Faces of Brown: Margaret Marisi, staff assistant, Police and Security


Faces of Brown is an occasional feature to introduce the Brown community to colleagues


Age: 34

Working here since: 1986 at Brown; 1987 at Police and Security

Pride and joy: My nieces and nephew - Stephanie, Nicholas and Allison (below)

Hobbies: Love to travel, cake decorating, watching the Atlanta Braves

What attracted you to Brown? My sister was working here at the time and encouraged me to apply. I started working in fall 1986 as a temporary employee at Health Services, then moved to Police and Security in August 1987.

Worst part of your job? In our line of work, we never know what to expect so sometimes I come in and have to read about an unfortunate incident with a student. Even though I might not know the student personally, it still causes me great concern.

What is the best part of your job? Besides Friday afternoons at 4:30 p.m., the people I interact with on a daily basis.

What is the worst stereotype that folks have of this department? That we aren't a real police department. Although the stereotype is often not spefically addressed to me it is addressed to our department and it often insults the level of professionalism that exists.

If you could change one thing about your job what would you change? I would be "The Woman in Charge."

What has been one of the highlights during your time with Police and Security? Brown Says Thank You Award and Years of Service Award. For Brown Says Thank You [May 8, 1996], it was nice to get nominated and then recognized for all the hard work you do.