
Dale Gooding
Regional Manager for the School Safety Liaisons
Ohio School Safety Center
Dale Gooding is the Regional Manager for the School Safety Liaisons. Dale has 26 years in law enforcement, 22 of those years with The University of Akron Police Department. He worked his way through the police ranks and in 2020 was named Chief of Police for the University of Akron Police Department. Dale holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in Urban Studies he is also a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College, Great Lakes Command College and the FBI National Academy class 249.