Jean M. Thorndike
Director of Campus Safety & Security

E-mail: Jean.M.Thorndike@williams.edu

Educational/ professional background

• B.S. in Criminal Justice, Southern Vt. College
• Interrogation and Behavioral Analysis, Reid College, Chicago, IL
• Marketing, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI
• Secondary Education, North Adams State College (MCLA), North Adams, MA
• The Boyd Cycle: Training to Assess & Manage Threats - training provided by Law Enforcement & Security Consulting, Inc.
• Member of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA)
• Member of the Northeast College and University Security Association (NECUSA)
• Member of the Massachusetts Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (MACLEA)
• Member of the Sexual Assault Response Team
• Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Instructor
• CPR and AED certified
• Past instructor at the Northeast Security Officers' Training Academy at Western New England College, Henniker, NH (Academy now located at Bates College, Lewiston, ME) - a week-long training which covers a variety of campus safety issues.  Some topics include fire safety; computer crimes; hate crimes and civil rights issues; crime prevention; responding to the emotionally disturbed and controlling aggressive behavior; generational differences; drug recognition; bomb recognition and federal firearm regulations.  In addition, the training provides background on campus safety, patrol procedures, law enforcement mediation, report writing and interviewing, and community problem solving.
• At Williams Since 1979

Committees at Williams

• Chair of the Emergency Response Planning Committee
• Chair of the Campus Safety Committee
• Member of the President's Administrative Group (PAG)
• Member of the Risk Advisory Committee
• Member of the Chemical & Biological Safety Committee
• Co-Chair of the Student Event Planning Committee
• Past member of the Committee for Undergraduate Life (CUL)
• Past member and co-founder of the Mediation Group
• Past member of the Housing Committee

Previous Employment/ Experience

• K-B Toys - Security Operations Supervisor - Retail investigations for the Mid-West Region
• Brock International, Middlebury, VT - Contract Security Manager for Union Carbide, Bennington, VT
• Green Mountain Racetrack, Pownal, VT - Assistant to the Director of Security - Thoroughbred, Harness, and Greyhound Racing Seasons.