David T. Stark has been involved in various aspects of public safety since 1975, having served as an Emergency Medical Technician, a Red Cross disaster volunteer, an officer in a university fire brigade, and in a countywide 9-1-1 center performing police, fire, and EMS dispatching functions.  After obtaining his amateur radio license in 1981, he began volunteering in the emergency communications arena.  He has also worked in the private security field as a patrol officer and supervisor.

Following 20 years of life experience after high school, David began attending college, selecting Criminal Justice as the discipline closest to his public safety experience.  He obtained an Associate in Science degree from Monroe Community College in 1997, a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Sociology from SUNY College at Brockport in 1999, received several undergraduate honors and was inducted into 4 honor societies, and was admitted to the doctoral program at the SUNY University at Albany School of Criminal Justice on a one-year fellowship, where he completed a Master of Arts in 2001.  He has also done online graduate study in Public Policy and Administration.

David currently holds an Amateur Extra Class license with the callsign NF2G and is an active emergency communications volunteer.  He has been teaching Criminal Justice and Sociology courses as an adjunct instructor at Hudson Valley Community College for seven years.  He served as an academic advisor to majors in the Criminal Justice, Forensic Science Studies, Civil & Public Service, and Labor Studies programs at HVCC.  He also belonged to the HVCC Ethics and Conduct Committee and sat on and chaired disciplinary Review Boards, and was a member of the Faculty Senate's Ad Hoc Committee on Distance Learning.

David is actively searching for full time permanent work in higher education or public safety, particularly in connection with emergency management and communications.

In his spare time, David maintains a website for scanner hobbyists and was the founder of NYSING – New York Statewide Incident Notification Group.  He is a widower who lives in an apartment with his cat.

Last updated on September 19, 2009