Josh Bronson, Chief of Staff/Senior Program Manager
Josh Bronson is the Chief of Staff/Senior Program Manager for the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE). In this role, Mr. Bronson manages grant programs, builds and maintains external partnerships, creates training and other programs, assists with NAWLEE’s social media presence and conference planning, and supervises staff. Additionally, Mr. Bronson represents the Association at meetings and events.
Until November 2023, Mr. Bronson was the Deputy Executive Director of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). In this role he oversaw the programmatic work of IACLEA and represented the Association as needed. Mr. Bronson worked to advance policing and campus public safety through building partnerships, developing educational programs, working with federal partners, and creating new initiatives to enhance the capabilities of police and campus public safety officers.
Since 2015, Mr. Bronson has been an instructor/subject matter expert for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Gender Based Violence Initiative and East Central University’s Safety Training and Technical Assistance for Administrators, Boards, and Law Enforcement (STTAABLE) Program, instructing on topics such as Title IX, campus sexual assault, creating partnerships, gender bias, and trauma informed sexual assault response and investigations.
Until June of 2017, Mr. Bronson was the Assistant Director of the Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct and the Lead Special Investigator at the University of Maryland, College Park. In this role, he administratively investigated all reports of sexual assault/harassment, dating/domestic violence, and stalking. Mr. Bronson was also responsible for providing outreach, education, and engaging students, faculty and staff on the campus.
Mr. Bronson began his career with the McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College) Department of Campus Safety and Campus Police Unit in 2001 as a Safety Officer, and rose through the ranks of Corporal, Sergeant, Detective Sergeant, Lieutenant, to his final assignment as Captain/Deputy Chief. During his tenure at McDaniel, he oversaw training, IT, investigations, special services, and crime prevention, along with many other areas. He was also the Title IX Investigator for McDaniel College, investigating all reports of intimate partner violence and/or harassment.
Throughout his career, Mr. Bronson has worked with police officers from all types of policing and has been called upon as a subject matter expert to provide training, guide policy development and Federal legislation, and has joined panels of experts on sexual assault response on numerous occasions. Additionally, he has been invited in as a guest lecturer for university classes, and has been interviewed as a subject matter expert on multiple occasions.
Mr. Bronson obtained his bachelor’s degree in Sociology in 2001 from Western Maryland College and is a graduate of the IACP National Law Enforcement First-Line Supervisor Training on Violence Against Women, for which he was later a faculty member.
Mr. Bronson is currently a presidentially appointed member of the IACP Civilian Law Enforcement – Military Cooperation Committee (CLEMCC). He is also a member of the IACP College and University Police section and works closely with the IACP Defense Chiefs of Police section. In these roles, Mr. Bronson has created a working group to examine sexual assault occurring both on military installations and on college campuses that will examine ways the military and higher education can work together to combat sexual violence.
Mr. Bronson has served on the Board of Directors for the K-12 and higher education violence reduction non-profit Zero Now. Additionally, he has previously served on the Board of Trustees at Rape Crisis Intervention Service of Carroll County (RCIS) and has volunteered with RCIS as a trainer.