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Stow Sunshine Project's Public Policy Corner is a feature written by Dr. David Licate, who has a Ph.D. in Public Policy. Licate is employed as Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Akron, where he is a Fellow at the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies.

Licate served as a Stow At-Large City Councilperson from 2022-2023, as part of the Public Improvements and Planning Committees. Previously, he served as a member and president of the Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education from 2016 until 2020. While on the school board, Licate founded and chaired the district’s Security Committee. His other public service includes appointments to the Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools Facilities Committee and the Stow Public Safety Services Commission.

Licate has consulted for various policing and homeland security agencies on the topics of policing strategies and counterterrorism.