Ominsky named director of public safety

Princeton - Princeton - Paul Ominsky, director of public safety at Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and Hampshire College, has been named director of public safety at Princeton University. Ominsky, whose career in campus safety spans 35 years, will join the University on Jan. He will replace Steven Healy , who left Princeton June 30 to pursue a business opportunity after serving the University for six years as director of public safety. The director of public safety at Mount Holyoke since 1992, Ominsky assumed the director positions at Smith and Hampshire in 2003 and 2008, respectively, as part of a regionalized policing initiative. Ominsky has been responsible for the day-to-day and strategic operations of more than 100 full- and part-time staff. "Paul Ominsky is an outstanding public safety director with over 20 years of leadership experience on a variety of college and university campuses," said Treby Williams, assistant vice president for safety and administrative planning, to whom Ominsky will report. "His current staff, administrative colleagues and municipal partners cite his integrity and sound judgment, as well as his visionary leadership, dedication to team building and professional development, law enforcement expertise and deep caring for the campus community.