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Strickland promotes woman to lead public safety
Cathy Collins-Taylor, a former Columbus motorcycle cop and current director of the Ohio Investigative Unit, will be the new director of the state Department of Public Safety, Gov. Ted Strickland announced Thursday, Sept. 3.
Collins-Taylor replaces Henry Guzman who resigned last week after he clashed with Ohio Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Richard “Butch” Collins. Collins also resigned.
Collins-Taylor, 52, who starts as director Sept. 19, will make $128,544 and will appoint a new patrol superintendent.
Since March 2007, Collins-Taylor led the department’s Ohio Investigative Unit, which oversees enforcement of state, local and federal liquor and tobacco control laws. She has also worked on homeland security issues within the department.
Collins-Taylor graduated from Ohio State University in 1977 and the Columbus Police Academy in 1978. Collins-Taylor spent 26 years with the Columbus police department, retiring from active duty in 2004. She was that department’s first female motorcycle officer. “Cathy is an experienced professional whose background in law enforcement and safety has prepared her to lead the Ohio Department of Public Safety,” Strickland said in a news release. “I am confident that Cathy will be able to work with the divisions within ODPS to ensure the agency is running effectively and efficiently, and with the safety and well being of the public at its forefront.”
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By Robert W. Everett
September 17, 2009 7:33 AM | Link to this
Cathy Collins-Taylor will do an excellent job for the Governor and the State of Ohio. She’s a fine woman who has worked hard to get where she’s at! Congrats to Cathy - she’s a winner!By Marilyn Brown
September 5, 2009 7:19 AM | Link to this
Cathy Collins-Taylor is a professional who will serve well in this important position! Thank you Governor Strickland. An Outstanding selection!