Ronald Slaughter is Deputy Public Safety Director of Community Relations, a newly created civilian position within the Newark Police Division.

A clergyman, Rev. Slaughter also continues building upon 10 years of service as Senior Pastor of Saint James AME Church in Newark, NJ.

A consummate community leader, Pastor Slaughter proudly serves on several boards, including Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington, DC); New Brunswick Theological Seminary (New Brunswick, NJ); Turner Theological Seminary (Atlanta, GA); and Chair of St. Michael’s Medical Center Board (Newark, NJ).

Pastor Slaughter earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC and is also a proud member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

He is married to Kyla Trinette Brown Slaughter and together they are the parents of three children: Kellyn Skyla, Kylynn Rona, and Ronald Levant “R2.”