Staff

Dr. Taylor was appointed Director of the Institute in 2011. He joined the criminal justice faculty in 1999 after earning his Ph.D. in criminology, law and society from the University of California, Irvine. He has taught courses on homeland security, research methods, race and gender, and building... Read more →

Tom Lowe was born and raised in Niagara County and graduated from Lewiston-Porter High School in 2004. The Youngstown native earned a B.A. in English with a minor in arts administration from SUNY Fredonia in 2009, before returning to Niagara County to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA with ReNU Niagara.... Read more →

Mary Ann was born and raised in Niagara Falls. She has been with ReNU Niagara since its launch in 2006 when Niagara University was awarded a grant from HUD to establish a Community Outreach Partnerships Center (COPC).  Prior to that, Mary Ann was employed with the Research Foundation, SUNY Buffalo,... Read more →

Since July of 2010, Dana Estrada has served as the director for Border Community SERVICE of Niagara University. Estrada joined the staff of BCS/NU in May 2008 as the project Coordinator for the City of Buffalo citizen preparedness training and outreach education program, funded by the... Read more →

After graduating from Niagara University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a minor in communications, Valerie Haseley began her career in fundraising and development at Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara. During her tenure at Opportunities Unlimited, Haseley held multiple positions that... Read more →

Gail Struzik has been employed in various departments at Niagara University for approximately 15 years, and now works part-time with Border Community SERVICE, a role that gives her an opportunity to maintain regular contact with the community.  Struzik also worked as the school secretary at Stella... Read more →