Harrison
Owens Community College’s Steven Harrison was appointed to the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) Board of Directors as a director-at-large for a one-year term at the organization’s annual conference.
The Owens police chief and director of public safety since 2019, Harrison has been active with the largest professional association devoted to excellence in campus public safety and law enforcement. He previously served as co-chair for the IACLEA two-year institutions committee and on the membership committee.
IACLEA members are police chiefs, public safety directors, law enforcement officers and security personnel at higher education institutions responsible for protecting millions of students worldwide.
“IACLEA membership has been invaluable to me, as I transitioned from municipal law enforcement to campus law enforcement and public safety,” he said.
Before his appointment at Owens, Harrison worked for the Northwood Police Department for nine years and then the Toledo Police Department for 17 years. While at TPD, his assignments included field operations, vice-narcotics, internal affairs and investigations. After retiring in 2018 as a sergeant in the Crimes Against Persons division, he accepted a position for one year with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services as chief of police at Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital Police Department.
A 1991 graduate of the Owens Police Academy, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Tiffin University and master’s degree from Boston University. An adjunct instructor at the Owens Police Academy and Toledo Police Academy, Harrison is a Certified Master Trainer with the Homeland Security Department’s National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program Office.
Harrison served six years in the U.S. Marine Corps. before beginning his law enforcement career.
