PERSON: Monica Moll

Monica Moll is the The director of public safety at Ohio State. Moll has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience on her resume.
In 1996, she began working at Kent State University as a patrol officer and eventually worked her way to the rank of lieutenant. In 2010, she joined the BGSU Police Department.
“In Monica’s six years with BGSU, she has made a deep and lasting impact,” wrote Sheri Stoll, vice president for finance and administration and CFO at BGSU, in a notice about Moll’s departure. “Under her leadership, the BGSU Police Department has gained recognition as an outstanding law enforcement organization,”
In 2012, Moll received a letter of reprimand after accidentally discharging her pistol while dismantling it for cleaning, according to local media reports.
There were two other officers in the room at the time, and the pistol was aimed downward and away from everyone. No one was injured during the incident.
The investigation of the incident revealed that Moll had to pull the trigger in order to dismantle the pistol, and she had left a live round of ammunition in the chamber.
Moll will be replacing Vernon Baisden, former director of OSU’s Department of Public Safety, who was at Ohio State for 15 years before retiring in April.
During Baisden’s tenure as director, Security Magazine ranked OSU’s public safety department the second best operation in the U.S. among all colleges and universities during both 2009 and 2010.