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It is my pleasure to announce the appointments of Amy M. Pedlow as chief of university police and Steven W. Cahoon as assistant chief of university police, effective August 1, 2023.

Ms. Pedlow and Mr. Cahoon have been intermittently serving in these roles in an interim capacity for about two years. Their appointments to these roles promise to bring stability and a return to robust leadership for the University Police Department (UPD).

Amy M. Pedlow
Before her appointment as interim chief in August 2021, Ms. Pedlow had served as assistant chief of university police since 2015, assisting in the administration of UPD policies and implementing the community policing philosophy of the department.

Before joining Buffalo State University, she held the title of lieutenant and shift commander with the University Police at the University at Buffalo (UB) for five years. As lieutenant, Ms. Pedlow also served as community liaison and project coordinator for the problem-oriented policing program, and as a violence prevention team representative. Before serving as lieutenant, she worked for 15 years as a university police officer at UB.

Chief Pedlow earned a bachelor’s degree and is completing a master’s degree in criminal justice at Buffalo State. She also completed the FBI’s National Academy, a premier 10-week training program held in Quantico, Virginia.

Steven W. Cahoon
Before being appointed interim assistant chief of UPD in October 2021, Mr. Cahoon held the title of investigator I with Buffalo State UPD from 2017 to 2021. During that time, he led the investigations of several prominent cases and increased the use of technology to resolve incidents. He has received numerous awards and honors, including seven SUNY Police Chiefs Association awards for professionalism. He also served as department liaison for the Special Olympics Torch Run and was a member of the UPD Honor Guard.

Before serving as investigator, Mr. Cahoon was a Buffalo State University Police officer for eight years. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Buffalo State in 2004 and a master’s degree in criminal justice administration from Niagara University in 2017.

I thank Amy Pedlow and Steven Cahoon for their willingness to serve Buffalo State in these key positions. Please join me in welcoming them to their formal roles with the University Police Department.