Colorado State University has announced a sole finalist for its next police chief.
Jay Callaghan, a current captain with CSU’s police department, was named the sole finalist for the position Monday.
Callaghan has been a captain with CSU police since March 2021 and has a total of 25 years of experience in law enforcement. Before working for the CSU Police Department, he worked as a security manager for Larimer County for about two and a half years. From 1994 to 2018, he worked at various levels in law enforcement in Phoenix, Arizona, and Norman, Oklahoma.
“During my brief time at Colorado State University, I have had the opportunity to build positive relationships with members of my department, establish stability, and goal setting, and provide growth opportunities that have been presented using my transformational style of leadership,” Callaghan wrote in a cover letter used in applying for the position, which CSU released to the public Monday. “My sphere of influence has also focused on and provided much-needed relationship building with our Colorado State University community as well.”
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An open forum with Callaghan will be held from 11:15 a.m. to noon Thursday in the Lory Student Center, Room 226-228. People will be able to watch virtually, and information on how to do that will be posted Thursday at police.colostate.edu/chief-of-police-search.
Callaghan will give a presentation and answer questions during Thursday’s forum, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Craig Chesson said in an email to the Coloradoan.
Chesson also served as the chair of the search committee — a group of 11 university staff, faculty and administrators tasked with helping to select the next police chief. The university also contracted with the International Association of Chiefs of Police to help it conduct the search.
The new police chief will be in the position by the start of the fall semester, according to a CSU news release.
“The chief position is of critical importance to the safety of the university community; having a chief in place for the beginning of the semester allows the department to focus on building and supporting academic and institutional programs and priorities when students arrive on campus,” Chesson said in an email.
The search firm sought feedback from several employees and students across the university prior to the end of the school year, Chesson said.
After the forum, the search committee will make a recommendation to university leadership, Chesson said.
The university conducted a nationwide search for a new chief in fall 2021, a year after former Chief Scott Harris retired after 50 years in law enforcement.
Wendy Rich-Goldschmidt, who served as CSU’s police chief from 2009 to 2013, temporarily returned to the job and served as interim chief until December 2021. Capt. Frank Johnson is the department’s current interim chief.
Johnson did not apply for the chief position, Chesson told the Coloradoan.
A university news release states the search “focused on identifying candidates who are committed to a guardianship policing model,” which emphasizes education and community participation, with a particular focus on student health, safety, retention and academic success.
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