STAC to Host "Cell Phone to Cell Block: Solving the Murder of Peggy Nadell"

(SPARKILL, NY – April 12, 2016)--St. Thomas Aquinas College’s Criminal Justice Advisory Board will host “Cell Phone to Cell Block: Solving the Murder of Peggy Nadell,” announces Dr. Ellen Chayet, professor of criminal justice at the College. The event is scheduled for Monday, April 18, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the College’s Lougheed Library. The event is free and open to the public.

The presentation will focus on a fascinating local murder case that was successfully investigated despite the absence of traditional forensic evidence. Chief Michael Sullivan, Clarkstown Police Department, will introduce the panel and Lieutenant Glenn Dietrich, Commanding Officer, Detective Bureau, Clarkstown Police Department, will serve as program moderator. Panelists will include: Sgt. Stephen J. Cole-Hatchard, Director, Rockland County Strategic Intelligence Unit, Clarkstown Police Department; Sgt. Earl Lorence, Clarkstown Police Department; and Executive Assistant District Attorney Richard K. Moran, Office of the Rockland County District Attorney. A networking reception with the Criminal Justice Advisory board will follow the panel discussion.

“We are excited to host this year’s annual Criminal Justice Advisory Board panel discussion,” says Dr. Chayet. “Our speakers are professionals from the Clarkstown, NY Police Department and the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office who were instrumental in investigating and prosecuting this crime. They will offer our audience an insider’s look into the world of modern law enforcement which is increasingly relying on technology and strategic intelligence analysis to solve crimes. This case -- which was recently featured on Dateline NBC -- promises an intriguing discussion for our students and others interested in contemporary crime and criminal justice,” Dr. Chayet adds.

Members of the Criminal Justice Advisory Board include: Dr. Kevin Barrett, Chair, Criminal Justice Program, Rockland Community College; Sgt. Stephen J. Cole-Hatchard, Director, Rockland County Strategic Intelligence Unit, Clarkstown Police Department; Special Agent Sydney Dreasky, U.S. Secret Service; Ana Enright, Regional Director, N.Y.S. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision; Sheriff Louis Falco, Rockland County; Andrew Gordon, Resident Agent in Charge (White Plains) U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency; Commissioner Brian Fischer (retired), N.Y.S. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision; Joseph G. Green (retired), Supervisory Special Agent, Public Information Officer, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Kevin M. Hallinan, Executive Vice President, Royal Diamond Security International; Thomas Hallinan, Special Agent, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation; James D. Licata, Rockland County Public Defender; Sheriff Leo P. McGuire (retired), Bergen County; The Honorable John L. Molinelli (retired), Bergen County Prosecutor, private practice; Chief of Police Kevin Nulty, Orangetown Police Department; Chief of Police Michael Sullivan, Clarkstown Police Department; Kathleen Tower-Bernstein, Director, Rockland County Department of Probation; Trooper Angela Wood, N.Y.S. Police; and The Honorable Thomas Zugibe, District Attorney, Rockland County.

For more information about the event, contact Dr. Ellen Chayet at 845-398-4192 or echayet@stac.edu or Professor Ira Promisel at 845-398-4208 or ipromisel@stac.edu.

St. Thomas Aquinas College is an independent liberal arts college located on 60 acres in Rockland County, NY which provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The College’s 2,800 full and part time students can choose from more than 100 different majors, minors, specializations, and dual degree programs across three Schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, and Education. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the Top-Tier for Regional Universities, by Colleges of Distinction in both its New York and Catholic editions, by Affordable Colleges Online as a top College in New York for Return on Investment, and is included as a Military Friendly School®. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; its School of Education is accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education(NCATE); and its School of Business is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). For more information, visit www.stac.edu.