“Campus Community - HBCU-LEEA

16th Annual
Training Conference
July 20 - 24, 2015
“Campus Community
Partnerships for the 21st Century”
Welcome to Our Nations Capital
Holiday Inn - Capitol
Welcome to Washington D.C.
Welcome to the 16th Annual Training Conference. Our conference theme this year is “Campus
Community Partnerships for the 21st Century.” This years conference is being held in Washington
DC for the first time ever, and the Executive Board, and the DC Conference Committee would like to
take this opportunity to welcome everyone to our Nations Capital.
This year’s training conference will emphasize the working relationships that today’s campus safety
law enforcement professionals must have in order to be successful. Our partnership(s) with Local,
State, Federal, and Private enterprise colleagues is essential to our progress in providing safe
campus university environments for our students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Law Enforcement Executives & Administrators
(HBCU-LEEA, Inc.) is a not-for profit 501c3 organization of police chief ’s executives, security
directors, administrators and supporters that advance campus public safety for students attending
the 105 HBCU educational institutions. The group was organized to provide a network of support
for public safety and emergency preparedness initiatives and the avenue for information sharing
regarding challenges and best practices, as well as to provide cutting edge training annually.
We encourage you to participate in the conference events and encourage you to join our
organization as we continue to take bold steps toward securing our campuses across the nation.
Sincerely,
Chief Curtis Johnson III
President HBCU-LEEA
What is the
HBCU-LEEA
In 1965, under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Congress officially defined an HBCU
as an institution whose principal mission was and is the education of black Americans. According
to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), for most of America’s history, African Americans who
received a college education could only get it from an HBCU. Today, HBCUs remain one of the
surest ways for an African American or student of any race, to receive a quality education.
In 1999, the concept of the HBCU-LEEA was born when a group of concerned campus police
chiefs and campus public safety directors reached consensus on the need to organize for the purposes of information-sharing and collectively addressing mutual challenges.
The HBCU-LEEA, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization of police chiefs, executives and
security directors that advance campus public safety for its students attending the 105 HBCU
educational institutions nationally. Most of the HBCU campus police departments are certified
police agencies with sworn police officers. These officers are certified through their respective
states as are other local police departments.
The organization meets annually to share best practices, discuss areas of concern unique to
HBCUs, and to identify solutions that will enhance public safety on our HBCU campuses.
The organization also works closely with organizations such as the National Center for Campus
Public Safety (NCCPS), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
(NOBLE), the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), the
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and state and local groups
to ensure that HBCU campus public safety issues receive attentio
HBCU-LEEA Mission
To protect and secure all students, faculty, staff and guests of all HBCU institutions. To provide
and share data which ensures quality law enforcement and security response to campus
incidents. To comply with the Jeanne Clery Act and provide protective programs and training
to HBCU–LEEA members, maintaining the highest standards in promoting security and law
enforcement for all HBCUs.
2015 -2016
Executive Board Members
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Captain Lawrence Garrison
Treasurer
Dillard University
Chief Melvin Williams
Recording Secretary
Bethune Cookman University
Chief Curtis Johnson
President, HBCU-LEEA
Arkansas Baptist College
Chief Edna Drake
Financial Secretary
Tougaloo College
Andre Menzies
Immediate Past President
Dillard University
Chief Joseph Chevalier
Parliamentarian
Morehouse School of Medicine
Executive Director Adrian Wiggins
Sergeant at Arms
Morgan State University
Chief Ernest Waiters
Historian
Bowie State University
Captain Ruth Evans-Waller
Vice President
Lincoln University
Howard University
Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university comprised of 13 schools
and colleges. Students pursue studies in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate,
graduate and professional degrees. To date, Howard has awarded more than 120,000 degrees in
the arts, the sciences, and the humanities. The historic main campus sits on a hilltop in Northwest
Wash-ington blocks from the storied U Street and Howard Theatre. We are two miles from the
U.S. Capitol where many students intern, and scores of alumni shape national and foreign policy.
Howard is a leader in STEM fields. The National Science Foundation has ranked Howard as
the top producer of African-American undergraduates who later earn science and engineering
doc-toral degrees. The University also produces more minority doctoral graduates in computer
science than any other university in the nation and boasts nationally ranked programs in social
work, business and communication sciences and disorders. In 2013, The Washington Post
named Howard "An Incubator for Cinematographers.”
The College of Medicine is internationally regarded for its illustrious legacy of training students to
become competent and compassionate physicians who provide health care in medically underserved communities at home and abroad. The College is a national leader in studying health
dis-parities among people of color and is one of America's top institutions for training women
surgeons. The Howard University Health Sciences division includes the Howard University
Hospital and the Colleges of Dentistry, Pharmacy, and as well as Nursing and Allied Health
Sciences.
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For more than 140 years, the Howard University School of Law has served as an advocate for social
justice and as an architect of social change. It has produced more than 4,000 social engineers
including the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, noted legislators, civil rights attorneys,
mayors and public officials across the United States. In 2012, the Law School was ranked among the
top 20 public service schools by National Jurist magazine.
The University’s motto Veritas et Utilitas, Truth and Service, represents a key part of our identity. The
more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students dedicate hundreds of hours each year to
service in nearby LeDroit Park, around the nation and far-flung places around the world. Over the
U.S. Peace Corps’ 50-year history, more than 200 Howard graduates have served as volunteers
around the globe, the highest number among historically-black colleges. In 2012, a Howard senior
who led Engineers Without Borders service projects in Kenya and Brazil was named a White House
“Champion of Change.”
The University remains committed to further enhancing its strategic positioning as one of the top
research universities in the nation. As we approach our sesquicentennial in 2017, we are uniquely
positioned to have the next 150 years as glorious as the past.
Source: Howard University 2012 Annual Report. (www.howard.edu)
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Howard University
The Howard University Department of Public Safety (HU-DPS) headquarters is located in the
Howard University Service Center located at 2244 10th Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington,
D.C. 20059. The primary duties of the officers of HU-DPS are to ensure compliance with
Howard University regulations and policies adopted by the Howard University Board of
Trustees, as well as the enforcement of applicable District of Columbia Codes and Municipal
Regulations within its jurisdiction.
The Chief of Police & Executive Director of Safety & Security establishes the department
goals, policies, procedures and organizational structure. The Chief directs and controls the
activities of the Department and is responsible for accomplishing its mission. He is assisted by
two Deputy Chiefs who manage the Patrol Services Bureau and the Support Services Bureau.
HU-DPS Police Officers are either armed Special Police Officers or unarmed Security
Officers. They are commissioned, or licensed, by the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police
Department, (MPD) Security Officers Management Branch, and operate under their guidelines
and local and Federal Laws. The department patrols several campuses and is responsible for
the protection and safety of persons, property, and buildings on all campuses, and a Level 1
Trauma Hospital.
The HU-DPS mission is accomplished through crime prevention and safety education
programs and proactive patrol of buildings and campus grounds.
Officers are required to attend the Campus Public Safety Institute prior to becoming a HU-DPS
Campus Police Officer, and undergo continuous and extensive training to upgrade their skills.
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Officers are trained in First Aid, CPR, and emergency medical procedures as first responders as well
as other areas. They patrol Howard University campus community areas on bicycles, on segways,
on foot, on scooters and in cruisers 24 hours a day.
HU-DPS officers and investigators have developed and maintain an extremely close working relationship with MPDC. This is visibly evident when special traditional events are held on campus,
such as the annual Graduation, and Homecoming events when very large crowds participate. The
members of both agencies work together to reach out to the University community and the diverse
urban surrounding communities to prevent and control crime while helping to solve community
problems.
Source: Howard University Department of Public Safety website.
(http://www.howard.edu/publicsafety/)
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University of the District of Columbia
Police Department
The mission of the UDC Police Department (UDCPD) is to enhance the quality of life in our
community by working in partnership with the stakeholders and in accordance with constitutional
rights to enforce the laws, preserve the peace, reduce fear, and provide for a safe environment.
UDCPD is firmly committed to ensuring that our campus is a safe and healthy academic community
where students, faculty, staff and guests can take full advantage of the educational and many
other opportunities that the University has to offer. UDCPD is a professional multi-service agency
providing law enforcement, security, crime prevention and emergency management 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
It is our belief that a safe campus environment can only be achieved by working in partnership with
all segments of the campus community. Together we can and will continue to reduce environmental
hazards and risks, crime, the fear of crime and disorder in our community.
Maintaining a safe campus environment requires a sustained partnership between the members
of the campus community and UDCPD. This means communication and “ownership” in a common
philosophy predicated on the idea that campus safety must be embraced by each of us individually
and collectively as a community.
Please visit the UDC Police Department website for more information about our department: udc.
edu/police). UDCPD Motto: Excellence through Professionalism.
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The University of the District of Columbia
A Unique History, a Rich Legacy
For more than eight generations, the University of the District of Columbia and its predecessor
institutions has quite literally changed the lives of thousands of students for whom a quality
education seemed out of reach. It was a founding principal for Myrtilla Miner to improve the lives
of young African-American women who would go on to educate others. And today, it remains
deeply-rooted in the institution’s mission, vision, and core values.
Founded in 1851, the University of the District of Columbia [UDC] was originally established as
the Normal School for “Colored Girls” by abolitionist and educator Myrtilla Miner, who envisioned
a more equitable society and believed that education and learning opportunities, should be
available to everyone. Subsequently, other schools emerged as predecessors of UDC to extend
quality and affordable education to all residents of the District of Columbia.
Over time, a series of mergers among the District’s teachers and technical colleges gave rise
to the city’s first comprehensive university system. In 1977, the District of Columbia Teachers
College, Federal City College and Washington Technical Institute combined to form the University
of the District Columbia. In 1999, the U.S. Department of Education formally designated UDC
among the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the school is recognized as
a congressionally mandated urban land-grant institution.
In living up to its mission of continuous enhancement of its academic programs and outreach to
District and world citizens, the University established the University of the District of Columbia
Community College (UDC-CC) in 2009. In addition to its two-year associate degree programs,
UDC-CC offers a variety of practical, non-academic educational programs and training to
the residents of the District of Columbia and prepares students for immediate entry into the
workforce; for the next level of education; for specialized employment opportunities; and for
lifelong learning.
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Today, the University is a pacesetter in urban education that includes the Community College,
and offers 68 undergraduate and graduate academic degree programs through the College
of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA), the School
of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability
and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), and the University of the District of Columbia David
A. Clarke School of Law – one of only 6 accredited HBCU law schools in the nation, and that is
also regarded as one of the finest public interest law schools in the country. The enrollment at
the University is 5100.
On July 1, 2015, the University embarked on a new era of leadership. Our rich legacy
continues under Ronald F. Mason, the 9th President of the University of the District of
Columbia.
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Conference Agenda
Monday July 20, 2015
12:00pm - 11:59pm
Member Arrival / Check-in (Holiday Inn Capitol)
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Holiday Inn Capitol Caucus Boardroom
3:00pm - 4:00pm
DC Conference Committee Meeting
Holiday Inn-Capitol Caucus Boardroom
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Networking, Light Snacks (Hospitality Suite)
Tuesday July 21, 2015
8:30am — 3:30pm
National Center for Campus Public Safety
Focus Group Discussion-”Reclaiming the
Spirit of the Clery Act”
12:00pm - 11:59pm
Member Arrival/Check-in - (Holiday Inn Capitol)
12:00pm — 1:00pm
Lunch On your own
3:00pm - 5:00pm
HBCU-LEEA Executive Board Meeting
Holiday Inn-Capitol - Caucus Boardroom
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Conference Registration Opens outside of the
Holiday Inn-Capitol - Congressional Ballroom
6:30pm - 11:00pm
Opening Night Reception Holiday Inn Capitol Congressional Ballroom
11:00pm - 12:00am
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Networking, Light Snacks (Hospitality Suite)
Conference Agenda
Wednesday July 22, 2015
7:00am
Bus departs Holiday Inn-Capitol for
Howard University
7:30am - 8:45am
Breakfast at Howard University
On-site Conference Registration
Exhibitors/Vendors Setup
9:00am - 9:30am
Opening Ceremonies Procession
Presentation of Colors - HU-DPS Honor Guard
The National Anthem
Invocation (Dean of the Chapel or Designee)
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Chief Brian Jordan - Conference Chairman
Welcome to Howard University
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, President
Welcome to Washington D.C.
(The Mayor or Designee)
Remarks - President of the HBCU-LEEA
Chief Curtis Johnson
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Conference Agenda
Wednesday July 22, 2015 (Cont’d)
Training Session #1
9:30am - 10:30am
“21st Century Policing in America ”
Dr. Sheldon Greenberg
Johns Hopkins University, School of
Education
10:30am - 10:45am
Break
Training Session #2
10:45am - 11:30am
“Title IX - 2015 Update”
Assistant Secretary Catherine Lhamon
US Department of Education
Office of Civil Rights
11:30am - 12:00pm
“White House Initiative on HBCU’s”
Meldon Hollis, Retired Associate Director
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Luncheon
“University Police and Local Police
Agencies”
Commander Charnette I. Robinson
Metropolitan Police of the District of
Columbia
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12:30pm - 1:00pm
Conference Vendor Presentations
Training Session #3
“Active Shooter Response”
1:00pm - 2:30pm
On Campus Exercise (Burr Gym)
Charles Yarbaugh, President & CEO
Precision Tactical Training & Consultants
Conference Agenda
Wednesday July 22, 2015 (Cont’d)
2:45pm - 4:00pm
“FBI Active Shooter Initiative” (Burr Gym)
Katherine Schweit, FBI
4:30pm
Bus departs Howard University for the
Holiday Inn-Capitol
6:30pm - 11:00pm
HOST CITY NIGHT EVENT - Spirit of
Washington Cruise on the Potomac River”
Thursday July 23, 2015
7:00am
Bus departs Holiday Inn-Capitol for the
University of the District of Columbia (UDC)
7:30am - 8:45am
Breakfast at the UDC
Exhibitors/Vendors Setup
Remarks - Welcome to UDC
Chief Marieo Foster
Remarks - Chairman of the Consortium of
Universities or Designee
Chief Jay Gruber - Georgetown University
Training Session #4
9:00am - 10:00am
“Continuity of Operations”
Ms. Anita Womack - FEMA
Mr. Mark Brown - ICE
10:00am - 10:15am
Break
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Conference Agenda
Thursday July 23, 2015 (Cont’d)
Training Session #5
10:15am - 11:00am
“US Secret Service Presentation
Deputy Assistant Director Michael Williams
11:00am - 11:15am
Break
Training Session #6
11:15am - 12:00pm
“FBI - JTTF, and Campus Liaison Initiative(s)”
Assisant Special Agent Nathan Morgan
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Luncheon
Welcome to UDC - President Mason
Kim Vansell - Director of the
National Center for Campus Public Safety
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Conference Vendor Presentations
Training Session #7
1:00pm - 2:00pm
“Clery Act Compliance 2015 Update”
Alison Kiss - The Clery Center
James L. Moore III
US Department of Education
2:00pm - 2:15pm
Break
2:15pm - 3:15pm
“HBCU-LEEA Business Meeting”
(Members only)
3:30pm
Bus departs for the Holiday Inn - Capitol
6:30pm - 11:00pm
“DC at Night” - Evening Activities Menu:
• Tour the National Mall at night
(Self -Guided)
• DC Restaurant Hopping at night
(Bus transportation available)
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Conference Agenda
Friday July 24, 2015
8:15am - 9:00am
Breakfast at the Host Hotel Holiday Inn - Capitol
Congressional Ballroom
Training Session #8
9:00am - 10:00am
“Preparing Tomorrow’s Future Leaders”
Chief Leonard Hamm - Coppin State University
10:00am - 10:30am
Conference Wrap-up
Official Hand-off to the 2016 Conference Chair
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Family Events & Activities
Tuesday July 21, 2015
6:30pm - 10:00pm
Opening Night Reception
Holiday Inn - Capitol, Congressional Ballroom Dinner,
Beverages and Entertainment
Wednesday July 22, 2015
9:00am - 4:00pm
Self-Directed Visits of the National Mall
Visit the Smithsonian’s Air & Space Museum, the
National Archives, the National Museum of the
American Indian, the National Museum o African
Art, the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument,
the Newseum and so much more. Located just
blocks from our host hotel (Holiday Inn-Capitol),
the National Mall offers lots of activities to keep you
busy for a few days.
5:30pm - 10:30pm
“Spirit of Washington Cruise” on the
Potomac River
Travel on our Complimentary Bus from the Host
Hotel to Pier Six on the Southwest D.C. Waterfront.
Board the “Spirit of Washington” for a 3 hour cruise
on the famous Potomac River. Sightseeing, Dinner,
Dancing are all to be had aboard this fantastic
voyage. Cruise by Old Town Alexandria, Virginia,
under the recently rebuilt Woodrow Wilson
Bridge, and view the National Harbor. Resort from
the majesty of your cruise ship. Our Complimentary
Bus will bring you back to the host hotel at the end
of the cruise.
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Family Events & Activities
Thursday July 23, 2015
10:00am - 3:00pm
DC Tour/ Lunch/ Shopping Excursion.
(Visit those National Monuments a bit out of walking
range via our Complimentary Bus (i.e. the Dr. Martin
Luther King Memorial, the White House, the Lincoln
Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, the World War II Memorial. Travel to the
National Harbor Resort for lunch (on your own),
then finish off the day with shopping at the newest
Tanger Outlet Mall in the area, and a relaxing bus
ride back to the host hotel.
7:00pm - 10:00pm
See D.C. @ Night
Take beautiful pictures of the U.S. Capitol
Building, the Washington Monument, and other
DC Landmarks when lit up at night. Or jump aboard our
Complimentary Bus for a short ride to the heart of DC
(7th & H Street (Chinatown) for Restaurant Hopping.
Enjoy a diverse selection of restaurants, and dine at your
favorite, while enjoying the bustling ambience of the city.
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Presenters
Sheldon Greenberg, Ph.D.
Public Safety Leadership Program
Johns Hopkins University
School of Education
Sheldon Greenberg, Ph.D., is Professor of Management in School of Education, Division
of Public Safety Leadership. He served as Associate Dean for more than a decade,
during which time he led the Police Executive Leadership Program and established
University partnerships with the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE). For almost two years, Dr. Greenberg served as Associate Dean and
Interim Director of the Johns Hopkins Division of Business and Management (currently
the Carey Business School). His primary research interests are police patrol, the
relationship between police and public health, police organizational structure, highway
safety, campus and school safety, the role of the police in community development, and
community organizing.
Prior to joining Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Greenberg served as Associate Director
of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the nation’s largest law enforcement
think tank and center for research. He began his career with the Howard County, MD,
Police Department, where he served as a patrol officer, supervisor, director of the police
academy, director of research and planning, and commander of the administrative
services bureau. He worked with the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Border Patrol,
Department of Justice, and Department of State, as well as with police agencies in
Cyprus, Jordan, Kenya, Panama, Hungary, Pakistan, and the Czech Republic.
Dr. Greenberg served on national commissions and task forces on violence in schools,
race-based profiling, police response to people who have mental illness, police
recruiting, highway safety, military deployment, and homeland defense. He serves as a
member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board.
Dr. Greenberg is the author of numerous articles and several books including Stress and
the Helping Professions, Stress and the Teaching Profession, and On the Dotted Line,
a guide to hiring and retaining police executives. He has completed his fourth book,
Mastery of Police Patrol, to be published by Pearson Prentice-Hall, and is working on his
fifth book on managing community fear.
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Presenters
Catherine E. Lhamon
Assistant Secretary
US Department of Education
Office of Civil Rights
Meldon Hollis
Former Associate Director
White House Initiative on Historically
Black Colleges & Universities
Catherine E. Lhamon is the Assistant Secretary for Civil
Rights at the US Department of Education. President
Obama nominated her for this position on June 10, 2013,
and she was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on
Aug. 1, 2013. Immediately prior to joining the Department,
Ms. Lhamon was director of impact litigation at Public
Counsel, the nation’s largest pro bono law firm. Before
that, she practiced for a decade at the ACLU of Southern
California, ultimately as assistant legal director. Earlier
in her career, Ms. Lhamon was a teaching fellow and
supervising attorney in the Appellate Litigation Program at
Georgetown University Law Center, after clerking for The
Honorable William A. Norris on the United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In 2004, California Lawyer
named Ms. Lhamon Attorney of the Year for Civil Rights.
The Daily Journal listed her as one of the Top 20 California
Lawyers Under 40 in 2007, and as one of the state’s
Top Women Litigators in 2010 and 2007. Ms. Lhamon
received her J.D. from Yale Law School, where she was
the Outstanding Woman Law Graduate, and she graduated
summa cum laude from Amherst College.
Meldon Hollis is the former Associate Director of the
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities. Mr. Hollis worked with federal departments
and agencies to ensure that HBCU’s have access to
federally funded programs. Prior to joining the initiative,
Mr. Hollis served as Coordinator of Intergovernmental
Affairs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA). Prior to joining FEMA, he taught Government
and Political Science courses at Howard University. He
graduated from the University of Maryland at College
Park, with a Master’s degree in government and politics,
and a Juris Doctorate (J.D.), and a M.P.A. from Harvard
University.
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Presenters
Charnette I. Robinson, Commander
Homeland Security Bureau
Metropolitan Police DC
Commander, Charnette I. Robinson has undertaken various assignments throughout
her twenty-nine year career to include: Commander of the youth Investigations Division,
Commander of the School Sfety Division and Commander of the Hoeland Security BureauPatrol Support Division.
In her assignment as the Director/Commander of the Youth Investigations Division,
Commander Robinson managed a unit of approximately 106 employees thus ensuring the
professional investigation of missing juveniles (Amber Alerts), management of physical
and sexual abuse allegations/investigations, Internet Crimes Against Children and
Human Trafficking (ICAC), the Juvenile Processing Unit and the Youth Outreach Unit.
While commanding this unit, she partnered with various public entities creating the Early
Intervention and Juvenile Mediation Program, ensuring that youth were provided with
mentoring, and various alternatives to arrest.
As the supervisor for the School Safety Division-Resource Office Program, she worked
closely with the District of Columbia Public Schools Office of Youth Engagement, the
Office of Security, and the Office of Contracting and Procurement ensuring the safety of
students as they traveled to and from school. She ensured that seminars were conducted
for students and staff members regarding protocols for ensuring safety during domestic
(Active Shooter) and natural disasters.
Commander Robinson subsequently transferred to the Homeland Security Bureau-Patrol
Support Division where she oversees the Field Commander and Patrol Support Team
redeployment Initiative. This unit provides additional support to various patrol districts,
ensuring high visibility, community engagement and support.
Commander Robinson holds a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia State
University in Political Science/Criminal Justice. She is a 2002 graduate of Johns Hopkins
University receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Leadership and Management and a
Master’s degree in Business Management. She also is a graduate of the Federal Bureau
of Investigations (FBI) Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (LEEDS). She
is currently an appointed member of the District of Columbia Mayors Advisory Committee
on Child Welfare, the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, and the Police and Firefighters
Retirement Board.
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Presenters
Charles Yarbaugh, President
Precision Tactical Training & Consultation
Charles D. Yarbaugh is the President of Precision Tactical Training & Consultants LLC
(PTTC). Mr. Yarbaugh has been a Certified trainer/instructor in various Law Enforcement
areas for over 25 years. Mr. Yarbaugh is a 31-year retired veteran of the Metropolitan
Police Department Washington, DC. During his tenure with the department he served
10 years as a supervisor and physical skills instructor at the DC Police Academy. Mr.
Yarbaugh has also served as a member / Team Leader for the Department’s Emergency
Response Team (ERT) for 18 years. He has participated in over 1,600 tactical operations
and is highly regarded in the SWAT Community as an Active Shooter Trainer and
Instructor. Mr. Yarbaugh has developed and was the lead instructor for the DC Police
Departments Active Shooter Training Program. He has authored editorials in highly
recognized magazines such as SWAT and Tactical Response Magazine.
Special Agent Catherine Schweit
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Katherine Schweit is the senior executive responsible for the FBI’s Active Shooter Initiative, an
effort initiated nearly two years ago after the tragedy at Newtown. In more than 17 years with
the FBI she has worked both national security and criminal investigations in FBI Headquarters
and in the Milwaukee and Washington field offices. Prior to joining the FBI, Agent Schweit
was a state prosecutor and journalist for 14 years in Chicago. She has a bachelor’s degree in
journalism from Michigan State University and a juris doctor degree from DePaul University
School of Law.
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Presenters
Michael A. Williams
Deputy Assistant Director
United States Secret Service
Office of Protective Operations
Michael A. Williams is currently the Deputy Assistant Director in the Secret Service
Office of Protective Operations. He plans, directs, coordinates and implements protective
policies of the Secret Service. He ensures that the President, the First Lady and all
protected persons, places and events receive the highest level of security based on
threats and vulnerabilities. His career with the Secret Service has spanned more than
twenty nine (29) years.
In 1985, he was initially hired as a Secret Service Uniformed Division Officer assigned
to the White House. In 1988, he was selected as a special agent and received his field
experience in the Miami Field Office. While assigned to the Miami Field Office, he
received numerous achievement awards to include the Outstanding Law Enforcement
Officer Award.
In 1996, he was assigned to the Presidential Protective Division where he protected
President William J. Clinton and President George W. Bush.
In 2001, he was promoted to a Supervisory Special Agent assigned to the Secret Service
Protective Intelligence Division. While serving in this capacity, he was the intelligence
supervisor at the White House during the September 11, 2001 attacks on this country.
In 2003, he was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham Field
Office. In 2005, he returned to Washington, DC where he served as the Assistant Special
Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protective Division.
In October 2008, he was promoted to the Special Agent in Charge of the Columbia Field
Office.
In January 2013, he was promoted into the Senior Executive Service in Washington,
DC where he served as the Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service Protective
Intelligence and Assessment Division.
Michael is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He is a graduate of the University of
Alabama at Birmingham with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work. He is married
to Angela Bryant-Williams and they have a nineteen year old son name Bryant.
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Presenters
Alison Kiss
Executive Director
The Clery Center for Security on Campus
Alison Kiss is the Executive Director of The Clery Center for Security on Campus (March
2011) and formerly served as Director of Programs (September 2005-September 2009.)
She was instrumental in the development and implementation of curricula for the Safe
On Campus Peer Education Program and for the Victim Support Services Module of the
Clery Act Training Program. Ms. Kiss also applied her direct service crisis counseling
skills to create policies and procedures for the Clery Center’s Victim Advocacy Program
among many other accomplishments. Since her departure from the Clery Center in 2009,
she remained an active supporter of the agency and assisted with development efforts
and as an Instructor for the Clery Act Training Seminars at University of Massachusetts
at Amherst and University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Kiss rejoined the Clery Center after
serving as Director of Wellness, Alcohol, and Drug Education at Saint Joseph’s University
in Philadelphia. She also remains active as an adjunct instructor teaching in criminal
justice and sociology programs throughout the Delaware Valley. She has contributed and
appeared in major media outlets, including CNN, NBC Today, CBS Early Show, Time
Magazine, and FOX News. Ms. Kiss recently published book chapters on campus safety
in “Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse: Resources and Responses for Individuals and
Families” and “Campus Crime” (3rd Ed).
Ms. Kiss has provided services as an expert witness in campus sexual assault civil
cases and is affiliated with many professional organizations, including: Rapid Response
Expert Network, Violence Against Women Online Resources (VAWNET), Expanded
Partners Group, “Vision 21: Transforming Victims Services”, Department of Justice: OVCsponsored project, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
(NASPA). She also served as a member of the National Attorneys General Task Force on
School and Campus Safety.
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Presenters
Mark Brown
Continuity Program Manager
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Ms. Anita Womack
Continuity of Operations Specialist
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Mark Brown has over twenty years in the
planning, senior management, government
operations, Emergency Management, and
Continuity preparedness at the federal, state,
local, and private sector level. He is currently the
Continuity Program Manager for the Immigration
and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agency within
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Mr
Brown also served as a Continuity Program
Specialist for the National Continuity Program
division at FEMA. Mr. Brown received his
undergraduate degree from Virginia Wesleyan
College and earned his Master’s Degree in Urban
and Regional Planning from Howard University.
Anita Womack is an Emergency Management
Specialist for the Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, specializing in Continuity of Operations.
As a Master Exercise Practitioner, with a vast skill
set, her responsibilities include continuity program
analysis, planning, training, designing, creating
and evaluating continuity exercises and exercise
documents. Ms. Womack travels throughout the
United States and its territories, assisting Federal,
State and local government agencies to develop or
improve their continuity readiness. Over the past
two years, she has been instrumental in integrating
continuity into the local community – specifically
Law Enforcement and Historically Black Colleges
and Universities. Ms. Womack has earned great
respect from her colleagues for her passion of
emergency preparedness and her thorough
knowledge of continuity of operations. She has
received numerous awards, recognition and
accolades throughout her tenure with FEMA.
Presenters
Special Agent John Gardner is assigned to the
FBI’s Washington Field Office, Joint Terrorism Task
Force (JTTF.) SA Gardner has over (17) years
investigative experience in White Collar Crime,
Drug–Diversion, Violent Crime-Fugitive matters and
Counter Terrorism matters. SA Gardner has worked
major terrorism crime scenes/investigations and has
taught counter terrorism operations courses in the
Middle East, Central Asia and Africa.
Special Agent John Gardner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kim Vansell
Executive Director
National Center for Campus Public Safety
SA Gardner has Bachelor degrees in Accounting
and Political Science and a Masters in Business
Administration (MBA) from the State University of
New York.
Kim Vansell is the inaugural Director of the National
Center for Campus Public Safety. She is responsible
for leading and administering the National Center
including the hiring of staff, managing the budget,
overseeing the conditions of the cooperative
agreement, and ensuring that the National Center
operates successfully within the goals that have
been articulated for the National Center by the US
Congress. Kim facilitates the mission of the National
Center which is to provide an array of services to
campus public safety agencies, members of campus
communities, advocacy organizations, professional
associations, and government entities.
Prior to joining the National Center, Kim spent over
30 years at the University of Central Missouri, and
retired as the Chief and Director of Public Safety.
Director Vansell received her BS in Criminal Justice
Administration and her MS in Security from the
University of Central Missouri. She is also a graduate
of the FBI National Academy Session 235.
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Presenters
Mr. James L. Moore III
Clery Act Compliance Division
US Department of Education
James L. Moore III is the Director and Compliance Manager of the Clery Act Compliance
Division (Clery Division) at the US Department of Education. The Clery Division is charged
with nationwide enforcement of the Clery Act, and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act. Under Mr. Moore’s leadership, the Clery Division has developed a comprehensive
monitoring and enforcement program as well as the agency’s first Clery Act training, technical
assistance, and community outreach initiative. He is recognized as a national expert on
the Clery Act and has been involved in every major Clery Act case since he joined the
Department in 1997. Mr. Moore is a frequent speaker and trainer on campus sexual assault
and prevention, threat assessment, and emergency response, and is regularly called as
an expert witness on these and other matters. Mr. Moore represented his principal office
during the negotiated rule-making process to develop regulations that implemented the
new Clery Act provisions that were added as a result of the Violence Against Women’s Act
reauthorization.
Mr. Leonard Hamm
Chief of Police & Director of Public Safety
Coppin State University
Chief Hamm has been the Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety at Coppin State
University in Baltimore, Maryland since 2008. Prior to joining Coppin State, he was the
Commissioner of Police for the Baltimore City Police Department, and had also served as
the Chief of Police at Morgan State University. Chief Hamm started his professional law
enforcement career with the Baltimore City Police Department spending 22 years on that
agency beginning his career as a footman and ending it as a Command Official. He is a
member of N.O.B.L.E., the HBCU-LEEA, and several other national and international police
associations. Chief Hamm is also an author, and a professor at Coppin State University.
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