CLERY ACT SERVICES

Senior Director of Compliance & Innovation Solutions

Chief Patrick W. Rascoe is a Client Relations Consultant at Grand River Solutions. With over 30 years of experience, including his ongoing role as Chief of Police at a State University in New York, Chief Rascoe is an expert in campus safety and the practical application of state and federal regulatory compliance.
As the Chief of Police, Chief Rascoe oversees all aspects of the University Police Department, emergency management, and campus safety. He is responsible for developing and administering community policing initiatives, ensuring high-quality service, and coordinating with campus leadership on vital projects and campus safety infrastructure. Chief Rascoe also plays a critical role in Clery Act compliance, coordinating campus reporting, and serving as a liaison with the Commissioner’s Office.
In addition to his current role, Chief Rascoe serves as the President of the NYS University Chiefs of Police Association. In this capacity, he leads efforts to standardize best practices across university police departments, advocates for policy development to enhance campus safety, and fosters collaboration among university police chiefs. Chief Rascoe is also dedicated to mentoring emerging leaders in law enforcement and ensuring that the next generation is well-prepared to meet the evolving challenges of campus security.
Before his tenure at SUNY Plattsburgh, Chief Rascoe held several key positions with the Plattsburgh Police Department including patrol officer, detective, and lieutenant. As Detective Lieutenant, he managed the daily operations of the Major Crimes, Crime Scene, Narcotics, and Youth Divisions. His work included studying crime patterns, developing enforcement strategies, and implementing technological advancements to improve successful outcomes, officer safety, and departmental efficiency. Chief Rascoe also served as an Administrative Lieutenant where he formed, led, and trained the department’s first Tactical Response Team, oversaw mobile computing technology implementation, and managed significant municipal infrastructure projects.
Chief Rascoe’s career has been marked by a commitment to collaboration, process improvement, and operational excellence, making him a highly effective leader in both campus and municipal law enforcement. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Plant Science from the State University of New York at Cobleskill and an Associate of Science in Math and Science from Clinton Community College. His deep experience and dedication to public safety make him an invaluable asset to the Grand River Solutions team.

Director of Consulting Services

Andrea Stagg has extensive experience in higher education in-house legal settings at public and private colleges and universities, where she provided advice and training about the Clery Act. Andrea continues to partner with campus safety departments, university police, and Clery compliance teams to design efficient, usable, and compliant workflows to address Clery needs. Andrea has published legal and compliance writing about the Clery Act, including the intersection of Clery’s sexual and interpersonal violence prevention and response requirements with Title IX and relevant state laws. She has presented educational sessions on the Clery Act and other topics to thousands of professionals, including teaching Clery 101 to attorneys new to higher education. Andrea has advised federal and state legislators on best practices in campus safety and sexual harassment prevention, and served on a state-wide campus working group with prevention and response partners throughout New York.

Andrea has served in various legal and compliance roles prior to joining Grand River Solutions. As Deputy General Counsel and Director of Government Relations & Compliance at Barnard College she oversaw all legal and compliance matters, including navigating the pandemic as chair of the College’s COVID-19 Vaccine Working Group. She has advised federal and state legislators on best practices in campus safety and sexual harassment prevention, and served on a state-wide campus working group with prevention and response partners throughout New York.

Ashley Hull is a Title IX and Civil Rights Investigator at Grand River Solutions. She has more than 15 years of experience in higher education. She previously served as the Director of Public Safety and the Title IX Coordinator at Lewis-Clark State College. In her previous role, Ashley conducted Title IX investigations as well as investigations into allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation involving student, staff and faculty. Ashley also served as the Clery Compliance Officer for the college and she led the college through one Title IX audit and one Clery audit.
Prior to her work at Lewis-Clark State College, Ashley served as an Equal Employment Opportunity Investigator at Washington State University where she conducted investigations into allegations of discrimination, including but not limited to, sexual assault, harassment, dating/domestic violence and stalking. Before her work as a civil rights investigator, Ashley served as a campus police officer at Washington State University for nearly ten years. As a police officer, Ashley conducted investigations which included alleged violation of campus regulations, and local and state statute.
Ashley received her Bachelors’ Degrees from Washington State University in Criminal Justice and Sociology with a concentration in law and social control. She also received certificates from the University of South Florida, Muma College of Business in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace and Inclusive and Ethical Leadership.

Jess Ettell Irvine serves as the Clery Product Manager, working together with the Grand River Solutions Team. Responsible for overseeing Clery Services, she has deep expertise in managing the various policies and workflows required for Clery Act compliance. Jess draws from her diverse background to strategize and manage optimal solutions for our clients, with a focus on synchronizing workflows and aligning best practices with other procedures on-campus. She has helped develop our multiple Clery offerings such as ASR Complete, , consulting services, data and campus crime reconciliation, campus security authority tracking, and law enforcement outreach.
In addition to her work as Clery Product Manager, Jess serves on the Coordinator Services Team as a Title IX Coordinator and acts as an Advisor for parties during formal resolutions with our client schools.
Jess has worked in higher education for over 10 years in Title IX, Clery Compliance, Student Conduct, and other Student Affairs departments. She has held positions on a variety of campuses as Assistant Dean, Clery Compliance Coordinator, Title IX and Deputy Title IX Coordinator, and Director of Student Conduct. Her work includes prevention education and policy creation and revision, and she has led crisis response, resolutions, protocol development, and behavioral intervention teams. Notably, before she joined Grand River Solutions, Jess oversaw the development of a comprehensive, results-driven bystander intervention program that included leading education sessions for students, faculty, and staff on topics about sexual violence, alcohol and other drugs, mental health, and hazing among other topics.
Jess received her Bachelor of Science in Social Work from SUNY College at Brockport and her Master of Education, Higher Education Administration from the University at Buffalo.

Courtney Snow, a Title IX & Civil Rights Investigator at Grand River Solutions, has extensive experience from serving as a Title IX Coordinator, an ADA Coordinator, and a Clery Coordinator at Piedmont University and Emmanuel University in Georgia. In her various capacities, she was responsible for investigating university complaints involving discrimination and harassment based on protected classes. She has served as the coordinator, a hearing panel member, an advisor, and an investigator in Title IX cases involving both employee and student populations. In addition, she spent seven years serving in the Office of Student Conduct both as a director and an investigator. Courtney developed policies and procedures on her campuses for the accommodations process as well as procedures for handling employee grievances, student conduct violations, non-discrimination and anti-harassment complaints, minors on campus, and sexual misconduct.

Courtney worked in conjunction with campus constituencies to develop programmatic initiatives related to the prevention of sexual violence, the protection of minors on campus, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and campus safety.  She has conducted numerous trainings for faculty, staff, and students related to the areas of discrimination, harassment, ADA, Title IX, and Clery. Courtney has served on several sexual assault task forces within her community and has partnered with local victim assistance programs to better serve the campus community at large. She has also served with the and Schools Commission on Colleges as a peer reviewer.

Courtney received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Emmanuel University in 2012 and received a Master’s in Higher Education Administration & Student Affairs from the University of Georgia in 2016. She currently resides in Georgia with her husband and two boys.