Minerva Cruz

Minerva Cruz serves as a Police Lieutenant at the Philadelphia Police Department since 1994, currently holding responsibilities as an instructor at the Police Academy and functioning as the executive officer for a recruit class. Additionally, Minerva Cruz is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Professional Studies at Villanova University, teaching courses in Strategic Organizational Leadership and Education since February 2015. Previous academic roles include instructing Criminal Justice courses at ITT Technical Institute and contributing to the Planning and Emergency Management Program at Immaculata University from 2012 to 2016, where curriculum development was also a key responsibility. Minerva Cruz holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration from Delaware State University, a Master’s degree in Disaster Medicine and Management from Philadelphia University, and a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences from Penn State University.