Special thanks for making Summit VII possible:
Atlanta Metropol
Atlanta Police Department
Cousins Properties
BOMA Georgia
Emory Healthcare
Greater Atlanta Chapter of ASIS International
7th Annual Law Enforcement and
Private Sector
Business ConƟnuity Summit
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ON THE
HOMELAND
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Atlanta, Georgia
November 12, 2015
Thank you for attending the Seventh Annual Law
Enforcement and Business Continuity Summit.
We look forward to seeing you next year.
Agenda
1245–1330 SoftTargets:TheNewTerrorFrontier?
JasonBerry,SecurityDirector,SixFlags
LarryBowman,VicePresident,StadiumOperations&Security,AtlantaBraves
DarrellChaney ield,RegionalDirector,Security&
CrisisManager,IntercontinentalHotelsGroup
DavidMarvin,PresidentandCEO,LegacyProperties
HarlanProveaux,DeputyDirector,GeorgiaEmergency
ManagementAgency/GeorgiaOf iceofHomeland
Security
1330–1500 ConcurrentBreakoutSessions:
Room1-TerrorThreatPlanningandResponseforBusinesses
BrockRyan -FounderandManagingDirector,FortressConsulting NeilWelch-SpecializedConsultant,Fortress
Consulting Room2‐Public‐PrivatePartnershipsinSurveillance
JamesCross-VicePresident,Security,AmericasMart NeilKlotzer,Lieutenant,AtlantaPoliceDepartment
CraigJones-Chair,AtlantaDowntownImprovementDistrict
BoardofDirectors
DaveWardell-VicePresident,OperationsandPublicSafety,
CentralAtlantaProgressandtheAtlantaDowntownImprovementDistrict,Inc.
Room3-Cyber‐CrimeandCyber‐TerrorismThreatstoPublic
andPrivateDomains
MichaelBarker –CEO,C4Group,Inc. AlanDavis –SpecialAgent,ElectronicCrimesTaskForce,
U.S.SecretService,AtlantaFieldOf ice
MorganWright –Cybersecurity,Cyberterrorism&Identity
Security,MorganWrightLLC
1500–1515
Break
1515–1545
BreakoutSessionKeySummaries
1545–1615
ClosingComments
BreakoutSessionDescriptions
Session#1:TerrorThreatPlanningandResponseforBusinesses
Thissessionwilladdressplanningandresponseconsiderationswhenbusinesses(especiallysofttargets)arefacedwithaterrorthreatoractualattack.Facilitators will discuss how businesses should prepare for an event, recommended
safetyprotocolsbasedonbestpractices,internal/externalcommunications,and
howpublicsafetyagencieswillactandexpectabusinesstointeractwiththem
oncetheyareon-scene.Severalsituationswillbeusedindiscussionandscenariointeractionswithparticipantsincludinganexplosivedevice,suspiciouspackage/device,armedintruderandgeneral/speci icthreatsandevents.
Session#2:Public‐PrivatePartnershipsinSurveillance
This session will discuss the widespread and growing use of CCTV systems,
dronesandothermethodstosurveyandspotcriminalandterroristactivityin
publicareas.Participantswilllearnhowcities,includingAtlanta,arerelyingon
privateandpublicalliances(suchasdowntownimprovementdistricts)tofund
anddeploytheuseofsurveillancesystemsintheireffortsto prevent,mitigate,
respond and investigate a wide range of threats and incidents. Session topics
willincludethevalue-addedbene itsofsurveillancesystemstobothbusinesses
and public safety agencies, how these systems maximize the best utilization of
securityandpublicsafetyforcesandcurrent/emerginglegaland inancialchallengesassociatedwiththeiruse.
Session#3:Cyber‐CrimeandCyber‐TerrorismThreatstoPublicand
PrivateDomains
Cyber-crime and cyber-terrorism include the deliberate, large-scale disruption
of computer networks, especially of attacks against computer hardware and
software (for example, botnets, malware and network intrusion), along with,
inancial crime and corruption (such as on-line fraud, penetration of online inancialservicesandphishing).Actorsincludestates,ideologicalgroupsandindividuals,ascyber-crimetoolsarebecomingincreasinglyeasyandcheaptopurchaseordevelop.Coststotheglobaleconomyrunintobillionsofdollars.
Ourexpertpanelofpresentersfromboththepublicandprivatesectorswilldiscuss each type of threat and how these acts are perpetrated. Emphasis will be
placedonthemostrecentcyberattacksagainstUSbusinessesandgovernment,
howthesebreachesoccurred,andthesecuritymeasuresthatbusinessandgovernment can take to help identify, intervene, and manage/prevent another
threat.
SpeakerBios
MichaelBarker‐President,C4Group,Inc.
MichaelBarker,CISSP,CISA,isPresidentofC4Group,Inc.,locatedin
Johns Creek, Georgia. Michael is a Georgia licensed private investigator
who consults in matters involving compliance, network and information
securityanddigitalforensics.HeispastpresidentofboththeHighTech
CrimeInvestigatorsAssociation(HTCIA)andDigitalForensicsAssociation
(DFA)-AtlantaChapters.Heiscurrentlyvicepresidentandtheincoming
2016/17 president of the Georgia Association of Professional Private investigators(GAPPI).
Michaelspentnearlytwentyyearsinthenuclearindustryasanuclear
engineer from Georgia Tech before entering the information technology
ieldin1995.Heisastatelicensedclassroomand irearminstructorand
isa Georgia P.O.S.T certi ied instructor in cyber forensics. He volunteers
with the Johns Creek Police Department and was 2014 “Volunteer of the
Year.”HeholdsaMasterinInformationSecurityandAssuranceandisan
adjunct instructor teaching information security auditing for compliance.CurrentlyinseminaryworkingonaMasterinDivinity,MichaelbelieveshehasmethismatchtryingtocomprehendtheHebrewlanguage.
JasonL.Berry‐SecurityManager,SixFlagsOverGeorgia
Jason L Berry is the head of Security for Six Flags Over Georgia. He
assumedthisroleinApril2013.Mr.BerrystartedwiththeSixFlagsorganization in 2009 as a front line Security Of icer. He worked his way
through the ranks and served as a dispatcher, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and
complianceLieutenantpriortobecomingtheSecurityChief.Inhiscurrent
role, Chief Berry is responsible for the safety and security of all park
guests,teammembersandtheparkpropertyitself.Inaddition,Mr.Berry
overseesapproximately6,000vehiclesacrossmultipleparkinglots.Since
assumingtheroleofChief,Mr.Berryhasworkedtirelesslytostrengthen
and develop relationships across all levels of Law Enforcement with the
SixFlagsfamily.
Mr.BerryhasadegreeinEconomicsfromMorehouseCollegeherein
Atlanta and worked in the Financial Industry with broad experience in
banking,insurance,tax,and inancialplanning.
LarryBowman‐VicePresidentofStadiumOperationsand
Security,AtlantaBraves
LarryA.BowmanisVicePresidentofStadiumOperationsandSecurity
for the Atlanta Braves. In this position he oversees multi-million dollar
game, ballpark expense and parking budgets; supervision of several hundredemployeesandmajorcontractors;initiationand inalizationofmajor
game andservicerelatedcontracts;siteandplayersecurity; game operations; logistics, life safety and support services; crisis communication/
management and the implementation of Major League Baseball policies
andprocedures.Larryisintimatelyinvolvedinthedesignandoperationof
SunTrustPark,thenewhomeoftheAtlantaBravesanditsassociateddevelopment,TheBatteryAtlanta.
InadditiontoknowledgegleamedfromseveralMLBplayoffgames,All
StarGamesandWorldSeries,Larry’svenueexperiencealsoincludesSuper
Bowls,NASCAR,ECHLandtheCentennialOlympicGames.PriortohiscurrenttenurewiththeAtlantaBraves,Larry,recipientofthe2014/15NCS4
MLBSportProfessionaloftheyearAward,hadestablishedastandoutcareerinarenamanagementandmunicipalgovernment.
LarryreceivedhisBachelorofArtsdegreefromNorthCarolinaA&T
StateUniversityinPoliticalScienceandhisMaster’sDegreeinPublicPolicy/PoliticalSciencefromTheOhioStateUniversity.
Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Larry serves on several
boards and professionalorganizationsandroutinelyaddressesmany majorconferencessponsoredbyentitiessuchastheSportsBusinessJournal,
InternationalAssociationofVenueManagers,NationalCenterforSpectator
Sports Safety and Security and the Worldwide Convention and Business
Forum.
Darrell Chaney ield ‐Regional Director, Security & Crisis Manag‐
er,IntercontinentalHotelGroup
Darrell Chaney ield has been with the InterContinental Hotels Group
since2002asaManager,InvestigativeServices.Heprovidesinvestigative
servicesandmanagescorporatesecurityoperationsthroughouttheAmericas Division of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to include North,
Central and South America, the Caribbean and Mexico. He also serves as
the point of contact and coordination between international intelligence
and law enforcement agencies on matters relevant to safety, security and
well-being of guests, employees and the property of IHG. Mr. Chaney ield
also
conducts investigations into allegations of employee misconduct; waste,
fraudandabuse;incidentsofcriminalactivityinvolvingguests,propertyor
personnel or events that threaten the reputation, image or value of IHG.
DarrellalsosupportsandassiststheLegalDepartmentinpursuitofresolution of complex and sensitive legal issues, including litigation defense and
duediligenceresearch.
DarrellservesasliaisonwithHomelandSecurity,local,state,federal,
andinternationallawenforcementagenciesonmattersimpactingIHGrelevanttoterrorism,crimeandemergencyresponseandpreparedness,and
communicatesrelevantmatterstothehotelandcorporatecommunities.He
providesexecutiveprotectionservicesforseniorlevelexecutivestraveling
throughhighriskareaswithinCentralandSouthAmerica,includingthe
sourcing,hiringandsupervisingoflocalcontractarmedsecurity.
PriortojoiningIHG,Mr.Chaney ieldwasanAssistantSpecialAgentin
ChargewiththeGeorgiaBureauofInvestigationfrom1987to2002.Inthat
position,hedirectlysupervised13employeesfromeightjurisdictionsand
preparedperformancemanagementevaluationsforstateemployees.He
alsosupervisedcovertandovertinvestigationswithinthreecountyjurisdictions.Mr.Chaney ieldmanagedanoperationalannualbudgetofapproximately$500,000.Healsoimplementedandreviewedpoliciesandproceduresforcomplianceandchanges;managedstaffdevelopmentandtraining
programs;interviewedwitnessesandinterrogatedsuspectsrelatedtocriminalactivity;andinvestigatedindividualsengagedinviolationsofstateand
federallaws.
Mr.Chaney ieldstartedhislawenforcementcareerwiththeSmyrna
PoliceDepartmentasapatrolmanfrom1985-1987.HeattendedSouthCarolinaStateUniversityfrom1981-1985andearnedaB.S.inCriminalJustice.
Heiscerti iedasaCerti iedProtectionProfessional,Certi iedCrimeScene
SpecialistandasaPeaceOf icerintheStateofGeorgia.Hehasmemberships
withtheOmegaPsiPhiFraternity,MasonicLodge#579,andtheAmerican
SocietyforIndustrialSecurity.
James Cross‐Vice President of Security, AmericasMart and Port‐
man
JamesstartedhisprofessionalworkcareerwiththeStateofMichiganas
aSocialSecurityDisabilityExaminer.Heheldthatpositionfor11years,and
inthatpositionheconductedinterviewsregardingmedicalclaimsandcollected information from physicians, other medical professionals, and disabilityclaimantsandthereaftermademedicaldecisionsondisabilityclaims.
HeleftthepositionwiththeStateofMichigantoacceptthepositionofSpecialAgentwiththeFederalBureauofInvestigation(FBI).
Jamesserved22highly successfulyearswiththeFederalBureauof Investigation(FBI),servingasSpecialAgentandSupervisorySpecialAgent,in
Mobile, Chicago, and Atlanta Divisions. During his career with the FBI, he
wasanUndercoverAgentinnumerousUndercoverOperations,andalsoinvestigatedthefollowingfederalviolations:InternationalandDomesticTerrorism, Narcotics, Violent Crimes/Fugitives, Healthcare Fraud, Financial
Fraud, and Government Fraud. He served as Case Agent and Supervisory
SpecialAgenttoseveralhighpro ileinvestigationstoincludetheOperation
Gold Pill, Undercover Investigation in Chicago Division. He also served as
CaseAgentandSupervisorySpecialAgentfortheinvestigationofthebombingatCentennialOlympicParkat1996OlympicGamesinAtlanta.Included
in this investigation was the fugitive hunt for Centennial Olympic Park
bomber Eric Robert Rudolph, as well as his arrest and prosecution. James
retiredfromtheFBIin2006.
James is a graduate of Michigan State University with a Bachelor’s DegreeinSociologyandaMaster’sDegreeinPsychology.
AlanDavis‐SpecialAgent,ElectronicCrimesTaskForce,U.S.Secret
Service,AtlantaFieldOf ice
AlanDavisbeganwiththeU.S.SecretServicein1999asaSpecialAgent
intheDallasFieldOf ice.Duringthepast16+yearswiththeU.S.S.S.Special
AgentDavishasheldpositionsasaninstructorattheFederalLawEnforcement Center Training Center Criminal Investigator Training Program, Special Operations Section Counter Assault Team, and the Presidential ProtectionDivision.Currently,SpecialAgentDavisisassignedtotheAtlantaField
Of ice in the Electronic Crimes Task Force (ECTF) Forensic Computer Lab,
whereheconductsE-DeviceandNetworkIntrusionForensicExams.
Dr.RobertR.Friedmann‐FoundingDirector,GeorgiaInternational
LawEnforcementExchange
Dr.RobertR.FriedmannistheFoundingDirectoroftheGeorgiaInternational Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) and ProfessorEmeritus of
CriminalJusticeatGeorgiaStateUniversity’sAndrewYoungSchoolofPolicy
Studies.HewastheDistinguishedChairofPublicSafetyPartnerships(2007
-2010)andservedasChair(1989-2002)oftheCriminalJusticeDepartment
at Georgia State University. Dr.Friedmann received his B.S. (Sociology and
Anthropology,and Philosophy) from the University of Haifa, Israel
(1974);his M.A. and Ph.D. (Sociology) from the University ofMinnesota
(1978); and his M.S.S.W. (Social Work) from the University of WisconsinMadison(1981).
His interest and published work focus on community policing, terrorism,
and crime analysis. His books include: Community Policing: Comparative
PerspectivesandProspects,(1992),CriminalJusticeinIsrael:AnAnnotated
Bibliography of English Language Publications, 1948-1993 (1995), Crime
and Criminal Justice in Israel: Assessing the Knowledge Base toward the
Twenty-FirstCentury(1998),ADiaryofFourYearsofTerrorismandAntiSemitism:2000-2004(2005;twovolumes), and 28 Letters(2012).Healso
authorednumerousarticlesandresearchreportsoncrimeandcriminaljustice focusing on policing and public safety. He was the recipient of several
federalgrantstoimprovecrimedata.
Dr. Friedmann chaired the Georgia Commission to Assess State
CrimeLaboratoryNeedsintothe21stCentury;heisaMemberoftheGeorgiaAssociationofChiefsofPolice(GACP),andaMemberoftheInternational
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and its Community Policing Committee.Heassistedinsecurityplanningandpreparationforthe1996Olympic
Games in Atlanta, for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, for the
2012 Olympic Games in London, and for the G-8 in Sea Island, Georgia. He
servedasamemberoftheFultonCountyCourtHouseSecurityCommission
andheservesontheadvisoryboardoftheInternationalInstituteforCounter-Terrorism, Herzliya, Israel, the Research Institute for European and
AmericanStudies,Athens,Greece,andisamemberoftheexecutivecommitteeofTheInternationalCounter-TerrorismAcademicCommunity.
Dr.Friedmannworkscloselywithanumberoffederal,stateandlocallawenforcementagencies,intheU.S.andinternationally,oncommunity
policingandhomelandsecurity.
JohnA.Horn‐UnitedStatesAttorney,NorthernDistrictofGeorgia
John A.Horn istheUnited States Attorney intheNorthern District
(NDGA). Hehas been afederalprosecutor since 2002 and preof
as First Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief of the of ice's Appelviously
Deputy Chief ofthe Narcotics Section forthe NDGA. His
late Division,
prosecuting cases involving international drug carfocus was mainly
computer crime and fraud cases and has argued
tels, but also
Circuit Court of Appeals involving fraud
appeals before the
violent crimes. Some ofhis notable cases
schemes, child sexoffenses,
componentof Mexico's Beltran-Leyva
include a takedown of a
Villarreal, aka "La Barbie," and illecartelincluding kingpin Edgar
Carrollton doctor Philip AstinIll. He
galprescribingof
also served as a member of the prosecution team for Centennial Olympic
bomber Eric
John served as the irst lead attorney of the David G. Wilhelm Organized
Atlanta that brings together all
Crime-Drug Enforcement Strike Force
as well asstateand local
tofocus
federalinvestigative
prosecuting international drug cartels. Before joining the U.S. Attorney's
crime section at King&Spalding in
of ice, John worked inthewhite
Ga. and also clerked for Judge Stanley Birch Jr.of the
Circuit Court of
as wellasJudge Harold L.Murphy ofthe
DisJohn earned a law
at the University of Virginia School
trict
ofLaw and abachelor's degree atthe College of William and Mary in
J.BrittJohnson‐SpecialAgentinCharge,FederalBureauofInvesti‐
gation,AtlantaFieldDivision
OnMarch10,2014,DirectorJamesB.Comeyannouncedhisselectionof
J.BrittJohnsontoserveasspecialagentinchargeoftheFBI’sAtlantaDivision.
Mr.JohnsonbeganhiscareerasanFBIspecialagentin1995andreportedtotheSanDiegoFieldOf icetoinvestigateviolentcrimes,gangsanddrug
traf icking. In March 2000, he became a special agent bomb technician and
transferredtothedivision’sJointTerrorismTaskForce(JTTF).
In April 2002, Mr. Johnson was promoted to supervisory special agent
within the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters. In August 2004,
hewaspromotedtochiefoftheWeaponsofMassDestructionCountermeasuresUnitandmanagedtheFBI’scounterterrorismresponsepolicyandprogrammanagementfortheFBI’sChemical,Biological,RadiologicalandNuclearCounterterrorismPrograms.
Mr.JohnsontransferredtotheAtlantaFieldOf iceinApril2005,where
he oversaw the Domestic Terrorism and Threat Squad on the JTTF. In December2005,hebecamethesupervisoryspecialagentofthedivision’sField
IntelligenceGroup.InOctober2008,Mr.Johnsonwaspromotedtoassistant
special agent in charge over the intelligence, surveillance and aviation programs.
Mr.JohnsonwaspromotedinAugust2009tosectionchiefoftheCritical
Incident Response Group (CIRG), where he supervised the aviation and
ground surveillance programs. In February 2012, Mr. Johnson became a
deputyassistantdirectoroftheCounterterrorismDivisionatFBIHeadquarters and was responsible for strategic intelligence analysis and collection
andtargetingagainstpriorityglobalthreats.
InJanuary2013,Mr.Johnsonwasdesignatedasactingassistantdirector of CIRG and oversaw all aspects of the FBI’s rapid response to, and
managementof,crisisincidents.Mr.JohnsonmostrecentlyservedasdeputyassistantdirectorintheCriminalInvestigativeDivision,whereheoversaw investigations into violent crime, violent crimes against children,
transnationalorganizedcrimeandsouthwestbordercrimes.
AGeorgianative,Mr.JohnsonholdsaBachelorofSciencedegreeinengineeringfromAuburnUniversity.
Craig Jones‐Chair, Atlanta Downtown Improvement District
BoardofDirectors
CraigJonesreceivedaBAdegreefromWashingtonandLeeUniversity,
wherehewasadmittedintoPhiBetaKappa,andhealsoreceivedaJDdegreefromtheUniversityofVirginiaSchoolofLaw.Craigpracticedlawfor
10yearswithKing&Spalding,wherehewasapartnerintheRealEstate
Department in the Atlanta of ice. In 1987, he left King & Spalding to join
NewMarketDevelopmentCompany,anAtlanta-basedshoppingcenterdeveloper,whereheservedasExecutiveVicePresidentinchargeofdevelopmentand inancing.In1992,NewMarketDevelopmentwassoldtoCousins Properties Incorporated, an REIT traded on the New York Stock Exchange(CUZ).CraigjoinedCousinsatthattime,andhewentontoservein
anumberofdifferentpositions,includingPresidentoftheOf iceDivision
andChiefInvestmentOf icer.CraigretiredfromCousinsin2012.
Intermsofcivicengagement,CraigservesasChairmanoftheBoardof
Directors of the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, a community
improvement district which levies taxes on commercial properties in
Downtown Atlanta in order to fund public safety, transportation infrastructure,cleaningandothereconomicdevelopmentinitiatives.Craigalso
served several years as the Vice Chairman of Central Atlanta Progress, a
sisterorganizationoftheAtlantaDowntownImprovementDistrict.Inaddition,CraigservesontheBoardofDirectorsofKIPPMetroAtlantaCollaborative,anon-pro itwhichoperatessixhigh-performingcharterschoolsin
Atlanta; the Board of Directors of Fox Theatre, Inc., which operates and
preservesAtlanta’shistoricFoxTheatre;andtheBoardofGovernorsofthe
CenterforEthicsandCorporateResponsibilityattheJ.MackRobinsonCollegeofBusinessatGeorgiaStateUniversity.
NeilKlotzer‐Lieutenant,AtlantaPoliceDepartment
NeilKlotzerhasworkedwiththeAtlantaPoliceDepartmentfor22
years.HecurrentlyservesastheCommanderoftheOperationShieldVideo
IntegrationCenter(VIC).ThroughtheVIC,APDof icershavetheabilityto
monitor 24/7video feedsofbothpublicandprivatesectorcamerasusing
state-of-the-art “smart” analytical software. The Operation Shield Video
surveillance network greatly enhances emergency preparedness by enabling police, ire, and emergency professionals to better assess, prepare,
respond,andcommunicatebeforearrivingonthesceneofanincident.
Lt. Klotzer previously worked in the Of ice of Professional Standards (Internal Affairs); Central Records and Information Services; and as
LieutenantoverZone4.HealsoworkedasaSergeantintheGangUnit,the
FieldInvestigationTeaminZone4,andasanof icerinZone4.Lt.Klotzeris
fromConnecticut,andheattendedSouthernConnecticutStateCollege.He
movedtoAtlantain1994.
DavidD.Marvin‐FounderandPresident,LegacyPropertyGroup
Mr.Marvin,founderandpresidentofLegacyPropertyGroup®,was
anearlybelieverindowntownAtlanta’sresurgence.Sincemakinghis irst
investment downtown in 1994, Mr. Marvin has developed $400 million in
downtownrealestateandassembledpropertyforanadditional$500million of planned future projects. Fluency across multiple real estate uses,
commitmenttoquality,andtheabilitytoworkwithpartnersandlocalgovernmentshaveenabledLegacyPropertyGroup®tode ineanddevelopinnovativeprojectsinseniorhousing,retail,residential,hospitalityandmixed
-usearenas.Developmentprojectshaverangedinsizefrom$10millionto
$100millionandofteninvolvedcomplex inancialstructuresand/orpublicprivatecollaborations.
Marvin’s20-year irmhasevolvedthroughtheyears.Itssubsidiaries,LegacyHotelPartnersandLegacyRestaurantPartners,employroundly
700people managinghotels,restaurants,andspecialevent venues. Legacy’sin-house inancial,marketing,designandconstructionteamsrepresent
collaborativeresourcesforitsdevelopment,assetmanagement,andoperationsinitiatives.
Mr. Marvin’s professional career began as a graduate engineer on
the docks of Electric Boat Naval Shipyard. Ten years into his career, Mr.
Marvintransitionedfromconstructiontorealestate.Heearnedabachelor
degreeincivilengineeringfromtheUniversityofVermont,anMBAfrom
RensselaerPolytechnicInstituteandaMaster’sofSciencedegreeinreal
estatefromMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.HeisalicensedProfessionalEngineerandisactiveonseveralcivicboards,includingtheAtlanta Rotary Club, the Central Atlanta Progress Executive Board, Atlanta
Downtown Improvement District Board, Chair of ADID Interagency Law
Enforcement Task Force, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau
Board, President of the Atlanta Hospitality Alliance, and Founder/
ChairmanoftheLuckieMariettaDistrict®.
HarlanProveaux‐DeputyDirector,GeorgiaEmergencyManage‐
mentAgency
Harlan Proveaux serves as Deputy Director of Emergency ManagementattheGeorgiaEmergencyManagementAgency/HomelandSecurity (GEMA/HS). In this position, he oversees the emergency management, operational response, planning, training, and exercise units of the
agency.
PriortojoiningGEMA/HS,Mr.Proveauxservedinleadershipfor
ten years at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC). Mr.
Proveaux was recruited to join the GPSTC staff after a highly successful
anddiverselawenforcementcareer.HehasalsoservedasaLawEnforcement Conservation Ranger with the Georgia Department of Natural ResourcesandastheMagistrateCourtJudgeofWareCounty.
Mr. Proveaux is currently pursuing his Masters in Public AdministrationfromColumbusStateUniversity.HereceivedaBachelorofArts
fromSt.LeoUniversity,wherehegraduatedwithHonors.
Mr.Proveauxhasservedasasecretary,president-elect,andpresidentoftheWaycrossExchangeClub.Heandhiswife,Kim,havetwochildren.
Brock Ryan‐Founder and Managing Director, Fortress Consult‐
ing
Brock is a retired ire ighter with the City of Atlanta of nearly 20
years.Hislastposition servedwas attherank ofLieutenant intheFire
Marshal’s of ice inspecting high rise buildings for code compliance and
disasterpreparedness.AfterSeptember11,2001,Brockchangedhisperspectiveonthevalueoftheseinspections.Hebecameextremelypassionateaboutmakingsuremanagementhadaplanforapotentialtragedyfor
Class A structures and quickly became the resident expert on preparednessandtrainingfortheCityofAtlanta.
Veryquickly,Brockrealizedagreatneedforthistrainingandpreparedness across the board. He formed Life Safety Solutions, which focuses
on: writing disaster preparedness plans, training management, engineeringandsecurity,andcoordinatingevacuationdrillswithproperguidance.
AftergainingtherespectandtrustofmanypropertymanagersintheAtlantaarea,BrockwasconsultedaboutaWorkplaceViolenceIncidentthatoccurredin2011.
Brock recognized this 21st Century threat as something very serious
that required immediate attention. He then consulted with Paul Merritt
andFortressConsultingwasformed.Itwasthispartnershipthatmadeit
clear that proper workplace violence prevention and response training
needed to include Brock’s background of knowledge and the expertise of
currentlawenforcementtrainers.
Amanda Snook, Ph.D.‐Social Science Research Specialist (SSRS),
National Threat Assessment Center, Protective Intelligence and
AssessmentDivision,U.S.SecretService
Dr. Snook is a Social Science Research Specialist with the U.S. Secret
Service National Threat Assessment Center, where she conducts research
onthreatassessmentandtargetedviolence,suchasassassinationandterrorism.Sheprovidestrainingbasedonthe indingsofthisresearchtofederal,state,andlocallawenforcementagencies.
Dr.Snookhasalsoconductedresearchinsupportofacomprehensive
effortthatcataloguedincidentsoftargetedviolenceintheU.S.atalllevels
ofgovernment.Shewasinvolvedinallaspectsoftheprojecttoincluderesearchingtheincidents,codingthedata,andanalyzingtheresults.
PriortojoiningtheU.S.SecretService,Dr.SnookworkedasaGraduate
Research Assistant and GraduateInstructor at the University of Connecticut(UConn)whilecompletingherPh.DinSocialPsychology.Herresearch
interestsfocusedonissuesofmethodology,sampling,andanalysis.While
completingherdoctoralstudiesatUConn,Dr.Snooktaughtseveralundergraduate psychology courses, including Social Psychology and Psychology
ofWomen.
DavidWardell‐VicePresident,OperationsandPublicSafety,Cen‐
tralAtlantaProgress(CAP)andtheAtlantaDowntownImprove‐
mentDistrict(ADID)
David has over 40 years of law enforcement, security management,
planning, and operations experience. He spent twenty years as an Army
Of icerintheMilitaryPoliceCorps,servinginvariouscapacitiesinunitsin
the United States, Panama, and Europe. After the military, David joined
theAtlantaCommitteefortheOlympicGames(ACOG)asaVenueSecurity
Manager of the largest multiple event venue for the Centennial Olympic
Games.HeworkedinthecontractsecurityindustryasaBranchManager,
Business Development Manager, and as a Security Consultant. David
servedasaBusinessUnitSecurityManagerfortheGeorgia-Paci icCorporation, responsible for Corporate Headquarters and Aviation Security, as
wellasBusinessUnitcorporatesecuritysupport,specializingintheareas
ofriskassessmentandmitigation,executiveservicesandprotection,specialevents,andlaborrelations.
Inhiscurrentposition,amongavarieddescriptionofresponsibilities,
David is responsible for the public safety, cleanliness, infrastructure and
qualityoflifeconcernsofthe220-BlockAtlantaDowntownImprovement
District’sdaily200,000-populationconstituency,aswellastheconvention
andtouristvisitors(22millionperyear).Thisisaccomplishedprimarily
byprovidingenhancedpublicsafety andhospitalityservicesthroughthe
Ambassador Force and off-duty hired police deployment; public space
maintenanceandcleanlinessservicesthroughtheCleanTeamandPublic
SpaceMaintenanceTeam;andassistancewithpublicpolicyinsupportof
qualityoflifemeasures.Hecoordinatesandconductsliaisonandpublicprivate partnerships between the eleven (11) jurisdictional law enforcementagenciesandemergencyservicesorganizationscontainedwithinthe
Downtown Improvement District, as well as the major government entities. David is principally responsible for monitoring crime control
measuresandsecurityconsultingonacomprehensiveandinclusivelevel
totheDowntownarea,addressing:homelandsecurity,emergencypreparednessandresponse,businesscontinuity,andlargespecialeventsupport
andsecurity.TheCleanTeam,whichservesastheenvironmentalpublic
safety component of the program, exempli ies the “Fixing Broken Windows” concept. His other responsibilities include the revitalization and
daily operations, maintenance, improvements, and staf ing of Woodruff
Park.
DavidisagraduateofEastTennesseeStateUniversitywithanAssociate’sDegreeinLawandaBachelor’sDegreeinCriminalJustice,aswellasa
MasterofPublicAdministrationDegreefromGeorgiaStateUniversity.
NeilWelch‐SpecializedConsultant,FortressConsulting,LLC
NeilWelchisaspecializedconsultantwithFortressConsulting,LLC,an
Atlanta-basedconsulting irm.FortressConsultingadvisespropertymanagement companies, security irms, and individual businesses on how to
preventandeffectivelyrespondtoworkplaceviolenceincidents.
Neilhasservedasapoliceof icerinAtlanta,GAforfourteenyearsand
currently holds the rank of sergeant. He has worked a variety of assignments to include narcotics, iring range instructor, and as a member of
SWAT/BombSquad.Neilisanexperiencedbombtechnicianandistrained
tobeafullyintegratedmemberofaSWATteam.Thisadvancedcapability
allowsfortheswiftreductionoreliminationofexplosivehazardsonteam
operationsandishighlysoughtafterinlawenforcementtacticalteams.He
has advanced training in threat assessment, device dynamic defeat and
hand-entry,militaryordinance,andhome-madeexplosives(HME).
Neilispassionate asatrainer and holdsinstructorcerti icationsfrom
theStateofGeorgia,theFederalLawEnforcementTrainingCenter(FLETC)
and the National Tactical Of icers Association (NTOA). He has developed
andpresentedseveraltrainingcoursesfocusedonlawandprocedure,policetactics, irearms,andbombsquadoperations.
NeilwasbornandraisedinMassachusettsandhasearnedaBachelor
of Science from Sacred Heart University and a Master of Education from
Spring ieldCollege.
Morgan Wright‐Cybersecurity, Cyberterrorism & Identity Security, Morgan
WrightLLC
MorganWrightisaninternationallyrecognizedexpertoncybersecurity,cyberterrorismandidentitysecuritybasedinNorthernVirginia.His17
yearsoflawenforcementexperienceplusanother14yearsintheprivate
sector has given him the depth and breadth of experience to address the
uniqueandgrowingchallengesfacedtodayincyberspace.
Morgan is the Owner and Principal of Morgan Wright LLC, a highly
sought after professional speaker and national news analyst, having made
over 400 appearances on multiple networks including Fox News, CNN,
CNBC, Fox Business Network, ABC Nightline, NPR and a host of radio stationsandprintmedia.
As a consultant, Morgan has twice been invited to testify before Congressonsecurity,privacyandidentitytheftincludingthelandmarkhearing
on Healthcare.gov. He has also been quoted in two New York Times bestsellersalongtheway.Someofhisnotableclientsincludetwoofthetop ive
securitycompaniesintheworld.Hissuccessesalsoinclude:
•SeniorLawEnforcementAdvisor, 2012RepublicanNationalConvention–aNationalSpecialSecurityEvent(NSSE)
•SeniorAdvisorfortheUSStateDepartmentAntiterrorismAssistance
Program
• Primary author and lead for the US Department of Justice Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program (now called OneDOJ) – the
primary strategy on how DOJ shares law enforcement information
with18,000federal,tribal,stateandlocallawenforcementagencies
• Contributing author – 4th Edition Computer Security Handbook
(WileyandSons)
Morgan is a member of the Community Policing Committee for the InternationalAssociationofChiefsofPolice.HeholdsdegreesinHumanResourceManagement,ComputerInformationSystemsandisa2011graduate
of the Organizational Leadership course at the University of Notre Dame,
MendozaCollegeofBusiness.
ContinuingEducationCredits:
ThisSummithasbeenapprovedfor7hoursofGeorgiaPOST,and7hours
ofGACPChiefExecutive credits;7GeorgiaBoard ofPrivate Detective and
Security Agencies CEUs; and 6 ASIS Recerti ication Points. All forms for
creditarelocatedattheRegistrationarea.
Certi icates:
Certi icateswillbeemailedtoyouuponyourcompletionofanonlineevaluationthatwillbesenttoyouwithinthenexttwoweeks.Ifyouneedacerti icate for any type of continuing education credits other than the ones
listedherein,[email protected].
Appreciation:
Many agencies and individuals contributed time and effort in the
planningandimplementationofthisSummit,andwearegratefultothem
all. However, we would be remiss if we failed to recognize the contributionsofourspeakers,allofwhomtooksigni icanttimeoutoftheirschedulestopreparetheirpresentationsandtoparticipateincountlessmeetings
andconferencecallsoverthepastseveralmonths.
We also would like to acknowledge the assistance of the Georgia
AssociationofChiefsofPolice;GeorgiaPOSTCouncil;ASISofGreaterAtlanta,; and the Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies for
allowingcontinuingeducationcreditstobeawardedtoattendees.
Inorder for ustoprovidethistraining atnocharge,werely upon
contributionsfromagenciesandorganizationsthatarewillingtocoverthe
costsofthetrainingandthelunch.Thoseagenciesarelistedonthebackof
thisprogram.
Finally,wearegratefulforthesupportofDr.GaryA.McGaha,PresidentoftheAtlantaMetropolitanStateCollege,forprovidingthebeautiful
conference center to us. We could not ask for a more hospitable host for
this event. Michael D. Montgomery, Conference Center Manager, AMSC,
spent time working with us to insure that we had the space and set-ups
that we needed to make the event successful. Gwendolyn Glass, Catering
Manager,AMSC,wentaboveandbeyondtomakesureourbreaksandmeal
serviceswereoutstanding.
Summit Coordinators
Nadia Borissova
GILEE
(404) 413-1035
[email protected]
Craig Dowdell
AFRD
(404) 546-7046
[email protected]
Dr. Robbie Friedmann
GILEE
(404) 413-1025
[email protected]
John Garrigan
SecurAmerica LLC
(404) 926-4281
[email protected]
Russ Law
Verensics
(404) 771-3966
[email protected]
SAIC Ray Moore
U.S. Secret Service
(404) 222-4877
[email protected]
Didi Nelson
U.S. Attorney’s Office
(404) 581-6051
[email protected]
ASAIC Malcolm Wiley
(404) 222-4879
U.S. Secret Service
[email protected]
Timothy Williams
Emory Healthcare
(404) 686-3600
[email protected]
Ifyouneedassistance,duringtheSummit,
staffmembersarewearinggreenribbons
andwillbehappytohelp.