Conshocken, PA-based AlliedBarton Security Services, the industry’s premier provider of highly trained security personnel, announces the appointment of Jonathan Kassa as the Director of Higher Education.
“We are excited to bring Jonathan aboard to join our higher education leadership team,” said Glenn Rosenberg, Vice President, Higher Education, AlliedBarton. “Jonathan brings exceptional knowledge of the contemporary issues facing campus security professionals. He has been a leader of national initiatives to increase openness and accountability for campus crime. Jonathan brings an understanding of industry culture, and standards for campus safety. Through dedicated, industry-specific leadership like Jonathan’s, we guide the continued implementation of best practices and the advancement of higher education security.”
Kassa oversaw operations and most recently served as Senior Director of Business Development, Grant Management at Margolis-Healy, a leading consulting firm on managing college security programs and operators of the federally funded National Center for Campus Public Safety. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director of the Clery Center for Security on Campus, a prominent national nonprofit organization dedicated to working with college and university stakeholders to create safer campuses for students.
Kassa received his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and has a master’s degree in Public Administration from Villanova University. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Villanova University where he instructs graduate students in core coursework in Public Administration Theory and Organizational Theory.