About

D. Stafford & Associates is a professional consulting firm specializing in campus safety and security, compliance, sexual misconduct response and investigation, and law enforcement issues on college and university campuses in both the United States and Canada. DSA conducts independent audits of Clery Act and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act compliance, Sexual Misconduct/Title IX policy development and reviews, and independent, trauma-informed investigations of sexual harassment, misconduct and interpersonal violence.

DSA also conducts organizational, arming and physical security & vulnerability assessments for sworn and non-sworn campus police/public safety agencies. DSA can be retained to conduct  external searches for campus Police Chiefs and Directors of Public Safety as well as for Clery and Title IX compliance positions. DSA can also place seasoned practitioners to serve as an interim Police Chief or Director of Public Safety for campuses that need continuity of leadership (typically for 3-9 months, or for a duration that meets the institution’s needs). DSA conducts an array of other services related to emergency response (such as developing and facilitating exercises), campus policing, student conduct and other topics.

D. Stafford & Associates was founded in 2009 after the President & CEO, Dolores Stafford announced her retirement as Chief of Police from The George Washington University. Chief Stafford had been providing independent consulting services for the preceding 12 years and decided to establish a consulting company to maximize impact to the campus police/public safety and compliance industries. Shortly after the founding of D. Stafford & Associates, Chief Stafford began hiring associates to bring added expertise and depth to the company’s services lines. Today, D. Stafford & Associates boasts more than 65 associates across the United States and Canada to provide the most comprehensive services in the industry.

Company Facts

Core Values

  • Core Values of D. Stafford & Associates
    DSA is committed to integrity in all aspects of our work and prides ourselves on our fair and honest practices.  As a team of former industry practitioners, DSA associates are committed to collaboration and partnership within the company as well as with postsecondary institutions to provide affordable, high-quality services and products. With DSA and the client serving as a team, DSA associates are committed to developing creative and innovative solutions for our clients to implement on their campuses, based on their needs and culture, and celebrating the uniqueness of each client institution that we serve.
  • EEO Statement for DSA (and NACCOP, our sister organization)
    At D. Stafford & Associates (DSA) and NACCOP, we don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and the higher education community we serve. DSA and NACCOP are proud to be equal opportunity workplaces. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire creativity, and release the full potential of our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected classes as required by law.

Learn more about how DSA stands apart from other Clery Act and Title IX service providers.

Letters of Appreciation and Recommendation

 

Partial List of Clients Since 1997

  • Mount Saint Mary’s (Maryland)
  • #Rochester Institute of Technology (New York)
  • #University of Vermont (Vermont)
  • *#Wake Forest University (North Carolina)
  • New York University (New York)
  • Moraine Valley Community College (Illinois)
  • Parkland College (Illinois)
  • Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
  • #University of Texas System (Texas)
  • Emory University (Georgia)
  • Concordia College (Minnesota)
  • City University System of New York (CUNY) (New York)
  • #Dominican College (New York)
  • Saint Mary’s College of California (California)
  • #University of California System (California)
  • #Kennesaw State University (Georgia)
  • *#Northern Illinois University (Illinois)
  • #UC Davis (California)
  • #Trinity University of Washington (Washington, DC)
  • Medical University of South Carolina (South Carolina)
  • #Tulane University (Louisiana)
  • *#Yale University (Connecticut)
  • *#Webster University (Missouri)
  • *#Maryville University (Missouri)
  • *#LIM College (New York)
  • Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
  • #Virginia Tech (Virginia)
  • *#Notre Dame University (Indiana)
  • #University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (Massachusetts)
  • #American Council on Education (ACE) (Washington, DC)
  • Middle Tennessee State University (Tennessee)
  • *Marshall University (West Virginia)
  • #Indiana Purdue University Fort Wayne (Indiana)
  • Barnard College (New York)
  • #Old Dominion University (Virginia)
  • #University of Hawaii (Hawaii)
  • #Cecil Community College (Maryland)
  • #Azusa Pacific University (California)
  • Indiana University (Indiana)
  • Arkansas University System (Criminal Justice Institute) (Arkansas)
  • The George Washington University (Washington, DC)
  • #Suffolk University (Massachusetts)
  • *Duke University (North Carolina)
  • St. Louis University (Missouri)
  • #NW Arkansas Community College (Arkansas)
  • #West Virginia University (West Virginia)
  • *Rollins College (Florida)
  • *#Virginia Commonwealth University (Virginia)
  • #University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois)
  • #University of Arkansas at Monticello (Arkansas)
  • #Southwestern Illinois College (Illinois)
  • #Kutztown University (Pennsylvania)
  • Polk State College (Florida)
  • Tarleton State University (Texas)
  • #University of California San Diego (California)
  • Centenary College (New Jersey)
  • #California State University Northridge (California)
  • Eastern Washington University (Washington)
  • San Diego Community College District (California)
  • #Miami University (Ohio)
  • Ivy Tech Community College (Indiana)
  • University of California Santa Barbara (California)
  • #Davidson College (North Carolina)
  • #Berklee College of Music (Massachusetts)
  • University of Michigan Flint (Michigan)
  • *#Stonehill College (Massachusetts)
  • Mount Ida College (Massachusetts)
  • Norfolk State University (Virginia)
  • San Jacinto Community College District (Texas)
  • #Spring Hill College (Alabama)
  • *#West Chester University (Pennsylvania)
  • *#College of Lake County (Illinois)
  • #University of Massachusetts System Office (Massachusetts)
  • Western New York Campus Law Enforcement Assoc (New York)
  • #University of Central Florida (Florida)
  • *#Grand Valley State University (Michigan)
  • University of the Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)
  • *#University of Connecticut (Connecticut)
  • University of Richmond (Virginia)
  • #Eastern Michigan University (Michigan)
  • *Madison College (Wisconsin)
  • Medical College of Wisconsin (Wisconsin)
  • University of Colorado Boulder (Colorado)
  • Texas A&M System Office (Texas)
  • #Charleston School of Law (South Carolina)
  • #Tarrant County College District (Texas)
  • *#University of Iowa (Iowa)
  • #York College of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
  • #Fairleigh Dickinson University (New Jersey)
  • #Mount Saint Mary College (New York)
  • University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Colorado)
  • Eastern Kentucky University (Kentucky)
  • Syracuse University (New York)
  • #University of Massachusetts Boston (Massachusetts)
  • #University of Massachusetts Amherst (Massachusetts)
  • #Hope College (Michigan)
  • Indiana University Southeast (Indiana)
  • Prairie View A&M University (Texas)
  • #Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (Virginia)
  • *#Auburn University (Alabama)
  • Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (Virginia)
  • *#Gettysburg College (Pennsylvania)
  • *#Queens University of Charlotte (North Carolina)
  • *#Villanova University (Pennsylvania)
  • #Wofford College (South Carolina)
  • *#Roosevelt University (Illinois)
  • #University of St. Thomas (Texas)
  • Amherst College (Massachusetts)
  • Guilford Technical Community College (North Carolina)
  • *#Grinnell College (Iowa)
  • *Fisher College (Massachusetts)
  • #Hamilton College (New York)
  • #Northwestern University (Illinois)
  • #James Madison University (Virginia)
  • #McNeese University (Louisiana)
  • *#Central Michigan University (Michigan)
  • #Butler University (Indiana)
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Massachusetts)
  • Claremont McKenna College (California)
  • #University of Houston (Texas)
  • *#Ramapo College of New Jersey (New Jersey)
  • University of Wisconsin (Wisconsin)
  • #Brooklyn Law School (New York)
  • Southern Methodist University (Texas)
  • *#Fairmont State University (West Virginia)
  • #University of Virginia at Wise (Virginia)
  • *#University of Hartford (Connecticut)
  • Elon University (North Carolina)
  • Spring Arbor University (Michigan)
  • Stanford University (California)
  • Monroe Community College (New York)
  • #American International College (Connecticut)
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
  • University of Georgia State System (Georgia)
  • *#University of Miami (Florida)
  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Louisiana)
  • #Simmons College (Massachusetts)
  • University of North Texas (Texas)
  • University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada)
  • University of North Dakota (North Dakota)
  • Prairie View A&M University (Texas)
  • Northern Virginia Community College (Virginia)
  • University of Central Missouri (Missouri)
  • Merrimack College (Massachusetts)
  • Abilene Christian University (Texas)
  • University of Kentucky (Kentucky)
  • *Missouri Baptist University (Missouri)
  • Southwestern Michigan College (Michigan)
  • Pierce College (Washington)
  • Radford University (Virginia)
  • #Baker College System (Michigan)
  • *#University of Texas at Arlington (Texas)
  • University of California San Francisco (California)
  • *Bridgewater State University (Massachusetts)
  • St. Charles Community College (Missouri)
  • *#Xavier University (Ohio)
  • *Harvard University (Massachusetts)
  • UMASS-Lowell (Massachusetts)
  • UMASS-Medical School (Massachusetts)
  • Caldwell College (New Jersey)
  • Montana State University (Montana)
  • *#UC Irvine (California)
  • California Western School of Law (California)
  • #Hampden-Sydney College (Virginia)
  • *CSU System Office (California)
  • *California State U @ Bakersfield (California)
  • *California State U Cal Poly @ San Luis Obispo (California)
  • *California State U Cal Poly @ Panona (California)
  • *California State U @ Channel Island (California)
  • *California State U @ Chico (California)
  • *California State U @ Dominguez Hills (California)
  • *California State U @ East Bay (California)
  • *California State U @ Fresno (California)
  • *#California State U @ Fullerton (California)
  • *California State U @ Humboldt (California)
  • *California State U @ Long Beach (California)
  • *California State U @ Los Angeles (California)
  • *California State U @ Maritime (California)
  • *California State U @ Monterey Bay (California)
  • *California State U @ Sacramento (California)
  • *California State U @ San Bernardino (California)
  • *California State U @ San Diego (California)
  • *California State U @ San Francisco (California)
  • *California State U @ San Jose (California)
  • *California State U @ San Marcos (California)
  • *California State U @ Sonoma (California)
  • *California State U @ Stanilaus (California)
  • #Oregon State University (California)
  • University of Indianapolis (Indiana)
  • *#Wilmington University (Delaware)
  • Franklin & Marshall (Pennsylvania)
  • *Regis University (Colorado)
  • Lindenwood University (Missouri)
  • School of the Visual Arts (New York)
  • *#Johns Hopkins University (Maryland)
  • Georgia College & State University (Georgia)
  • *#Williams College (Massachusetts)
  • University of Minnesota Duluth (Minnesota)
  • Shawnee University (Ohio)
  • *#PIMA Community College (Arizona)
  • University of Tampa (Florida)
  • Western Illinois University (Illinois)
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington (North Carolina)
  • #Virginia Wesleyan College (Virginia)
  • #Claremont University Consortium (California)
  • Baker College of Muskegon (Michigan)
  • Henry Ford Community College (Michigan)
  • Southern Adventist University (Tennessee)
  • Arkansas Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (Arkansas)
  • *Rowan University (New Jersey)
  • Michigan Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (Michigan)
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato (Minnesota)
  • #Loyola University (Maryland)
  • California State University System (California)
  • Norfolk State University (Virginia)
  • Medical College of Wisconsin (Wisconsin)
  • #Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (Virginia)
  • Bradley University (Illinois)
  • #American Career College (California)
  • *#West Coast University (California)
  • Christopher Newport University (Virginia)
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
  • #Coast Community College District (California)
  • Orange Coast College (California)
  • Coastline Community College (California)
  • Golden West College (California)
  • American University (Washington, DC)
  • Nichols College (Massachusetts)
  • #School of the Visual Arts (New York)
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell (Massachusetts)
  • University of San Diego (California)
  • #MiraCosta College (California)
  • #Eastern Mennonite University (Virginia)
  • University of Illinois, Springfield (Illinois)
  • St. Mary’s College (Maryland)
  • #North Carolina A&T University (North Carolina)
  • Michigan Universities Self Insurance Corporation (Michigan)
  • #Savannah College of Art and Design (South Carolina)
  • *Indiana State University (Indiana)
  • Oakland University (Michigan)
  • Siena College (New York)
  • #Roseman University of Health Sciences (Utah and Nevada)
  • *#Lawrence Technical University (Michigan)
  • #Arkansas Tech University (Arkansas)
  • University of Illinois at Chicago (Illinois)
  • Otterbein University (Ohio)
  • Broward College (Florida)
  • *Hawkeye Community College (Iowa)
  • Pittsburg Technical Institute (Pennsylvania)
  • #Green River College (Washington)
  • *#Cottey College (Missouri)
  • Whatcom Community College (Washington)
  • *#Biola University (California)
  • Touro College (New York)
  • Central Arizona College (Arizona)
  • Art Center College of Design (California)
  • Western Washington University (Washington)
  • #Henderson State University (Arkansas)
  • #University of Texas at Austin (Texas)
  • City University of New York School of Law (New York)
  • Allegheny College (Pennsylvania)
  • #University of Delaware (Delaware College)
  • Bentley College (Massachusetts)
  • Mars Hill University (North Carolina)
  • Montana State University-Northern (Montana)
  • *Mary Baldwin University (Virginia)
  • *Tiffin University (Ohio)
  • Messiah College (Pennsylvania)
  • #Louisburg College (North Carolina)
  • *Texas A&M International University (Texas)
  • Bucks County Community College (Pennsylvania)
  • Wake Forest University Medical Center (North Carolina)
  • #Northern Wyoming Community College District (Wyoming)
  • #University of Houston System (Texas)
  • Mennonite Church USA (Virginia)
  • DeVry Educational Group (Illinois)
  • #Illinois Community College Chief Student Svcs Ofcs (Illinois)
  • Ocean County College (New Jersey)
  • #Connecticut College (Connecticut)
  • Columbia College (Missouri)
  • #Keene State College (New Hampshire)
  • *#St. Mary’s University (Texas)
  • Washington University (Missouri)
  • Housatonic Community College (Connecticut)
  • Flagler College (Florida)
  • University of North Carolina System Office (North Carolina)
  • *Gateway Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Boise State University (Idaho)
  • *Grand Rapids Community College (Michigan)
  • #SUNY New Paltz (New York)
  • Harrisburg Area Community College (Pennsylvania)
  • University of North Carolina (UNC) School of the Arts (North Carolina)
  • #St. George’s University (Grenada, West Indies)
  • Aurora University (Illinois)
  • #Cornell Tech University (New York)
  • Lone Star College System (Texas)
  • Arizona State University (Arizona)
  • Upper Iowa University (Iowa)
  • Chesapeake College (Maryland)
  • *Southwestern Community College (California)
  • Lewis University (Illinois)
  • *#Austin Community College (Texas)
  • Tacoma Community College (Washington)
  • *#Midwestern State University (Texas)
  • Dallas County Community College (Texas)
  • Carleton College (Minnesota)
  • Northwest Vista College (Texas)
  • University of Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada)
  • *Immaculata University (Pennsylvania)
  • The College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts)
  • Forsyth Technical Community College (North Carolina)
  • Lakeland University (Wisconsin)
  • Cumberland University (Kentucky)
  • #Kansas City Kansas Community College (Kansas)
  • Georgian Court University (New Jersey)
  • University of Southern Maine (Maine)
  • University of North Carolina Asheville (North Carolina)
  • Keene State University (New Hampshire)
  • Nova Scotia Community College (Canada)
  • Waukesha County Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Pennsylvania)
  • Mid Michigan Community College (Michigan)
  • #Lethbridge College (Canada)
  • Immaculata University (Pennsylvania)
  • #Blackhawk Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Chippewa Valley Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Fox Valley Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Lakeshore Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Mid-State Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Milwaukee Area Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Moraine Park Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Nicolet Area Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • #Northcentral Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • #Waukesha County Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Western Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (Wisconsin)
  • University of Wisconsin Whitewater (Wisconsin)
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
  • LeTourneau University (Texas)
  • #Young Harris College (Georgia)
  • Towson University (Maryland)
  • Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) (Maryland)
  • Bergen Community College (New Jersey)
  • Ferris State University (Michigan)
  • Carleton College (Minnesota)
  • Drew University (New Jersey)
  • McGill University (Canada)
  • #University of New Hampshire (New Hampshire)
  • Coastal Carolina University (South Carolina)
  • College of Charleston (South Carolina)
  • Texas A&M University–Kingsville (Texas)
  • Texas A&M University (Texas)
  • University of Jamestown (North Dakota)
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center (Texas)
  • #Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania)
  • Wisconsin Technical School System (Wisconsin)
  • Wayne State University (Michigan)
  • *Mansfield University (Pennsylvania)
  • *Seton Hill University (Pennsylvania)
  • Union County College (New Jersey)
  • #Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (AICUP) (Pennsylvania)
  • Shawnee State University (Ohio)
  • Northeast University College and University Security Administrators (NECUSA)
  • Occidental College (California)
  • Missouri State University (Missouri)
  • Johnson C. Smith (North Carolina)
  • Montclair State University (New Jersey)
  • #Fitchburg State University (Massachusetts)
  • Meredith College (North Carolina)
  • University of Dayton (Ohio)
  • New Mexico State University (New Mexico)
  • #Marymount University (Virginia)
  • West Texas A&M University (Texas)
  • #Winona State University (Minnesota)
  • #Cecil College (Maryland)
  • Young Harris College (Georgia)
  • South Orange County Community College District (California)
  • #Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
  • Orange Coast College (California)
  • Highland Community College (Kansas)
  • Wesley College (Delaware)
  • Lafayette College (Pennsylvania)
  • Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
  • University of Arkansas Monticello (Arkansas)
  • George Mason University (Virginia)
  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Alabama)
  • NOVA Southeastern University (Florida)
  • #Dutchess Community College (New York)
  • St. Clair County Community College (Michigan)
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts)
  • University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Wisconsin)
  • Spokane Falls Community College (Washington)
  • #Urshan College/Urshan Graduate School of Theology (Missouri)
  • Baptist College of Health Sciences (Tennessee)
  • Metropolitan State University (Minnesota)
  • #Smith College (Massachusetts)
  • Seton Hill University (Pennsylvania)
  • Rivier University (New Hampshire)
  • Morgan Community College (Colorado)
  • Haskell Indian Nations University (Kansas)
  • Greenfield Community College (Massachusetts)
  • Montana State University–Billings (Montana)
  • University of Montana–Missoula (Montana)
  • MSU Montana Technical University–Butte (Montana)
  • University of Montana–Western (Montana)
  • Helena College–UM (Montana)
  • Great Falls College–MSU (Montana)
  • Williamette University (Oregon)
  • #*Dickinson College (Pennsylvania)
  • University of Oregon (Oregon)
  • Northwest State Community College (Ohio)
  • Trinity University (Texas)
  • #The Citadel (South Carolina)
  • Mott Community College (Michigan)
  • #Lake Superior College (Minnesota)
  • Tulsa Community College (Oklahoma)
  • #Wentworth Institute of Technology (Massachusetts)
  • *Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
  • Huston-Tillotson University (Texas)
  • #*Goldey-Beacom College (Delaware)
  • Central Washington University (Washington)
  • Texas Tech University (Texas)
  • Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (Maine)
  • North Dakota University System (North Dakota)
  • Oakton Community College (Illinois)
  • #Sauk Valley Community College (Illinois)
  • Collin College (Texas)
  • University of Alaska System (Alaska)
  • #University of Alaska Anchorage (Alaska)
  • #College of New Caledonia (BC, Canada)
  • #South Carolina Technical College System (South Carolina)
  • King’s College (Pennsylvania)
  • Lycoming College (Pennsylvania)
  • DeSales University (Pennsylvania)
  • Idaho Office of School Safety & Security (Idaho)
  • University of North Alabama (Alabama)
  • Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio)
  • Montana University System (Montana)

#Westminster College (Pennsylvania)
#Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (Pennsylvania)
Cain Lamarre (Law Firm) (Quebec, Canada)
#Dartmouth College (New Hampshire)
#Dartmouth College–Lebanon Campus (New Hampshire)
Massachusetts Community Colleges (Massachusetts)
#University of Alaska-Fairbanks (Alaska)
University of Maine (Maine)
University of Rochester (New York)
The University of Tennessee (Tennessee)
William Jewell College (Missouri)
#University of Alaska Southeast (Alaska)
Bakersfield College (California)
Dock Mennonite Academy (Pennsylvania)
#Miles Community College (Montana)
Miami Dade College (Florida)
Clark University (Massachusetts)
Eastern Illinois University (Illinois)
University of Southern Indiana (Indiana)
Texas Southmost College (Texas)
Christian Theological Seminary (Indiana)
Ponce Health Sciences University (Missouri)
SOKA University of America (California)
#Delta State University (Mississippi)
Texas Christian University (Texas)

*On Going Client

# Repeat Client

Articles, Presentations and Expert Panels

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