Kirk M. Fitch, M.Ed. CPM

Director of Clery Compliance

Northern Arizona University Police Department

Kirk is currently the Director of Clery Compliance at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. Prior to this position, he was a Commander in the Department of Public Safety at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ. Director Fitch has served over 30 years in the law enforcement profession, which includes being a Police Chief in Maricopa, AZ and Havre, MT. His municipal policing career began in New Jersey, but he spent over 20 years at the Phoenix police department, retiring in 2006 to move to the city of Maricopa, where he started that city’s police department from the ground up. In addition to his service to the cities of Havre, Maricopa and Phoenix, he is a veteran of the U.S. Army. Director Fitch has a Master’s Degree from Northern Arizona University, a Bachelor’s Degree from The Ohio State University and is a graduate of the Northwestern University's School of Police Staff and Command.