December 13, 2021
 
Dear Columbus Academy Families,
 
We have some changes in how we are going to approach security on campus, and I want to make you aware of them before we start the next semester.
 
First, we are sad to see Director of Campus Safety and Security Tim Williams leave his position for a leadership role in the City of Columbus safety department with a longtime colleague in the FBI, the newly appointed Director of Public Safety. When I learned of Tim’s decision to work for the city, I thought it would be nearly impossible to find someone with his level of expertise to guide the school’s security and safety protocols. Surprisingly, we were able to find just the right successor.
Perry Doran photo
Perry Doran comes to Columbus Academy with experience as a former teacher (Upper Arlington), Resident Agent in Charge of the FBI Orlando Field Office, Director of Walt Disney World Security (7 years), Director of Limited Brands Inc. Security (5 years), Director of Port Columbus TSA (7 years), and Vice President Manager of Executive Protection and Corporate Security for Huntington Bank (5 years). Perry will begin his new role as Director of Campus Safety and Security on December 20 and will be introduced to faculty, staff and students at the beginning of the new year.
Tae Greene photo
In addition, we will be converting a few of the outsourced security positions to more permanent school employee status. For two of those positions we have hired Don’Taisha "Tae" Greene as our Front Desk Attendant and Ralen Cleveland as our Safety and Security Coordinator.

Tae comes to us with experience at City Year Columbus as a youth case manager and an administrative assistant. She graduated from Ohio University with a B.A. in Child and Family Studies and earned an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Claremont Lincoln University. Tae will greet all visitors who enter Academy Hall during school hours.
Ralen Cleveland photo
Ralen is a familiar face to many of us on campus as he worked on the security team while earning his B.A. in Broadcast Journalism remotely from Bowling Green State University. He comes to us as a member of the Ohio Military Reserve and a private security professional.
 
We are excited, as we build this team, to have these friendly professionals working with us to keep the campus safe. Please join me in welcoming them to our wonderful school.
 
Warmly,
 
Head of School