Speakers - Presenters

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	Betsy Brantner Smith Dave Smith and Associates Winning Mind Seminars www.femaleforces.com Topic: Career and Tactical Survival for Women	Bio

	Dave Smith Dave Smith & Associates Winning Mind Seminars www.jdbucksavage.com Topic: The Winning Mind for Women	Bio

	Shirley Gibson Former National President of Concerns of Police Survivors Topic: Traumas of Law Enforcement	Bio

	Karen Kruger International Association of Chiefs of Police Legal Officers' Section Topic: Pregnancy & Policing- Are They Compatible?	Bio

	Joan Melanson, CLTC, LTCP Director, Program Promotion Long Term Care Partners, LLC Topic: Long Term Care - The single-most unfunded liability that American families will face in their lifetimes. By educating employees to prepare for that possibility now, you can help protect their retirement income and the lifestyle of those whom they care about most.	Bio

	Elizabeth K. Newman Senior Associate Mahoney & Jeffrey, PLLC, The Federal Employee's Law Firm Topic: Protecting Your Security Clearance	Bio

	U.S. Attorney Diane Humetewa U.S. Attorney's Office District of Arizona Topic: Opening Ceremony, Welcoming Remarks, and, Panel, Initiatives to Combat Border Violence	Bio

	Marcy M. Forman Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations Topic: Counterfeit Imports: Can You Tell the Difference? Speaking on the newly revamped Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), which is an ICE-led multi agency center designed to coordinate U.S. domestic and international IPR investigations, and functions as a collection point for both the IO industry and law enforcement intelligence. This presentation will also highlight successful investigations arising out of the IPR Center and talk about some of ICE’s IPR initiatives, such as Operation Guardian, an ICE initiative that targets, interdicts, and investigates substandard, tainted and counterfeit products being imported into the U.S. that pose a health and safety risk to consumers.	Bio

	Cynthia Coogan Assistant Commandant for Intelligence and Criminal Investigations United States Coast Guard Panel Topic: Women Leaders: Discussion on Security Issues	Bio

	Shelley Clemens United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona Topic: Domestic Violence in Indian Country	Bio

	Julia Pierson Staff Assistant to the Director United States Secret Service Panel Topic: Women Leaders: Discussion on Security Issues	Bio

	Steven E. Calvery Director Pentagon Force Protection Agency Topic: The Pentagon Memorial and Security	Bio

	Dr. Russell Palarea Staff Operational Psychologist Naval Criminal Investigative Service Topic: Threat Management	Bio

	Director General Marlene Blanco Lapola Chief of the National Police of Guatemala Topic: Domestic Violence	Bio

	Dorian Van Horn Supervisory Special Agent Death/DSI/Violent Crime/Threat Management Unit Naval Criminal Investigative Service Topic: Threat Assessment and Agent Safety: When Investigators Become Targets This presentation will discuss the principles of threat assessment, the development of the NCIS Threat Management Unit, and the application of threat assessment techniques to investigator safety situations. The behavioral-based threat assessment model is useful for investigations where there is a risk of escalating violence, such as stalking, workplace violence, domestic violence, and school violence. Investigators are not immune to workplace violence and stalking as they too may become targets of these perpetrators. The presenters will provide case studies and practical threat assessment information for audience members to use in their investigations and for their own safety.	Bio

	Carolyn Gross Creative Life Solutions Topic: Staying Calm in the Middle of Chaos	Bio

	Lisa Lambeth US Probation Officer Administrator/Instructor FLETC, Charleston, SC Topic: Firearms Training - Practical and Firearms Demo and Instruction	Bio

	Rebecca Dockery U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service	Bio

	Sharon Defferding Chief of Staff Pentagon Force Protection Agency Topic: The Pentagon Memorial and Security	Bio