Caress Kennedy

Caress oversees more than 26,000 Security Professionals in eight states. Kennedy previously was Managing Partner for the Northeast Region at AlliedBarton Security Services, which merged with Universal Services of America to form Allied Universal in 2016.

Prior to joining the company in 2011, Caress held senior-level positions where she was responsible for regional and national operations at COMSYS, Global Employment Solutions, Norrell Corporation, Thomson Financial and Xerox.

Caress is a Board Member of the NYPD Law Enforcement Explorers and the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City. She also serves on the Executive Committee of NYC Workforce Development Board and is an Advisory Board Member of St. John’s University Homeland Security Academic Program. She earned her Certified Protection Professional (CPP) security management designation from ASIS International in 2016.