20 Under 40, Class of 2012 The future leaders of the security profession Chris Cromer Director of Security and Special Projects Lead, Old Dominion Security, serving Alamance Regional Medical Center Age: 35 Best piece of advice for the security professional: “You have to be good to your people. If you take care of your staff, they’ll take care of you and your customer.”
Energy in Charlotte, N.C., showed him a different by 20 was a systems training manager and given charge of the energy company’s access control system. to the healthcare sector as a security manager at a hospital in the area, which was eventually folded into Carolinas Healthcare System, where he became senior manager for corporate security for the entire system, which includes 33 hospitals and healthcare facilities. Cromer enjoys the security profession because no two days are ever the same and it’s always challenging. Regional Medical Center in Burlington, N.C. Cromer was attracted to the job because of the chance to help build a successful security department. “Security has changed since 9/11, whether in health care or another industry. Everyone wants to feel safe and secure, so you’ve
20 Under 40, Class of 2012 The future leaders of the security profession Security Director News introduces its 20 Under 40 Class of 2012
reporting the news and views of interest to the security professional, and reports on the security professionals themselves. Our 20 Under 40 list, populated by security professionals under the age of 40, gives us the opportunity to reach out to
have security professionals from the higher education (Georgetown University), healthcare (Alamance Regional Medical Center) and municipal (City of Toronto) sectors.
the majority of the members on this list came up through at Kmart to having a summer job installing security camera for the profession, these 20 individuals have risen up through
we’ve highlighted 20 of the most distinguished security professionals in the business today who are under 40 years of age.
them. They sit on boards, chair committees, and champion causes. They may very well be the future leaders of the security profession. Under 40, Class of 2012, presented in alphabetical order by last name.
Kevin Ach, Senior Director of Loss Prevention,
Christopher Chapeta, Physical Security
Siomary Melendez, Global Security Manager, Thomson Reuters
Stuart Benson, Security, City of Ottawa
Jeffrey Chulick Enablement, Ernst & Young
Jeffrey Plouffe, Assistant Vice President,
Jason Carroll, Director of Public Safety, Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana
Ray Cotton, Manager of Physical Security
Jonathan Raecek, Managing Director,
Josh Carver Security, Shire Pharmaceutical
Chris Cromer, Projects Lead, Old Dominion Security, serving Alamance Regional Medical Center
Michael Ramstack, Senior Security Manager, Covance Laboratories
Katherine Chadwick Johnson, Senior Brendan Fitzgerald Investigations, BJ’s Wholesale Club
Andrew Robinson Security, City of Toronto Rob Saxton
Whit Chaiyabhat, Director of Emergency
Carlos Galvez Jr., Manager of Global Protective Services, Cisco Systems
Georgetown University
Jason White, Director of Safety & Security, Seth Mecum