Kym Craven, Public Safety Director

Kym Craven has 25 years of experience in the public safety sector and is nationally recognized for her facilitation, training, strategic planning, program development, departmental assessment, grant writing, training, and management expertise.  

Ms. Craven has provided management consulting services to the City/County of San Francisco Police Department, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division, the Dallas Area Transit Police, the State of Vermont, the Town of Bridgton, Maine, the Port of New York/New Jersey Police Department, the City of Somerville, Massachusetts and the Center for Campus Environmental Excellence (C2E2), along with more than 350 additional municipalities and state agencies.  

Among other projects, Ms. Craven developed a strategic mobilization plan for the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, an in-depth study which led  to a plan to integrate emergency warning and notification systems in an 85 community region. She helped secure funding for the Central Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association for regional training, management of a National Response Plan (NRP) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) workshops for the DHS Office of Grants and Training.  Ms. Craven also conducted an Organizational Assessment and  Needs and Gaps Analysis for an 18 Community Region in Central Massachusetts, facilitated a Local Emergency Planning Committee in Westford, Massachusetts, developed Community Emergency Response Plans for municipalities and health agencies as well as participating in other projects related to planning, training and exercise for municipal agencies.  In addition, Ms. Craven has conducted leadership training both nationally and internationally.

As a management specialist, Ms. Craven provides technical assistance on a wide range of issues related to grant funding. She secured over $5 million in recent grant funding for fire and police departments in the areas of technology, training, program development and staffing, and works with state and local governments to troubleshoot grant issues and ensure compliance.

Ms. Craven holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell and an M.A. in Criminal Justice from Anna Maria College.  She is a former police officer with certification from the Northeast Regional Police Institute in Massachusetts. 

For more information please email: kcraven@publicsafetystrategies.com.

Richard B. Bailey, Assistant Director

Richard Bailey, has more than 30 years of law enforcement and public safety experience.  A former Chief of Police, he led a full service department while improving community relations and enhancing department operations.  Prior to serving as Chief, he was a Captain in Nashua, the second largest police department in New Hampshire. 

He possesses expertise in organizational development, policies and procedures, criminal investigations, juvenile operations, narcotic interdiction, prosecution, community policing and uniform operations (including patrol, bicycle and motorcycle units).  While in Nashua, he was responsible for adjusting patrol operations in relation to major developments in the city including retail, hotel, commercial operations and residential growth.  In addition, he was the Prosecutor for the Nashua Police Department for 10 years and continues to prosecute for departments on a contractual basis.

In both Nashua and Grafton, Massachusetts, Mr. Bailey was responsible for grant writing and management, program development and evaluation, and crime analysis activities.  During his tenure he supervised the Problem Orientated Policing Unit (POP), had oversight for the National Institute of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Community Orientated Policing, Office of Violence Against Women, Executive Office of Public Safety, Governor’s Highway Safety Bureau, Cross-Border Initiative, Drug Task Force, Byrne, Bullet Proof Vest and other grant programs. 

As both Chief of Police and Captain of the Uniformed Field Operation Bureau, Mr. Bailey developed innovative programs involving the department, schools, businesses, civic organizations, courts, advocacy groups and other agencies.  Issues addressed included juvenile crime, gangs, traffic safety, elder protection, child identification, school safety and other quality of life issues.  He created a process for the continual review and testing of department members on all policy and procedures and rules and regulations with emphasis placed on high-risk incidents.

Recently, he lead efforts to complete regional emergency response plans, conducted hiring oral boards, updated policies and procedures, developed community programs, assessed technology and staffing needs, prepared grant applications and provided strategic consulting services to municipalities in a variety of locations.  In addition, he has facilitated leadership training on a national and international level.  He recently participated in management projects for the San Francisco Police Department, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Vermont.  

Chief Bailey is a graduate of the 191st session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy and the 31st New Hampshire Police Academy.  He holds a BS in Management from Franklin Pierce College and an MS in Criminal Justice from Fitchburg State College.Mr. Bailey has extensive experience with Municipal Program Development, Grants Management, Project Planning, Facilitation, Policy/Procedure/Plan Development, Instructional Design and general Public Safety Experience.

Mr. Bailey is a certified trainer for Texas A&M Emergency Response Planning and International Association of Chiefs of Police West Point Leadership Programs. He holds a B.S. in Management from Franklin Pierce College and an M.S. in Criminal Justice from Fitchburg State College.

For more information please email: rbailey@publicsafetystrategies.com.