office of Public Safety are located in Whittier Hall, Suite 1A.  The office is open during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, from 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.  The phone number for the administrative office is 212.678.3340. 

The Public Safety Central Information Center (CIC) is located in the Whittier Hall lobby and is open twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.  The phone number for the CIC is 212.678.3220. 

Public Safety Officers are assigned to both fixed and mobile posts.  Officers are stationed at Public Safety Desks throughout campus.  The Public Safety Desks at the Zankel Building, Whittier Hall, New Residence Hall, and Bancroft Hall are staffed 24 hours a day seven days a week.  The Public Safety Booth at the Thorndike Hall driveway is staffed Monday through Thursday from 6:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. and Friday from 6:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

The Office of Public Safety enforces rules and regulations, and laws on campus; controls access to the campus; deters and investigates crime; maintains a Lost and Found; supervises special events; and provides general information for visitors and members of the College community.  The Office provides community education in crime prevention, personal safety, and fire safety.  The Office manages a technically advanced system of electronic access control, closed circuit television cameras, and emergency alarm systems.  Members of the Office of Public Safety provide emergency medical assistance, and emergency response to conditions of fire and smoke.

The Office of Public Safety is staffed by approximately 35 members.  Uniformed Public Safety Officers are licensed by the State of New York, are certified as New York City Fires Safety Directors, and are certified in First Aid, CPR, and operation of Automatic External Defibrillators (AED).  Public Safety Officers are not commissioned Police Officers, do not have police powers, and do not carry firearms.

The Office is led by a Director of Public Safety, an Associate Director of Public Safety, and two Assistant Directors of Public Safety, and is supported by a Secretary.  Our Public Safety staff roster, and contact phone numbers and email addresses, is provided below.  Thank you for visiting our Public Safety website.

 The Public Safety Staff

 

Officer Frederick Awity                                212.6778.3220

Officer Wagner Blackshaw                          212.678.3220

Officer Kenneth Briel                                    212.678.3220

Officer Dennis Chambers                            212.678.3220

Associate Director Yeremy Chavez            212.678.3335                                                                                                                        ychavez@tc.columbia.edu

 

Officer Robert Coapman                              212.678.3220

Officer Luis Cruz                                           212.678.3220

Director John DeAngelis                              212.678.4180                                                                                                                        deangelis@tc.columbia.edu

Officer Kevin Espinal                                    212.678.3220

Assistant Director Joseph Fahy                  212.678.8359                                                                                                                        fahy@tc.columbia.edu

Officer Mark Gadsden                                  212.678.3220

Officer Duamutef Hensekh                           212.678.3220

Secretary Violet Idehen                                212.678.3340                                                                                                                        idehen@tc.columbia.edu

Officer David Jones                                      212.678.3220

Officer Zacchaeus Jaurey                            212.678.3220

Officer James Kearney                                212.678.3220

Officer Phillip Kranacher                              212.678.3220

Officer Steve Laurenzi                                  212.678.3220

Officer Elsie Legrand                                   212.678.3220

Lt. Gary Lord                                                  212.678.3220

Lt. William Manning                                      212.678.3220

Officer Zachary Mayes                                 212.678.3220

Lt. Kevin McAllister                                       212.678.3220

Officer Julio Mendez                                     212.678.3220

Officer Olukayode Ojo                                  212.678.3220

Officer Lois Osborne-Logan                        212.678.3220

Officer Gary Pope                                         212.678.3220

Officer Josue Rosario                                  212.678.3220

Assistant Director Frank Seguinot              212.678.4081                                                                                                                        seguinot@tc.columbia.edu

Officer Norman Simmons                            212.678.3220

Officer Ibrahim Teejay                                  212.678.3220

Officer Linda Thomas                                   212.678.3220