Michael J. Rein is the Principal Consultant for the Higher Education Practice at COSECURE (formerly a part of The Healy+ Group and Margolis Healy and Associates), an ancillary business of Cozen O’Connor. Well-versed in law enforcement, emergency medical services, and fire service, Mike assists clients in assessing their public safety needs and developing and implementing improvement programs to increase the effectiveness of initiatives and achieve organizational goals. Mike is experienced in leadership and management with a demonstrated record of concern for the public and delivering exceptional public safety services. He is a forward-thinking leader who ensures leading-edge knowledge through a commitment to continual training and examination of contemporary best practices.
Before joining COSECURE, Mike was a Rutgers University Department of Public Safety member, retiring in 2022 as the Deputy Chief of University Police. In this role, he served as the executive officer, primarily responsible for all functions of professional standards.
Mike has extensive experience in the management of large events gained as the incident commander for NCAA Football and Basketball in the B1GTen Athletic Conference and other large-scale pre-planned events; as well as directed the University’s response to and recovery from hurricanes as well as supporting the University’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and numerous planned and spontaneous demonstrations.
Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice and a Master of Arts in labor and employee relations from Rutgers University. He is a graduate of West Point Command and Leadership Academy, the 264th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy in Quantico, Va., and Gavin de Becker’s Threat Assessment and Management Academy.
Mike has served as the president of the New Jersey Public Safety College and University Public Safety Association, an executive board member of the New Jersey Public Safety Accreditation Coalition, and an elected fire district commissioner in Central New Jersey. Mike is a regular instructor at area police academies in the areas of ethics, police use of force, risk mitigation, employee and administrative investigations, and social media etiquette for public employees, as well as an adjunct instructor with the Rutgers Center of Government Studies and School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA).
Mike is a recognized expert in campus safety, furthering professionalism by actively participating in numerous professional organizations.
Certifications:
- Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project Training Instructor
- CALEA Assessor Training – Certified CALEA Team Leader & Assessor
- Certified Clery Compliance Officer (CCCO) by NACCOP
- Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by ASIS International
- Certified Public Manager (CPM)
- CPTED Professional Designation (CPD) by the National Institute of Crime Prevention (NICP)
- Certified Healthcare Security Supervisor (CHSS)
- Integrating, Communications, Assessment & Tactics (ICAT) Training Instructor by PERF
- Mental Health First Aid by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing
- Methods of Instruction (MOI) – Police Academy Certified Instructor by the NJ Police Training Commission
- Title IX Coordinator Certification by National Association of College and University Attorneys
Associations:
- Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP)
- International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
- Federal Bureau of Investigations National Associates (FBINA)
- International Association of Healthcare Safety & Security (IAHSS)
- International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA)
- New Jersey College and University Public Safety Association (NJCUPSA); Past President
- Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
