Charles Jennings is Associate Professor in the Department of Security, Fire, and Emergency Management. He teaches in the graduate program in Emergency Management and Protection Management and the Bachelor's in Emergency Setvices Administration. He currently serves as Program Director for the Master's in Emergency Management program. Jenings led the introduction of the first graduate course offerings in emergency management in the New York area in 2000.  Jennings has a career that balanced academic and practioner positions in fire and emergency management including serving as Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety for the City of White Plains, NY (2002-2008) and Chair of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the City of Ithaca, NY (1993-1996). He served as Director of Emergency Management and Acting Fire Chief in White Plains. While in White Plains he oversaw many innovations including installation of mobile computer terminals in both police and fire vehicles, enhanced training, new equipment, and oversaw the Department's $40+ million budget. He was a member of the Westchester County Emergency Medical Setvices Advisory Board.   He has conducted research on numerous topics, many related to public policy issues and the fire service. He also serves as Director of the College's Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies. 

Jennings was a founding professional advisor to the Skyscraper Safety Campaign (SSC), where he supported advocacy for improved building codes and requirements for tall building in New York City. He is an Alternate to the National Fire Protection Association's High Rise Building Safety Advisory Committee (HRBSAC), formed in the wake of post-9/11 advocacy. HRBSAC continues to make recommendations to building and fire safety code committees and develops guidance documents for building operators and users.