Chief Ronnell Higgins honored by Connecticut Chapter of the NAACP

Ronnell Higgins, Director of Public Safety and Chief of Yale Police, leads by example, and his values and a deep sense of ethics are seen in everything he does. Recently, he was honored by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as one of the state’s 100 most influential leaders. 

“To be recognized for the contributions made not just by me, but through my influence and leadership in our community, is a great honor. I am just one of many who are doing various things to advance progress in our communities. The NAACP recognized our efforts, and for that, I am grateful to them. In speaking with other recipients, I found that we were all bound together by one thing—service to our communities. It wasn’t so much our station or place professionally as it was how we utilize our talents, gifts, and influence to help others.”

Chief Higgins, along with Deborah Stanley-McAulay, Associate Vice President for Employee EngageChief Higgins and Deborah Stanley-McAulay honored at NAACP ceremony.

ment and Workplace Culture, and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, Associate Dean for Health Equity Research and C.N.H. Long Professor of Internal Medicine at Yale University were honored at the NAACP’s award dinner.