MACLEA Announces New President, Endicott College Chief Kerry Ramsdell

The Massachusetts Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (MACLEA) is pleased to announce that a new Board of Directors has been selected, with Endicott College Leader Kerry Ramsdell accepting the role of President.

Ramsdell, police chief and director of public safety at Endicott College, holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Salem State and a master’s degree in education from Endicott College, as well as significant professional training as a law enforcement official, including FBI-LEEDA. Trilogy Award.

She has over 15 years of experience in campus law enforcement and has successfully risen through the ranks of the Endicott College Police Department to her current position as Chief.

The main focuses of his career have been a community-oriented educational approach to policing, sexual assault prevention and investigation. As police chief, she oversees a hybrid department of sworn and non-sworn patrols.
officers, civilian dispatchers, student employees and interns. Additional duties include serving as co-chair of the College Emergency Response Team, overseeing the Parking Services Division, Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Equity Task Force member, l inclusion and belonging to diversity.

Chief Ramsdell is an active member of the Massachusetts Chief of Police Association (MCOPA), the Massachusetts Association of Women in Law Enforcement (MAWLE), the Essex County Chiefs of Police Association (ECCOPA) and a member of the Safety and Security Committee. of MCOPA’s school safety.

She is the proud mother of two young boys and resides on the North Shore of Massachusetts with her loving husband Chris.

This is Chief Ramsdell’s first term as a member of the MACLEA Board of Directors.

In addition to the appointment of Chief Ramsdell as MACLEA President, elections to the Board of Directors were also held and Vice President Capt. Mark Roche of Tufts University, Chief Secretary Erin Carcia of Babson College and Bentley University Lt. Treasurer David Wade, all of whom served these positions in the last term, were reappointed.

“I am excited to see where the next chapter takes us under such caring and dedicated leadership,” said outgoing president Lt. Laurene Spiess of Boston College. “Each of them brings such an abundance of experience and progressive ideas that I believe they will form an incredibly strong team to take MACLEA to the next stage.”

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