CHRISTOPHER S.M. WILKINSON
Chief of Police
Yuba Community College District Police Department
Marysville, California
Mr. Christopher S.M. Wilkinson is currently the Chief of Police for the Yuba Community College District Police Department. He has been in law enforcement for 26 years. He began his law enforcement career in 1982 with the California State Police in Los Angeles and San Diego.
For the past 13 years, Chief Wilkinson has been an adjunct instructor for YubaCollege, Administration of Justice and an instructor for the BasicPoliceAcademies and Specialized Investigator Basic Course, lecturing in firearms, defensive tactics, the use of deadly force, and interview and interrogation subject matters.
Chief Wilkinson has received his POST Extensive Certificate, POST Management Certificate, and POST Supervisory Certificate. He earned his B.S. in occupational studies from CaliforniaStateUniversity, Long Beach, and is working toward his master’s degree. From July to September 2008, he attended the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Session 234th. In addition, he received a graduate Certificate of Achievement of upper graduate credits and other requirements in criminal justice education from the University of Virginia.
The reasons Chief Wilkins is attending the Conference and what he would like to gain from it is to share his personal experiences creating an emergency management system, network with stakeholders, and obtain more knowledge about the current best practices that have been effective at other universities and colleges within the United States.
Yuba Community College District is in its 78th year of community service, founded in 1927. In December 1965, the College District was reorganized to include Colusa, Sutter, and YubaCounties, and in 1974–1975, to include large portions of Glenn, Lake, and Yolo Counties. The District now stretches across the broad central valley of California from high in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to the CoastRange, and it covers 4,192 square miles to include the WoodlandCommunity College, Clear Lake Campus, Beale Air Force Base, and Outreach Operations.
The Yuba Community College District has adopted California’s Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS/NIMS) which is the framework for the District’s emergency procedures. This program is designed to provide for rapid emergency response at District facilities by using the same standardized emergency management system used by local, State, and Federal governments.
The District has established a Guide for Emergency Operations to help facilitate effective coordination of aid requests, resources, and the flow of information among all agencies and jurisdictions within the region. The Guide for Emergency Operations is designed for use during the planning, response, and recovery phases of an emergency or disaster that affects the District’s operations, facilities, personnel, students, contractors, vendors, or visitors. It has been prepared in compliance with State disaster planning requirements, city and county emergency management plans, and SEMS/NIMS.
March 4, 2009