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Bay Path Welcomes New Director of Public Safety Former Longmeadow Police Department (LPD) Chief John Stankiewicz is the new director of public safety at Bay Path University. Chief Stankiewicz worked for the LPD for more than 37 years, having served as captain from 2008 to 2015 and chief of police from 2015 to March 2020. Chief Stankiewicz holds a bachelor's in criminal justice from Westfield State University, a master's in criminal justice with distinction from American International College, and numerous certifications from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "We are thrilled Chief Stankiewicz will be joining the Bay Path community as director of public safety and look forward to his arrival on campus," said Michael Giampietro, vice president for finance and administrative services. "His extensive experience in the field of public safety, his connection to and understanding of Bay Path through his work in town, and his previous experience as an adjunct faculty member in our criminal justice program make him the ideal candidate for this role," said Giampietro. The chief will lead a staff of 13 full-time and part-time officers and oversee the safety and security of five Bay Path University locations, including Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Springfield, Sturbridge, and Concord. Faculty Authors Dr. Joshua Weiss, director of the MS in Leadership and Negotiation at Bay Path University and co-founder of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University, has written The Book of Real World Negotiations, described as the first comprehensive collection of real world negotiations in business, government, and everyday life. It will be published by John Wiley & Sons on August 28, 2020, and is available for preorder wherever books are sold. Professor Janice Berliner, director of the MS in Genetic Counseling, has drawn upon her years of experience as a genetic counselor to pen the new book, Brooke's Promise. A recent review described it as "…a multigenerational saga of devastating secrets." It is available on Amazon and with other major booksellers. 32 Bay Pathway Spring/Summer 2020 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Weiss Berliner

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