OUR INSTRUCTORS AND STAFF

The Executive Protection Institute (E.P.I.) is the only recognized training facility certifying qualified professionals as Personal Protection Specialists (P.P.S.). All instructors are distinguished acknowledged authorities in the protection field and include:

Ana Paula Alfonso
Personal Protection Specialist
New York, New York

Ana Paula Alfonso is originally from Brazil and arrived in the U.S. in 2003. Less than three years later she began to train and operate in the security field. Working with a large New York based Security Company, she has performed various executive protection assignments to include protective details, escorts, estate security, special events, advancing, administrative duties and executive protection driving. Mrs. Alfonso has also, operated a small secure transportation company which transports both domestic and foreign executives and their families in and around New York City and the tri-state area.

Prior to coming to the U.S., she worked as an interior designer and managed a design company in Brazil.

Mrs. Alfonso is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

Thomas A. Bradshaw
Virginia State Police - Executive Protective Unit
Richmond, Virginia

First Sergeant Thomas Bradshaw is the Area Commander for Richmond City and Henrico County. He has more than 25 years service with the Department of State Police and was also a Suffolk Virginia police officer for seven years. First Sergeant was the former Assistant Unit Commander and the Executive Officer of the Executive Protective Unit for the Office of the Governor. He was the former Intelligence Officer for threat assessments and the Medical Officer for the Protective Detail.

First Sergeant Bradshaw’s background includes 16 years of Emergency Medical Services and he is currently a National Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Tactical. He is a graduate of the United States Secret Service Protective Operations and U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service Academies. He served for 7 years as the Master Operator with the Virginia State Police Elite Anti-Terrorism Tactical/SWAT Team. He has vast experience with high-profile events such as Governor’s and Presidential inaugurations. First Sergeant Bradshaw has advanced and provided protection on numerous trade missions worldwide, working closely with the U.S. Embassy and foreign authorities.

First Sergeant Bradshaw is a certified instructor in the Department of Homeland Security Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, Federal Air Marshall Service Law Enforcement Officers Flying Armed Certification and Department of Justice Terrorism for Law Enforcement Officers. He is a certified Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services General Instructor and an Emergency Vehicle Operator Instructor. He has provided training internationally as a Lead Instructor on behalf of the Virginia State Police to various local, state, and federal agencies on the topic of dignitary protection.

First Sergeant Bradshaw holds a B.S. degree in Governmental Administration and a Masters degree in Public Administration from Christopher Newport University. He also received a Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership from the University of Virginia – National Criminal Justice Command College. He is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

Anthony H. Christiana, Jr.
Personal Protection Services
Gretna, Louisiana

Major Anthony Christiana has more than 3 decades of law enforcement experience, and currently serves as a Commander of Operations in the Gretna Police Department. He instructs on a variety of police topics for Academy and college programs, and has attended D.E.A., F.B.I., and I.A.C.P. training classes. In 1988, Major Christiana was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Justice to serve as a Treasury Agent for the U.S. Customs Service - Blue Lightening Strike Force. He was the project director of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement’s Municipal Drug Task Force, and worked as an undercover detective in the Southeast District of Louisiana, Organized Crime Division, Department of Justice.

Major Christiana was selected to serve on a peer review committee for the National Institute of Justice, Justice Department, Washington, DC, and is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville. Major Christiana’s security accomplishments include working as a consultant to Louisiana Power and Light, Entergy Corporation, and a host of oil industry corporations. His personal protection assignments have included a variety of business clients and entertainers. He directed protection assignments for more than 30 corporations during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2005 Winter Olympics in Italy. Major Christiana’s specialty includes the coordination and implementation of personal protection teams for major events such as Super Bowls, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, LA, the Annual Gretna Heritage Festival, corporate meetings, and high-profile celebrity tours on an international level.

Major Christiana is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute and the Director of Operations for the Institute. He is a member of the Nine Lives Associates and is a recipient of the Katrina Meritorious Service Medal. Major Christiana is a member of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers and serves as the Vice-President for Training with the Academy and is a Certified Security Trainer (C.S.T.) through the Academy.

Paul R. Collis
Collis and Associates
Washington, DC

Paul Collis manages his own Personal Protection and Security Consulting Corporation. His duties for the past 17 years have included intelligence management, estate security, and various high-risk international assignments as a personal protection specialist.

Mr. Collis was the Team Leader providing personal protection and serving as the Operations Commander for a Diplomatic Protection Team for the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Additional duties included domestic and international advances, coordination and interaction with various high-level diplomatic and government protection details. Mr. Collis served 16 years in the Royal Marines Commandos, with 12 of those years assigned to the Special Boat Service, specializing in counter terrorism. He culminated his military career with four years on a high-profile VIP Protection detail. He is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of the Security Educators and Trainers.

Dr. H.H.A. Cooper
President
Nuevevidas International
Dallas, Texas

Dr. H.H.A. Cooper is an internationally known authority on matters of security and intelligence. He served as the Staff Director of the U.S. Task Force National Advisory Committee on Disorders and Terrorism, and was a Special Consultant to the National Wiretapping Commission. He is an Attorney and Professor of Law and is a Consultant to several major international corporations. Dr. Cooper served with the Special Investigations Branch of the Royal Military Police and with Her Majesty’s Civil Service. He has been the Chairman of the Non-Governmental Advisory Group before the United Nations Alliance for the Control and Prevention of Crime.

Dr. Cooper is presently on the faculty of the School of Law, University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Cooper speaks Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic, Portuguese and Russian. He is the author of numerous journal and magazine articles, monographs and text on a wide variety of security issues. Dr. Cooper has published several books on intelligence, spies and assassinations. He is frequently seen on network television in the U.S. and Canada and appears on radio talk shows with respect to major incidents of violence, security issues and business intelligence topics. He is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute and a member of the Nine Lives Associates.

Dr. Cooper serves as president of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers and is a Certified Security Trainer (C.S.T.) through the Academy.

Glenn A. Daggs
OSS International
Concord, California

Glenn Daggs is the President and founder of OSS International Inc. His responsibilities include executive management and coordination of consulting, protective services and operations in the corporate sector. Mr. Daggs founded OSS International Inc. in 2002, and comes from a wealth of experience in Executive Protection and Corporate Security. Responsible for global investigations at a fortune 500 company, he has had the opportunity to conduct advance work and threat assessment experience in Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, and Argentina. Additionally his security knowledge extends to Europe, Asia Pacific and domestically.

Mr. Daggs has over twenty years experience in workplace violence and management of critical incidents as a Police Officer and Detective for a major metropolitan City in Northern California. He has investigated major felony crimes, and assisted Federal/State Prosecutors and District Attorneys with case preparation and presentation, provided expert testimony in court, and served on tactical weapons (SWAT) and special enforcement units. Glenn holds the highest honor awarded a police officer (Medal of Valor). He was also awarded Master Officer (Gold Badge) and was named Officer of the Year by his peers. He is certified as an instructor in firearms and defensive tactics training. Mr. Daggs also teaches at the collegiate level as well as an in-service instructor. He has a B.A. in Business Management, is a Certified HR specialist and has numerous professional affiliations.

Mr. Daggs is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute and a member of the Nine Lives Associates. He is a member of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers and serves on the Board of Directors. He is a Certified Security Trainer (C.S.T.) through the Academy.

Jason M. DiMarco
Sergeant/Range Officer
Gretna, Louisiana

 Sergeant DiMarco has been a law enforcement officer since 1996. He is a graduate of several law enforcement training programs and he is currently pursuing a pre-law degree at Holy Cross College in New Orleans. Sergeant DiMarco’s firearms certifications include: Patrol Rifle and Handgun/Shotgun Instructor of the NRA, Singleton International MP5 and M4 Instructor, Glock Law Enforcement Instructor, Glock Armorer, Beretta Armorer, Firearms Instructor Development Program, Colt’s Armorer, NRA Tactical Shooting Instructor, Alerrt Active Shooting Instructor, Louisiana CCW Instructor and Instructor Certification Course of the Louisiana Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. He is a recipient of a Medal of Valor and Medal of Commendation from the Gretna Police Department. Sergeant DiMarco was named deputy of the year for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in 2001. He is the 2007 winner of the National Winchester World Challenge Pistol Match and winner of numerous regional pistol competitions.

Sergeant DiMarco is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates, the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers; and is a recipient of the Katrina Meritorious Service Medal.

Eugene R. Ferrara
Associate Vice President for Administration and
Director, Department of Public Safety
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Gene Ferrara has worked for the University of Cincinnati since 1978, and now directs their public law enforcement agency responsible for all medical center and campus security operations and criminal investigations. His prior service included 17 years with the Cincinnati Police Department as a cadet, patrolman, police specialist, sergeant of police, and assistant director of the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Police Academy. His instructional expertise includes firearms, operational planning, officer survival techniques, and Executive/VIP Protection. Chief Ferrara organized, coordinated, and personally participated in training programs throughout the nation on a wide variety of police and security issues. He also has trained personal protection teams in Europe and South Africa.

Chief Ferrara holds a B.S. degree in police administration and a M.Ed. degree in training and personnel development from Xavier University, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He worked on-site in security operations for NBC during the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, Atlanta, Georgia, Salt Lake City, Utah and Sydney, Australia.

Chief Ferrara is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates, the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers; and is a recipient of the Katrina Meritorious Service Medal.

Dr. Arthur B. Fulton
Consultant
Executive Protection Institute
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Dr. Art Fulton is formerly a professor of law and criminal justice at a local college. He served for more than 23 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a variety of positions and retired as an Inspector and Deputy Assistant Director.

Dr. Fulton is an attorney and a graduate of several senior-level executive and management programs, including The FBI Senior Executive Seminar, The U.S. Army Military Intelligence Course, and the Department of Defense Computer Institute. He graduated with “distinction” from the Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy of the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Fulton is the author of the monograph entitled: Counter-Measures to Combat Terrorism at Major Events, utilized as a guideline for Olympic events conducted in the U.S. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and is a member of the Washington, D.C. Bar.

Dr. Fulton is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

Jerome H. Glazebrook
President and Managing Director
Breen Glazebrook Associates, LLC
Round Hill, Virginia

Jerry Glazebrook has more than 38 years of security and personal protection experience. Beginning with the U.S. Marine Corp, Mr. Glazebrook specialized in Personal Security Detail training and was assigned to U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam; and later promoted to Chief of Personal Protection Unit. After his discharge, he worked as a U.S. contractor supervising 1,000-person guard force assigned to protect U.S. property and citizens in the Republic of Vietnam. Mr. Glazebrook has worked for private families and numerous high-profile multi-national companies. His responsibilities have included crisis management, contingency planning, executive protection, and supervision and administration of personal and physical security requirements. He has conducted advance planning for domestic and foreign travel, including multi-day advances to arrange for law enforcement support, travel logistics, accommodations and event planning.

Mr. Glazebrook has also managed security of private aircraft and seagoing yachts. As Director of Security and Special Assistant to the Honorable Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kissinger, Mr. Glazebrook managed domestic and international security supervised a seven-man security team, office and residential security and security for Dr. Kissinger's documents and papers frequently serving as liaison with domestic and foreign government police, military and intelligence agencies and special projects as assigned by Dr. Kissinger. As president of Hill & Associates ( Americas) Inc., a Hong Kong based firm, he assisted leading corporations with high net worth individuals in addressing security needs. Mr. Glazebrook also was senior vice-president Giuliani-Kerik, LLC, an international security and investigative consulting company. At Limited Brands, Mr. Glazebrook was Vice President, Office of Protective Operations directing and reorganizing a multi-disciplined security team, which was responsible for domestic and international security and safety of the Chairman and family, overseeing a multi-million dollar budget.

Presently Mr. Glazebrook is President and Managing Director of Breen Glazebrook Associates, LLC, a risk management firm, providing services to Fortune 500 companies and private individuals. He has co-authored numerous books including the Executive Protection Handbook.

Mr. Glazebrook is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates, and a member of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

Juan Diego Gonzalez
Security Consultant
Mexico City, Mexico

During his 26-year Army career, Mr. Gonzalez received training in the United States Army Special Forces on communications, weapons, demolitions, counter-terrorism, operations and intelligence. He was a master parachutist, sniper, and Special Forces Divemaster, and Combat Engineer. He developed the Strategic Target Analysis course for the Special Forces Officer Detachment qualification, and implemented counter-terrorism and presidential protection programs in Honduras, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic. He was an original member of the first counter-terrorism force for the United States.

Mr. Gonzalez is certified as an instructor from the School of the Americas and in the forensic application of Strategic Content Analysis (SCAN). He is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates, the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers and is a Certified Security Trainer (C.S.T.) through the Academy.

Jerry Heying
President
International Protective Service Agency
New York, New York

Jerry Heying has more than 31 years of security and personal protection experience. Beginning in 1977, Mr. Heying managed a security department of a high-rise building and entertainment facility that was active with international dignitaries and celebrities. He was a team member of a large personal protection team for a private family for more than 8 years.

In l989, Mr. Heying founded the International Protective Service Agency; a New York State licensed security and investigation company that specializes in special event security and personal protection. He was also a Sergeant with the New York City Auxiliary Police Department at Midtown South for 8 years. Mr. Heying has worked protective assignments for private families, businessmen, religious leaders and celebrities on a worldwide basis, working in more than 24 countries.

Mr. Heying obtained his Certified Protection Professional (CPP) from the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), is a NRA, Glock, and New York State Certified Security Firearms Instructor and has attended numerous law enforcement and security training courses. Mr. Heying is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates, a member of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers and serves on the Board of Directors for the Academy.

William N. Horn
Investigator
Winchester, Virginia

Investigator Bill Horn has more than 33 years of law enforcement experience. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Law Enforcement Academy and worked with the 3750th Security Police Squadron as patrolman, correctional officer and arms room attendant. From 1982 to 1985, he was the Town Sergeant and then the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the Middletown, Virginia Police Department. Investigator Horn served as Captain of Administrative Services with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office in Winchester, Virginia and as a Security Officer with the Department of Homeland Security.

Investigator Horn is a certified Firearms Instructor with the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, specializing in shotgun applications. He is a certified Instructor/Trainer in Health and Safety with the American Red Cross, specializing in Emergency Medicine applications.

Investigator Horn is a graduate of the Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Academy. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia University with a minor in Communication Studies. Investigator Horn is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

Beth Kalyan has a vast security and executive protection career with diverse private and public sector experience. She provides personal protection services to a variety of clients, as well as surveillance, counter-surveillance and investigative services. Her assignments have included protection of corporate officers, public officials and Miss America.

Ms. Kalyan is an instructor in several security disciplines, including firearms and driving. Ms. Kalyan presently manages her own tactical clothing and equipment company, where she has built a client base through quality service and delivery. She previously worked as a Sales Associate, where she marketed and sold firearms to police officers, security personnel and individuals. She is a sworn law enforcement officer for Washington, DC (Reserve), and is also a sworn Court Appointed Special Advocate in Fairfax County, Virginia. She recently served as Reserve Officer, Gretna, Louisiana, during Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts. Ms. Kalyan is certified as a NRA Handgun Instructor. She is also a certified Police and Security Driver, Survival Force and Expandable Baton and OC Aerosol Instructor.

Ms. Kalyan is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates, the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers; and is a recipient of the Katrina Meritorious Service Medal.

Scott Kempkens
Personal Protection Specialist
Sarasota, Florida

For the past 4 years Mr. Kempkens has been working a High-Threat protection detail in Iraq providing protective services to several US Ambassadors, government officials, dignitaries, and other high-level diplomatic personnel. He has worked various areas in Iraq, including 18 months in Baghdad, as well as the entire northern region with over 2000 successful missions.

Mr. Kempkens is also a founding member of one of two Quick Reaction Force-Counter Assault Teams and helped develop S.O.P.'s for Department of State High-Threat Operations. He also held the position of team intelligence specialist for the past 2 1/2 years and has dealt with various intelligence sources. On his most recent assignment, he was appointed team leader. Mr. Kempkens was recognized by Ambassador Khalilzad for actions under fire while wounded while protecting US Dignitaries and has been nominated for the Defense of Freedom medal. Prior to his assignment overseas Mr. Kempkens worked for Royal family members, corporate clients and spent almost ten years working for a wealthy family both overseas and in the US. He has six years experience in the US Army training in various climates and held various advisor and instructor positions.

Mr. Kempkens is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute and a member of the Nine Lives Associates.

Candice M. Kobetz
Assistant
Executive Protection Institute
Berryville, Virginia

Candice Kobetz has worked as an office manager, assistant to the director, and hospitality coordinator for the Executive Protection Institute. Currently, she assists on special projects. Ms. Kobetz has worked numerous personal protection details and in the summer of 1996, worked with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games as a security officer at the International Horse Park in Conyers, Georgia. She is nationally-certified as a horseback riding instructor and a paralegal. Ms. Kobetz also manages her own clothing and equestrian equipment distribution business. An avid photographer, her photographs are often seen in company publications.

Ms. Kobetz has a B.A. in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

Mary E. Kobetz
Executive Assistant
Executive Protection Institute
Bluemont, Virginia

Mary Kobetz manages the day to day operations at the Executive Protection Institute with emphasis on administrative and logistical project planning and execution. Prior to coming to the Institute, she had an extensive career as an audiovisual specialist, project manager and contracting officer.

For over 20 years, Mrs. Kobetz produced and directed video productions internationally and throughout the United States. For the U.S. Navy, she frequently worked with foreign governments and high profile military and civilian personnel. With the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service, Mrs. Kobetz managed all audiovisual projects producing and directing Inspector General training and information videos, and the management and oversight of large multi-facet audiovisual contracts for conferences, conventions; seminars and teleconferences. She was the graphics consultant on special projects for the Inspector General’s printed media including the Semi-Annual Report to Congress. For several years, Mrs. Kobetz produced a daily Postal Service electronic newsletter. Before leaving government service, Mrs. Kobetz served as a project manager and Government Contracting Officer with the US Army. Mrs. Kobetz previously owned and operated a small catering business in the Washington DC area.

She is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute and a member of the Nine Lives Associates. Mrs. Kobetz is a member of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers and serves as Secretary/Treasurer for the Academy.

Professor John I. Kostanoski
Security Systems Consultant
Department of Security Systems
Farmingdale State University of New York
Bohemia, New York  

Professor John Kostanoski is the Chair of the Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Security Systems at Farmingdale State University of New York. He has served as a Technical Consultant to the National Institute of Justice and is editor of the Journal of Applied Security Research, a peer-reviewed academic Journal that is published quarterly. He is a frequent lecturer to security personnel and corporate executives on security technology matters and has been involved for several years with engineering authorities in the development of high technology protection systems. His most recent contribution has been in the blending of quality equipment with innovative techniques of design to offer portability-plus protection systems. He also serves as an instructor at the Executive Protection Institute on investigative and personal protection technology and as a consultant on security technology surveys.

Professor Kostanoski has received a certificate in classification management from the Department of Defense, Defense Industrial Security Institute, Richmond, Virginia; and has completed the Cisco Certified Network Associate training program. He holds a BS and an MA degree, both in Criminal Justice, from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York. He is the co-author of the text: Security & Loss Control, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1983 and Introduction to Security and Loss Control, Prentice Hall, 1990.

Professor Kostanoski is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute and a member of the Nine Lives Associates. He is a member of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers and serves as Executive Vice President for the Academy. Professor Kostanoski is a Certified Security Trainer (C.S.T.) through the Academy.

Sheila Krieg
Krieg & Associates
Tuscon, Arizona

Sheila Krieg has been a freelance personal protection specialist for a number of years. Her assignments have included the protection of corporate executives, spouses, children and members of a Middle Eastern royal family. Mrs. Krieg has also worked on details in Texas, Colorado, California, Arizona, Virginia, Puerto Rico and Mexico. In one of her latest assignments, she was responsible for the day-to-day management and logistical details of a 100-day executive protection/strike detail involving 25 personal protection agents. Mrs. Krieg’s former experience includes an extensive managerial career in the dental field and as an Air Security Officer for Homeland Security.

Mrs. Krieg is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and a member of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

Tom Krieg
Krieg & Associates
Tuscon, Arizona

Tom Krieg began his security career over twenty-eight years ago as a loss prevention investigator for a regional retail company. Through his Emergency Medical Technician certification, Mr. Krieg entered the executive protection field and was employed by a Fortune 50 company. During his 16-year career at Motorola, he progressed from security patrol officer to manager of the Executive Security Services program. Mr. Krieg left Motorola in 1999 and formed Krieg & Associates, a company that specializes in investigative and protective services.

As an experienced personal protection specialist, Mr. Krieg continues to work and manage both corporate and personal protective details for high profile principals throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia/Pacific.

Mr. Krieg is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute and a member of the Nine Lives Associates and a member of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers. He is a Certified Security Trainer (C.S.T.) through the Academy.

Donna Long
Executive Protection Institute
Lewes, Delaware

Donna Long works for the Executive Protection Institute as the administrator for email communications, mailings, book sales, website and electronic issues. Mrs. Long’s background includes managing and implementing local educational projects and community events. She also assists local real estate corporations in sub-division supervision and sales.

Alan E. Minnick
Consultant
Firearms and Driver Training

Mr. Minnick formerly served as Director of Training at BSR, Inc., which provides driver training for highway safety and counter terrorism to private, government and military clients in Summit Point, West Virginia. Prior to his position at BSR, Mr. Minnick served as assistant director of the Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Academy, a regional facility providing entry-level, in-service, and specialized training to municipal police, sheriff’s deputies, jail officers, and 911 operators. Mr. Minnick is a veteran police officer with 10 years of service in Waynesboro, Virginia, and also served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Mr. Minnick is certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Criminal Justice Services as a general instructor in teaching all facets of criminal justice, and additionally certified to teach defensive tactics, firearms courses, and driving. He is a graduate of the Scotti School of Defensive Driving, and also on the faculty of Blue Ridge Community College. He is a certified chemical agents instructor, ASP instructor, special operations instructor, and Smith & Wesson semi-auto armorer. Mr. Minnick is a member of the American Criminal Justice Association, the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, and the N.L.A. He has an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the Blue Ridge Community College, and attended James Madison University. Mr. Minnick served as Reserve Officer, Gretna, LA, during Hurricane Katrina Relief and is a recipient of the Katrina Meritorious Service Medal. He is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

David R. Musser
Senior Systems Engineer
Content Management Solutions
Winchester, Virginia

Dave Musser is well known in his industry for his diverse knowledge of computers and logistical and organizational skills. He is a highly accomplished Systems Architect, Web Developer and Project Manager. He has a lengthy background in creating and implementing major technical solutions for corporate and government clients.

Mr. Musser’s history includes work as a computer analyst, private investigator and photographer. Mr. Musser is currently working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, implementing and managing FEMA’s web content, and keeping in-depth projects on schedule and on budget. At Interwoven, Inc., he was the consulting manager for more than 50 clients. He directed software implementation and solutions architecture from inception to completion. Mr. Musser staffed, trained and led up to 10 consulting personnel per project and provided internal and external product training courses. Mr. Musser has negotiated major contracts, provided quality assurance; forecasting and project status reports for top executives. He performs system integration and high-level programming and creates and manages web indicatives using HTML and Java technologies.

Mr. Musser holds an Associate of Applied Science, Electronics, from the Lord Fairfax Community College and is currently enrolled in Ashington’s MBA in Management program. He is a Certified Microsoft Systems Engineer and Internet (MCSE + 1), and holds an Interwoven Certification. Mr. Musser is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

John F. Musser
Personal Protection Specialist
Stephens City, Virginia

John Musser is an experienced professional with years of providing continuous service to a large variety of clients. He provides risk analysis, threat assessment, and protection for internationally known celebrities, business leaders, world-renowned statesmen, and financiers on a world-wide basis.

Mr. Musser specializes in superbly detailed advances, and has performed countless domestic advances and hundreds of international advances. He routinely directs and manages security operations for events with participants numbering in the thousands. Mr. Musser is an accomplished martial artist, with more than 2 decades of practice in several different disciplines. He is also a freelance consultant and instructor. Mr. Musser has worked with several government agencies including Homeland Security. Mr. Musser’s background includes experience as a police officer and a defensive tactics instructor. He holds a San Dan Black Belt (third degree), an AA degree from Northern Virginia Community College, and he is a graduate of the Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Center. He has attended numerous defensive driving and advanced firearms training programs.

Mr. Musser is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates, the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers and serves on the Board of Directors for the Academy. He is a recipient of the Katrina Meritorious Service Medal.

John S. Negus
Vice-President of Protective Operations
International Protective Service Agency
New York, New York

John S. Negus, has been in Law Enforcement and as a Security Consultant for over 30 years. He is a retired member of the New York City Police Department. Upon joining the New York Police Department, Sergeant Negus was assigned to patrol, plainclothes, anticrime, Citywide Street Crime, Special Operations and the Intelligence Division. As an Investigator/ Detective, his duties included general and specialized investigations as well as special operations and training. Promoted to Sergeant in March of 1991, Sergeant Negus subsequently was reassigned, in 1996, to the Department’s Intelligence Division as a Detective Supervisor.

As Vice President of Protective Operations, International Protective Service Agency, he works all facets of Executive Protection Services including Personal Protection, Threat Assessment, Management, Security Transportation and Personnel Development and the various training areas surrounding these specialties. He is also a New York State Private Investigator and Armed Security Guard. He was as a Confidential Police Investigator for the New York State Attorney General. Mr. Negus was instrumental in planning, setting up, implementing, a new Criminal Prosecution Unit in the Downstate Regional Area. He was responsible for selecting and hiring 20 Police Investigators and Analysts for the new Auto Insurance Fraud Unit. This included the selection, training and coordinating of various Auto Insurance Fraud courses and methodologies to further advance the operation of this unit. This unit also was tasked with the Personal Protective Security for the NYS Attorney General.

Mr. Negus is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

Donie O’Callaghan, who is based in Dublin, has over 35 years experience in the security industry. He was managing director of the Ross Group (an Irish security company in Ireland) and when the company was sold to ADT, Donie was retained as their general manager. He has worked abroad extensively in all areas of security training and was the first person in Ireland to run seminars on Computer Related Fraud, and seminars with the International Association for Hospital Security and the Mosier Anti-Crime Bureau. Mr. O’Callaghan is also a student of the martial arts. Mr. O’Callaghan is highly respected as a lecturer and trainer, not only in his home country but also in the UK.

He is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers where he serves on the Board of Directors. He is a Certified Security Trainer (C.S.T.) through the Academy.

Ms. O’Lynn has a background in police training and defensive tactics. She serves on the Execuitve Board of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, and was the legal advisor to the Law Enforcement Television Network. She is a former police officer. Ms. O’Lynn is an instructor in unarmed defensive restraint and pressure point control. She works on personal protection assignments worldwide with entertainers and executives. She is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute and a member of the Nine Lives Associates.

Dr. Hector R. Torres
Director of Security
Banco Popular of Puerto rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico  

Dr. Torres has over 30 years of experience in the field of security at the federal and corporate levels. He is a former U.S. Army Intelligence and Special Operations Officer. Dr. Torres is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces, Military Intelligence and Command and General Staff Schools. He has served as Guest Instructor at the National Intelligence Schools of the Republics of Ecuador and Colombia. Dr. Torres has also served as a Special Agent with the Department of the Army and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Dr. Torres has held security management positions and has worked as a security consultant for various corporations in Puerto Rico. He has served as the President for the Puerto Rico Bankers Association’s Security Committee, Co-founder and Chairman of the San Juan Metro Area Fraud Task Force.

Dr. Torres currently holds the rank of Lt. Colonel in the Puerto Rico National Guard. He has a sixth degree black belt in Isshinryu Karate. Dr. Torres achieved a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico and Masters in Business Administration in Global Management and Human Resources from the University of Phoenix. He received his Doctorate degree in Organization and Management from Capella University.

Dr. Torres is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers where he serves as Vice-President for Certification. He is a Certified Security Trainer (C.S.T.) through the Academy.

Michael Jon Valentine joined the U.S. Marshals Service in January, 2008, where he serves as the Deputy Administrator of the National Center for Judicial Security (NCJS), a component of the Judicial Security Division. Judge Valentine retired in 2007 from the 19 th Judicial District of Virginia after 27 years on the bench. Active in the U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Valentine served for 35 years before retiring in 2005 as a Senior Criminal Investigator at the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4). He was assigned as the Special Agent in Charge for the Protective Services Activity in Riyadh and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Judge Valentine is a veteran of more than 50 missions for 5 Secretaries of Defense, 4 Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs, 3 Chiefs of Staff of the Army, 3 Secretaries of the Army, and more than 20 foreign counterparts visiting in the U.S. He has served on missions throughout the U.S., China, most South and Central American countries, Europe and the Middle East.

Judge Valentine was mobilized after September 11, 2001, and served in Afghanistan, the Philippines, and Bosnia. As a result of his fluency in Spanish, he was frequently assigned to conduct the protective security advances in Central and South America where he continues to have professional contacts among the police and senior military officials. Judge Valentine also served on the adjunct faculty at the National College of Juvenile and Family Court Judges at the University of Nevada, Reno, lecturing on personal security for judges and court security for court houses and staff. He has also served as a member of the adjunct faculty of the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Judge Valentine is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the Washington College of Law of the American University.

He is also a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the American University Law School. He is an accredited instructor in the SigSauer line of pistols. Judge Valentine lectures on Court Security for judges and deputy sheriffs throughout the U.S., as well as domestic violence response for the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy. He is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute and a member of the Nine Lives Associates. Judge Valentine is a member of the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers and serves on the Board of Directors for the Academy.

John Weisman
Writer and Lecturer
Bluemont, Virginia

Seven time New York Times bestselling author John Weisman is one of a select company of authors to have their books on both the Times nonfiction and fiction bestseller lists. Duane “Dewey” Clarridge, creator and first Chief of CIA’s Counterterrorist Center wrote that Mr. Weisman’s 2005 novel Direct Action “has the real-world touch of authenticity so often lacking in this genre.” Six Days of the Condor author James Grady says Weisman “redefines high-impact, action-adventure suspense novels for the decade.” Seymour Hersh called his 2004 book Jack in the Box “The insider’s insider spy novel.” The Washington Times wrote “Weisman is perhaps wired more tightly into the reclusive special operations community than any other writer.” Mr. Weisman also wrote Shadow Warrior, the bestselling story of CIA agent Felix Rodriguez, who was instrumental in the capture of Che Guevara, and 1992’s Rogue Warrior, the No. 1 New York Times bestseller about Richard Marcinko and SEAL Team Six. He subsequently conceived, created, developed and wrote Rogue Warrior’s eight fictional sequels. Mr. Weisman’s CIA short stories were chosen for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories in 1997 and 2003.

Mr. Weisman’s occasional Black Ops column appears on www.Military.Com, his assessments have appeared in Intelligencer, the Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies, and he reviews books on intelligence and military affairs for the Washington Times. Since 2003 he has appeared on more than 130 radio and television shows as an expert on terrorism and intelligence matters. As a journalist, Mr. Weisman worked in 37 countries. He has covered conflicts in Central America and the Middle East as well as four national presidential campaigns. In the spring of 2005, Mr. Weisman was invited by the German Government to lecture on the state of the U.S. Intelligence Community. He was the keynote speaker at the 2008 Marine Ball, U.S. Embassy Luxembourg, which celebrated the 233rd Birthday of the United States Marine Corps.

Mr. Weisman is an adjunct instructor at Team One Network, which provides tactical training to both local and national law enforcement agencies. He has created and run tactical exercises for Virginia’s Loudoun and Fairfax counties, and worked on the city of Manassas Park’s first active shooter exercise.

Mr. Weisman is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

Austin C. White
Special Agent
Virginia State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Richmond, Virginia

Agent White has over 20 years service in the field of public safety in a variety of disciplines. With the State Police, he served in the Executive Protective Unit detailed to the Office of the Governor as well as the Bureau of Field Operations where he held the rank of Senior State Trooper. Working out of the Richmond Field Office, he is currently assigned to the Multi-jurisdictional Special Operations Group (MSOG) as the Commonwealth’s representative to that investigative task force. In his dignitary protection role, he was tasked with the protection of the Governor and First Family of Virginia holding the positions of Agent in Charge, shift supervisor, lead advance agent, driver and protection team member. He has performed both protective duties and risk assessments on Presidential and Gubernatorial inaugurations, United States State of the Union speeches, national political conventions and numerous National Governor’s Association annual conferences. Serving 4 Governors, Agent White has had the opportunity and responsibility to coordinate several major events at the White House and the United States Capitol as well as numerous other events with high profile national and international political leaders and celebrities.

Agent White also brings experiences from the corporate security sector as he served as the Vice President of Investigations and Special Services with the American Security Group in Richmond, Virginia. In this capacity he coordinated all investigative and executive protection assignments, consulted on security contracts and oversaw the company’s private security Academy. A certified Associate Emergency Manager; he is also currently employed as a technical instructor specializing in mass fatality incident response and emergency services coordination for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.

Agent White holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia Tech as well as the Advanced Professional Series and Professional Development Series post-graduate certificates from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Emergency Management Institute. Agent White is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute, a member of the Nine Lives Associates and the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers.

Russell J. Wilson
President
Wilson & Associates.
Arlington , VA

Mr. Wilson holds a BA in Political Science from Columbia University, an MA in National Security Policy from Georgetown University and a J.D. at American University. He speaks Spanish, French and Russian. Before starting his own company, Mr. Wilson served as foreign policy advisor on the European and the Middle East subcommittee for the U.S. Congress. In 1992, he became chief of staff to the Asia and Pacific Affairs subcommittee. In addition to serving as principal foreign policy advisor for these regional areas, Mr. Wilson had additional responsibilities for foreign military sales, arms control issues, terrorism and counter-intelligence policy.

In addition to his foreign policy expertise, Mr. Wilson is also a specialist in corporate security issues and lectures regularly on such topics as Violence in the Workplace and how to deal with bomb threats. He is certified by the American Society for Industrial Security as a Certified Protection Professional and is a member of the Association of Security and Counter-terrorism Professionals and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Mr. Wilson is a graduate of the Executive Protection Institute and a member of the Nine Lives Associates. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Security Educators and Trainers and is a Certified Security Trainer (C.S.T.) through the Academy.