Roger Williams University Department of Public Safety is organized under the General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs. The Department is comprised of a Director, Associate Director and twenty-four uniformed officers dedicated to providing a safe and secure living, learning and working environment at the Bristol campus, the Providence Campus, campus residence and off campus residence dorms.
Public Safety Officers are not sworn police officers. Therefore, they do not carry firearms, nor do they have arrest powers. However, the Department of Public Safety has close and highly effective working relationships with state and local police, who can provide these services in a timely manner, if required.
Department of Public Safety
John P. Blessing
Director of Public Safety
Bristol and Providence Campuses
jblessing@rwu.edu
Pamela C. Moffatt
Associate Director of Public Safety
Bristol and Providence Campuses
pmoffatt@rwu.edu
Sandra Abilheria
Administrative Assistant
sabilheira@rwu.edu
Ely G. Barkett
Manager Transportation and Parking
ebarkett@rwu.edu
Catherine Tobin
Assistant Manager
Transportation & Parking
ctobin@rwu.edu
Daniel Gough
EMT Coordinator
dgough@rwu.edu
Personnel Bristol Campus
Shift Commanders
(1st. Shift) Warren Brown #3
(2nd. Shift) Robert S. Cruz #4
(3rd. Shift ) Scott Trafford #5
(Floater) Catherine Tobin, EMT #6
Public Safety Officers Bristol Campus
- Russell Almeida (#33)
- Donald Barnes, EMT (#41)
- Trudy Beard, EMT (#45)
- Fredrick Comella, EMT (#48)
- Sean Corr (#30)
- William Darling (#38)
- Ronald Dimech (#49)
- Anthony Kouis, EMT (#47)
- Gerald Lorden (#43)
- Michael Pomerleau (#32)
- Thomas Poole (#31)
- Kevin Rodrigues, EMT (#44)
- Scott Silva (#35)
- Kenneth Skelly EMT (#55)
- Domenic Salinaro ( #9)
- Jeff Stone (#42)
- Enles Thompson (#39)
Providence Campus
- George Carinha (#22)
- Divino Gervazio (#24)
Shuttle Drivers
- Christine Toste
- Robert Starr
- Jane Walker
- Jennifer St. Vincent
- Linda Moffa
- Angela Riopel
- Ruth Zorra
- Robin Howowitz
- Leroy Gordon
- John Kuhn
- Robert Bento