Agenda

WIFLE FOUNDATION

2009 LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE

JUNE 15-18, 2009

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Ø       Julie Y. Cross Memorial Golf Tournament

10:00 a.m.

Ø       Registration Opens

11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ø       “At the Border” Special Training Event

      Pre-registration Required; Limited Space; Transportation and Lunch Provided

6:00 p.m.

Ø       Welcome Reception and Exhibit Hall Opening

8:30 a.m. - Opening Ceremony

Ø       Welcoming Remarks

o        Amy Jo Lyons, President, WIFLE, Inc.

o        Margaret M. Moore, President, WIFLE Foundation, Inc.

Ø       Keynote Speech

o        Diane J. Humetewa, United States Attorney, District of Arizona

General Sessions:

Ø       How One Woman Made Change:  From a Supervisor at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to the First Bill Signed by President Barack Obama (Equal Pay Act 2009)

o        Lilly Ledbetter, Former Supervisor, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Ø       Speaking Truth to Power

o        Dr. E. Faye Williams, National Congress of Black Women

Ø       Women’s Issues for Law Enforcement (WIFLE):  A Barrier Analysis

o        Margaret H. Coggins, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Law Enforcement, Federal Air Marshal Service, Transportation Security

      Administration; and Tyler D. Maxey, Program Manager, Office of Workforce            Programs, Federal Air Marshal Service, Transportation Security Administration

Afternoon Workshops

Ø       Crisis Communication

o        Mary I. Cooper, Chief, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, Drug Enforcement Administration and Garrison K. Courtney, Chief, Public Affairs, Drug Enforcement Administration

Ø       The Winning Mind for Women

o        Dave Smith, Dave Smith & Associates, Inc.

Ø       Trauma of Law Enforcement:  A Life Changing Tragedy Turns One Woman into a Leader

o        Shirley Gibson, Past President, Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) and Lynn Lyons-Wynne, Senior Director of Memorial Programs and Operations, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Ø       “Firearms” and the Female Law Enforcement Professional

o        Lisa Lambeth, U.S. Probation Officer Administrator, National Training Academy

8:00 p.m. – After Hours Laugh-in…Before Turning In                                                                      “Laughter - The Duct Tape That Can Help Hold You Together”

            Elaine Lundberg, Humor Therapist and Author                                                                 

8:30 a.m. - General Sessions

Ø       The Threat Within:  The Robert Hanssen Investigation

o        Deborah Evans Smith, Section Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Ø       Initiatives to Combat Border Violence

o        Diane J. Humetewa, United States Attorney, District of Arizona; Matthew Allen, Special Agent in Charge, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Robert W. Gilbert, Chief Patrol Agent, U. S. Border Patrol; George T. Gillett, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Moderator:  Rebekah A. Salazar, Assistant Chief, U.S. Border Patrol

Ø       Violence Against Women

o        Shelley K. G. Clemens, Assistant United States Attorney, District of Arizona; and Marlene Blanco Lapola, Director, National Civilian Police (PNC), Guatemala

Introduction:  Carol S. Kisthardt, Special Agent in Charge, Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Afternoon Workshops

Ø       Counterfeit Imports:  Can You Tell the Difference?

o        Marcy M. Forman, Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations; and Pamela J. Johnson, Managing Director, Anti-Money Laundering & Sanctions Compliance, CityGroup

Ø       Women Leaders:  Discussion on Security Issues

o        Rear Admiral Cynthia Coogan, Assistant Commandant for Intelligence and Criminal Investigations, U.S. Coast Guard; Amy Jo Lyons, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Julia A. Pearson, Chief of Staff, U.S. Secret Service; and Karen R. Burke, Director Operations - Northwest, Office of Security Operations, Transportation Security Administration

Moderator:  Barbara D. Linney, Partner, Blank Rome LLP

Ø       The Challenges of Protecting the Pentagon, the World’s Largest Office Building

o        Steven E. Calvery, Director, Pentagon Force Protection Agency; and Sharon K. Defferding, Chief of Staff, Pentagon Force Protection Agency

Ø       Threat Management

o        Dorian Van Horn, Supervisory Special Agent, Violent Crime and Threat Management Unit; Russ Palarea, Staff Psychologist; and Judith Albritton, Analyst, Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Ø       What’s Needed in Today’s Border and Immigration Enforcement Technology Toolkits

o        Mark A. Camillo, Director, Business Development, Information Systems & Global Service, Lockheed Martin Corporation; Janet Hale, Director, Business Transformation (Public Sector), Deloitte & Touche LLP; Doug Palmer, Senior Manager; Eric Bristow, Senior Manager, Technology Integration, and Nydia Clayton, Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Ø       Protecting Your Security Clearances

o        Elizabeth Newman, Senior Associate, Mahoney & Jeffrey, PLLC

6:00 p.m. - VIP Awards Reception, Hosted by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

7:00 p.m. - Awards Presentation and Banquet (Awards by Deloitte)

8:00 a.m. - WIFLE, Inc. Business Meeting - Members Only

9:00 a.m. - General Sessions

Ø       Keynote Speaker

o        Carolyn Gross – “Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos”

Ø       Pregnancy and the Sworn Officer

o        Karen J. Kruger, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Hartford County (MD)

Ø       Best Pregnancy Policies for Women in Federal Law Enforcement:  A Panel Discussion

o        General Dana Simmons, Commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Air Force; Colleen Callahan, Assistant Director, Federal Air Marshal Service, Transportation Security Administration; and Rebecca Dockery, Assignment Officer, Office of Career Development and Assignments, Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Department of State

Ø       WIFLE-Marist College Partnership

o        Jean Theobald, Assistant Dean, School of Management, and Marta A. Decker, Assistant Vice President, Outreach and Marketing, Marist College

Ø       Federal Long Term Care:  From Eldercare to Nursing Home, What You Need to Know

o        Joan Melanson, Long Term Care Partners, LLC

Ø       Your Thrift Savings Account

o        Saundra Harman, S. Harman & Associates, Inc.

4:30 p.m. – Raffle of iPod and Wrap-up; Conference Closes