Behavioral Risk Assessment Committee

The BRAC is a campus risk assessment team that responds to concerns about unusual and threatening behavior. Made up of a multidisciplinary group of professionals from several campus departments, it serves as a backup between departments to support existing systems when additional coordination is required.

Emergency Numbers

UNE Security

From campus: Ext. 366
From anywhere: (207)283-0176

Crisis Response

An off-campus resource, available 24 hours/day: 1 (888) 568-1112

If you are a Portland or Biddeford campus-affiliated student and are currently experiencing a mental health crisis, you can reach UNE’s on-call counselor by calling (207) 602-2549 and then pressing 6.

What is Behavioral Risk

  • Behavior that is disruptive, intimidating, threatening or violent.
  • This includes, but is not limited to, actions or statements by students, faculty, staff, or members of the community that express an intent to harm individuals or campus property and assets.
  • Concerns from faculty, staff, and students come through many campus departments and programs.

Situations Assessed by BRAC

Situations involving personal and interpersonal violence; threats against oneself and/or another person/group likely to result in harm, injury or death; and threats that might imperil the mission of the University, such as the following:

  • Physical or verbal abuse
  • Physical assaults; injuries
  • Sexual assault, including rape and sexual crimes
  • Harassment, stalking
  • Coercion, affronts to human dignity
  • Acts of violence
  • Accidents
  • Hate crimes, including ethno-violence and gay bashing
  • Threats
  • Follow-up to an incident, including suicide and homicide
  • Outbursts in class
  • Disruptive behavior
  • If you deem an individual to be an imminent threat, call Security at (207) 283-0176, or extension 366.

About the Committee

The committee is made up of representatives from the Student Counseling Center, Student Affairs, Health Services, Safety and Security, Human Resources, Housing and Residential/Commuter Life, Community Life, Experiential Education, and the deans of UNE's colleges.

Committee chairs are responsible for assessing each situation and determining whether or not the full committee needs to be convened. Otherwise, they handle individual cases with existing systems.

Please feel free to contact any of the BRAC members to report issues.

If you deem an individual to be an imminent threat, call Security at (207) 283-0176, or extension 366.

Members

Biddeford Campus

Chair

Hahna Patterson, Associate Dean, Division of Student Support
(207) 221-4418 or ext. 4418

Co-Chair

Jeffrey Greene, Director, Safety and Security
(207) 602-2274 or ext. 2274

Annemarie Allen, Associate VP of Human Resources
(207) 602-2339 or ext. 2339 

Paul Berkner, Director Student Health Services
(207) 602-2358 or ext. 2358

Denise Nelson, Director, Housing and Residential/Commuter life
(207) 602-2272 ext. 2272 

Patricia Kelley, Associate Dean, COM Recruitment, Students & Alumni Services
(207) 602-2329 or ext. 2329

Shane Long, Director, Student Conduct
(207) 602-2105 or ext. 2105 

Bernice Mills, Assistant Dean, Clinical and Student Affairs 
(207) 221-4314 or ext. 4314

Angela Shambarger, Title IX Coordinator
(207) 221-4554 or ext. 4554

Amy Keirstead, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences 
(207) 602-2130 ext. 2130

Portland Campus

Chair

Hahna Patterson, Associate Dean, Division of Student Support
​(207) 221-4418 or ext. 4418

Co-Chair

Jeffrey Greene, Director, Safety and Security
​(207) 602-2274 or ext. 2274

Annemarie Allen, VP of Human Resources
(207) 602-2339 or ext. 2339

Paul Berkner, Director, Student Health Services
(207) 221-4242 or ext. 2358

Travis Erickson, Assistant  Director, CDM Student Success and Professional Development 
(207) 221-4472 or ext. 4472

Bernice Mills, Assistant Dean, WCHP Clinical and Student Affairs 
(207) 221-4314 or ext. 4314

Ray Handy, Assistant Dean of Students, PC
(207) 221-4213 or ext. 4213 

Angela Shambarger, Title IX Coordinator
(207) 221-4554 or ext. 4554 

Shane Long, Director, Student Conduct 
(207) 602-2105 or ext. 2105