Roger Lee Stearns has more than 25 years of service in campus public safety and law enforcement, with more than 10 years of administrative and command staff experience. Roger was the Assistant Vice President for Public Safety and Chief of Police at Kennesaw State University where he led a full service public safety agency comprised of Police Services, Office of Emergency Management, Office of Public Safety Systems and the Office of Victim Services. Under his leadership the Department received national recognition as Clery Compliance Program of the Year by the National Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals; and Department of the Year by the National Campus Safety Summit. Roger previously served as Chief of Police at the University of Texas-Pan American and as Police Major for Field Operations at Vanderbilt University.

Roger is actively involved in the advancement of Campus Public Safety and has served on numerous committees with the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). Roger was awarded with the 2014 IACLEA Administrative Excellence Award. Roger is an Eagle Scout and has actively volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America and Law Enforcement Exploring for the past 40 years, including serving on the National Law Enforcement Exploring Committee from 2009-2017.

Roger is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts degrees in Communications and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, session #235. As a public safety professional he has served in a public safety leadership capacity at numerous higher education institutions including the University of Arkansas, Vanderbilt University, University System of Georgia, University of Texas System, and Texas A&M University System.