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Dear Alumni and Friends, This issue of Watermark represents a critical flashpoint in homeland security as we collectively face the unprecedented public health threat of COVID-19. Many of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security’s alumni and partners are on the frontlines leading the response at the local, state, tribal, territorial, federal, and private-sector levels. CHDS serves as their trusted forum to coordinate and collaborate on emerging policies and smart practices in a timely manner. CHDS platforms enable idea-sharing and the collection and dissemination of COVID-19 resources amongst recognized colleagues. This has allowed national leaders and their agencies to work across disciplines to develop solutions and smart practices, utilizing the latest thinking from around the country. In March, CHDS academic programs transitioned to remote learning so current participants can complete their coursework while also meeting their expanding professional and personal responsibilities. This issue delves into some of the measures we’ve taken at the Center to ensure a safe and continuous pathway to education, along with programmatic updates from our Executive Education Program (EEP), Executive Leaders Program (ELP), and Pacific Executive Leaders Program (PELP). The connection between our program participants and our faculty and staff is a lifelong bond and we remain steadfast in our commitment to provide the highest quality education in homeland defense and security—as evidenced by the love letter from Ted Lewis, one of the Center’s founding fathers, on page 4. We also shine the spotlight on some of our recent Emergence Program graduates as they begin to apply the knowledge and skills they developed at CHDS. We also reflect on two of our recent annual events: The Alumni Professional Exchange Continuing Education Workshop (APEX) and the University Agency Partnership Program’s (UAPP) Education Summit. Both of which were tremendously successful and set records for attendance. Two of the articles in this issue originated with their presentations at APEX—Noel Lipana’s introspective discussion on the effects of moral injury and how Colin Murray is collaborating with national homeland security practitioners from north of the border. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty across the nation, the Center will continue adapting to combat the threat as it evolves. Many of the lessons we’re learning now have translated into innovative solutions that will no doubt apply to future public health threats. Whether you are on staff, or an alumni member, or working hard to graduate from our programs, your dedicated efforts have created curriculum, research, and workshops that are improving homeland security strategies for more than one thousand local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal agencies and three thousand alumni. Thank you for taking the time to share the knowledge and we hope you enjoy this special issue of Watermark. Truly yours,

Glen Woodbury Director, Center for Homeland Defense and Security CONTENTS THIS ISSUE OF WATERMARK Volume 11 • Issue 1 • Summer 2020

02 Regional Alumni Chapters 04 A Love Letter to CHDS 06 APEX 2020 in Review 09 Taking a Security Studies Degree in a Very Different Direction 12 A Visitor from the North, Colin Murray 14 Emergence Alumna, Innovative Leadership Exploration and Development Programs (I.LEAD) 15 Emergence Alumnus, Assisting Emergency Management Through Crowdsourcing 16 Emergence Alumna, Using a Mothership to Improve Logistics and Mission Effectiveness 18 Emergence Alumnus, Increasing Staffing in Remote Locations 19 Out of the Classroom… Literally and Figuratively 20 CHDS Supports the National Response to COVID-19 22 Planning for Postcurve Recovery 23 Sharing Information Horizontally Old Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey, CA | Photo by Angi English to Increase Resilience 26 CHDS Alumna Featured on NFL 360 Watermark the Alumni Magazine is published semi-annually for the alumni of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS). 28 University and Agency Partners Views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent 12th Annual Education Summit the official policy or position of the Naval Postgraduate School, the 31 PELP Workshop Shifts Focus to the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, FEMA, Coronavirus Pandemic CHDS, CHDS alumni or faculty, or the U.S. Government. 32 Supporting Leaders’ Deep Dives into Uncharted Territory Watermark is produced by the staff of the Copyright © 2020 by the Center for Homeland Defense and Security 34 Executive Leaders Program Adapts to Change Center for Homeland Defense and Security All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including with support from CHDS alumni, faculty, and staff. photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, 36 Class Notes Writers: Nick Catrantzos, Patrick Kuhl, Dan O’Connor, without the prior written permission from the Center for Homeland 39 APEX 2020 Photo Album and Marc Pritchard. Defense and Security. 42 Alumni Photo Album Designer: Will McCarty ON THE COVER All photos are submitted unless otherwise stated. Big Sur, CA | Photo by Cameron Venti on Unsplash 44 Welcome to the CHDS Family For Comments and Story Ideas: 45 Educational Resources Heather Issvoran Director, Strategic Communications Contract Support for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security [email protected], 831.402.4672 (c) Technical Support/Webmaster/Login: [email protected], 831.272.2437 (PST) ESTABLISHED IN 2002

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WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 1 REGIONAL ALUMNI CHAPTERS CHDS education programs promote collaboration, communication, and information sharing among leaders both during and after their CHDS programs. In order to keep in touch and create a national network of homeland security professionals, 25 regional chapters have been established by alumni throughout North America and United States territories.

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2 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 REGIONAL ALUMNI CHAPTERS 1 OREGON 15 OHIO PORTLAND DAYTON Chris Voss Darren Price [email protected] [email protected] Bruce Robertson 2 CALIFORNIA NORTHERN GREATER BAY AREA [email protected] Sara Kay Jeff Payne [email protected] [email protected]

3 CALIFORNIA | NEW 16 TENNESSEE SACRAMENTO NASHVILLE Eric Saylors Patrick C. Sheehan [email protected] [email protected]

4 CALIFORNIA 17 ALABAMA LOS ANGELES HUNTSVILLE Frank Forman Jonathan Gaddy [email protected] [email protected]

5 CALIFORNIA 18 GEORGIA INLAND EMPIRE ATLANTA Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash David Green Kelly Nadeau [email protected] [email protected] REGIONAL ALUMNI Jason Lappin Wendy Smith CHAPTER WEBINARS [email protected] [email protected] Find your regional chapter and contact 6 GUAM 19 FLORIDA WESTERN PACIFIC NORTHERN the coordinator to learn more about Frank Ishizaki Ronald Lendvay chapter webinars or to set up a webinar [email protected] [email protected] you are interested in sharing.

Thomas Guglielmo LIST OF CHAPTER COORDINATORS 7 ARIZONA [email protected] PHOENIX Sylvia Moir 20 FLORIDA [email protected] SOUTHERN Romeo B. Lavarias 8 COLORADO [email protected] ROCKY MOUNTAIN “The collaboration among alumni from Ryan Fields-Spack Deanna Kralick federal, state, local, and private sector [email protected] [email protected] entities have proven invaluable for sharing information and concerns on a variety of 9 NEW MEXICO 21 NEW YORK WESTERN COVID-19 topics ranging from workforce ALBUQUERQUE health, public health, and public safety.” Angi English Patrick O’Flynn [email protected] [email protected] — DAN O’CONNOR DIVISION DIRECTOR, MISSION SUPPORT DIRECTORATE OF FEMA TEXAS 22 NEW YORK 10 NORTHEAST EL PASO Calvin Shanks Richard Blatus [email protected] “The webinars are a great place to hear [email protected] what is really happening and where we Thomas Richardson 11 TEXAS | NEW [email protected] should be looking for future issues.” DALLAS — ELAINE JENNINGS Will Bierman 23 MASSACHUSETTS ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, [email protected] NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Gary Cummings Phil McGovern [email protected] [email protected] NEW JERSEY AND 24 12 KANSAS MID-ATLANTIC MISSOURI | NEW Walt Smith Erica Hupka [email protected] [email protected] Robert Giorgio 13 CANADA [email protected] ONTARIO John Dehooge 25 WASHINGTON D.C. NATIONAL CAPITAL [email protected] Samantha Korta 14 KENTUCKY | NEW [email protected] LOUISVILLE Heather Issvoran Vanessa Burn [email protected] [email protected] WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 3 A Love byLetter Ted G. Lewis to CHDS

In the fall of 2001, shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Paul Stockton asked me to help him write a proposal to the U.S. Department of Justice to start an educational program centered on terrorism and building capability to combat terrorism. It was an accidental mash-up because Paul and I did not know each other, and I had no experience with the subject matter. I had returned to NPS from a Senior Vice President position at Eastman Kodak and was an unpaid professor of computer science. I did not know anything Ted Lewis, former CHDS Executive Director about counterterrorism, but I knew that computer science wasn’t paying me! I developed the first master’s degree curriculum I viewed the offer by Paul as an extraordinary and established it as a hybrid program that augmented opportunity to be a pioneer in the new field of face-to-face meetings with network-based learning. homeland security, whatever that was, because of That in itself was unusual and precipitated a visit by the my experience establishing computer science as a accreditation “watchdog” organization that oversees discipline in the 1970s. I knew from the start that it was NPS accreditation. We not only passed with flying colors a chance to define a new field and shape it for all time. but were commended for our innovative approach and I experienced the early beginnings of computer science leadership. Students meet for two weeks every quarter to in the 1970s and 80s, and I knew what it meant to be a satisfy the in-residence requirements of NPS, and engage “first mover” in a new discipline. the rest of the quarter online to address the problem of We began with an empty slate. We were no worse off being located all around the US. In this way, we satisfied than anyone else because nobody knew what homeland both depth of learning, and 19th-century notions of the security was or should be. Was it emergency management “4-credit-hour course.” or civil-military affairs? Was it public health or public Paul Stockton was also the visionary leader that administration? Could it be a new branch of law established the Digital Library, the outreach program via enforcement and intelligence, or could it be beefed up fire Mobile Education Team (METs), and the Alumni Network. service? Paul had pegged it right: it had to educate the All of these had, and continue to have, a great impact on first responders and their leadership across jurisdictions government at all levels. CHDS even has international at the local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal levels. recognition because of these programs. The Center is This was in itself a radical approach. Law enforcement, known in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. Paul was generally emergency managers, public health, firefighters, and the “outside guy” and I was generally the “inside guy.” security forces were traditionally stove-piped agencies I have no training in management nor do I read books spread across all levels of government. And as Paul saw it, on management, but I have held senior management this was the problem of “connecting the dots” that had to positions in Fortune 500 companies and obtained the be solved. first-hand experience in what not to do. I am sure that Other than a philosophical orientation best many people reading this have had bad experiences with described as a “networked multi-disciplined, multi- bad managers. Similarly, I have experienced soul-crushing jurisdictional, multi-level government-oriented” managers, managers that manage from a book about activity, homeland security was ill-defined. And, that managers, and just plain bad managers. So, I set out to was the opportunity that I saw that motivated me to establish my own rules and “culture,” with the recognition approach it as a challenge and spend the next 12-years that culture determines everything else. What was the as the Executive Director of the Center for Homeland culture of CHDS going to be? Security and Defense. I left my chosen field of computer Generally, culture is a trickle-down process or science and immersed myself in studying homeland phenomenon – it comes from the top. The leader security. Fortunately, DOJ and then FEMA sponsored establishes a set of norms for behavior by its people. Paul us, so we could experiment and move fast. established a sense of play and I established a sense of duty

4 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 to the mission. In other words, we played hard and worked on innovation and risk-taking in corporations means hard. NPS has a sense of duty to the mission (defense and nothing at all if employees are punished for making security) and beyond that CHDS added, “from excellence mistakes. Nothing kills innovation faster than the blame comes everything else,” integrity, honesty, and dedication game. I used to joke, that the first job of the government to the mission. I cannot emphasize enough the importance is to find out whom to blame. Never mind what went of the pursuit of excellence. It is easily said, but difficult to wrong; point your finger at the person responsible! I tried achieve unless it is constantly emphasized. to react in just the opposite manner. My first rule is this: Loyalty is a two-way street. If Rule three is about people and team building. A number you want employees to be loyal to the organization and of new employees joined the Center around year five. We mission, a leader must be loyal to the employees. This met weekly for about nine months before someone had seems obvious, but in an academic institution where the confidence and felt secure enough to ask, “Why are we everyone is competitive and self-directed, loyalty to meeting? We never decide anything!” He was right. The the organization takes second place to loyalty to one’s purpose of our weekly meetings was to build camaraderie, discipline. The promotion and tenure policies of NPS not to decide anything. Their supervisors held that position. guarantee an extreme focus on one’s discipline. We met for months and talked about surfing, children, After all, professors don’t get promoted or recognized in projects, and whatever was on their mind without ever their field by cooperating with others or making their mentioning team building, but team building was the organizations look good. No organization has received a purpose. I learned this from a friend who took his team to Nobel Prize or Turing Award. Only individuals. movies on Wednesday afternoons. Productivity increased The first rule also means protecting your people. dramatically. Later, we only met when we needed to, which If a leader does not demonstrate an almost fatherly or was rare because the team worked together so well. motherly concern for the people that work for him or her, The foregoing is just a sample of the good times I had the people in the organization have little reason to be loyal. at CHDS, but it wasn’t perfect. Nothing is. I had little One morning I got a call at home. It was about 6 am, and patience with instructors that “mailed it in” or leaned on the employee informed me that the school was closed due their co-instructors to cover classes while they stayed to a bomb scare. We expected a cohort of 30 students to home. I had little tolerance for administration officials arrive at 8 am – in just two hours. I suggested that we move that claimed excellence is not job number one. I failed the class to a nearby hotel. She said she already made the to deal with other departments on campus that envied arrangements. I suggested that she inform the students. CHDS success. I should have been more diplomatic and She said she already did that. Our conversation continued “political.” Unfortunately, it was not in my DNA to do a in that fashion where everything I suggested had already mediocre job or allow colleagues to do a mediocre job, been taken care of by the employee! Later on, I rewarded and this caused unnecessary strife. A great leader should her with a bonus, because I wanted her to know that I never lose his or her cool. supported her actions even though they were not her I had the privilege to lead CHDS for more than ten responsibility. Loyalty must be rewarded in a tangible way. years. It was the best thing that ever happened to me, and This kind of loyalty and initiative will not happen I hope it was as good for CHDS. I still get compliments on unless employees know their leader will back them up the program. Alumni come up to me and say things like, whenever they go out on a limb and take responsibility “This was by far better than anything I have experienced, beyond their pay level. She could have made the wrong educationally,” or, “This completely changed my life,” or, “I decision, for example, she was not authorized to commit got a Ph.D. after I went through the master’s program, and funding for rental of the hotel room. She took a chance that the CHDS master’s program was by far the best education.” I would approve because she was allowed the freedom and It is very satisfying to get such feedback. responsibility that comes with mutual trust. Many of the graduates of the master’s program have Rule number two: The organization always owns advanced to senior positions in their organizations or an employee’s mistake and celebrates the employee’s moved on to another organization. The feedback I get is success. Everyone makes a mistake, sooner or later. that CHDS enabled them to excel at new jobs and under When we experienced a cyber-attack, the Center bore the pressure from major challenges. CHDS set a standard responsibility. When we experienced an accounting error of excellence that has spread to other agencies and that left us short of funds, CHDS bore the responsibility – organizations. It is gratifying to see these people succeed not the person directly connected to those duties. The entire beyond their expectations, and it is gratifying to see some organization must rally around that individual and assure of the things I set in motion live beyond my tenure. them that the burden will be shared. The reason this is fundamental is that employees must feel secure in their job if a manager wants them to Thank you, CHDS! take risks, innovate, and excel. The extensive literature

WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 5 Samantha Korta and Katelyn Mason present “How Fake News and Information Laundering Threaten Homeland Security”

Madeline Kristoff, San Diego Field Office Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS and Kevin Peters, Chief, National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Director Woodbury presents the Founders Award to Brock Long, Executive Chairman, Hagerty Consulting Program, Office of Intelligence & Analysis, DHS Captain Robert Simeral. & Former Administrator, FEMA, DHS RECORD NUMBER OF ALUMNI ATTEND APEX 2020 BY PATRICK KUHL

he 16th annual Alumni Professional territorial, and private sector leaders is were finished, everybody was invited to Exchange–Continuing Education second to none.” attend an APEX Meet & Greet Reception TWorkshop (APEX) was recently This year’s event set a record with at Monterey Tides Hotel. The reception held at the Naval Postgraduate School in 228 attendees from 37 different states, was hosted by the CHDS Association and Monterey, California. APEX is organized representing over 200 agencies. In addition sponsored by FirstNet AT&T. and hosted by the Center for Homeland to the traditional speakers and panel Defense and Security (CHDS) to provide discussions on Wednesday and Thursday, CHDS Alumni “Short Talks” alumni the opportunity to explore critical February 19-20, CHDS added a pre- morning session homeland security issues from different conference option that featured short TED Climate Security: A Pre-Mortem Approach perspectives while visiting with classmates, Talk-style presentations from the alumni on to a Sustainable Global Future expanding networks with professionals Tuesday, February 18. “The pre-conference • John Comiskey, EdD, Associate Professor, from other cohorts, and catching up with Short Talks on Day One were a wonderful Monmouth University instructors. CHDS Association President, addition to APEX,” noted alumna Meredith • Michael Larranaga, Ph.D., President, Chris Pope, summarized the conference Infantino (MA1005/1006 and HSx1701). R.E.M. Risk Consultants appeal, “APEX has content and speakers Each of the Alumni Short Talks focused that are relevant to the diverse missions on a novel idea, perspective, or approach Beats Thinking: Detecting Deception our alumni serve. There is something here to homeland security within a 20-minute & Eliciting Truth for everyone to learn. The collaboration presentation, followed by a Q&A session • Nick Catrantzos, Investigator between local, state, federal, tribal, with the audience. After the Short Talks

6 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 “APEX has content and speakers that are relevant to the diverse missions our alumni serve. There is something here for everyone to learn. The collaboration between local, state, federal, tribal, territorial, and private sector leaders is second to none.” — CHRIS POPE PRESIDENT CHDS ASSOCIATION

Alumni Professional Exchange Continuing Education Workshop | APEX 2020

• Katelyn Mason, Lead Intelligence Analyst, Northern California Regional Intelligence APEX 2020 Center ALUMNI SHORT TALKS A Network Approach to TO VIEW OUR National Critical Functions SHORT TALKS VIDEOS • Marilee Orr, Senior Enterprise Risk www.chds.us/ed/alumni-short-talks Management Analyst, Office of Finance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Moral Injury • Noel Lipana, DSW, Vice President, DJD Art Foundation Chad Gorman, Assistant Administrator National Preparedness, Program (MA1005/1006). He discussed National Preparedness Directorate, Federal Emergency Whistle-Blowing: An Unyielding Duty Management Agency, DHS • Colonel (Select) Tom Rempfer, the complex nature of the threats currently U.S. Air Force (Ret.) facing homeland security and how they will Countering Human Trafficking continue to evolve. “I believe in continuous • Bentley Nettles, Executive Director, The second and third days of APEX improvement. No matter which program Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission followed the traditional conference format you participated in at CHDS—Master’s, Health Equity is a Homeland by offering four different plenary sessions ELP, Emergence, HSx, REP, or PELP—the Security Issue both days. The plenary sessions were projects you worked on and the issues • William Pilkington, Research Professor approximately an hour long and focused you tackled have made an impact towards and HOPE Program Director, on a specific topic. Glen Woodbury, eliminating homeland security threats,” North Carolina Central University CHDS Director, provided the Day Two Gorman added. at North Carolina Research Campus welcoming remarks while setting the stage Following Gorman’s insightful keynote, for one of the best APEX conferences to Director Woodbury returned to the stage CHDS Alumni “Short Talks” date. Woodbury then introduced Chad to present the CHDS Founders Award afternoon session Gorman, Assistant Administrator of to Captain Robert Simeral, USN (Ret.). National Preparedness for the FEMA Captain Simeral joined the NPS-CHDS How Fake News and Information faculty in 2004 and was promptly appointed Laundering Threaten Homeland Security National Preparedness Directorate. Gorman is a graduate of the NPS-CHDS Master’s NPS Executive Director for Intelligence • Samantha Korta, Deloitte & Touche LLP Research. His lifelong dedication to the

WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 7 Crystal Watson, DrPH, Senior Scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for (L to R) Erik Dahl, 2020 Founders Award winner Captain Robert Simeral, Bentley Nettles, Executive Director, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Health Security & Assistant Professor, Department of Patrick Miller, and CHDS Director Glen Woodbury Environmental Health and Engineering homeland security enterprise is outstanding As is the tradition, the CHDS Association and he expressed his gratitude for receiving hosted an Alumni Networking Reception after the CHDS Founders Award. “I’m grateful the conclusion of plenary sessions on day two. to be here at APEX. It draws on the whole The reception allows participants to unwind CHDS excellence, academic performance, after a long day and an excellent opportunity and innovation. There’s a lot of commitment to reconnect with your former classmates or here, as shown by the great attendance of meet colleagues from other cohorts. alumni, and that’s what really makes this Day Three began with a message from award special for me; being able to accept Chris Pope, CHDS Association President. and share it with the CHDS family.” He led the audience in a moment of silence during the remembrance ceremony honoring Plenary Session 1: the members of our NPS-CHDS family

Climate Security: A Pre-Mortem Approach to a Sustainable Global Future Preventing Domestic Targeted Violence who have passed (Michael McGrath, NYPD (L to R) Michael Larranaga, PhD, President, R.E.M. Risk Consultants • Aaron Cotkin, PhD., Social Science Deputy Inspector, ELP1201). John Comiskey, EdD, Associate Professor, Monmouth University Research Specialist, National Threat Assessment Center, Protective Plenary Session 5: Intelligence and Assessment Division, Public Health Risk Forecast – U.S. Secret Service, DHS What Can We Expect? • Diana Drysdale, Supervisory Social • Crystal Watson, DrPH, Senior Scholar, Science Research Specialist, National Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Threat Assessment Center, Protective & Assistant Professor, Department of Intelligence and Assessment Division, Environmental Health and Engineering U.S. Secret Service, DHS Plenary Session 6: Plenary Session 2: Border Security – Perception versus Reality Canada’s Approach to Homeland Security • Madeline Kristoff, Acting San Diego Field • Colin Murray, Defence R&D Canada & Office Director, U.S. Citizenship and

“Whistle-Blowing: An Unyielding Duty” by Colonel (Select) Tom Rempfer, Senior Advisor, Science & Technology, DHS Immigration Services, DHS U.S. Air Force (Ret.) • Kristin Wyckoff, Science & Technology & • Kevin Peters, Chief, National Threat Senior Advisor, DHS, Defence R&D Canada Evaluation and Reporting Program, Office of Intelligence & Analysis, DHS Plenary Session 3: SAVE THE DATE Emergency Management 2.0 Plenary Session 7: APEX 2021 • Brock Long, Executive Chairman, 5G & Homeland Security Leadership Hagerty Consulting & Former in the Age of Digital Transformation FEBRUARY 16-18, 2021 Administrator, FEMA, DHS • Ryan Burchnell, Director, MONTEREY, CA FirstNet Strategy & Policy, AT&T Plenary Session 4: Collaborative Security: How Information Plenary Session 8: Sharing is a Team Sport CHDS Updates & Alumni Meeting • Denise Anderson, President, Health • CHDS Updates from Glen Woodbury, Register at www.chds.us Information Sharing and Analysis Director, Center for Homeland Defense Center (H-ISAC) & Chair, and Security, NPS n National Council of ISACs 8 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 TAKING A SECURITY STUDIES DEGREE IN A VERY DIFFERENT DIRECTION BY JAMES JEFFREY

ecoming a Doctor of Social Work NOEL LIPANA Traditional trauma treatment is about what’s and an organizer of performing arts going on between your ears; it said you are DSW, Vice President, events was certainly not on the radar just thinking about the incident wrong. That B DJD Art Foundation when Noel Lipana joined the Center for has zero to do with the connection I have MA0905/0906 Homeland Defense and Security master’s with my battle buddies, those kids, with our degree program in 2009. “I didn’t plan it fundamental spiritual soul connection in that way; it’s been a meandering journey, this universe.” for sure,” Lipana said, adding he expected He realized he couldn’t continue in the to continue in the defense world after he military and was medically discharged graduated in 2011. But life had other plans near the end of 2016. As part of the healing as the crucial factor that distinguishes a for him due to the personal fallout from process and making a new life, he wanted to moral injury, even as other symptoms— his 2008 military tour in Afghanistan. work with those marginalized populations anxiety and despair, flashbacks, social Lipana’s ability to discuss his struggles since of society that “are not as well advocated isolation, and suicidal thoughts—overlap that tour—primarily his moral injury—is or lobbied for or resourced as the veteran with PTSD. almost unnerving in its candidness and demographic.” He looked into a social work Lipana deployed to Afghanistan as an articulateness. It’s also an incredibly doctorate run by the University of Southern Air Force major acting as his unit’s counter- important ability that is enabling him to California. The program wanted applicants improvised explosive device officer. He bridge the divide between the military and from the upper tiers of social work and oversaw and trained U.S. troops in how the civilian worlds, and in doing so, expand counseling, but Lipana saw a way he could to detect and disable IEDs planted by the discussion about treating veteran be relevant. “I took a hard look at what insurgents. Two army soldiers he worked trauma to other civilian professions. social workers actually do and I thought, alongside died in separate explosions “When I made the turn onto this man, this reads like a job description for during his deployment. “They were killed path, I was like, I’m going to have to be counter-insurgency.” He noted how social by the thing I was meant to protect them really vulnerable and open with people,” work focuses on gaining people their from. You play over what you could have Lipana said. “I think it’s important that fundamental human rights, dignity, equal we speak—that we speak plainly and opportunities, access to education, and courageously. We have to normalize it; “They were killed by the thing I was equalizing the playing field. It all sounded we can’t step around it.” It’s now widely meant to protect them from. You play very familiar to him. “It’s like Nation accepted that veterans can return from Building 101, just these people are doing war with invisible wounds that need over what you could have done; should it on the streets of America.” His former healing. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, have done differently.” CHDS Master of Arts degree came to the the best-known condition usually — NOEL LIPANA forefront, too. “In my statement of purpose, referred to as PTSD, refers to a mental I said that though the content of my master’s and biological reaction that recurs for degree was security studies, the academic done; should have done differently.” He months and even years after an individual rigor, and structure, the regimen and was also involved in an operation during endures or witnesses a traumatic event. research discipline, is what I am bringing to which four Afghan children were killed Lingering anxiety and fear can induce the table.” in a blast. After he returned from his behavioral changes and lead to withdrawal During his doctorate, he began to tour, he struggled with anger, flashbacks, from family and friends. What’s not as reflect on how the veteran population is insomnia, even suicidal thoughts, leading well-known is a condition related to— a good entry point for having a broader to a diagnosis of PTSD and a traumatic yet distinct from—PTSD called moral discussion about those struggling sectors brain injury as a result of exposure to injury, sometimes described as a “wound of society he wanted to help. Sectors such cumulative low-level blasts during the tour. to the soul.” This invisible wound most as the incarcerated, kids in the juvenile “The military doctors said, ‘Wow, we really often occurs when a person commits, justice system, child abuse victims, and the broke you.’” He was prescribed medication fails to prevent or witnesses an act that homeless. Lipana notes how the Department by VA clinicians in California and enrolled is anathema to their moral beliefs. This of Veterans Affairs treats about 500,000 in successive programs of long-term experience burdens an individual with veterans a year, while the National Institute therapy. Nothing improved though, until acute guilt and shame that both distorts of Mental Health estimates about 7.9 million in 2013 when he joined a group therapy their self-identity and provokes reflexive civilians suffer from some form of PTSD. program in Sacramento for veterans beset distrust of others. Guilt has been identified “We as veterans are the focal point of the by moral injury. “It made all the difference.

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(L to R) Dr. Lauren Wollman, Chief Steve Sund, Noel Lipana In D.C. to attend Noel’s doctoral capstone presentation  Michael Brown, and Amanda Bogard. on moral injury. | Photo by Diego Mendoza   trauma discussion,” Lipana the “more sexy” elements, such  said. “If we can’t get it right for as technology or talk of terrorist WITH HOST BIJAN KARIMI veterans with the resources, cells—about whether a national lobbying, advocacy, and public security objective is worth spending support, these other populations the currency of human life on. “Having Informal conversations with CHDS Homeland Security don’t stand a chance.” Beyond the ethical those sorts of discussions is hard, but we Master’s program students dimension, he said it also becomes a public need to have them.” about their theses. safety issue. “The more we take care of Lipana’s remarkable post-military journey some of these wicked problems, the more has also seen him become a storyteller, artist, secure we are and safer we are.” He said this and director. Since finishing his social work applies both to internal and external threats, doctorate in 2018 he has trailblazed using especially given the way social media, news, performing arts as a portal to open the and information flows operate nowadays. conversation about moral injury. Imagine “We see external foreign actors—some a mix of music, poetry, and movement, state-sponsored—inserting themselves especially kinetic dancing—as it’s depicting and finding these seams between groups a struggle—portraying the attributes of WITH HOST and exploiting divisiveness.” He notes how moral injury like guilt, shame, isolation, and FRANK FORMAN the negative reaction many Americans loss. Initially, he focused purely on moral have toward social work—accompanied injury from a veteran’s perspective. But Yesterday’s pioneers, today’s leaders, and by accusations of changing the fabric of now he is scaling the approach outside the tomorrow’s visionaries American democracy and taking from veteran population to the likes of healthcare within Homeland Security. people to give to the undeserving— workers and first responders. “I use art as illustrates that “we are not tight as a an educational tool because the message community and do not have a strong I am giving to people is disruptive and, in Find these podcasts understanding of the issues and their roots, some circles, heretical.” He notes how if and more at which is ripe for exploitation from an people feel they are being lectured to or www.chds.us/ed external threat.” At the same time, he says being told everything they thought was or wherever you stream there is a need at all levels of society—from wrong, they often get defensive and are less the media, to Congress, to the military— likely to collaborate. “It becomes a didactic to move beyond the usual fixations and competitive environment, whereas art on operations, strategies and political makes for a creative space where people nuance, and take ownership of the moral are more open to learning and innovation.” dimension. This entails a more candid When it comes to healthcare workers being discussion—that doesn’t get distracted by susceptible to moral injuries, he gives the

10 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 “If you have an inkling that one of MORAL your subordinates or someone that you’re mentoring has an issue, don’t INJURY

refer them. Don’t hand them ‘the TRIGGERING pamphlet,’ give them an 800 number, EVENT Acts that violate or hand them off to EAP. Be velcro. deeply held moral, spiritual, or personal Stick with them. If they’ve given values you an invitation to come alongside them, come alongside them then ROLE AT TIME and there. There is nothing more OF EVENT Perpetrator, important in that moment. Delegate recipient, or witness your duties for the remainder of the day. This person came to you. When you write that person off by referring PREDOMINANT PAINFUL them, that is a form of institutional EMOTIONS Shame, guilt, betrayal. This individual is looking for anger, outrage connection. Stick with them.”

— NOEL LIPANA Noel Lipana’s heartfelt Short Talk on Moral Injury drew a standing POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER ovation from the audience at APEX 2020. Re-experiencing, PT avoidance, cognitive/ mood changes, SD example of a physician who wants to carry given him access to other people’s pain, physiological arousal out an intervention but is prevented from which therefore places a responsibility on Symptoms of PTSD and moral injury doing so because it isn’t covered by an him regarding his lessons about the military can overlap, making distinguishing insurance policy. “You have these competent, and moral injury. “If it’s not going to be of between the two difficult. The outlying symptoms of moral injury are guilt, caring individuals who are thrust into an any use or value, or I just keep it to myself, shame, alienation, and anger. You can impersonal and economically driven system.” that’s no good. It’s also pretty selfish to say have PTSD and not moral injury, moral These types of dilemmas extend to first we are the only ones who suffer from this, injury and not PTSD, or both. responders such as firefighters and police, as there are so many others out there that who can find themselves hindered from are in need.” What he hopes to see is the doing what they think is right or necessary discussion of moral injury being normalized WHAT by the likes of unions and city councils, or and not compartmentalized as only a IS LOST? the threat of being sued or investigated by military issue. That’s one of the reasons he Trust internal affairs. “It’s an incredible strain, has three art performances scheduled this and it needs attention.” Lipana said a large year, accompanied by a documentary film problem is a deficit of empathy, even among release, all of which deal with how moral the public, about the reality first responders injury goes beyond veterans. It’s the sort WHAT IS face. Also, he notes how they often work in of cross-pollination potential he identified NEEDED? institutions where the majority of policies as an alumnus of a CHDS Security Studies Forgiveness and regulations have more to do with degree who earned his doctorate in social protecting internal bureaucracies rather than work. “They were looking for people who the agency of individuals. The result can be could come into the social work sphere and a huge loss of trust among workers, to the do disruptive things and be innovators,” HOW TO HELP detriment of an organization. Lipana said. “So I said, ‘Hey, I’m an outsider Be velcro. Lipana describes how he now has a much coming in. Teach me what you have, and we Stick with them. more informed sense of humanity, for which can make this intersectionality work.”’ n he is grateful, despite all the pain endured to get to it (and despite the fact he will have FIND MORE INFORMATION AT Contact Noel for conducting line level and www.voa.org/moralinury-resources to endure the side-effects of his traumatic leadership targeted training on the topic of brain injury for life). He explains it has Source: Nash, W. (27 July 2017). Moral Injury Recognition and Care moral injury at [email protected]. [Webinar]. Cohen Veterans Network Webinar. WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 11 A VISITOR FROM THE NORTH COLIN MURRAY BY NICK CATRANTZOS

any professionals take nonlinear COLIN MURRAY routes to their responsibilities in Canadian Exchange Officer homeland security. So has it been M at the U.S. Department of for presidents and college professors, police Homeland Security and fire chiefs, infrastructure stewards, and ELP1802 public health officials. So too, was it for Canadian helicopter pilot Colin Murray, who toggled between flying in the North Atlantic from small decks on stormy nights during the height of the Cold War, to flying teams in support of large national security in the heat of the Strait of Hormuz during events, such as the 2010 Olympics and G20 the early days of the War on Terror. Summit, it is those aspects of his work Today, Murray serves as the first that touch on community resilience and Canadian exchange officer at the U.S. improving the lot of first responders that Department of Homeland Security. An resonate most vividly for Colin, who regards old hand at wearing multiple hats, he is his best successes as those that have come in embedded in DHS’s Science and Technology supporting responders. Directorate holding senior responsibilities for DHS while concurrently serving as an Professional Pedigree Kristin Wyckoff and Colin Murray at APEX 2020 emissary to his parent agency, Defense In addition to graduating from Canada’s Research and Development, Canada. Royal Military College, Colin earned the course content and the attending By searching out the capacities to a master’s in Disaster and Emergency opportunities for professional exchanges support both countries in the defense and Management from Royal Roads University with new colleagues in the CHDS orbit. In security realm, he winds up a facilitating in Victoria, British Columbia. Before February 2020, he returned to Monterey as a liaison between multiple US and Canadian accepting his current assignment at DHS featured speaker at the annual CHDS Alumni agencies. In practical terms, one example is headquarters, he exercised responsibility Professional Exchange (APEX) conference. the 2019 FEMA summer exercise SHAKEN for the emergency management and first Murray enthusiastically notes, “The FURY. It fell to Murray to put together a responder domain, pushing innovation in CHDS ELP journey is unmatched. Within science and technology stream within the support of fire, paramedic and police chiefs a forum of national leaders, it offers the exercise to bring innovations for urban across Canada and acting as a champion opportunity to exercise critical thought search and rescue teams and to work for a number of related associations and to address the most pressing security closely with the Central US Earthquake nonprofit organizations, including serving challenges facing the homeland, including Consortium to bring their emergency on the board of the Canadian Risks Canada, guided by the best experts in the operations centers to the next level of and Hazards Network. Indeed, staying country. And now, as we transition in this connectivity with FEMA. networked within the broader realm of global pandemic, the multi-jurisdictional homeland security writ large remains part alumni network offers informed insight into Career Progression of his job description, hence the appearance best practices at all levels. Incredible!” Retiring from his military career in the of the Center for Homeland Defense and opening decade of the present century, Security on his professional radar. Making a Difference Lieutenant Colonel Murray transitioned Often it is the less ostentatious but still into emergency management as a public CHDS Connection measurable successes that take precedence servant. It was this transition that ultimately It was another Canadian, Fire Chief John over more lofty awards and ceremonial led to his current role in facilitating US- de Hooge (ELP 1002), the first Canadian recognition. Despite holding national- Canadian liaison across the homeland alumnus of the Executive Leaders Program, level responsibilities, Colin takes pride in security landscape in matters ranging from who encouraged Colin to consider applying initiatives that directly impact responders border protection to emergency exercises. for ELP. Taking advantage of a DHS at the community level. This is true in On a national level, he had already helped commitment to support the professional his team’s exploration into why a high establish Canada’s Centre for Security development of his position as an exchange percentage of Canadian paramedics Science, mobilizing innovation in support officer, Murray pursued the same program increasingly lost duty time for medical of domestic and multinational safety and with gusto (ELP 1802). He savored both leave. The investigation determined that a security operations. Although he has led 12 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 APEX ALUMNI PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE CHDS

Executive Leaders Program 1802 | Photo courtesy of Javier Chagoya/NPS-PAO high proportion of on-duty injuries resulted Looking Ahead during handling of stretchers. The findings Murray looks forward to continuing to serve and report, in turn, helped department the Canadian government in international chiefs and response agencies justify the government partnerships. In the near purchase of electric stretchers, despite term, such work is likely to continue under budgetary pressures and conventional Defense R & D Canada, returning him to wisdom doubting cost-effectiveness. “There Ottawa. Eventually, he foresees returning are few things more rewarding than an exclusively to community nonprofit expression of personal appreciation from a organizations to improve the resilience of chief for helping front-line responders better his own community around Ottawa. SAVE THE DATE protect their community,” says Murray. To this day, the combination of investigation Topical Observation FEBRUARY 16-18, 2021 and unearthing of a workable solution to Colin notes, “Coming out of the shadow of reduce avoidable responder injury stand as the last 20 years that we have lived under from MONTEREY, CA tributes to evidence-based decision making 9/11, we’re now transitioning to a new shadow across the emergency responder community. that will guide much of our policy and politics and economy for the next 20 years, as the result of this current pandemic.” n ALUMNI PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE

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Colin Murray and Kristin Wyckoff, Science & Technology & Senior Advisor, DHS, Defence R&D Canada, delivering their presentation on Canada’s Approach to Homeland Security at APEX WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 13 Emergence Alumna Making a Difference INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (I.LEAD) BY MARC PRITCHARD

or many students within any of the NICOLE MARKUSKI Center of Homeland Defense and Training and Exercise Security (CHDS) programs, the Program Manager for the Fclassroom discussions with cohort mates Maryland – National Capital on the challenges facing the homeland Region Emergency Response security enterprise and innovative System (MDERS) proposals for addressing the issues are EMERGENCE 1902 often an aspect of the respective program missed most by the alumni. Emergence 1902 alum, Nicole Markuski, serving as the commented, “During the first in-residence, Training and Exercise Program Manager I began to develop the i.Lead concept to for the Maryland – National Capital address the challenges with coordination I Region Emergency Response System witnessed with MDERS, but I also knew that (MDERS), decided to bring the CHDS if I could bring the Emergence experience academic environment with her as she into my organization, I would likely have a returned to Maryland. champion in my corner with our Director.” Markuski’s approach was simple; she She continued, “Having a ‘CHDS educated’ chose for her Emergence change initiative leader, the push to be innovative and project to create a program to foster strategic and critical thinking across the to look at challenges critically has been broad spectrum of homeland security exceptional…it has really given me the professionals in her area that would provide freedom to explore cutting-edge solutions.” a forum for experts in the field to analyze local/regional issues and explore innovative “The environment at CHDS is unique… ways to address those issues. The Innovative Nicole Markuski at the CHDS 2020 APEX Workshop we collaborate on critical issues as a with fellow Emergence alumni. Leadership Exploration and Development Program (i.LEAD) will foster discussions matter of course with people from all which funds MDERS. Following their and collaboration among public safety disciplines and jurisdictions; taking the successful delivery, i.Lead is now on track and homeland security professionals at Emergence model into my home district and beginning the process to identify all organizational levels in the Maryland- those individuals who can serve as NCR. Markuski developed the framework seemed like a logical next step.” effective change agents for their respective for increasing communication between — NICOLE MARKUSKI organizations. Markuski noted, “Once the agencies of Prince George’s and we get the right people in the room to Montgomery counties, who often respond engage on the critical issues, we will create Conceptually, one of the key i.Lead within each other’s districts, and, in her a positive, cascading effect and begin to words “often find themselves working concepts focus on the relationship-building make real changes to improve all of our together, without fully working together. outside of emergent demands. Markuski organizations.” Inspired to pursue the Emergence explained, “Our hope is that i.Lead will “I am looking forward to applying my program by her previous program manager allow us to bring the homeland security Emergence experience in a manner that can with the Maryland Emergency Response professionals into a room to discuss issues make a difference…I have already started System and CHDS Master’s alum, Philip and solve problems before we have to be my application for the Master’s program Raum, fellow MDERS coworker and in the room reacting to issues and trying and I want to continue to engage with those Master’s alum, Michael McAdams, as well to solve problems.” With the framework professionals who consistently look to as the current Director, MDERS, Luke for i.Lead developed, Markuski and her think critically about the challenges facing Hodgson (Executive Leaders Program Director briefed the program to their all of us in homeland security,” Markuski 1702 and current Master’s student executive steering committee to secure stated. With her i.Lead efforts, she may in CA1901/1902), Markuski entered funding through the Urban Area Security have figured out a way to bring the CHDS Emergence with high expectations and Initiative Grant provided by the Federal experience with her until she returns as a a supportive home office. Markuski Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Master’s program student. n 14 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 Emergence Alumnus Making a Difference ASSISTING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THROUGH CROWDSOURCING BY MARC PRITCHARD

ccurate and timely information ERIC SHREVE representatives to analyze similar efforts is critical to the success of any originating from recent hurricanes in Puerto Geographic Information emergency operations center (EOC). Rico and Florida. Collectively, with his Systems (GIS) Applications AFor EOCs handling Gray Sky day events across agency’s support and incorporation of lessons Developer for the Arizona large rural areas, gathering and displaying learned from other FEMA efforts, Shreve Department of Emergency and actionable information is one of the early effectively turned an Emergence project into a Military Affairs (AZ DEMA) challenges. Center of Homeland Defense and deployed tool to assist emergency managers. EMERGENCE 1902 Security (CHDS) Emergence 1902 alum Eric Beyond the change initiative projects, Shreve, serving as a Geographic Information the Emergence program brings together Systems (GIS) Applications Developer for professionals within the homeland security the Arizona Department of Emergency and EOC. He commented, “People in the field enterprise building an exceptional network Military Affairs (AZ DEMA), is leveraging can simply take a picture of flooding or that extends beyond the classroom. Working his Emergence experience to connect existing an impassable road on their smartphone, with his fellow 1902 cohort mate Patrick social media technologies with his expertise in the system collects the corresponding GPS Campion, a Homeland Security Program the GIS environment. data, and through the application, we can Analyst with the New York State Division of Utilizing the Survey123 mobile now bring that data into our decision- Homeland Security and Emergency Services application, Shreve adapted existing making processes.” Following Emergence, (DHSES), he will be presenting a paper technologies to maximize data-driven Shreve coordinated with the Phoenix entitled Building a Data-Driven Culture decision making for AZ DEMA. The easy-to- National Weather Office and established a within Emergency Preparedness Agencies use mobile application allows the collected beta test of the application with the local at the 2020 National Homeland Security data and geospatial information from any storm reporting community to expedite Conference in Chicago this summer. The smartphone or mobile device equipped with information sharing from the public. presentation highlights several strategies GPS. Shreve utilized his GIS expertise to “The facilitated [Emergence] organizations can implement to build a incorporate Survey123 data into actionable data analytics culture within their agency, information through real-time map creation discussions are unlike anything I had with the focus on assessing and building stemming from observations arriving from experienced and something I am emergency preparedness capabilities. The the field. Whether originating from first presentation includes several data analysis responders or, more importantly, civilians bringing back to my organization.” best practices and program successes living in the remote areas of Arizona who are — ERIC SHREVE from the DHSES and AZ DEMA. “The often the first ones on the scene following a networking opportunities are such an natural disaster, the integration of Survey123 Although the technical issues associated amazing aspect of the program…I would provides a significant force multiplier and with the project proved less challenging, never be presenting at such a prestigious source of information. Shreve still needed to mitigate the traditional conference without the connections made at With his previous experience serving on individual and organizational resistance Emergence,” Shreve noted. the front lines with the U.S Forest Service to change. Luckily, the CHDS footprint Reflecting on his overall experience, as a wildlands firefighter, Shreve applied his extended into AZ DEMA leadership. Shreve discussed the uniqueness of the first-hand knowledge of the informational Wendy Smith-Reeve, a graduate of the Emergence classroom. “The facilitated challenges associated with natural disasters, Executive Leaders Program (ELP) Cohort discussions are unlike anything I had particularly in remote and lightly populated 1702, served as the DEMA Deputy Director/ experienced and something I am bringing areas, into the focus of his Emergence change Emergency Management Director and back to my organization,” he stated. initiative. “There is often a disconnect was instrumental in encouraging Shreve to Continuing, Shreve remarked, “I learned so between information technology and GIS apply for the Emergence program. “She was much about the homeland security enterprise specialists and those serving on the ground… exceptionally helpful in building my interest by simply engaging in critical discussions… my experience as a firefighter unquestionably and understanding of CHDS programs it is a true strength of the program.” Going gave me insights essential to this project’s and a true champion of my project upon forward, it is clear he will continue to success,” Shreve stated. With his knowledge my return.” Additionally, he worked closely positively impact AZ DEMA through the gained through the Emergence program, with the Federal Emergency Management implementation of new technologies as well Shreve deployed Survey123 and is now Agency (FEMA) and the National Alliance as his ability to generate the critical thinking incorporating field observations into the for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation expected from all CHDS alumni. n

WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 15 Emergence Alumna Making a Difference USING A MOTHERSHIP TO IMPROVE LOGISTICS AND MISSION EFFECTIVENESS BY MARC PRITCHARD

ALEXIS WILDE throughout the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Beyond allowing for increased range and Lieutenant Junior Grade time on-station, LTJG Wilde’s concept (LTJG) with the United States additionally reduces force protection and Coast Guard (USCG) operational security issues tied to ship EMERGENCE 1902 movements in and out of foreign ports. Encouraged to apply to Emergence by Commander Melanie Burnham (USCG), a CHDS Master’s alum in cohort NCR1503/1504, LTJG Wilde enter of Homeland Defense and viewed the Emergence experience as Security (CHDS) Emergence 1902 something beyond any traditional training alum Lieutenant Junior Grade opportunity. “I did not fully comprehend C(LTJG) Alexis Wilde with the United States how unique of an educational program Coast Guard (USCG), currently stationed Emergence would be… the faculty are at USCG Pacific Area in the Office of simply exceptional as are the students… Cutter Forces, reflected upon her the high level of classroom discussions previous experiences within the USCG really do not occur outside of the as she prepared for Emergence 1902. environment created by CHDS,” LTJG In her previous roles assigned to Coast Wilde commented. Guard Cutter (CGC) Throughout the six- STRATTON and CGC “Drug interdiction operations month program which ACTIVE, she conducted in the Eastern Pacific require combines network- counter-drug operations based learning with throughout the Eastern multi-national partnerships two, one-week in- Pacific Ocean (Ecuador/ and cooperation and a residence sessions, Columbia to the Mexico/ continuous presence at sea; Emergence students United States border). cover a variety of topics The vastness of the area of sustaining that presence including elements operation made logistical demands new ways of thinking of organizational support and multi- change ranging from national cooperation to find innovative solutions.” ideation, through essential to mission — ALEXIS WILDE gaining organizational success. Addressing support, and into those challenges became the focus of her implementation. LTJG Wilde stated, Emergence change initiative project. “The program really gives you tools for LTJG Wilde sought to capture the conceiving, pitching, and implementing the unique ideation and implementation types of changes that typically reside at the aspects of the Emergence program to executive level.” think differently about the difficulties For LTJG Wilde, the next steps for faced in her previous tours. Utilizing her project tie directly into the executive a commercially contracted vessel level. “The Pacific Area Maritime Forces as a mothership for logistics divisions have been huge supporters. I support (berthing, refueling, will soon be briefing our Pacific Area etc.), detection and monitoring, Operations leadership on the high-level and training, the USCG and concepts surrounding my project…the partner nations could increase the reach of level of coordination to make this work patrol boats well-beyond the littoral zones is vast and, clearly, this isn’t something in the effort to interdict drug-trafficking we can simply implement overnight and

16 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 TELL US YOUR Emergence 1902 | Photo courtesy of Javier Chagoya, NPS-PAO STORY! without significant support and buy-in me to meet and interact with others in from our Joint Interagency Task Force, fields and jurisdictions that I would never US Naval Forces Southern Command, US have met professionally…I gained a real Fourth Fleet and international partners.” understanding of their role in protecting the Although complex from an acquisition homeland security enterprise…Emergence Let us know how and funding perspective, LTJG Wilde’s is a one-of-a-kind program.” Looking you are using your concept represents the type of thinking forward, LTJG Wilde is thinking of the CHDS experience and ideation that embodies Emergence. CHDS Master’s program following a future in the real world. “We have a real opportunity to make a tour afloat. She commented, “I have no greater difference when it comes to drug doubt that I want to return to the CHDS interdiction operations…we must rise to the environment, faculty, and cohort mates We learn from challenge of ever-changing tactics and push following my next tour; this experience the strategies and the capabilities of assets available to become really sparked a desire to continue to look policies you are less predictable and more effective. We at challenges and obstacles we face in our implementing. can change how we conduct operations to organizations with a critical lens and find stem the flow of illicit contraband into our solutions.” Undoubtedly, with her drive country,” LTJG Wilde noted. and passion for looking beyond traditional IT’S EASY! LTJG Wilde discussed the phenomenal solutions to complex problems, LTJG Wilde bond and networking established during will be revisiting CHDS and the Naval Emergence stating, “Emergence allowed Postgraduate School in the years to come. n Please send your story to Heather Issvoran at [email protected]

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LTJG Wilde on patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 17 Emergence Alumnus Making a Difference INCREASING STAFFING IN REMOTE LOCATIONS BY MARC PRITCHARD

iring within the federal JOSHUA CONROY interest of U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R), government is often a long and U.S. Senator Angus King (I), and U.S. Customs and Border tedious process; the remoteness of Representatives Chellie Pingree (D) and Jared Protection (CBP) Officer and Hthe location only exacerbates the challenge. Golden (D). “Briefing state congressional Collateral Duty Recruiter Requirements to travel long distances leaders in March 2020 was an outstanding EMERGENCE 1902 for formal interviews or background opportunity to discuss state-wide challenges investigation protocols all but eliminate with those capable of promoting the greater Joshua Conroy with potential applicants within these areas from U.S. Senator Susan Collins organizational change required to truly make pursuing such efforts. Along the northern a difference,” Conroy remarked. border with Canada, Center for Homeland is over 10 hours of driving,” Conroy stated. As a six-year veteran of CBP, Conroy Defense and Security (CHDS) Emergence For qualified applicants, those currently found Emergence through an organizational 1902 alum Joshua Conroy, serving as a working fulltime, such trips require a email highlighting the program. He noted, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) significant investment in time off from “I was intrigued by Emergence starting Officer and Collateral Duty Recruiter in their current employment and potentially with the application. He continued, Jackman, Maine, knows all too well the challenging discussions with their current “Most education programs offered to us difficulties in hiring and retaining qualified employers. Developing an alternative as government employees fail to demand candidates and the impact of simply became the focus of Conroy’s Emergence much from the applicant…the Emergence being understaffed by even the smallest change initiative project. application made me believe the program of margins. Upon acceptance into the was simply different.” The differences Emergence program, Conroy seized the “Hiring and retaining qualified and between Emergence and other programs opportunity to address the challenges he became more apparent on day one. Conroy faced in northwestern Maine. capable officers is always a challenge; reflected, “I remember sitting in class on the He commented, “Our hiring timeline is it is even more difficult in remote first day in amazement…everyone was so simply too long…nine to 18 months places exceptionally smart and gifted…you can’t a significant burden on existing officers and areas along our nation’s border.” help but wonder if you are the weak link the remoteness of Jackman makes retention — JOSHUA CONROY in the cohort.” Beyond his fellow cohort an on-going struggle.” His approach, and members, he also found the course design one he honed during his tenure in the Working closely with his Port Director, of mixing six months of online work with Emergence 1902 cohort, was to focus on Tim Lacasse, Conroy began the process of in-residences exceptionally supportive of simplifying the processes for recruiting constructing a framework for shifting some learning. “The two, one-week in-residences and hiring northwest Maine residents. of the hiring steps from a centralized and were really effective in giving us time to Conroy remarked, “New officers rarely hierarchical methodology to allow for explore the material without being under a arrive in remote locations such as Jackman greater inputs at local offices. Forwarded firehouse and also allowed us to bond as a without at least an eye on transferring at through his chain of command, to include cohort over the six months of the program,” some point in the near future…if we can the Recruiter in Charge for CBP in Boston, Conroy stated. create an environment more supportive Brian Levitre, Conroy focused on those The totality of the Emergence experience of hiring qualified individuals familiar items within CBP’s organizational control; Conroy viewed as truly unique. “There and comfortable in the area, we can specifically, the oral boards. By simply are so few places, if any other than CHDS, greatly reduce turnover.” In discussing shifting their location from Boston to where the quality of individuals and the hiring process, similar to all federal Jackman (in Conroy’s instance), one of diversity in backgrounds and experiences law enforcement organizations, Conroy the earliest steps in the hiring process is can come together to discuss critical issues focused on two key elements within greatly streamlined and allows for improved in homeland security,” Conroy stated. He the CBP process: the oral boards and recruitment of qualified, local candidates continued, “The networking opportunities polygraph requirements. “In most cases, with an increased opportunity for long-term have continued well past the completion of a local Jackman resident needs to drive to retention. The critical nature of recruitment the program…we routinely come together to our Boston [Massachusetts] office for the and retention in the remote areas of Maine work through issues facing all of us and with oral board and Plattsburg [New York] for was widely recognized by state political COVID-19, we are even more reliant now on the polygraph…most times of the year that leaders and Conroy’s project drew the the collective knowledge of the cohort.” n

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he Center for Homeland Defense alumni to ask each other questions, share and Security (CHDS), as is the information, and crowdsource solutions in nation, continues to adjust to the real-time. A weekly summary sheet of the Tsignificant public health threat stemming latest COVID-19 resources, guidelines, and from COVID-19. In response to the research was assembled and distributed. In pandemic, CHDS, like most academic addition, CHDS moderated seven webinars institutions, adapted quickly to continue for alumni, students, faculty, and staff course delivery utilizing synchronous beginning on March 19. The structure of meeting tools such as Zoom. Due to the webinars remained grounded in the student and faculty travel requirements, traditional trusted environment (Monterey the transition into remote learning began Rules) of the CHDS classroom to promote earlier than most universities with courses honest and direct conversations. The on Zoom starting March 9. As such, webinars allowed dialogue between those CHDS served as the model for the Naval in the hot zones of the virus to prepare Postgraduate School as the campus began rather, the hurdle to overcome time zone those in areas not yet under shelter-in-place that transition at the end of the Winter differences. Working with the CHDS faculty, orders. The experiential diversity within the quarter. The successful shift from in- staff, and current students, course deliveries webinars encompassed the entirety of the residence delivery, however, represents started at 7:00 a.m. (Pacific). With each homeland security enterprise and provided only a small aspect of the overall CHDS delivery, pedagogical changes served to flip critical information and emerging smart COVID-19 response. the classroom away from traditional lectures practices as the pandemic unfolded. The challenges associated with during synchronous sessions to allow COVID-19 provided an opportunity for for increased classroom discussions and Homeland Security Digital Library CHDS faculty and leadership to utilize breakout sessions. (HSDL) the collective knowledge and experience The rapidly expanding volume of within the alumni network to facilitate Executive Education Program (EEP) information addressing COVID-19 and the formulation of response strategies on The EEP offered a national forum the limited consensus to date on the spread a national level. This vibrant network of for leaders in myriad disciplines and and containment of the virus produced a skilled practitioners on the frontline of the jurisdictions through the Lecture and concerted effort within the HSDL to collect COVID-19 battle combined with subject Webinar Series. Starting on March 25, 10 and catalog resources to best serve homeland matter experts in the fields of public health, Lecture and Webinar Series events provided security practitioners. Starting on March 20, law enforcement, emergency management, a platform for subject matter experts to HSDL analysts collected and curated over constitutional law, and education provided discuss pandemic-related issues with 2,851 4,000 COVID-19 resources. The COVID-19 a forum for thought-leaders to address the total viewers. The collaboration between Resources Special Collection accumulated current crisis and to disseminate critical leaders delivered actionable insights on over 17,000 views and provides content-rich lessons learned in real-time. Throughout response strategies as well as a greater documentation on current and previous the months of March, April, and May, understanding of the limitations facing epidemics and pandemics. CHDS focused on making those critical government agencies as they attempt to connections to best serve states, cities, and prevent the spread of the virus. Additionally, What is Next? communities overcome by COVID-19 EEP conducted surveys in conjunction with The virulent nature of COVID-19 and and to prepare the others who had yet to the International Association of Emergency the likelihood of multiple phases of the experience significant outbreaks. Managers (IAEM) and the University and virus represents a new reality for CHDS. Agency Partnership Program (UAPP) A schoolhouse centered on delivering Master’s and Executive Leaders to prioritize critical topics and issues in in-residence education is now adapting to Programs (ELP) education related to COVID-19 for future deliver education in an asynchronous and The rapid shift to synchronous online development. remote learning environment. Additionally, deliveries within the Master’s and ELP due to the very nature of the homeland programs represented a significant change to Alumni Network security mission, CHDS must, and will, educational deliveries and the overall student CHDS stood up several forums to assist continue to explore new opportunities to experience. However, the first challenge alumni in their response efforts. The facilitate learning and improve our nation’s centered not on the technology or pedagogy; online Alumni Network Forum enabled collective responses to emerging threats. n

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MARCH 9 MARCH 20 APRIL 10 APRIL 28 MA Began remote learning for three HSDL HSDL launches ELP ELP provided first Center-wide CHDS cohorts of the master’s program COVID-19 collection remote learning class COVID-19 resources MARCH 25 web page launched EEP The first of ten EEP COVID-19 Webinars MARCH 11 APRIL 16 WHO declares President Trump unveils coronavirus a guidelines to governors pandemic for reopening states March, 1st May, 31st MARCH 13 President Trump declares a State of National MAY 31 Emergency under the APRIL 3 HSDL curated over 4,000 National Emergencies Act First Weekly COVID-19 ALUMNI COVID-19 resources and and section 1135 of the Resource Summary HSDL accumulated more than Social Security Act list distributed MARCH 19 APRIL 7 17,000 page views ALUMNI The first of seven UAPP UAPP conducted the first Alumni & Student of four COVID-19 community COVID-19 Webinar forums conversation calls

ELP | Executive Leaders Program CHDS Student & Alumni COVID-19 CHDS Lecture and Webinar Series: New York City Fire Department Federalism During a Global Pandemic Provided Two Webinars with Cohort 1902 In this NPS-CHDS Weekly Student & Alumni COVID-19 Webinar, recorded During this webinar, John Yoo, Heller Professor of Law, University of The guest speaker was Dr. Nancy Zarse, Professor, Forensic Psychology, May 14, 2020, leadership from the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) California at Berkeley, explores the constitutional allowances/case The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. share some of the lessons learned to date and how they are planning for precedents regarding the roles and responsibilities of federal, state, TITLE OF THE SESSIONS: the next phases of reopening. The main objective of the webinar series is to and local government in national emergencies like COVID-19. • The Psychology of Survival: Crises and the Locus of Control exchange smart practices and crowdsource information with those who will • The Psychology of Survival: Organizational Resilience IMPACT: Collaboration with national leaders/organizations; created be coordinating strategies to mitigate the threat of COVID-19. content to be viewed by CHDS alumni/students – utilized by the new IMPACT: The participants were provided information to help them, as MA cohort on April 29. leaders, mitigate the psychological crisis their organizations face. Provided seven weekly webinars that allowed an average of 150 of our They were provided information on the importance of leadership, alumni to collaborate across jurisdictions in real-time. CHDS Lecture and Webinar Series: How Can You “Score” Great Decisions preparedness, and community relationships. The subject matter ranged from understanding what was known/ in Stressful Times? unknown about the virus, smart policies, and strategies, protecting/ HSDL | Homeland Security Digital Library vetting employee health, vulnerable populations, testing, and Solving the right problem, the first time is an indication of great decision-making. In this webinar, Dr. Jackson Nickerson reviews a three- COVID-19 RESOURCE ARCHIVE considerations for re-opening. step plan that can help you and others access your best thinking during Curated over 4,000 COVID-19 resources and created IMPACT: Alumni could discuss in a trusted environment (Monterey-Rules) stressful times and “SCORE” a great decision. a special collection for users. what they really wanted and needed to know as they were sharing IMPACT: Collaboration with national leaders/organizations; created The COVID-19 Resource Archive brings together documents from agencies ideas, strategies, and policies across local, state, tribal, territorial, federal content to be viewed by CHDS alumni/students. and organizations that capture the environment, debates, and hard agencies, and the private sector. realities affecting governmental and public health policy decisions in Briefing to CHDS: Rockefeller Foundation’s Each week, the resources that were discussed during the Alumni preparedness, response, and recovery. National Testing Action Plan & Student webinars and shared on the secure Alumni Network are IMPACT: The COVID-19 Resources Special Collection that is available on the collected and organized into an easy to read document. The Rockefeller Foundation provided a closed briefing to CHDS alumni, HSDL offers our users a content-rich opportunity to research past and students, and faculty on its consensus-driven National Action Plan present materials on not only COVID-19 but also strategies, policies, and IMPACT: Alumni use and disseminate the document for reference, released on April 21, 2020, to fund states and cities as they ramp up operational documents from past epidemics and pandemics. The COVID-19 follow-up, and coordination across agencies. testing. The Foundation also announced a Testing Solutions Coalition for related resources have accumulated more than 17,000 page views. states and cities to gather lessons learned and drive iterations to the CHDS/Ed strategy which will run until there is a vaccine. MA | Master’s Program Center-wide COVID-19 resources placed into easy to view/use section of MA faculty transitioned to full remote learning March 9th. IMPACT: Collaboration with national thought leaders; provided exclusive the website. briefing access to CHDS alumni, 126 participants, nationwide. IMPACT: Four MA cohorts continued and one new cohort began without IMPACT: 24/7 access to all CHDS webinars and relevant materials for disruption. Students and instructors will meet all academic requirements homeland security practitioners. CHDS-National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)- and program deliverables. International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Webinar: EEP | Executive Education Program Lessons & Observations from Frontline Resilience Professionals MA faculty are experimenting with new modalities of teaching. LECTURE AND WEBINAR SERIES In Part 1 of this two-part webinar, panelists focus on lessons and IMPACT: They have discovered smart practices for the current courses as observations from the frontline from resilience professionals. Anne Miller, CHDS-NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT well as the MA curriculum refresh. Director, Colorado Resiliency Office, discusses what states and local partners ASSOCIATION (NEMA) WEBINAR: are doing now to collaborate for recovery and how they will put resilience NON-TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES IN COVID-19 RESPONSE ALUMNI planning into practice. Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, Managing Director, North The National Emergencies Act (NEA), the Defense Production Act (DPA) and CHDS Student & Alumni COVID-19 America/Global Strategic Partnerships Lead, Global Resilient Cities Network, the Section 1135 waiver authority for the Social Security Act (SSA) offer new Public Health Threat Landscape provides a “report from the frontlines” and discusses considerations for tools to help with the Nation’s response to COVID-19. This webinar provides Dr. Crystal Watson, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center short-, mid-, and long-term resilient recovery and keeping the “resilience context to these non-traditional emergency authorities and explores how for Health Security, discusses the COVID-19 outbreak and the status of U.S. dividends” as we balance many cascading effects. preparedness to combat the virus. She explores the broader public health states can effectively utilize them in their responses to the outbreak. IMPACT: Collaboration with national leaders/organizations; risk environment and identifies additional threats, both natural as well IMPACT: Collaboration with national leaders/organizations; 300 participants, nationwide. as man-made, and the changes in U.S. policies and practices necessary to 210 participants, nationwide. mitigate the risks. (Note: the talk was recorded on February 20, 2020).

20 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 CHDS-National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)- International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Webinar: WWII PROPAGANDA POSTERS Personal, Organizational and Community Resilience INSPIRE COVID-19 MESSAGES In Part 2 of this two-part series, this webinar focused on strategies Posters by USACE Headquarters | Thank you Michael Billeaudeaux, to maximize resilience for ourselves, our organizations, and our MA0601/0602 and HSx1701, for sharing this creative project. communities. Dr. Jackson Nickerson, Subject Matter Expert, Center for Homeland Defense and Security and Frahm Family Professor of Organization and Strategy, Washington University, discussed how to make good decisions, apply brain science & remain resilient in the stress of a global pandemic. David Kaufman, Subject Matter Expert, Center for Homeland Defense and Security and Vice President and Director, Safety and Security, CNA, delved into lessons learned from community resilience and preparing for a “new normal.” IMPACT: Collaboration with national leaders/organizations; 292 participants, nationwide.

CHDS-National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) Webinar: Understanding FEMA and Coordinating Coronavirus Response with State and Local Emergency Managers In this webinar, NCJA members and national experts discussed how best to maximize collaboration opportunities and leverage Coronavirus emergency supplementary funding through enhanced relationships with local, state and federal emergency management agencies. IMPACT: Collaboration with national leaders/organizations (first partnership with NCJA); 153 participants, nationwide.

Public Policy and Legal Issues During the Pandemic: What Have We Learned and What Is on the Horizon? In this webinar, the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) featured a panel of attorneys representing public health departments and the private healthcare industry reflecting on the challenges that have confronted policy-makers, public health, and emergency management leaders during the COVID-19 response. The panel discussed legal issues on the horizon during recovery and policy considerations for lawmakers in upcoming legislative sessions. IMPACT: Collaboration with national leaders/ organizations; 80 participants, nationwide.

Governmental Decision-Making During a Pandemic Decisions are being made every day to close and re-open the economy. Travel restrictions are in place in some areas but not in others, beaches are opening and/or ordered closed, barbershops and floral shops are on different re-opening schedules, and orders have been issued and rescinded about wearing masks in public. Who gets to decide and why? This webinar discussed the power held at the federal, state, and local level for each of these decisions, how the power is being exercised, and the impact these decisions have on first responders and the people they serve. Executive Education Program IMPACT: Collaboration with national leaders/ organizations; COVID-19 Outreach 120 participants, nationwide. CHDS University and Agency Partnership Program Community Conversations The CHDS University and Agency Partnership Program (UAPP) conducted Strategic Communications: Challenges and four COVID-19 community conversation calls to exchange resources Opportunities During COVID-19 CHDS University and Agency Partnership related to higher education’s response to the pandemic. UAPP provided The ever-changing COVID-19 world has caused many leaders to ask, “When Program Issue Survey information on CHDS approaches to shifting MA and EEP activities to no one knows the answer, how do you field questions from the media and The CHDS University and Agency Partnership Program (UAPP) sent a survey remote format, while partners provided feedback on community-wide and the public?”. In this webinar, CHDS communications experts weigh in on to all partners requesting their input on short- and longer-term higher institution specific challenges and approaches. UAPP is consolidating the the challenges and opportunities in educating the public when everything education needs, including classroom/teaching content and instructor/ information exchanged and will post through the CHDS forums. changes every day. administrator support. IMPACT: Collaboration opportunity with university and agency training IMPACT: Collaboration with national leaders/ organizations; IMPACT: Collaboration with national university and agency training partners; partners; based on feedback, UAPP has identified and forwarded higher 80 participants, nationwide. CHDS will apply the results of the survey to identify means to advance education-specific resources to partners. UAPP has also coordinated with UAPP’s mission as a resource hub for our partners. CHDS MA faculty to share their research and general questions with the COVID-19 Issue Surveys UAPP community. CHDS-International Association of Emergency Managers CHDS Homeland Security Enterprise-Wide (IAEM) Issue Survey Issue Survey Continued (daily) engagement with jurisdictional and organizational The CHDS Executive Education Program partnered with the International CHDS launched a survey to 81,000+ homeland security practitioners, leaders nation-wide to offer CHDS educational support, including Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) to survey its members students and academic partners to determine topics of interest as leaders discussions of alternate deliveries for Executive Education Seminars to ascertain the most critical issues and preferred delivery format for navigate the current COVID-19 environment. planned for in-person deliveries in the spring/summer. immediate educational content regarding the pandemic. IMPACT: Opportunity to promote CHDS COVID-19 resources; Survey results IMPACT: Collaboration with national leaders/organization; 300 survey responses pending; CHDS Executive Education Programs will prioritize topics and Cultivation of new and expanded subject matter expertise to meet that have helped CHDS prioritize topics and format for educational content. format for educational content based on response. the new and evolving educational needs of the nation’s homeland security community. n WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 21 PLANNING FOR POSTCURVE RECOVERY BY DAN O’CONNOR

aseball is a sport with its own dollars of global wealth and economic DAN O’CONNOR language and littered with Division Director, Mission power are underway. The bubble(s) have metaphors. In baseball parlance, if Support Directorate of FEMA burst, and there will be an aggressive and Bhitters cannot hit a curveball, they will have MA1201/1202, ELP0801, volatile period to reposition and recover. a brief opportunity to play. Baseball scouts HSx1701 We may still have existing infrastructure, call it having "trouble with the curve." capability, and opportunity, but we will Right now, we as a nation and as a world need legitimate economic governance and are trying to handle the “curve.” We are trying leadership to exploit the opportunity. to anticipate and flatten the curve while There will also be tens of thousands of trying to create both “cognitive space” to solve businesses that are not likely to recover and novel problems and exercise operational and and first responders will test positive will no longer exist. And other companies tactical patience because novel issues create for COVID-19. They are not “combat that have chosen not to sell their products the need for innovative solutions. ineffective” yet, but it seems inevitable. Still, to Americans but instead to their highest And depending on where one gets their law enforcement that's suppressed or likely bidders will pay the price too. Business in information and their respective bias, we’re diminished, and first responders that are America will change, post curve COVID-19. doing a fair job. But all this activity is in the incapable and unable to respond, will have We will also come to realize that our present. We are reacting. a cascading negative impact on the vectors perpetual indebtedness and anxiety-ridden What we have to do is start forecasting above and negatively impact society. society is a critical healthcare issue and and strategically preparing for a post- We have to start the conversation and undermines our resilience. COVID-19 world. What does this look pose solutions, again on what is homeland Our anxiety and depression rates like post-curve? The backside of the security, post curve. continue to rise, and we gobble valium, curve has both macro homeland security Xanax, Zoloft, and Prozac in a means to requirements and meta homeland security “Will we prepare for what is to come, cope. Mental health and healthcare, in requirements. general, will be changed, and healthcare Here are a few things we need to or we will continue to react and have workers will continue to perform as never consider on the backside of the curve—the our fate dictated by circumstance?” before. A sick nation is a weak nation. threat vectors, the economic turbulence, The strain of isolation and risks that may — DAN O’CONNOR significant unemployment, and healthcare. emerge in the extended social distancing will Three distinct threat vectors will also have negative consequences. Society and continuously require awareness and action. Intermixed within these risks is the culture blend into a harmony of interaction. They are nation-state activity, organized potential for emergent insider threats and That societal harmony and cultural bias crime, and terrorism awareness, and targeted violence. When sectors of our for action continue to be interrupted. In interdiction. society are left behind, marginalized, and addition to our healthcare challenges, we North Korea, China, Russia, and perhaps isolated for extended periods, the addition of are realizing and continue to recognize that Iran are continuing to exercise information a global pandemic is a catalyst for disruption. our extended supply chain in many sectors operations within and against the United Economics will also be a significant may be dangerous to our national health and States. The epidemic of manufactured factor in a post-COVID-19 world, behind wellness. Manufacturing of essential medical disinformation has tangible and intangible the curve activity. Bad loans, shady deals, equipment, medicines, and other necessary consequences. These operations create collapsed financial sectors, economic products will need to redistribute themselves friction and interrupt a host of resources contraction of upwards of 25%, and and come back to North America. and their activities. Organized crime will unprecedented unemployment will all have So yes, challenges exist, and there are both enhance and exploit these vectors and a significant impact. Our economy was many threats and more difficult days ahead, amplify the already in place restriction, already highly overleveraged, and trillions but we have to plan for the future or we will trade, manufacturing, distribution, and of paper wealth are gone. And even though continue to react and have our fate dictated denial of product shipment. And the threat interest rates are at historic lows, without by circumstance. of terrorism, both kinetic and information the risk model changing, there will be little Now, we can either choose to see all the operations, will remain something not capital available for recovery, let alone negative consequences or embrace these to dismiss. research or innovation. opportunities as a disruption to make us The effects of these threat vectors will We will have to reorganize and better better than before. There is significant and also impact law enforcement and first manage our resources and our outcomes. dangerous turbulence behind the curve. There responders. Potentially thousands of cops The transfer and shedding of trillions of is uncertainty, risk, and…opportunity. n 22 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 SHARING INFORMATION HORIZONTALLY TO INCREASE RESILIENCE BY PATRICK KUHL

arlier this year, before all conferences system of police coordination that takes GUSTAVO RODRIGUEZ and events were interrupted by Lieutenant/U.S. Marshal into account the 50 largest urban areas and the COVID-19 pandemic, Naval NYPD Intelligence and asks the question, ‘How are we leveraging EPostgraduate School Center for Homeland Counterterrorism FBI the burgeoning banks of information that Defense and Security (CHDS) master’s N.Y. Cyber Task Force reside within these agencies and speaking alumnus (0905/0906) Gustavo Rodriguez MA0905/0906 horizontally—instead of the vertical served as a panelist at the RSA Conference stovepipes—to increase national resilience Emerging Threats Seminar. Alongside fellow by mitigating homegrown terrorism?” His panelist Timothy Lee (Chief Information thesis research used a combination of open- Security Officer for the City of Los Angeles) source information and direct exchanges he discussed the topic of “Lessons from Police Commissioner’s Office, he has with various departments. America’s Two Largest Cities on Preparing held uniformed and investigative posts The second part of his thesis is a for Cyberattacks.” Rodriguez noted that throughout his career. Rodriguez was prescriptive case study of policies drafted by there have been over 140 cyber-attacks on accepted to the CHDS master’s program NYPD to mitigate terrorism in New York municipalities since the beginning of 2019. in 2009 and completed his thesis on City. It is a case study that can be used by Oftentimes it’s ransomware that cripples “Creating Domestipol: Increasing National other jurisdictions across the nation because public infrastructure and forces a city to Resilience by Reflecting on the NYPD it’s easily scalable and can be replicated. succumb to the hacker’s demands or suffer Counter Terrorism Model.” It examines the “While there may be some agencies using the consequences. What’s at stake for New challenges of information sharing between a similar structure right now, there isn’t York City? As an example, and as stated police departments in the 50 largest cities existing literature that gives a police chief during the RSA panel, the New York Police (whether they are in Texas or California or Department (NYPD) typically responds “The more we work with our Washington) the ability to easily refer to to approximately 25,000 emergency 911 federal counterparts, the better a blueprint that could be used to mitigate calls per day and they’re usually able to any types of threats in their municipality,” respond within three minutes. It requires we are able to capture that he explained. Since 2001, the NYPD has communication between multiple sectors 360-degree investigative cyber drafted many innovative policies that are of infrastructure to pull that off. If any of being applied as best practices throughout the links in this chain of infrastructure view of what the threats are, to the nation. Rodriguez was awarded the is compromised, it could create a major help us continuously refine our Senator John Warner Homeland Security problem for public safety. cybersecurity strategies.” award from the Intelligence and National While cyber-attacks on municipalities Security Association (INSA) in December might seem like a newly emerging threat to — GUSTAVO RODRIGUEZ of 2010 for his work on DOMESTIPOL. the general public, investigating cybercrime The impact of Rodriguez’s thesis has been part of Gus’ daily life since being of the US and advocates the formation of a continues to resonate 10 years later. More assigned to complete a Cyber Fellowship at DOMESTIPOL. The DOMESTIPOL model recently, at this year’s INSA Achievement the FBI National Cyber Investigative Joint is similar to INTERPOL (International Awards, he was cited as a prime example Task Force (NCIJTF) in 2013. However, Criminal Police Organization), but on of past award winners by the keynote it has been a topic of interest for him for an inter-state level. INTERPOL has been speaker, the Honorable Ellen E. McCarthy, much longer, exemplified by the impact his sharing information since 1923 with 188 Assistant Secretary of Intelligence and master’s thesis on DOMESTIPOL is still different countries. But the difference is Research Bureau at the Department of having 10 years later. “When I first received most other countries have one national State. McCarthy was the President of INSA the opportunity to go to NPS, I already police force compared to the US where there when Rodriguez won in 2010 and played knew that there were 800,000 officers and are 18,000 police departments. a large role in the creation of the INSA 18,000 police departments in America, The overarching theme of his thesis Achievement Awards. but I didn’t know how they exchanged promotes an increased emphasis on The INSA Award, based on his thesis information or how I could help improve horizontal communication (between research, also vaulted him into a position communication across different agencies,” different police departments around to serve in the NYPD’s International he shared. the country) in addition to vertical Liaison Program (ILP) as the department Lieutenant Rodriguez joined the NYPD communication (between local, state, representative with the Singapore Police in 1998. While working in the 41st, 20th, and federal levels). In 2011, Rodriguez Force from 2011-2013, covering Asia from 19th precincts, Intelligence Bureau, and explained, “DOMESTIPOL is a national Tokyo to Sydney, Sri-Lanka to Manila. He’ll WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 23 Rodriguez on patrol in the South Bronx during his first year NYC CCSI at the IBM Cyber Range in 2018 with NYPD (1998). “The NYPD has a robust cyber we work with our federal counterparts, the program,” Rodriguez said, “but the better we are able to capture that 360-degree department thought it would be wise to see investigative cyber view of what the threats how the NCIJTF collectively addresses the are, to help us continuously refine our cyber cyber intrusion threat.” Now as an NYPD security strategies.” Lieutenant Commander, deputized as a U.S. That experience led the team to identify Marshal, he got a chance to learn how they somewhat of a grey area in the horizontal do it, and “it was eye-opening.” It was also communication network between the 17 the first time anyone from NYPD had been sectors of critical infrastructure in NYC. assigned to the cyber side of the FBI, so In July 2017, the team researched how they ran him through rigorous training. those sectors are speaking to each other. “At first, in 2013, the discipline of For example, how is the transportation cybersecurity, sounded very foreign department communicating with but after a few months of training it all emergency services or how is the water Rodriguez volunteering at the NY Ronald McDonald House started coming together,” he joked. “What agency speaking with the power company? with the FBI Cyber Canine in 2018. helped, was already having an investigative It seemed like it wasn’t happening as much background: identifying suspects, evidence as it should. Due to this, a public-private tell you “I got lucky” when discussing his collection, building cases for prosecution sector partnership to protect critical opportunity with the ILP, but in reality, it and then applying those skills to cyber infrastructure, NYC Cyber Critical Services was partially due to the hard work he already intrusion investigations—the same and Infrastructure (CCSI), was formed put into his DOMESTIPOL thesis. As the investigative acumen applies in cyber.” in July 2017, spearheaded by the NYPD, saying goes, ‘Luck is what happens when Rodriguez also noted that he’s been blessed Manhattan District Attorney's Office, NYC preparation meets opportunity.’ to have the tremendous support and Cyber Command, and the Global Cyber Upon his return from Singapore in June guidance from his boss, NYPD Deputy Alliance. The first time they convened, of 2013, Rodriguez “got lucky” again when Commissioner of Intelligence and Counter- they gathered all 17 sectors of critical the FBI called the NYPD and asked them to Terrorism, John Miller. “DC Miller has infrastructure and briefed them on cyber send someone to complete a fellowship at the been an absolutely amazing leader/mentor threats as a group, with the mission of FBI’s National Cyber Investigative Joint Task during the last seven years and has been sharing real-time information horizontally, Force (NCIJTF) in Washington, D.C. very supportive of our cyber initiatives.” training for the cyber fight as a group, and As Rodriguez mentioned during his RSA responding if needed to a cyber-attack [In 2008, President Bush mandated presentation, an initiative the NYPD began to in NYC as a volunteer team. “We are the NCIJTF to be the focal point for study in January of 2015, with help from their getting NYC local Digital First Responders all government agencies to coordinate, LAPD counterparts, was the Los Angeles together and training them on how to integrate, and share information related to Cyber Intrusion Command Center. After proactively share information to protect all domestic cyber-threat investigations. corresponding with LAPD, learning more, our NYC power, transportation, emergency The FBI is responsible for developing and and sharing findings, NYC Mayor DeBlasio services, finance, water, etc. The mission is supporting the joint task force, which signed an executive order to create NYC to share, train, and respond together,” Gus includes 19 intelligence agencies and Cyber Command in 2017. Rodriguez went noted. If it sounds familiar, that’s because law enforcement, working in tandem to back to FBI NY in 2015 and is now working the group’s concept is reflective of his thesis mitigate cyber-terrorism.] on the FBI Cyber Task Force, focusing on that advocates for sharing information critical infrastructure protection. “The more horizontally to increase resilience.

24 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 pushing the sharing of IOC’s (Indicators of Compromise) and bringing them to the range to collectively fight against multiple cyber scenarios has been a fruitful process. Due to us sitting on a Federal Cyber Task Force, we were lucky to include our federal partners as well. To train like you fight, we want to make the team always look like what game day would resemble.” Rodriguez is currently assigned to NYPD Intel and Counterterrorism and detailed to the FBI NY Cyber Task Force, as the NYPD Lead on remembering a Cyber-Terrorism Squad. those who CCSI isn’t just sharing information served horizontally among their group. The key Rodriguez at the 2020 RSA Conference Emerging Threats Seminar. is to get the word out to all municipalities, villages, towns, counties, cities, and states Looking at the bigger picture, “The key around the country, “so that we can learn it is with great sadness is working with America’s 800,000 officers we mark the passing of from what they are doing too and hopefully, and 18,000 police departments to share what two members of our push for a CCSI in multiple municipalities we have learned and mitigate how cyber- CHDS community. around the country. Organizing the local terrorism can manifest itself as a public safety officials that actually protect the critical Remembered by threat. One way for Digital First Responders infrastructure that we all use is key,” as Your CHDS Family. to ‘share, train, respond’ together is by Rodriguez puts it. The upside for NYC is conducting digital fire drills. Since forming, that although no municipality is perfect, In Memoriam the CCSI group has grown exponentially the building blocks for the cyber team and organized several exercises to see have been laid down as they’re sharing how critical infrastructure would hold up critical information with all agencies, their during a security breach. A key resource has federal counterparts, and the Digital First been access to IBM’s Cyber Range—which Responders who have hands on keyboards runs scenarios for different agencies and that protect the firewalls. companies. “We called an IBM partner, and CCSI is fielding many requests to asked if we can bring our NYC CCSI team to brief other agencies and the program the Cyber Range located in Massachusetts, in always receives positive feedback. These December 2018 and they agreed,” Rodriguez types of interactions benefit CCSI, as Theodore (Ted) detailed on stage at RSA, on how the they often learn from the other agencies Monette partnership evolved. The Cyber Range had they’re briefing as well. “We learn from ELP0701 not yet hosted a city, so they had to create a each other.” Rodriguez compares it to the Director, Federal Coordinating new scenario and the CCSI Team looked at cross-pollination that occurs in the CHDS Officer Operations - Federal Emergency the past examples of attacks to draw up a new Management Agency (FEMA) classroom and makes the program uniquely city-wide scenario. The group has repeated a strong. So, it would make perfect sense that number of similar exercises since then. The this model could benefit other members second visit to the Cyber Range in July 2019 of the CHDS community in different was two days after Louisiana declared a state jurisdictions. Reflecting on his time at NPS of emergency due to a massive cyber-attack, and the influence the CHDS program had which was timely because the idea of the on his frame of thinking, he’s confident tabletop exercise was to create a makeshift that “we can tackle any problem if we work scenario where a cyber-attack shuts down together and share cyber information across key infrastructure, causing anywhere from Dr. Dave McIntyre, all available pathways to protect our digital USA Col. (Ret.) a loss of power to mass casualties. The test infrastructure that our families, friends, and Founding Director of the Texas A&M could expose blind spots for first responders community utilize every day. From the first Bush School of Government and Public and reiterate the need for leaders at the local day at NPS in September 2009, my professor Service and UAPP contributor level to meet and exchange information. and thesis advisor Dr. Kathleen Kiernan “I'm so grateful for the partnership with always told me, “You can change the world.” IBM. Putting our NYC team through this I sincerely thank her for that mentorship real-time cyber-attack simulation is critical,” and guidance, because that is exactly what Rodriguez beamed. “Getting them organized we have been relentlessly trying to do in locally, briefing them on current threats, Cyber, with DOMESTIPOL as the base. n WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 25 MPD Chief Lanier speaks at George Washington University on the Navy Yard Incident in 2013. Lanier briefs the media on the multi-agency effort to prepare for Super Bowl LIV Screenshot from NFL 360 video. CHDS ALUMNA FEATURED ON NFL 360 BY PATRICK KUHL

ast month, Center for Homeland dispatched to crimes in progress to helping CATHY LANIER Defense and Security (CHDS) Chief Security Officer, my fellow DC residents, that’s what I loved master’s degree alumna, Cathy National Football League about it and I didn’t want to get pigeon- LLanier, was featured on the National holed into what they considered traditional MA0401/0402 Football League’s (NFL) show NFL 360. female roles.” After moving up the ranks to The show focuses on impacts by women on Lieutenant and patrol supervisor, in 1999 the game of football and the NFL—where Lanier became a Captain and, later that year, Lanier serves as the Chief Security Officer. was promoted to Inspector and selected Her job is crucial to maintaining security to lead the Department's Major Narcotics for players, spectators, and events. The Branch/Gang Crime Unit. In August 2000, episode also talks about contributions working multiple jobs. When she joined the she was promoted to Commander of the by groundbreaking female broadcasters, Department, it was not always easy to be Fourth District of the city. With a renewed coaches, and players. As the first female to one of the few females in a male-dominated focus on homeland security, Lanier attended achieve the rank of Chief Security Officer, profession. “When I started in 1990, it CHDS in 2004 (MA0401/0402). “At the her story is highlighted as an example of was a very different environment,” Lanier time, I was Commander of the Special the contributions women have made (and shared. “You couldn’t assign two women to a Operations Division and recently established continue making) to the game of football. patrol car, they had to be paired with a male the department’s first Homeland Security/ But what is most interesting is the unique officer. It’s always been a male-dominated Counter-Terrorism Branch,” she said. Lanier path she took to get here. job, and that’s just how it was back then. wrote her thesis on “Preventing Terror The episode ofNFL 360 delves into In DC, female officers weren’t allowed to Attacks in the Homeland: A New Mission for Lanier’s challenging childhood and ride along in marked patrol cars until 1972. State and Local Police.” subsequent teenage years. Lanier dropped So, within my lifetime we’ve seen some Bolstered by her experience at CHDS, out of high school in ninth grade when remarkable changes that allowed me to get Lanier became the first female Police Chief she became pregnant. But the birth of her where I am today.” Over the years, Lanier of Washington, DC, in 2007. “I think my son created a new resolve in her. From that experienced varying degrees of inappropriate master’s degree from CHDS played a part point on, Lanier would dedicate herself to treatment—including sexual harassment by [in getting the Chief job]. I think education providing the best possible life for her son. a supervisor—even after being promoted to is very important and whenever they are Intrigued by an ad in the Washington Post Sergeant. But there were also many bright looking for a high-profile public official, your that mentioned the incentive of tuition spots during her time in the Department. resume has to matter. So when there was reimbursement, Lanier applied to the DC She formed great friendships and had the speculation about who the new DC mayor Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) chance to perform a wide range of rewarding was going to nominate for the Chief of Police, in 1990. The help with tuition would allow police work during her tenure with MPD. “I I felt like I had the qualifications thanks in her to continue her college education while came here to be a police officer. From being part to my education—which also includes a

26 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 International Security Services. “When I heard about the potential opportunity to work with Chief Lanier, I jumped at the chance. We were classmates together in cohort 0401/0402, and at the time we were both doing a lot of work with special event management and special event security. I always found her to be very operationally focused, and she had a knack for translating good ideas into better operations.” Lanier noted how GB’s diverse background will benefit the NFL’s security operations, “GB is a good fit for us not only because of the international aspect, but also for his knowledge about the Screenshot from NFL 360 video counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) master’s degree in management from Johns procedures. We’re not just in class debating mission. GB has a background in emerging Hopkins University.” She oversaw many issues—we’re spending time together learning technology—he has a pilot’s license and is a changes to the department during her time about what other agencies are doing to drone operator, so he understands how those on the force, and worked hard to implement combat similar problems, and ultimately technologies could be leveraged against us.” innovative practices while in charge. During collaborate on common solutions…that could She described a situation in 2017, when a that time, she led several high-profile events impact national security together. It changes drone flew over Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, in the nation’s capital (including the largest the dynamic and level of respect you have for CA and dropped leaflets into the seating Presidential inauguration ceremony in each other and our collective mission.” area, and later attempted to do the same 2009). As the Chief of Police, there is always TheNFL 360 show follows Chief Lanier as over a game at Oakland Coliseum. However, tremendous pressure to perform well. But as she is planning security operations for Super after coordinating with local authorities, the a female in this role, there is added pressure, Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, police were waiting for him. In this case, “Once you are given an opportunity that FL. The depth of collaboration required across it was just paper but it allowed the NFL to people didn’t think you could do, it kind regional agencies is evident from the start—as establish measures to mitigate the chance of it of gives you more motivation to prove you she quickly runs down the list of various happening again—potentially with something belong and show that they made the right partners contributing to the security planning worse than marketing pamphlets. “As the decision. Knowing that there are eyes on you world has changed, special events security has and there’s a chance to be an example for “Knowing that there are eyes on you gotten more complex,” Jones added. “Cathy's other women gives you momentum. That assignments have allowed her to stay engaged momentum is a sense of responsibility and and there’s a chance to be an example with those changes at a huge number of large- it helps you get through the tough times and for other women gives you momentum.” scale, important special events, where she has challenges. I have to get this right because if I been out front carving out best practices. My don’t, I’m letting a lot of other women down.” — CATHY LANIER professional assignments took me away from As the NFL’s Chief Security Officer, national-level special events management Lanier needs to synthesize information from efforts during the previous 18 months, “the for a time, but I continued to stay abreast of many different sources to pull off an event Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s changes to the landscape while doing some as popular and complex as the Super Bowl. Office, US Secret Service, FBI, DHS impactful things with crisis management Having come up through the ranks of MPD Homeland Security Investigations, Miami planning, mass casualty incident response, and attended CHDS, Lanier has performed Police Department, Customs and Border and aviation security (particularly drone a wide range of security functions and that Protection, Coast Guard, Miami Fire Chief, and counter-drone operations). I'm very gives her a more holistic view of what it Florida Highway Patrol...” one can’t help but pleased to be able to put that experience takes to collaborate on security operations. notice the striking similarity between the to good use helping Cathy move forward “Coming from DC, there are roughly list of NFL Super Bowl partners and Lanier’s on some specific initiatives she wants to 36 federal law enforcement agencies in CHDS master’s cohort—which included accomplish on behalf of the NFL.” the region, so I was already used to that participants from the National Guard, While the NFL 360 show documents multi-federal IC [intelligence community] Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, Lanier’s preparation for Super Bowl LIV, component but when I got to CHDS, it FBI, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Douglas she’s already making plans for the next somewhat changed that way of thinking,” County Sheriff's Department, FEMA, USCG, Super Bowl in 2021. “I’ve already been to Lanier reflected. “When you’re in a small and Nevada Highway Patrol to name a few. Tampa a handful of times in preparation for cohort with classmates from the FBI, and the Speaking of her former CHDS classmates, Super Bowl security planning. My job is to Coast Guard, and FDNY, you’re very close one of them recently joined Chief Lanier stay two steps ahead of our adversaries.” As and it really promotes sharing information at the NFL. GB Jones recently moved from she says in the show, “Life is just a series of about different types of policies or the FBI to become the NFL’s Director of challenges and challenges are exciting.” n WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 27 Day one panel discussion on ‘Countering Disinformation’ Day two panel discussion on “Border Issues” with Brenda Estevan Former Security Attache, Mexican Embassy Senior Advisor on International Relations, Mexican Ministry of Governance.

Day one panel discussion on Security Education and Research Former Commissioner of US Customs and Border Patrol “CBP” Gil Kerlikowske and CHDS Director Glen Woodbury UNIVERSITY AND AGENCY PARTNERS 12TH ANNUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT BY PATRICK KUHL

hen the Center for Homeland security practitioners and academia. The STEVE RECCA Defense and Security (CHDS) DIRECTOR cornerstone of these events is the annual was established in 2002, it was University and Agency UAPP Education Summit. The Summit Wentrusted with the goal of solving homeland Partnership Program attracts program faculty and directors security issues and sharing the knowledge www.uapi.us who want to refresh their curricula, enrich base with local, state, tribal, territorial, and grow their programs, integrate best federal, and private sector partners. By practices, and engage in professional sharing the information, CHDS is helping development. In the past, UAPP hosted the to bridge gaps across various agencies Education Summit at inspirational venues and organizations, creating a stronger like George Mason University, Valencia homeland security enterprise. One of the academic institutions that have access College, and the University of Albany. This main platforms for disseminating this to CHDS curriculum, distance learning year, the Summit was hosted in Monterey, knowledge is the University and Agency technology, Homeland Security Digital CA at the newly renovated Conference Partnership Program (UAPP). UAPP brings Library, and other critical resources. By Center. Each day provided a range of together academic institutions and learning providing access to these resources and opportunities to learn from roundtable centers to increase the number of students shared knowledge, the participants create an discussions, research presentations, and and practitioners receiving homeland intellectual multiplier effect that furthers the moderated panels with subject matter security education, accelerate the growth study of homeland security. experts from top-tier institutions like of high-caliber academic programs, and Each year, UAPP organizes national the Bush School of Government and provide opportunities for collaboration. and regional events that encourage Public Service at Texas A&M University, UAPP is currently comprised of over 400 collaboration between homeland the School of Professional Advancement

28 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 Summit Education

Wendy Walsh, FEMA Higher Education Program Manager, Dr. Ed Campbell, NORAD/USNORTHCOM Joint Education Chief National Training & Education System Program Partnership Agency University

The Education Summit provides excellent opportunities to expand your network at Tulane University, the National Issues and Technology and Influence Domestic Preparedness Consortium, Operations. To complement both tracks the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure presentation topics, the three-day Summit Security Agency, the U.S. Army War also addressed pertinent sub-themes in College, St. John’s University, Stanford the realm of evolving homeland security School of Law, and of course, the Naval threats, critical infrastructure protection, Postgraduate School and the Center for emergency preparedness, and new Homeland Defense and Security. approaches in homeland security education. “The 12th Annual Homeland Defense The first day was comprised of pre- & Security Education Summit perhaps summit meetings and general program was the most timely ever,” according to updates. Attendees learned about ongoing UAPP Director Steve Recca. “This year’s accreditation processes from a few of the themes around ‘public interest security’ newer institutions. The program brief SAVE THE DATE! November 02-04, 2020 – including information/disinformation provided by Wendy Walsh on the FEMA campaigns and border issues – really National Training and Education System struck a chord with the higher education was very encouraging. Afterward, there Monterey and policy participants.” The theme Public was an author’s roundtable discussion Conference Center Interest Security: Leveraging Education moderated by Keith Logan of Kutztown Monterey, CA to Connect Policy and Operations with University. Rowman and Littlefield American Perspectives of Homeland Publishing House presented a session titled more info at Security produced a number of diverse Book Publisher Insights: Getting Your www.chds.us/uapp discussion topics by focusing on two Book Published. The hosted social was well specific research presentation tracks: Border attended and sponsored by Bush School of

WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 29 CHDS Director Glen Woodbury with Associate Director Ellen Gordon Panel discussion on ‘Implications of Climate Change and Environmental Security’ Panel discussion on ‘Influence Operations Across Borders – and Associate Director Dawn Wilson Security and Intelligence Challenges’

Day two panel discussion on ‘Border Issues’

Research panel session on ‘Innovative Approaches to Border Security’

with our panelists: the threat is real, it’s “We tend to think of border security in current, and the will likely grow with time terms of actions at the border,” according and technology.” to Recca. “Our accomplished international Day three explored the relationship panel addressed the deeper complexities Michael Brody and Lynda Peters with fellow panelists before their between homeland defense and border surrounding motivations of those that have discussion on ‘Security Education and Research’ security. Glen Woodbury also shared nefarious purposes as well as those, however Government and Public Service at Texas some programmatic news about the well-meaning, enhance the wicked problems A&M University and School of Professional newly rebranded UAPP name. It is we are seeing from Central America well Advancement at Tulane University. changing from UAPI to UAPP. After into the US. These issues and the subsequent Day two began with a warm 12 years of operation, the University discussion will inform both policy and the introduction from Steve Recca and and Agency Partnership is no longer an classroom for years to come.” transitioned into welcoming remarks ‘initiative’ because it’s fully implemented, After lunch break, there were three from CHDS Director Glen Woodbury, operational, and self-sustaining—thus concurrent Border Security and Human FEMA National Training and Education the change from University and Agency Security Research Panel Sessions. Each Director Scott Kelberg, and NPS President Partnership Initiative to University and session focused on a specific topic—ranging VADM Ann Rondeau. Afterward, the Agency Partnership Program. To set the from Integrated Approaches to Border Honorable Thomas Modly, Undersecretary stage for upcoming sessions on border Security, to International Issues in Border of the Navy, delivered a rousing keynote security issues, Former Commissioner of Security and Emergency Management, to speech. Many of the sessions focused on US Customs and Border Patrol CBP Gil Innovative Security Approaches. At the topics related to the use of technology to Kerlikowske discussed future challenges to same time, there were also two special influence operations. The three research border security. Advocating for proactive topics sessions that examined the K-12 panel sessions explored the intersection solutions, Kerlikowske suggested, “Just like School Shooting Database and Community- of disinformation and homeland security. the opioid epidemic, we can’t arrest our way based Security Initiatives in the Balkans, “The challenges with ‘false news’ explained out of the problem.” respectively. The final three panel sessions by our first panel illuminated a new Similar to day two, after the morning revolved around the topics of Homeland range of threats,” Recca added. “These break there was a roundtable discussion on Defense, Emergency Management and the issues are exactly what our students – and security challenges and opportunities with Border; Security Education and Research; future workforce – will need to tackle. A extremely insightful panelists, moderated and Implications of Climate Change and fundamental takeaway from the discussion by Alan Bersin, former CBP Commissioner. Environmental Security. n

30 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 Group photo of the PELP 2001 participants in Hilo, HI. PELP WORKSHOP SHIFTS FOCUS TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC BY PATRICK KUHL

nother stimulating and timely playing out or projected to play out in session of The Center for DAVID FUKUTOMI the near future. David Fukutomi, Deputy DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Homeland Defense and Security’s Executive Education Program Associate Director, Executive Education APacific Executive Leaders Program (PELP) www.chds.us/eep Program, credited the experience and skills was conducted the week of March 2nd of the team to quickly adapt to incorporate in Hilo, Hawaii, at the Imiloa Astronomy relevant aspects of the Coronavirus into Center on the campus of the University of each discussion. “You don’t get very Hawaii, Hilo. many opportunities to discuss leadership While the focus of PELP the session challenges and engage in a learning was on leadership, collaboration, critical environment, while an actual threat is thinking, and communications, the Organizations and relevant private emerging. It added a lot of relevance to the backdrop of the developing Coronavirus sector organizations from the US Pacific topics each of the faculty addressed and situation added a heightened sense of Territories, Hawaiian Islands and or helped ground the lessons and discussions reality to the discussions. have significant responsibilities in the for each participant.” PELP is a partnership between FEMA’s US Pacific jurisdictions. Prior topic- This session included 24 attendees National Preparedness Directorate, specific PELP sessions have addressed representing the State of Hawaii, Saipan, FEMA Region IX, and CHDS to build Port Reconstruction and Resilience, Power Commonwealth of Northern Mariana collaboration, capabilities, and resilience Restoration, and Post Disaster Housing. Islands (CNMI), American Samoa, and in the US Pacific Territories and the The faculty included CHDS Subject Guam. Some of the notable participants Hawaiian Islands. Matter Experts; Tom Bossert, ABC News included Michael Dahilig, Kauai County Each session utilizes a combination National Security Analyst and former Managing Director, Lynn Araki-Regan, of presentations, facilitated discussions, White House Homeland Security Advisor, Deputy Director, Administration, State and group activities between faculty, Donalyn Dela Cruz, Senior Vice President of Hawaii Department of Transportation, participants, and subject matter of Strategies 360, Jim Featherstone, Jeff Grimes, Commanding Officer at experts. Topics include strategy, policy, Executive Director of the Homeland Navy Base Guam, Todd Raybuck, Kauai complex problem solving, resiliency, Security Advisory Council at Pepperdine County Chief of Police, Lydia Mertyris capacity building, critical infrastructure, University’s School of Public Policy and from Hawaiian Electric Company and crisis communications, and emerging Bill Carwile, former FEMA Associate representatives from US Army Pacific, US homeland security issues, with an eye Administrator for Response and Recovery. Coast Guard, Matson and the American towards how they impact the Pacific. The emerging real-world challenge Red Cross, Pacific Island Region. n Participants represent a cross section of provided an opportunity to compare and government officials, Non-Government contrast the discussions with what was WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 31 SUPPORTING LEADERS’ DEEP DIVES INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY

he Center for Homeland Defense focus stands in contrast to investing DAWN WILSON and Security (CHDS) Executive ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, the same time reviewing after-action Education Program (EEP) provides Executive Education Program reporting that they historically valued Ttailored homeland security education to www.chds.us/eep but now consider retrospective at a government leaders requiring best-in- juncture when their greater priority is class subject matter expertise, often on looking forward. short notice. In the context of unprecedented demands Under the COVID-19 circumstances, attending the whole-of-government response the EEP is changing gears to better to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EEP’s optimize for content delivery that is traditional customers have surfaced new also connected CHDS faculty, students, and rapid, virtual, and even asynchronous. needs. Such needs include: alumni with real-time COVID-19 briefings Consumers of this educational content from national thought leaders and groups place a higher premium on rapid delivery • deep dives into unprecedented like the Rockefeller Foundation who briefed than on production value. As a result, subject matter, CHDS on the day they rolled out their an unscripted video presenting relevant, National Testing Strategy. perishable information that may later be • novel content delivery for executives revised takes precedence over a polished, and staff conforming to social Changing World, Changing Gauges peer-reviewed strategy paper that arrives distancing mandates, and of Success too late to inform local decision-making. The success of the foregoing webinars • a turnaround time from request to was as much a matter of timeliness as Just-in-Time Meets D-I-Y delivery that now measures in days of content. Thanks to ongoing EEP In addition to plunging wholeheartedly and hours what was once measured in surveys of national association partners into the timely delivery business, the EEP weeks and months. and University and Agency Partnership re-emphasizes the collaborative nature of Program (UAPP) members, the EEP team its value proposition. As EEP Associate How has the EEP risen to this challenge? realized certain key changes affect how the Director Dawn Wilson points out, what The short answer is content on demand. A Program moves forward to stay relevant the EEP does is more akin to strategic longer answer is through webinars, videos, and to answer needs of the moment: brainstorming than consulting. While and virtual workshops and seminars. the EEP subject matter experts supply For example, when national media first • The need for educational content in depth that local, state, tribal, territorial, highlighted the impending presidential the homeland security sphere has and federal leaders may not have on tap, invocation of the Defense Production never been greater, with the issues and these experts neither decide nor carry out Act, government leaders at the state and challenges confronting leaders changing actions that remain within the sole purview local levels called on CHDS to fill this so rapidly that CHDS instruction must of the leaders they are there to support. It knowledge gap. The net result was a rapidly evolve almost daily to reflect the current is up to the latter to decide what to do and organized EEP webinar on the topic and state of affairs. how to do it – or not. two other emergency acts. The National As David Fukutomi, EEP Deputy Emergency Management Association • The emerging trend from surveys Associate Director has observed, one of the (NEMA) hosted the webinar on its conducted by the EEP to date is that revelations that the COVID-19 pandemic platform, while EEP supplied timely access government leaders are currently has brought to light is that there is no to CHDS experts via a video conference placing more of a premium on single discipline with all the answers. for over 200 webinar participants (watch instructional content from subject Consequently, it comes as little surprise the webinar at https://www.chds.us/ed/ matter experts than on informational that national associations and other EEP items/20594). exchanges with counterparts who are customers are eager to collaborate and The EEP has also developed pandemic- colleagues from sister agencies. are extremely open-minded, because related webinars with partners in the they admit that they do not possess all International Association of Emergency • Frontline leaders are expressing the answers themselves. Nor, does any Managers (IAEM) and the National Criminal more interest in horizon-scanning EEP team promise such claims. Instead, Justice Association (NCJA), and has several education that gives them a sense as Fukutomi puts it, EEP serves up “a more planned for national audiences in of what to expect as they strive to potluck of best thinking” from which the upcoming days and weeks. The EEP has recover from the pandemic. This consumers fill their own plates.n 32 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM LECTURE AND WEBINAR SERIES MARCH, APRIL, MAY 2020

uring the COVID-19 response, April 29, 2020 the CHDS Executive Education Personal, Organizational, and Program (EEP) is working with Community Resilience Dexperts from around the globe to provide Discuss strategies to maximize resilience for individuals, real-time educational opportunities, organizations, and communities as we prepare for identify emergent practices, and a “new normal” (in conjunction with the National develop resources to support executives, Emergency Management Association, International practitioners, and educators during the Photo by Hayden Dunsel on Unsplash Association of Emergency Managers). pandemic. Please contact us for more www.chds.us/c/item/13646 information on offerings for public health and safety, homeland security, and MAY 7, 2020 emergency management leaders, agencies, and communities. Public Policy and Legal Issues During the Pandemic: What Have We Learned and View our lecture and webinar series at What Is On the Horizon? www.chds.us/eep Explore challenges confronting policy-makers, public Designed by Freepik health, and emergency management leaders during MARCH 25, 2020 the COVID-19 response and legal/public policy issues on Non-Traditional Authorities in COVID-19 Response the horizon during recovery with a panel of attorneys Review aspects of the National Emergencies Act, representing public health departments and the private Defense Production Act, and Section 1135 waivers of the healthcare industry. Social Security Act during the COVID-19 response www.chds.us/c/item/13643 (in conjunction with the National Emergency Management Association). MAY 15, 2020 www.chds.us/c/item/13698 Governmental Decision-Making During APRIL 22, 2020 a Pandemic APRIL 3, 2020 Discuss the powers held at the federal, state, and local Federalism During a Global Pandemic Lessons & Observations from Frontline Resilience Professionals levels for re-opening decisions and the impact these Explore the constitutional allowances and US court decisions will have on first responders and the people decisions on the roles and responsibilities of federal, Discuss resilience lessons and observations from the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and recovery they serve. state, and local government in national emergencies www.chds.us/c/item/13640 like COVID-19. (in conjunction with the National Emergency www.chds.us/c/item/13695 Management Association, International Association of Emergency Managers). MAY 20, 2020 Strategic Communications: Challenges APRIL 14, 2020 www.chds.us/c/item/13689 and Opportunities During COVID-19 How to “Score” Great Decisions During In this webinar, CHDS communications experts weigh in Stressful Times APRIL 23, 2020 Understanding FEMA and Coordinating on the challenges and opportunities in educating the Review strategies for identifying the “right” problems public when everything changes every day. to solve and applying brain science to make good Coronavirus Response with State and Local www.chds.us/c/item/14015 decisions in stressful times. Emergency Managers www.chds.us/c/item/13692 Provide a forum for NCJA members and national experts to discuss how best to maximize collaboration Also, please see the CHDS Homeland APRIL 21, 2020 opportunities and leverage Coronavirus emergency supplementary funding through enhanced relationships Security Digital Library (HSDL) for the Rockefeller Foundation Briefing to CHDS on with local, state, and federal emergency management special COVID-19 resource archive. a National Testing Strategy agencies (in conjunction with the National Criminal www.hsdl.org Provide briefing for CHDS students, faculty, and alumni Justice Association). on Rockefeller Foundation National Testing Strategy and This session is available only to NCJA members. Executive Education Program webinars Testing Solutions Coalition for States and Cities. www.chds.us/c/item/13655 are ongoing--this list only represents This session is available only to CHDS students events through May. More are being and alumni. produced every week. www.chds.us/c/item/13649 www.chds.us/eep

WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 33 EXECUTIVE LEADERS PROGRAM ADAPTS TO CHANGE BY PATRICK KUHL ELLEN GORDON he Executive Leaders Program provides a unique educational opportunity ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, for senior-level homeland security and public safety leaders who are at the Executive Education Program forefront of the Nation’s homeland security mission. Each cohort is comprised www.chds.us/elp Tof leaders from a variety of disciplines to promote collaboration across the homeland security spectrum. We sat down with some of the participants from our most recent ELP cohorts (1901 and 1902) to talk about their experience at CHDS and how it has helped inform their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participation in the Executive I applied for the CHDS Executive Leaders Program provided access to Leaders Program because it presented thought leaders in the homeland security an opportunity for me to meet a enterprise, helped me build a network multidisciplinary cadre of emergency of similar-minded associates on which management professionals that I could I can rely, and honed the skills I need learn from, network with, and further to chart Cook County’s future path. develop my leadership skills. There is The iterative learning process is driven no other forum available to give you by thought-provoking subject matter such an up-close, personal, and candid MARDRAH STARKS- WILLIAM BARNES experts. Each session was augmented account from emergency management EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ROBINSON Cook County (IL) Department by class participation, flavoring each DEPUTY BUREAU DIRECTOR, professionals. I enjoyed the entire of Homeland Security and issue with the unique perspectives and Louisiana Department program, but I most enjoyed learning Emergency Management varied experiences possessed by a diverse of Health from the “heroes” in the room. Yes, ELP1901 group of participants. I struggle to ELP1901 heroes...men and women that have identify whom I learned more from— responded day in and out, not worried the instructors or my fellow cohort members. This is an excellent about accolades but only concerned with protecting the people of opportunity for executives to hone decision-making skills and to our country. Participation in this program has been a high point in learn from the experiences of other similarly situated individuals. my career. I have fostered new friendships and gained colleagues As the Emergency Manager for the nation’s second-largest from around the country to share information, to seek guidance, county, I am in the trenches of the COVID response. To say that the and to partner with. challenges posed by COVID are complicated is an understatement. I recently touched base with another CHDS alumni and we were It is a global disaster that has taxed the resources and lifelines to able to share our different state’s perspective on the COVID-19 which my County would normally turn to augment our response response. It is always good to know you are not fighting a battle efforts. Approaching this complex situation, I draw upon lessons alone; we share expertise and learn new things that can be used on learned from folks such as Christopher Bellavita who taught me to your home front. I now have a stronger network to reach out to and identify root causes of each symptom and prioritize their solution. learn from. While not perfect, it helps to impose a semblance of order on a very difficult and fluid situation.

I applied to the program after hearing about it from several EMS Physician colleagues. I was particularly interested in the focus on collaborative decision-making and information-sharing in public safety, as well as an intensive curriculum that includes emphasis on emerging threats to our country, constitutional law, communication, and collaborative problem-solving. The faculty and subject matter experts have been very accessible, as well as my classmates. It has been an amazing experience to closely interact with such a dedicated, hard-working, and accomplished group of people from across the homeland security spectrum. I would highly recommend the program. It has put me in contact with a wide range of talented faculty and colleagues and has enabled me to further develop interests in several HSE areas, including global health security and the emerging threat of disinformation campaigns. JOHN W MARTEL, Our class has been in regular contact throughout the COVID crisis to date. It has been an excellent source of MD, PHD, FACEP information-sharing and support during a very difficult time in our country’s history. I am currently immersed in ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF the COVID-19 pandemic crisis as an academic Emergency Physician, Medical Director for multiple Fire/EMS/ EMERGENCY MEDICINE, law enforcement agencies, and as a member of the Maine Board of EMS. The ELP experience has helped shape our Tufts University School of Medicine, Maine Medical Centers response at the local, county, and state levels, including the creation of pandemic-specific operating protocols for ELP1902 public safety personnel, as well as the development of novel statewide EMS crisis standard-of-care response guidelines.

34 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 The volume of daily tasks and fast-paced decisions expected of modern leaders often disrupts the potential for strategizing and leaves little time to debate evolving issues. The ELP program offered the uninterrupted opportunity to contemplate larger issues with colleagues on a plethora of topics. Participating as an equal partner in the classroom process, versus just a student, was vastly different and extremely satisfying. Learning from my fellow participants was the most enjoyable and unexpected part of this ELP experience. Having those discussions and allowing the time to foster those thoughts has made me a better leader and a better contributor to the homeland security enterprise at large. The discussions that continued beyond our daily class time were as important as the curriculum developed for us, if not more so. The content for each cohort session is composed with great care to adapt to the capabilities and interests of the participants. This program is truly tailor-made for those in each unique cohort. Through this program, NATALIE GUTIERREZ I recognized my own growth and renewed my approach for some of the outstanding tasks on my list. This program is MANAGING DIRECTOR OF truly a 360-degree learning environment and your contributions are just as critical as your takeaways. ADMINISTRATION, I am actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the City of Chicago Emergency Operations Center City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management (EOC) Finance/Administration Section. I was fortunate enough to have completed session 4 of my cohort just before and Communications the COVID-19 crisis really hit hard and am extremely grateful to have gotten that opportunity. My cohort saw a steady ELP1901 progression of creative thinking and collaboration between all of the participants and by our culmination in session 4, the bonds that had been formed offered a safe space (Monterey rules!) for very productive conversations. I have built a network of connections through this program that I have already been engaging for advice and tools to assist during this COVID-19 crisis. I am extremely grateful to know that I am responding to this alongside these incredible professionals.

The ELP offered a unique opportunity I applied to the ELP because I felt that it to broaden my exposure to the wider would be a great opportunity to work with homeland security enterprise. As a shared others under the umbrella of homeland endeavor to secure the homeland from defense and security to share ideas and the threats and hazards we face, federal practices. While we each have varied officials like myself need close and effective backgrounds and experiences, in one way or collaboration with our state, local, tribal, another we all play a role in providing a safe territorial, and private sector partners. and secure community. Having known several The program provided insight into how to DC Metropolitan Police Department officials JASON ACKLESON STUART EMERMAN best forge these relationships. In addition, that have participated in CHDS opportunities, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY, COMMANDER, THIRD DISTRICT The Department of the program illuminated the key issues - PATROL SERVICES NORTH, I knew that the reputation of the program Homeland Security of today’s national homeland security Metropolitan Police Department was second to none. My favorite part of the ELP1901 leaders face. The lasting relationships with ELP1902 program so far is the interaction within the fellow members of my cohort, as well as cohort. By having open and honest discussions with the extraordinary CHDS faculty and staff, are the best part of in class, I have been able to expand my view of how to handle future this unique and valuable program. I would highly recommend the issues more efficiently and effectively to the benefit of everyone involved. ELP to my colleagues at DHS, as well as other leaders looking to My team is currently engaged in the COVID-19 crisis response develop an advanced understanding of homeland security issues and the ELP experience has helped me to network with members of while fostering their own leadership qualities. While I’m not directly the cohort to identify best practices. Even though the sessions are involved in a COVID-19 response at the moment, I am impressed currently on hold, the majority of the cohort is engaged in online with the resources CHDS and alumni are pulling together. These discussions that have helped us to revamp policies within our resources and lessons could easily translate to a different form of agencies, as well as get valuable, accurate information and updates threat or emergency in the future. from the medical professionals within our group.

Having the unique opportunity to attend one of CHDS’s first Emergence cohorts (1702), it was an introduction to explore the leadership forum the Center provides to build relationships and learn from homeland security and public safety professionals from around the country. The relationships and connections we have created have been the most beneficial part of the program. As we talked about the current and future homeland security issues, particularly during our last session in February as COVID-19 was looming, we were able to talk through and challenge one another as it related to implications that may or may not confront us. Whether it was local, state, or federal, the CHDS forum allowed for thought-provoking and cross-discipline conversations. CHDS fosters a collaborative platform to discuss innovative ideas and provides an opportunity for participants to conceptualize how strategies and policies could be employed or adapted to each agency or service’s mission. ERIN SERINO Since returning home and working directly on COVID-19 response, our ELP cohort has stayed connected sharing DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, lessons learned, plans, and general ideas about what we are seeing and facing in our communities and professions. As Boston Emergency Deputy Chief of Staff, one of my areas of focus is strategy and planning for Boston EMS. Our team’s work has focused on Medical Services the development of COVID-19 response & medical surge planning as well as COVID-19 guidance for public safety partners. ELP1902 This has been a true takeaway. The network which we have created at CHDS extends far beyond the time in Monterey.n

WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 35 CLASS NOTES Updates from your colleagues since the last edition of Watermark.

MA0703/0704 Chris Anderson was recently promoted MA1301/1302 MASTER’S DEGREE Commander Matt Dooris, USCG Sector from Deputy Chief to Assistant Fire Chief at The Police Executive Research Forum PROGRAM (MA) Detroit Prevention Department Head, was Tucson Fire Department. (PERF) recently announced that Tempe MA0401/0402 accepted into University of South Florida’s Police Department Chief Sylvia Moir was In responding to COVID-19, Harry Mayer Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program. MA1003/1004 elected to be the next President. (0401/0402), Regional Federal Health Ed Barbarini was named Chief of Police for Coordinating Official for FEMA Region 3, has Tony Russell, Superintendent of the Center the city of San Mateo, CA. Chief Barbarini MA 1303/1304 established a unified coordination group for Domestic Preparedness, participated started the position in February. Steven Goble has been selected to be the with FEMA R3 that is co-lead by Regional as a panel member in a “Townhall Action next Fire Chief for Kaua‘i Fire Department. Administrator Mary Ann Tierney (NPS-CHDS Meeting on Cancer Clusters found in the MA1101/1102 Executive Leaders Program ELP0901). North Sector of Houston,” hosted by Jonathan Lewin, Chicago Police MA1401/1402 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) Department Chief, was recently Todd Bensman, Senior National Security GB Jones is joining the NFL security team in Houston, TX. Russell also wrote an appointed Chief Information Officer for Fellow at Center for Immigration Studies, as Director of International Security article for Homeland Security Today titled the Metropolitan Police Department, published an article that explores the Services. “Ensuring First Responders Are Prepared Washington, DC. administration’s push to make extra- for the Worst.” continental migrants a higher priority. MA0601/0602 Mathew Rush, Captain, Austin Fire Douglas Weeks, Ethnographic Researcher MA0705/0706 Department, received the Fire Officer of TSA Unit Chief Matt Hudren and TSA on radicalization, recently published a Donna White, Marina Police Department the Year award from his department. Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge Serge book on al Muhajiroun. It is based on nine (CA) Commander, graduated from POST Potapov (MA 1205/1206) contributed to years of extensive interaction with the Command College. John Farrell will be starting a new position a new Insider Threat Roadmap that was group and details their history, beliefs, as Vice President, Product Management at published by the Transportation Security threat, and interaction with government John Esposito was promoted to FDNY Information Logistics, Inc. Administration (TSA). from a first-hand perspective. Chief of Special Operations. Josh Dennis is now serving as First MA1403/1404 Nitin Natarajan, Principal at The Cadmus MA 0803/0804 Deputy Director for the Chicago Office Patrice Hubbard, St. Petersburg FL Police Group, wrote an article about how the Thomas Currao was promoted to FDNY of Emergency Management and Department, was recently promoted Major “COVID-19 Recovery Conversation Must Start Chief of Counterterrorism and Emergency Communications (OEMC). of the Downtown Corridor and Traffic. Today.” Natarajan also accepted a new Preparedness. position as Board Member at Disaster Tech. MA1201/1202 Mike Sedam will be starting a new Alan Carr will be starting a new position as Mona Curry and Stacy Gerlich, Los position as Commander at Law Jeff Friedland is starting a new position as Senior Business Analyst/Training Doctrine Angeles Fire Department Captain, Enforcement Communications Center, Owner of Plum Nugget Coffee. SME at Virtual Enterprise Architects. contributed to planning efforts for California Highway Patrol. a multi-agency mass notification/ MA0701/0702 MA0805/0806 evacuation exercise in Los Angeles. Antonio Sajor, Jr., Stockton Police Keith Squires, Senior Vice President Anthony Cox was named the acting Department Captain, wrote an article from CA Government and Industry Relations at director of the Division of Emergency Johnathan Pistilli was promoted to POST Command College that was published in ANDE, was honored by Utah Department Management at the Arizona Department FDNY Assistant Chief of EMS. the March issue of Police Chief Magazine. of Public Safety Commissioner Jess of Emergency and Military Affairs. Anderson, Governor Herbert, and Lt. MA1203/1204 Karrie Jefferson, CISA Senior Privacy Governor Cox with the Public Safety Star Dennis Jones has been named the Christy Riccardi will be starting a new Analyst, has been working as the Director award. [also NPS-CHDS Fusion Center Fire Chief for Andover Fire Department position as Director, Governance, Risk and for Cyber Engagement for the Cyberspace Leaders Program FCLP1101] in Minnesota. Remediation in the Information Security Solarium Commission and recently released Office at Capital One. a report containing 75 recommendations Richard Blatus was promoted to FDNY MA0901/0902 to better defend the United States against Assistant Chief, Bureau of Operations. Jason Nairn has accepted a new position as MA1205/1206 cyber-attacks of significant consequences. Chief Information Officer at Collegis Education. Maj. Max Geron, Acting Deputy Chief Jefferson also contributed to an op-ed in Randy Hopkins, Chief of Campus Police of Dallas Police Department, has been Lawfare outlining the importance of norms for Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MA0905/0906 named Police Chief for Rockwall Police for responsible state behavior in cyberspace. MO, received an Executive MBA from On January 2, Bryant Lucas was officially Department, TX. Geron started on Rockhurst University. sworn in as the Chief of Police for February 17. MA1405/1406 Seymour, IN, Police Department. [also Gregg Favre has been hired as the NPS-CHDS Fusion Center Leaders Program Executive Director of St Louis Area FCLP1002] Regional Response System.

36 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 CLASS NOTES Gregg Favre, Executive Director of St. Louis MA1601/1602 MA 1705/1706 ELP 0901 Regional Response System, was featured Mike Alvarez, Captain with the California Madeline Kristoff was recently promoted Bob Nations, Jr., Chief Inspector, in a podcast by Fire Engineering on the Highway Patrol, will be teaching a new to Field Office Director for the USCIS San Homeland Security and Information topic of Engine House Training. course on Homeland Security and Terrorism Diego Field Office. Analysis Bureau with Shelby County at College of the Desert (CA). He attributes Sheriffs Office (TN), will be retiring in July, Frank Leeb was promoted to FDNY Chief the entire course to his degree from CHDS. MA1901/1902 after 48 years of service. of the Fire Academy. Beth Windisch, Senior Risk Analyst, Caleb Cage, has been named COVID-19 won three awards at the 12th Annual ELP 1002 Timothy Carroll was recently promoted to Response Director for the State of Nevada. DHS Inspector General Honor Awards After 22 years as an active-duty Army officer rank of Captain with FDNY. [also NPS-CHDS Fusion Center Leaders Ceremony: an Individual Award for and 18 years over TN Homeland Security, Program FCLP1601] Excellence and a Team Award for Rick Shipkowski, Assistant Commissioner MA 1501/1502 Excellence with her colleagues on the of Tennessee Department of Safety and Tim McNamara was promoted to MA1603/1604 Policy, Strategy, and Risk Team. She also Homeland Security, will be retiring at the FDNY Battalion Chief. Ryan Rockabrand made the jump from received a Peer Award which comes from end of the month. [also NPS-CHDS Fusion FEMA to NNSA. He is now the Director, co-workers for going above and beyond Center Leaders Program FCLP1401] MA1503/1504 Office of Emergency Management the call of duty in lending assistance, Donald Simko was recently promoted Programs at National Nuclear Security advice, and expertise to fellow employees. ELP1101 to the position of FEMA Region 6 Public Administration (NNSA). [also NPS-CHDS Ed Hartnett, President of Edmund Hartnett Assistance Branch Chief, where he is Executive Leaders Program ELP1402] Pardeep Deol has been named the 2019 Risk Management, was selected as the in charge of all the Public Assistance Prospect Heights, IL Police Officer of the Year. 2020 Businessperson of the Year by operations in Arkansas, Louisiana, MA1605/1606 the Rockland County Ancient Order of Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Amanda Kulikowski was promoted MA1903/1904 Hibernians (AOH) in Pearl River, NY. to Lieutenant with the Novi Police Michelle Newman recently resigned from Kevin Starbuck was recently named to the Department, MI. the Volusia Sheriff’s Office as a Lieutenant ELP1102 position of Deputy City Manager for City of with the agency but she will be staying on Andrew D’Amora, New York City Emergency Amarillo, TX. Gabe Rhodes, Investigator/Commander as a Reserve Deputy. Michelle has accepted Management First Deputy Commissioner, at Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, has a new position as the Chief of Safety and was promoted to NYPD Deputy Chief. MA1505/1506 accepted a position as Adjunct Professor at Security for Volusia County Schools. Anna Brookes recently retired from the MA University of Central Florida. John Muffler, Senior Advisor, MOSAIC State Police as a Detective Lieutenant with Martin Birkenfeld has been named Threat Assessment Systems for Gavin 25 years of service. She is now the Deputy Jennifer Ricker was promoted to Chief of Police for the Amarillo, TX Police de Becker & Associates, wrote an article Chief of Public Safety at Rhode Island Acting Assistant Secretary at the Illinois Department. for Police Chief Magazine on “Mitigating School of Design in Providence, RI. Department of Innovation & Technology Targeted Violence in Our Communities.” (DoIT). [also NPS-CHDS Radiological EXECUTIVE LEADERS LT Christopher M. DeMaise, New Jersey Emergency Preparedness REP1502] PROGRAM (ELP) ELP1201 State Police, was awarded the 2019 William Craig Fugate (former Florida Director P. Sullivan Community Service Award. Jeffrey Waldman, Colonel, USAF, has ELP0701 of Emergency Management and FEMA been named the next Commander of Ted Monette, former FEMA senior official Administrator) and Scott Deitchman D. Jeremy DeMar, Director of Springfield the California Air National Guard’s 129th and U.S. Army veteran, passed on Monday, (ELP1201) published an op-ed in the Emergency Communications (MA), was Rescue Wing. March 30, due to coronavirus. Washington Post calling for a bipartisan officially appointed to the Western National COVID-19 Commission. Regional Homeland Security Advisory MA 1701/1702 After 9 years of service to the agency, most Council (WRHSAC) as ESF #2 Public Safety Brian D Heslin, Assistant Special Agent recently as Deputy Assistant Administrator, Peter Gaynor was confirmed by the U.S. Communications Council Member. “Proud in Charge, was appointed by the Acting Daniel Alexander is leaving FEMA. Senate to become the next Administrator and humbled to have been selected for this Secretary of DHS to serve as the Federal of FEMA. critical role for Western Massachusetts.” Coordinator for the 2020 Boston Marathon ELP0702 and the 2020 Boston Pops Fireworks Rodney S. Scott has been selected as Chief ELP1202 Anna Brookes recently retired from the MA Spectacular. of U.S. Border Patrol. Chief Scott assumed Robert Lewin, Principal at Resolute State Police as a Detective Lieutenant with command of the Border Patrol on February 2. Associates LLC, wrote an article for 25 years of service. She is now the Deputy MA 1703/1704 Homeland Security Today about “Preparing Chief of Public Safety at Rhode Island Kristen Ziman, Chief of Police of the ELP0801 for the Second Wave of COVID-19.” School of Design in Providence, RI. Aurora, IL Police Department, was selected Dan O’Conner, FEMA Field Operations by Congressman Bill Foster to be his guest Director, recently published an insightful Tim Greten recently started a new job Joseph Russo, FDNY, was promoted to for the State of the Union address on article about “Planning for post curve at U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) the rank of Captain and assigned to the February 4. Ziman was also selected to recovery.” [also NPS-CHDS Master’s as Director of Facility Operations. [also Department’s Bureau of Technology and serve on the Board of Directors for Police Program 1201/1202 and Advanced Thinking NPS-CHDS Radiological Emergency Development Systems. Executive Research Forum (PERF). in Homeland Security HSx1701] Preparedness REP1401/1603]

WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 37 CLASS NOTES Jaeson Jones, retired Captain of Texas ELP1502 LaFonda Sutton-Burke was recently Patrick Campion founded a new company Department of Public Safety, wrote an Daniel D’Ambrosio was promoted to promoted to Area Port Director at called Preparedness Advisors LLC. The article about the designation of Mexican Executive Assistant Director, NCIS Cyber Los Angeles International Airport mission of his consulting firm is to help cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Directorate at Naval Criminal Investigative with U.S. Custom and Border Protection. nationwide organizations improve their [also NPS-CHDS Fusion Center Leaders Service (NCIS). emergency preparedness strategies, Program FCLP1201] Helena Williams was recently promoted policies, and programs. ELP1601 to Assistant Chief for the California ELP1302 Kelli Duehning is being promoted to Highway Patrol (CHP). PACIFIC EXECUTIVE Chris Tubbs, Southern Marin, CA Fire Partner at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. LEADERS PROGRAM Protection District Chief, will now hold Linda Lindamood, Vice President of (PELP) that same position with the Mill Valley Fire Edward Reiskin was recently appointed Logistics & Safety at Linder Global Events, Department as part of a two-year shared city administrator of Oakland, CA by Mayor was recently appointed as the Director of Vinnie Atofau is starting a new position services pilot program. [also NPS-CHDS Libby Schaaf. Governmental Affairs by the Event Safety as Deputy Director at American Samoa Master’s Program 1703/1704] Alliance. Department of Homeland Security. ELP1602 ELP1401 Jay Tabb, the former Executive Assistant FUSION CENTER Donalyn Dela Cruz, Senior Vice President, Eric Holdeman, Director of the Center for Director of the FBI’s National Security LEADERS PROGRAM Strategies 360 Hawaii, wrote an article for Medium about the importance of Regional Disaster Resilience, wrote an Branch, is starting a new position as (FCLP) op-ed article for the Puget Sound Business Senior Vice President of Crisis Response communication during a disaster. [also Journal titled “Coronavirus reminds us to Company’s new Global Security Division. FCLP 1401 NPS-CHDS Master’s Program 1505/1506] stress test our disaster preparedness.” Maury Bas is starting a new position as ELP 1801 Captain (Senior Manager), Operations PELP 1901 Perry Plummer, Assistant Commissioner Mark Ray, Director of Public Works/City Division, Department of Public Safety at David Lopez has been named the Executive for the New Hampshire Department of Engineer for the City of Crystal, MN, has San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Officer of Hawai’i Emergency Management Safety, announced his plans to retire after been named one of the National Weather Agency (HI-EMA). [also PELP 2001] 34 years in public safety. [also NPS-CHDS Service’s “People of Weather-Ready EMERGENCE Radiological Emergency Preparedness Nation” list. PROGRAM FACULTY Program REP1602] FOOTNOTES ELP1901 EMERGENCE 1701 ELP1501 Eric Stancliff, Montgomery County Police Sofia Azumah was promoted to Captain NPS-CHDS instructor Rodrigo Nieto-Gomez Ari Baranoff recently became Managing Department (MD), was promoted to and voted Officer of the Year for San Diego wrote an article for Medium on the topic Partner & Founder at BlueCoat - Corporate Captain and is now the Director of the Harbor Police Department. of using innovative practices to fight Investigative Solutions. Criminal Investigations Division. against coronavirus. EMERGENCE 1702 Joe Gallucci was recently was designated Kevin Hafemann, Deputy Chief of Operations, Shelly Gooding has accepted a new John Bilotta, CHDS Subject Matter Expert, as the Executive Officer of the NYPD Milwaukee Fire Department, was recently position at University of Maryland Capital was recently featured in an article about Counterterrorism Bureau in February. featured in a local news story for his role with Region Health as their Emergency flyfishing by Wall Street Journal. the Democratic National Convention. Manager/Disaster Preparedness and Andrew Lombardo was selected as the 14th Response Coordinator. Greta Marlatt, Homeland Security Digital Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Reserve. Wes Dison was recently named Assistant Library and NPS Outreach & Academic Director, Coconino County Office of EMERGENCE 1902 Support Manager, Dudley Knox Library, On January 1, 2020, LTC Albert Ponenti (MA Emergency Management in Flagstaff AZ. New York State Homeland Security and has been named 2019 Librarian of the 0603/0604 & ELP1801) and Major Richard [also NPS-CHDS Radiological Emergency Emergency Services Program Analyst Year by the Library of Congress Federal Laverty (ELP1501 & Fusion Center Leaders Preparedness REP1702] Patrick Campion (Emergence 1902) and Library and Information Network Program FCLP1201) both retired from the Senior Policy Advisor Terry Hastings (FEDLINK). New Jersey State Police. Curtis Brown was appointed State (Executive Leaders Program 0802) Coordinator of Emergency Management co-authored an article for Domestic Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn is at the Virginia Department of Emergency Preparedness journal about the role retiring after 35 years of dedicated service Management (VDEM). of data and analytics in emergency To see your name to the community of Boston. management. Arizona Department in the next edition, send a note about ELP1902 of Emergency and Military Affairs GIS yourself or one Jeff Stern is leaving Virginia Department Mikelle DeVillier was recently promoted Application Developer Eric Shreve (Emergence 1902) also contributed to the of your colleagues of Emergency Management to become to the position of Attorney Advisor for the to Heather Issvoran article as they included a link to his GIS the Superintendent of FEMA’s Emergency Office of the General Counsel, Countering at [email protected]. Management Institute. Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. dashboard.

38 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 APEX 2020 PHOTO ALBUM Reflecting on the people and moments that make APEX successful. Don’t forget to register for APEX 2021 at www.chds.us/c/apex

CHDS Director Glen Woodbury. Colin Murray and Kristin Wyckoff prepare for their session on Canada’s Approach to Homeland Security.

Marilee Orr, Senior Enterprise Risk Management Analyst, Office of Networking at APEX is second to none. Chris Pope, President of the CHDS Association, introduces the next Finance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services presents APEX speaker. “A Network Approach to National Critical Functions”

William Pilkington, Research Professor and HOPE Program Director, North Carolina Central University at North Carolina Research Campus A great time to have a class reunion! Robert Nelson, Nick Catrantzos, Investigator presents presents “Health Equity is a Homeland Security Issue” Merideth Infantino, and Chad Gorman “Beats Thinking: Detecting Deception & Eliciting Truth”

WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 39 APEX 2020 PHOTO ALBUM

Vice Admiral (Ret.) Ann E. Rondeau, EdD, NPS President Kyle Bowman addresses his fellow alumni

Denise Anderson, President, Health Information Sharing 1801-1802 represents! Heather Issvoran, Bijan Karimi and Frank Forman and Analysis Center, (H-ISAC) & Chair, National Council of ISACs

1605-1606 happy to be together again! Homeland Security Affairs Journal Managing Editor 0701-0702 looking good after 10 years! Stephen Twing listens to a Short Talk.

40 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 APEX 2020 PHOTO ALBUM

CHDS’ Heather Issvoran and Russell Stearns auction off an item at the Networking Reception.

Alumni shop for CHDS swag at the Networking Reception. CHDSA board member Elaine Jennings and Linda Lindamood are all smiles as they sell tickets for CHDSA.

Martha Ellis, Todd Taylor, Matt Hanley, David Brannan, and Randy Cotton, Vladimir Ibarra, Chris Milburn, and Tim List Say Hi to your CHDSA board members, John Flynn, Lance Englet Bijan Karimi, and Chris Pope

ELP 1101 represents! Jim Sherry, Ray Fisher, Sevan Gerard is a winner!! Eric Saylors, Angi English, and Mike Schofield Dr. Carol Cunningham, and Mark White

WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 41 Our CHDS Family is Everywhere ALUMNI PHOTO ALBUM Photos of CHDS alumni from around the nation.

Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman (MA 1703/1704) takes over Miami!

CHDS Director Glen Woodbury interviewed by NPS President Ann Rondeau for the new Listen, Learn, and Lead series.

The Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) Officers Promotion Ceremony on May 21 included six CHDS alumni.

Group photo of master’s cohort 1903/1904 with CNN Intel Analyst Philip Mudd, who was a guest lecturer.

CNMI Governor Ralph DLG. Torres and local leadership along with FEMA Region IX Administrator Bob Fenton and his team conducted a Homeland Security Executive Education Workshop to discuss a series of topics aimed at enhancing our emergency response preparedness, better setting our priorities, and building our capacities among the integrated team from across all agencies in Two HSx grads, Dan O’Connor and Nick Catrantzos, find Karrie Jefferson of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission with collaboration with our federal partners. each other in Sacramento. fellow task force members.

42 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 ALUMNI PHOTO ALBUM

M. Carl Makins (MA 1803/1804) of the Charleston County, SC Sheriff’s Office was promoted to Sergeant in March. Pictured with ELP alum Sheriff James Cannon (ELP0901).

Leon Panetta, former Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA, speaks to ELP cohort 1901 about leadership. Photo courtesy of NPS-PAO.

Resurgent Empire – by Stephen Felty, available on Amazon and Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management Deanne With the help of Jose Andres (World Central Kitchen), Feed the Kindle as both an e-book and a Paperback. Criswell (MA1003/1004 & ELP0801) congratulates her First Deputy Fight, and friends like Mark Kirwan, Ben’s Chili Bowl, and so many Commissioner Andrew D’Amora (ELP 1102) on his promotion to others, we’ve been supporting about 8,000 meals per week along NYPD Deputy Chief. with supplies and financial support for DC’s finest.

The wedding of Samantha Phillips (MA 1103/1104) and Greg Brunelle (MA 0805/0806) was attended by eight other CHDS alumni, Eric Mauro (ELP 1702), Gregory McAleer (ELP 1702), and including Jim Featherstone (ELP0802), Beth Zimmerman (ELP1502), Stephanie Tennyson (ELP1502), Tom Balint (MA 0905/0906), Stephen Laycock (ELP 1701) got together for a mentoring & life Kevin Ettrich (MA 1301/1302), Vinicio Mata (MA 0805/0806), Phil Parr (ELP0902), and Terry Hastings (ELP0802). coaching session while reminiscing about their time at NPS-CHDS. WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 | 43 TO THE CHDS FAMILY! WelcomeCongratulations to our most recently completed CHDS cohorts.

MASTERS MASTERS 1803 | 1804 1805 | 1806

Outstanding Thesis Award: Curtis “Butch” Straub Award: Mark Carr Esprit De Corps Award: Outstanding Thesis Award: Curtis “Butch” Straub Award: Mark Carr Esprit De Corps Award: Scott Fenton and Gary Cummings Tyler McCoy (1803) and Alana Tornello Alana Tornello Brian Miller (1805) and Gary Cummings Marie-Claire Brown (1804) Alana Tornello (1806)

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44 | WATERMARK SUMMER 2020 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Don’t forget you still have access to these valuable research and information resources:

HOMELAND SECURITY SELF-STUDY HOMELAND SECURITY DIGITAL LIBRARY COURSES AFFAIRS JOURNAL www.hsdl.org www.chds.us/selfstudy www.hsaj.org

The Homeland Security Digital Library Non-credit, online self-study courses, Homeland Security Affairs is the peer-reviewed (HSDL) is the nation’s premier collection of derived from the NPS-CHDS Master’s degree online journal of CHDS, providing a forum documents related to homeland security policy, curriculum, are available to homeland defense to propose and debate strategies, policies, and strategy, and organizational management. and security professionals who wish to enhance organizational arrangements to strengthen Visit this online resource at www.hsdl.org. their understanding of key homeland security U.S. homeland security. CHDS instructors, concepts and who require the flexibility participants, alumni, and partners represent of self-paced instruction. Find self-study the leading subject matter experts and courses on the CHDS website home page at practitioners in the field of homeland security. HSDL www.chds.us/selfstudy. Read the Journal at www.hsaj.org.

LEARNING MATERIALS FROM THE NPS CENTER FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY

CHDS/ED www.chds.us/ed

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