ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick has announced the formation of the working group to design the city’s new Department of Public Safety.
The group is charged with designing the new agency which will be custom-tailored to provide solutions to the community’s distinct safety and health needs.
Former City Alderperson Eric Roasrio will be taking on the project lead position.
The Collaborative notes its next steps include hiring a Project Director and Data Analyst to staff the Community Justice Center and launching a new online software to host project updates and provide opportunities for digital community engagement.
You can see a full list of the group’s members and their credentials below:
Eric Rosario:
Project Lead
Former City Alderperson
Philanthropic Advisor
Community Advocate
Lieutenant Scott Garin:
Ithaca Police Department
PBA (Union)
Sergeant Tom Condzella:
Ithaca Police Department
PBA (Union) President
Sergeant Mary Orsaio:
LGBTQ Liaison
Ithaca Police Department
PBA (Union)
George Mcgonigal:
City Alderperson -1st Ward
Ducson Nguyen:
City Alderperson – 2nd Ward
Laura Lewis:
City Alderperson – 5th Ward
Travis Brooks:
Deputy Director, GIAC
Project Manager for Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) and My Brother’s Keeper Lead
Mar’Quon Frederick:
Rising Cornell University sophomore
Political Action Chair for the Black Student Union.
Savannah Gonzalez:
Community Activist
New Roots Student
John Guttridge:
Business Owner
Volunteer
Property Developer
Amos Malone:
Pastor, 2nd Chance Ministries
Community Activist
Human Rights Commission
Southside Community Center Board of Directors
Luca Maurer:
Director, LGBTQ Education, Outreach and Services at Ithaca College
Author
Thaddeus McClain:
Community Activist
Yasmin Rachid:
VP, Unbroken Promise Initiative
Community Activist
Mediator
Amir Tazi:
Black Feminist Abolitionist
Publications Coordinator for Black Student Union
Creator of Soul Beginnings (Creative Writing Collective)
Co-Creator of Empowering Blackness at Ithaca College
My Brother’s Keeper Alumni
Founder of MOOR (a small art collective)
Rising Senior at Ithaca College\
Karen Yearwood:
Operations Effectiveness Manager at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
Former Executive Director of Village at Ithaca
Strong advocate for equity in education
Technical assistance for the working group will be provided by:
- Center for Policing Equity
- Human Resources Director Schelley Michell-Nunn
- Acting Police Chief John Joly
- Communication Lead Melody Faraday
- City Controller Steve Thayer
- City Attorney’s Office
- District Attorney Matthew Van Houten
- Administrative Support – Annie Sherman
- Community Police Board – Shirley Kane & Richard Rogers
