The 2008 GovSec, U.S. Law and Ready conference program is developed in cooperation with the event's Government and Industry Liaison Committees. Representing more than 40 federal, state and local government agencies and industry associations, the committees are instrumental in developing educational programming that addresses today's most pressing issues for government security, law enforcement and emergency response professionals. They work together to ensure GovSec, U.S. Law and Ready delivers the information, ideas and practical information that the homeland security community needs to protect America's citizens and critical assets and effectively respond to any catastrophic event that affects our nation. 

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GovSec Liaison Committee Members

Edward Badolato, USMC (Ret.)
President & CEO
Integrated Infrastructure Analytics, Inc.

Caroline Barnes
Chief, Intelligence Bureau
Division of Operations
New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

Allan Berg
Assistant Dean
Director of Information
Assurance & Infrastructure Protection Center
Capitol College

Jeffrey Berkin
Deputy Assistant Director, Security Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Gregory Bernard
Analyst, Office of Domestic Nuclear Detection
Department of Homeland Security

Scott Borg
Director and Chief Economist
U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit (US-CCU)

LTC Ron Dodge
Director, Information Technology and Operations Center
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
United States Military Academy

Rohan Gunaratna
Head, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research
Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies
Nanyang Technologica University
Singapore

Peter Huessy
National Defense University Foundation

Paul Joyal
Vice President
National Strategies, Inc.

Rita Katz
Executive Director
SITE Institute

Mike Lucey
Director, Test and Evaluation
West Virginia High Technology Foundation

Linda Millis
Director, National Security
Markle Foundation

Steve Morrison
Vice President
Public Safety and Homeland Security
West Virginia High Technology Foundation

Maria Moye
Market Manager
Battelle Crystal City Operations

John Ogungbemi
Chief, Network & System Administration
DC Lottery & Charitable Games

Ron Plesco 
CEO
National Cyber Forensics & Training Alliance

Ramona Rantala
Statistician
Department of Justice

Marvin Reynolds
IT Security Program Manager
National Security Agency 

John Rollins
Specialist in Terrorism and International Crime
Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division
Congressional Research Service

Daniel Joseph Ryan
Professor of Systems Management
Information Resources Management College
National Defense University

Mark Stanovich
Leader Exercise Developer and Planner
New England Center for Emergency Preparedness 
Dartmouth Medical School 

Detloff von Winterfeldt
Director, Center for Risk & Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events
CREATE Homeland Security Center
University of Southern California  

Glen Woodbury
Center for Homeland Defense & Security
Naval Postgraduate School
Emergency Management Division

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U.S. Law Liaison Committee Members

Scott Baker
Deputy Chief, Protective Services Training Division
Defense Intelligence Agency 

Lieutenant Greg Bennett
Middlesex County New Jersey Sheriff's Department

Leslie Berens
Law Enforcement Training Coordinator
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Bradford Billet  
Billet Group

Brian Blankinship
Deputy Chief
Mission Assurance Division

Chief Arnold Bracy
DC Protective Service Police 

Lou Canon
President
Fraternal Order of Police DC Lodge # 1

Salvatore Caputo
Commander, Training & Intelligence Unit
DC Protective Service Police 

Colin Dorrity
Officer
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 

James Peter (Pete) Farlow
U.S. Army RDECOM (Research Development and Engineering Center)
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Military Improved Response Program

Jeff Fuller
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

LTC Elliott Grollman
Commander, Special Operations & Training
Federal Protective Service, National Capital Region
Department of Homeland Security

Art Gordon
National President
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association

Andrea Heintzelman
Senior DHS/TSC Liaison, Private Sector
Terrorist Screening Center

Peter Higgins 
President
InfraGard
Nations Capital Members Alliance 

Sgt. Martin Hutchings
National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Council
Sacramento County Sheriff

William Johnson
Executive Director
National Association of Police Organizations

Ricardo Leon
Training Sergeant
Naval District of Washington

Greg MacDonald
Deputy Executive Director
National Sheriffs' Association

Kenneth Mitchell
Security Specialist
DC Lottery & Charitable Games

Captain Ronald Pavlik
Director, Training
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Corey Ray
Senior Intergovernmental and Public Liaison Specialist
Department of Justice
COPS Office

Major Edwin Roessler
Director
Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy

Billy Sauls
Chief of Law Enforcement
US Federal Reserve

Lieutenant Noreen Schirmer
Force Training Officer
US Park Police 

Tom Stone
Executive Director
FBI/LEEDA

John Thompson
Deputy Executive Director
National Sheriffs' Association

Winona Varnon
Director of Security Services
Department of Education

Karen Whipkey
Director of Operations
OLETC, West Virginia High Technology Foundation

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Ready Liaison Committee Members

Brian Blankinship
Deputy Chief
Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense 

Robert E. Carty
Project Manager
International City/County Management Association
Local Government Management Fellowship Program

Duane M. Dodwell, CFO
Deputy Chief
Chief Training Officer
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department

Vincent “Vinny” Dunn
Deputy Fire Chief
FDNY (Ret.)

Steve Holden
Executive Director
United States Emergency Chaplains Corps

Christopher Hool
Department Chief
Dale City Volunteer Fire Department

Captain Reginald Johnson
President
Progressive Firefighters of Fairfax County, Inc.

Rick McClure
Assistant Chief
Henrico Fire Department

James Mendelson
Deputy Emergency Coordinator
CIA Emergency Operations

S.A. Parker
Senior Program Officer
Surface Transportation Security Research
Transportation Research Board
Cooperative Research Programs (Division D)

Jason Pastuch
Career Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician, HazMat Specialist
Cherry Hill Fire Department, New Jersey

Toni Proctor
Transportation Specialist
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Department of Transportation

Alan Roberson, PE
Director, Security & Regulatory Affairs
American Water Works Association

Kristin Cormier Robinson 

Robert Saba
Coordinator
FLC/CTC Fire Fighting Task Force

Heather Schafer
Executive Director
National Volunteer Fire Council

Jerry Stanphill
Emergency Management Specialist
US Securities & Exchange Commission

Brian Usher
Director of Public Works
Former Chair, Emergency Management Committee
American Public Works Association

Christopher Voss
Division Manager
District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency
Unified Communications Center (UCC)

Deputy Fire Chief Michael L. Willis
Office of Risk Management for the District of Columbia
Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department

Laurence Zensinger
Vice President Homeland Security
Dewberry

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