About Us

Chuck Harder is the President of Priority One Security. After receiving his B.A. in Sociology/Criminal Justice from Ithaca College he became a police officer and has proudly served with distinction for 21 years. Chuck served as a member of the SWAT team for 11 years and is a certified police instructor. As a New York State Certified Police Instructor in General Topics and Firearms, Chuck taught at the Broome County Sheriff Law Enforcement Academy serving as the lead instructor for the Officer Survival Module.

Chuck has extensive experience working in the area of security and security consulting. He worked for over 15 years with local public and private schools and school districts in the security field. Since 2006 he has been active as a security consultant and planner.

 Employees of Priority One Security are highly trained professionals from the local region with numerous years of experience.

• Associates from Broome Community College in ’96 -Bachelors’ Degree from Binghamton University in ’02
• Two years as a New York State University Police Officer
• 10 years with the Broome County Sheriffs’ Office -Currently Sgt. And Training Director of the BCSO -Master Instructor -Instructor at Broome Community College in the Criminal Justice Dept.
• 7 years as a BCSO SWAT team member
• Lead Defensive Tactics Instructorue.