Aaron Vanatta

Officer Aaron Vanatta serves as the Chief of School Police and Safety & Security Coordinator for Quaker Valley School District. He has a degree in Sociology and Anthropology from West Virginia University and graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Municipal Police Academy. Prior to joining Quaker Valley, Officer Vanatta served as the Keystone Oaks School District Police Officer and Safety Coordinator for several years. Officer Vanatta is on the Board of Directors for Friends of Safe School USA and recently served as Region 3 (PA, NY, NJ, DE) Director from 2015-2020 and Secretary from 2021-2023 for the National Association of School Resource Officers. He also works part-time as a Patrolman for Leetsdale Borough Police Department.