Temple University’s Executive Director of Public Safety Charles Leone is set to step down next month, the school announced Thursday. The announcement comes after the school implemented new public safety measures amid recent violence near the campus:
“I came to Temple nearly 40 years ago as a student, and I loved this university so much that I never left,” Leone said. “It is bittersweet for me to leave now, but I know campus safety is in a much stronger position today, and this is the right time for me personally to step aside and enable a new leader to build the department’s strategy for the future.”
Deputy Director Denise Wilhelm, a member of Temple University Police for more than 30 years, will assume the role of interim executive director. The school said they will begin a national search to find a new executive director immediately. “As the city and the university have faced a growing gun violence crisis, Charlie has led the university’s efforts to safeguard the community,” a Temple spokesperson wrote. “He will stay with the University until the end of April to assist with the onboarding of Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey as he undertakes a comprehensive review of public safety.”
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