The NJ Police Chief Magazine Volume 24, Number 7 | Page 18

The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | October 2018
Congratulations to IACP’S New President, Chief Paul Cell, an Industry
Inspiration for Years to Come
By Rob Wright, Vice President of Sales – State, Local and Education, Mutualink
By the time you read this, the leadership role of president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
will have passed from Chief Louis Dekmar to Chief Paul Cell. We know that he will represent New Jersey well in his
new role.
To become the president of the IACP is certainly no small achievement, awarded to only the most forward-thinking
professionals who serve as a source of inspiration for both organization members and law enforcement across the
nation. The association, known for its dedication to advancing the science and art of police services, as well as
exchanging information and experience among police administrators throughout the world, has officially appointed
Chief of Police Paul Cell to the position. As a true visionary and inspiration for me – among many others – Chief Cell
couldn’t be more deserving of this prestigious appointment.
The IACP presidency is steeped in history. Since 1893, over 100 chiefs have served with locations spanning the
nation, with an additional few in Canada. Among that group, only eight hailed from New Jersey, the most recent
being Howard L. Runyon, Sr. of Long Hill Township, who served from 1983-1984. Now, because of the clearly
demonstrated level of his leadership and skill, Chief Cell will follow in the footsteps of these passionate individuals
with a goal of bringing science to the organization – especially when it comes to emergency response
communications, a great solution adopted from Mutualink.
Chief Cell began his law enforcement career in 1980 and has served as the chief of police at the Montclair State
University Police Department in New Jersey since 2001. He is a dedicated member of the NJSACOP and past
president, not to mention the chairman of the New Jersey Police Chiefs Foundation. He continues to serve as the
NJSACOP International Executive Law Enforcement Liaison and chair of the Critical Incident Response Committee. It
was in 2013 that Chief Cell was appointed as an executive committee member of the IACP.
Chief Cell has quite a few trainings and accomplishments under his belt that solidify him as a thought leader. He
worked and trained internationally through programs with the South African Police Services, the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, the Ontario Police Chief, and at the International College of Policing at Bramshill, England. Chief Cell
is a co-author and editor of the textbook Creating Comprehensive Campus Sexual Assault Response Teams and
serves on the working groups of the New Jersey Governor's Advisory Council Against Sexual Violence and the New
Jersey Homeland Security Emergency Services. Additionally, he was appointed to the advisory boards for the Clery
Center and the Civic Research Institute Quarterly Review.
Needless to say, the impressive level of experience Chief Cell has acquired over the years has primed him to serve
as an excellent president of the IACP.
In his current position at Montclair State University, Chief Cell recognized the value in utilizing interoperable
communications for emergency response in universities across the U.S. It was this understanding that led him to
Mutualink, seeking out our solution to better equip Montclair with the technology it needs to reduce time to
resolution in the event of an emergency. With his thoroughly cultivated knowledge well recognized, Chief Cell and his
enthusiasm for interoperability has spread across the state of New Jersey and to the IACP as a whole.
Chief Cell, on behalf of the many New Jersey law officers past and present who have benefited from your NJSACOP
leadership, and on my own behalf, many congratulations on this well-deserved national appointment. We are
grateful for your vision for the future of law enforcement and your desire to utilize technology to make the world a
safer place.
Mutualink is a NJSACOP Strategic Partner
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