Kristina Morales

Kristina Morales is a Clery practitioner with more than six years of experience in the higher education setting. Through D. Stafford & Associates, she serves as a part-time Clery Compliance Officer for DSA clients and conducts Clery Act audits and assessments. Ms. Morales is also an Associate of NACCOP.

Ms. Morales formerly served as the Clery Act Compliance Coordinator at Texas State University for three years. Prior to her former position with Texas State, she was the Clery Act Compliance Officer at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, TX for four years. Ms. Morales has extensive training in Clery Act compliance, participating in trainings offered by D. Stafford and Associates, the National Association of Clery Compliance Officers (NACCOP), the Clery Center, and other organizations. In her role at TSU, she was responsible for analyzing and reconciling crime data, publishing the University’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, maintaining the Clery administrative file, sending law enforcement request letters, and leading or coordinating all other Clery- related duties for the institution.

Ms. Morales is a graduate of Texas A&M International University where she earned both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice (thesis track). Prior to graduation, she began working as a Clery compliance practitioner. Ms. Morales applied for NACCOP’s Clery Compliance Officer Certification Program in 2018 and successfully became a Certified Clery Compliance Officer in July 2019.