Profile: Meet Michael Soto

Michael Soto, with more than 28 years experience to the campus community at Portland State University, heads a force of more than a dozen officers at Public Safety with the emphasis on community service and safety rather than mere security and enforcement.

Soto is a full-blooded Native American of the Ohlone tribe out of the Monterey, California area. He came to Portland State after six years in the USMC Military Police, Criminal Investigation Division, and Counter-Intelligence Team. He graduated in the studies of Administration of Justice and Psychology, and is now working on his Masters in Public Administration through the Hatfield School of Government at PSU.

As for his role, he says, "We will continue to support the mission of the university with public service and support, being there as needed in a law enforcement and service roles."

Do you have a public safety question you would like to ask the Chief? Is there a campus safety issue you feel needs to be addressed? Do you have an idea that will help CPSO improve its service to PSU? If so, please contact Chief Soto directly.

Contact Michael Soto

Email: sotom@pdx.edu
Phone: 503.725.4782
Fax: 503.725.5593
Office: CPSO
Website: www.cpso.pdx.edu