CJS Success Stories::

Some success stories from CJS Alumni from UD!

To see a full list of Alumni, visit our Alumni page here

Brianna Remster – Graduated 2007 - Brianna (CJS/SOC) was married to fellow UD alum Greg Kolber (BIO ’07) on July 11, 2009 in Cleveland. Brianna completed her Master of Arts in Crime, Law and Justice at Pennsylania State University in 2009 and is currently a research assistant there while working on her Ph.D. in Sociology, Crime, Law and Justice.

Ryan McCue – Graduated 2007 - Ryan (CJS) was promoted from Trial Preparation Assistant and Drug Rehabilitation coordinator for Trial Bureau 30 of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office to Investigative Analyst for the Homicide Investigation Unit. This unit has a long and distinguished history of taking down some of New York Cities most violent drug gangs. Ryan took the LSAT in December 2008 with the ultimate goal of working for a Federal Agency as an Special Agent.

Ryan comments that “I’ve been using a lot of what I learned at Dayton in my everyday work. One thing that has stuck out to me more than anything else was my time in Corrections class. Going to prisons and jails as well as spending time with prisoners went a long was in preparing me for spending time interviewing suspects and prisoners now. I’ve even been able to pass on some of the things I know to not just my peers but also new Assistant District Attorneys who have come into the DA’s office with almost no direct experience in law enforcement. Having an extra head in the game, who at least has an idea of what is going inside the walls has helped.”

Robin Leasure – Graduated 2003 - Robin (CJS) is now Robin York. She and husband Chris are both Corrections Officers for the Knox County Sheriff’s Department in Knoxville, TN. Robin hopes to complete her master’s in Education, which she started at UD, at the University of Tennessee in the near future.

Whitney Dawson – Graduated 2008 - Whitney (CJS/SOC) began a position as an Intake Investigative Case Worker for Hamilton County Job and family Services Division. With this position, she is the first responder when there is allegation of abuse or neglect. Upon investigation, she makes a determination whether the case should be transferred to ongoing services or closed due to unsubstantiated evidence.

Ryan Clarke – Graduated 2005 - Ryan (CJS) is in his final year of a Ph.D. program in International Politics at the University of Cambridge. He is spending his last year doing fieldwork in Asia and is currently living in Singapore. He is also applying for an assistant professorship in the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore.

Chris Chenoweth – Graduated 2005 - Chris (CJS) is currently a patrol officer for the Colorado Springs Police Department, Gold Hill Division. He is also a member of the Gang Net Unit and a defensive tactics instructor. He has recently been assigned to a special detail tasked with targeting violent crime and liquor code violations in the downtown area of Colorado Springs and is studying to become a Police Training Officer in order to train new recruits on the street.

Ann Beye – Graduated 2004 - Ann (CJS) is a police officer for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Upon graduation from UD, Ann enrolled in the St. Louis Police Academy in March 2006 graduating from the program in November of that year. Following a three-month training period, Ann is now behind the wheel of a squad car.

In addition to well-balanced academics at UD, Ann feels that she owes a lot of her success in her “dream job” to the many hands-on experiences she had, including ride-alongs in police cruisers and visits to corrections institutions.

Kristen Moore – Graduated 2009 - Kristen (SOC/CJS) is in a doctoral program in sociology at the University of Cincinnati.

Monica DiGiandomenico – Graduated 2009 - Monica (CJS/SOC) has been accepted into the Masters of Forensic Science Program at The George Washington University for Fall 2009. GWU is located in Washington, DC.

Patrick McGinty – Graduated 2008 - Graduated from the Cleveland Heights Police Academy. In January 15, 2009 he was selected by the Commander to be the Vice President of the class. He also was top runner of his class for the 1 ½ mile timed race. Scored 4th highest in the class with a 90% on the state certification exam. Is now OPOTA certified. Hoping to get Masters degree in Urban Studies from Cleveland State University and waiting to be hired around Cleveland (as of this date, most areas are not hiring)

Tiffany Rhoades – Graduated 2007 (Soc Major and CJS minor) - She worked in Cleveland, OH as an Assistant Teacher in a pre-school classroom at a place called “Achievement Centers for Children” for a year. Contemplating grad school to get a Masters and a License in Social Work. Over the last 2 years, she worked throughout the agency as a substitute teacher throughout all our autism classrooms and in the summer of 2007. She also worked as a Camp Counselor at Camp Cheerful which is also part of the Achievement Centers, a non-profit agency. "The work and experience I have gained in the past two years is awesome."

Jessica Cooney – Graduated 2007 - Currently living in Indianapolis, IN and working 2 jobs. The first one is at Jameson Camp, Inc. This camp serves children with minor social and emotional challenges, as well as families suffering from financial hardship. She works with families, referral agents (social workers, teachers, physicians, etc), and several communities to recruit children to the camp as well as market our services to families. The other job she holds is at Plainfield Re-Entry Educational Facility (adult male min security prison) as a Restorative Justice Research Assistant. A doctoral candidate with the University of Maryland, the head of the Criminal Justice Department with Indiana Business college, and Jessica, are running a Restorative justice program with offenders. This program can be best described as victim-offender conferences. She interviews offenders who have signed up to participate in our program, attend and facilitate conferences, and conduct post-conference interviews. They are working through a grant from Indiana University and hope to make it a permanent program in the facility, as an example for more facilities in the Department of Correction.

Hollie Rawl – Graduated Dec. 2007 – A double major in Crimnal Justice Studies and Photography, Hollie currently lives in Linthicum, MD as a Visual Information Specialist Directorate at the SETA (Security, Education, Training, & Awareness Directorate). The agency is the Defense Security Service which is part of the U.S. Department of Defense. Hollie explains her job:

"Basically, I am a photographer and graphic designer for DSS, DoD. The photography aspect covers photographing employees, meetings, events, and other things as requested. I almost had the privilege of becoming a photographer for the Official inaugural Photography Team, but unfortunately my security clearance was/is still in the processing stage. As far as the graphic design goes – our office is responsible for designing various publication – fliers, pamphlets, posters, booklets – utilized throughout DSS to promote security and fulfill the mission of DSS. However, most of our work is aimed to help DSSA, the Defense Security Service Academy, where our office is physically located. Most of our work stays in-house. I’ve been working here for about 7 months, after receiving the job offer shortly after graduation."

Scott Evers – Graduated 2007 - Working as a police officer for the Columbus Division of Police (Ohio). Assigned to patrol and started with Columbus on 12/17/07.

Amanda Tucker – Graduated 2007 - She is working in Westerville, OH (outside of Columbus, OH) at Nationwide Insurance doing non-injury auto claims for specialty insurance. Nationwide owns the company she works for, which sells high risk auto insurance. "I just assess coverage and liability for auto accidents. I am moving to Fort Rucker, Alabama where my boyfriend is being stationed in April for flight school. After that, who knows where I’ll be? "

Frankie Barr – Graduated 2007 - In first year of graduate school at the University of Dayton in Community Counseling and still working as a supervisor at UPS in West Carrollton, OH.

Jonathan Jones – Graduated 2007 - Planning to begin working on a M.A., part-time in International and comparative Politics from Wright State University. Working at the national Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASCI) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base – Dayton, OH as a Middle East Region Analyst (full-time civil service) He does research, write reports, and conduct presentations on current events in the Middle East.

Jessica (Carter) Salyers – Graduated 2006 - Working for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Air Vehicles Directorate as the Deputy Corporate Development Officer (Deputy CDO). "I work in organizational development, so a lot of the work that I do focuses on employee morale, employee/supervisory development, employee engagement, etc. I graduated with an MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology in 2008. "

Jamie (Elkins) Jones – Graduated 2007 - Current Employer is National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Works as a Regional Analyst, Middle East Division Their he conducts research and writes reports on international affairs regarding the US relationship with Middle Eastern countries. Current Education: Part-time MBA student at UD

Mike DiMarco – Graduated 2008 - Currently works at IntelliCorp Records, Inc. in Beachwood, OH "Researcher I Job Description: Do criminal and civil background checks, employment and education verifications and professional reference checks. "

Carly Brink – Graduated 2007 - Work in a Girls Therapeutic Group Home in Southern Maryland as a counselor. "I help young girls who have emotional and behavioral problems. I help to deal with everyday issues, teach coping skills, and independent living skills. Our main goal is to reunite these young girls back with their families and give them the tools they will need to manage in their everyday lives."

Austin Roseberry – Graduated 2008 - Working as an Assistant Manager at Walgreens Studying for LSAT Getting married in August.