Chiefs Circle
The School of Public and Global Affairs proudly welcomes veterans, police, and emergency first responders as well as professionals and leaders in all areas of public services.
Meet our Chiefs Circle
FDU is proud to recognize our exemplary group of Police and Security Alumni that have achieved the outstanding career status of Chief of Police.
Join our Chief’s Circle of FDU Alumni Chiefs here.
Contact: Spga@fdu.edu
FDU Master of Administrative Science (MAS) Program Alumni
Robert Anzilotti
Chief of Detectives (ret.)
Bergen County Prosecutors Office
MAS 2014
Andrew Bartolotti
Chief of Police (ret.)
City of Summit Police Department
Phyllis L. Bindi
Chief of Police
East Orange Police Department
Louis Bordi
Chief of Police
Voorhees Police Department
Michael Bramhall
Police Director
West Caldwell Police Department
Kenneth Brown
Chief of Police
Wall Township
Richard Burchell
Battalion Chief
Township of Teaneck Fire Department
MAS 2011
Richard Calabrese
Chief of Police
Cinnaminson Township Police Department
Paul Cell
Chief of Police
Montclair State University
Immediate President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).
John Chambers
Chief of Police
West Deptford Police Department
John Comparetto
Chief of Department (ret.)
Passaic County Sheriff’s Department
MAS 2005
Thomas J. Cox Jr.
Chief of Police
Carlstadt Police Department
Kevin M. Craig
Chief of Police (ret.)
Jefferson Township Police Department
Anthony Cureton
Bergen County Sheriff’s Office
Darren P. Dachisen Sr.
Chief of Police (ret.)
Madison Boro Police Dept
Raymond Davis
Chief of Police, (ret.)
Egg Harbor Township Police Department
Adjunct Professor, FDU School of Public and Global Affairs
Joseph Devine
Chief of Police (ret. dec’d.)
Morris County Police Department
MAS 2002
Michael C. DiBella
Chief of Police
Lacey Township Police Department
Bob Dolan
Chief of Police
Manchester Township
Robert J. Doyle
Chief of Police (ret.)
Magnolia Police Department
Arthur Drexler
Chief of Police (ret.)
Barnegat Police Department
MAS 2008
John Fine
Chief of Police
The City of Burlington Police Department
Robert J. Finnegan Sr.
Chief Security and Safety Officer
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Justin C. Gabrys
Deputy Chief of Police (ret.)
Dover Police Department
MAS 2019
James Geary
Chief of Police
East Windsor Township Police Dept.
Louis Gentile
Deputy Chief of Police (ret.)
Passaic Police Department
Gary F. Giardina
Chief of Police, (ret.)
Clifton Police Department
Brian K. Gibbons
Chief of Police
Chatham Borough Police Dept.
James Van Goor
Chief of Fire Department (ret.)
Village of Ridgewood Fire Dept.
MAS 2020
Angela Greene
Chief of Police
Lexington Police Department
Anthony Gualario
Chief of Police
Neptune Township Police Department
MAS 2015
Patrick Gurcsik
Chief of Police
Washington Township Police Department
(MPA, MAS) and MAS 2004
Bryan Gurney
Chief of Police
Ramsey Police Department
MPA 2015
Paul Halpin
Chief of Police
Little Silver Police Department
Edward Hargis
Chief of Police (ret.)
Frederick Police Department.
Portsmouth Police Department.
Camden Police Department.
MAS 2008
Scott M. Hedenberg
Chief of Police
North Arlington Police Department
Eric Higgins
Chief of Police
West Earl Township
Matthew Hintze
Chief of Police
Borough of Fort Lee
Michael T. Hughes, Jr.
Chief of Police
Egg Harbor Township Police Dept.
William Huyler
Chief of Police (ret.)
Morris County Park Police Dept.
Walter Paul Kelly Jr.
Chief of Police (ret.)
Summit Police Department
MAS 2017
Mitchell A Little
Chief of Police
Toms River Police Department
Michael Loock
Chief of Police
Hanover Township Police Dept.
MAS 2015
Robert C. Lucid
Chief of Police (ret.)
Summit Police Department
Nichelle Luster
Chief of Police (ret.)
Union City Police Department
Justin Macko
Chief of Police
Sea Girt Police Department
Michael Maguire
Chief of Police (ret.)
Borough of Moonachie
MPA 2009
Daniel Maye
Chief of Police
Bogota Police Department
Joseph P. McGovern
Chief of Police
Fair Haven Police Department
Sean M. McKenna Sr.
Chief of Police (ret.)
West Deptford Police Department
MPA 2011, MAS
David Miles
Director of Public Safety
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Walter Miller
Chief of Police
Evesham Township Police Department
John R. Miscia
Chief of Police
Madison Police Department
Michael Morris
Chief of Police (ret.)
Egg Harbor Township Police Department
MAS 2006
Michael O’Donnell
Chief of Police
Wood-Ridge
Sean O’Halloran
Chief of Police
Wall Township Police Dept.
Robert J. Kowalewski
Chief of Police
Point Pleasant Beach Police Dept.
Tomas J. Padilla
Chief of Police (ret.)
Hackensack Police Dept.
MAS 2011
Gerard Paris
Chief of Police (ret.)
West Caldwell Police Dept.
Conrad Pepperman
Chief of Police
Rockaway Borough Police Dept.
Matthew Petrecca
Chief of Police (ret.)
Plumstead Police Dept. (2012-2019)
Pine Beach Police Dept. (2019-2021)
Vincent Petrecca
Chief of Detectives (ret.)
Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office
Michael Powderley
Chief of Police
Midland Park Police Department
James J. Rosso
Chief of Police
Hopewell Township Police Dept.
Gabriel Rodriguez
Chief of Police
Camden County Police Dept.
Jason Roebuck
Chief of Police (former)
Long Branch Police Department
Michael J. Rogalski
Chief of Police
Township of Ocean Police Dept.
John R. Russo
Chief of Police
Rutherford Police Dept.
Richard Skinner
Chief of Police
Washington Township Police Department
MAS 2007
Frederick Spano
Chief of Police
Egg Harbor Township Police Department
MAS 2018
David Stokoe
Chief of Police (ret.)
Randolph Township Police Dept.
John Storrow
Chief of Police
Howell Township Police Department
MAS 2018
Lawrence D. Suffern
Chief of Police (ret.)
Englewood Police Dept.
Richard M. Uram
Chief of Police
Garfield Police Dept.
James Walsh
Chief of Police
Somerdale Police Department
MAS 2020
Thomas C. Walsh
Chief of Police (ret.)
Monmouth Beach Police Dept.
John Michael Ward
Chief of Police (ret.)
Ridgewood Police Dept.
R. Craig Weber
Chief of Police
Middletown Township
Ted A. Wittke
Chief of Police
Hazlet Township Police Department
John Zimmerman
Chief of Police (ret.)
Kenilworth Police Dept.
FDU Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program Alumni
Joseph Bartorilla
Chief of Police
Middletown Township Police Dept.
Edward Niesz
Chief of Police
Manalapan Police Dept.
Richard Molinari
Chief of Police (ret.)
Union City Police Dept.
MPA 2016
Joseph J. Orlando
Chief of Police
Florham Park Police
Shannon Torres
Chief of Police
Borough of Keyport
Graduate and Professional Certificates
Robert Echavarria
Chief of Department / Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator
Millburn Fire Department
Certificate Supervisory Management 2009
Kevin Valentine
Chief of Police
Bernardsville Police Department