Homeland Security -related “non-profit” “think tanks” & organizations

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A few Homeland Security -related “non-profit” “think tanks” and organizations

Here’s just a random dozen from among the hundreds of homeland security-related “non-profit” stink tanks and orgs that have sprung up before and since 9/11.

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Counter-Terrorism Foundation / Counterterrorism Blog

-122 C St Nw; Washington, DC 20001 (202) 393-4262 | http://counterterrorismblog.org/ | “Defunct” since March 2011.

Founded in 2007. “PURPOSE IS TO RECEIVE, ADMINISTER, AND EXPEND FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH COUNTERTERRORISM, MILITARY AFFAIRS AND THE WAR ON TERRORISM; SPECIFICALLY, THE FOUNDATION WILL SERVE TO ADMINISTER, PERPETUATE, AND GROW THE “COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG”. IT ALSO INTENDS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG AND TO THE CONTRIBUTING EXPERTS FOR THEIR RESEARCH AND REPORTING ACTIVITIES.” | 2006 Form 990 >>>>>>

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Douglas Farah – director & editor

  

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Andrew Cochran – director

  

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Daveed Gartenstein-Ross – director

    

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Robert Arensberg – ex-director

* http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-arensberg/24/8a0/834 - CEO at Lexington Strategy Group; CEO & Founder at Coalescent; Breckin Enterprises – chairman. Past: Gage LLC – president & co-founder; American Council of Life Insurers – director of political affairs; Citigroup Inc. – VP of political affairs; SBC Communications, Inc. – director of external affairs; Special Projects Director; Legislative Assistant at Senator Conrad Burns (6 years).

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Trey Barnes – ex-director (London, UK)

 Director at Conservative Arab Network; Founder & MD at Global Policy Partners. Past: President at Public Policy Partners LLC.

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Leo A. Giacometto – ex-director

 Co-Founder and Vice President at American Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia; Founder & CEO at Mongolia Forward; Senior Advisor at Silk Way Holding; CoFounder at Pepsi Mongolia; Board of Directors at GemNet Mongolia; Owner at GAGE International; Owner at The Giacometto Ranch. Past: Senior Advisor at Expedia; Lieutenant Colonel-Retired at United States Army Reserve; Council Member at Northwest Power Planning Council; Vice President of Government Affairs at Washington Group International; Chief of Staff at US Senator Conrad Burns; Platform Delegate at National Republican Party Convention; Director at Montana Department of Agriculture; US Marshal at Department of Justice; Executive Assistant at United States Senate; State Representative at Montana Legislature; Field Director at Conrad Burns Senate Campaign; Justice of the Peace at Carter County. | Washington D.C. Metro Area.

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Bill Roggio

  A commentator on military affairs.^[1] Roggio is notable for having his opinions quoted, or criticized, by a variety of newspapers and broadcasters. Roggio has not reported reliable information at times. In 2006, Huffington Post commentator Stephen Kaus criticised Roggio as a sensationalist who likes to get people to read his articles by distorting the news. Weakly Standard, etc.

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Jonathan Ross-Harrington – ex-director

 http://www.wilmerhale.com/jonathan_harrington/ - Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Harrington interned at the White House Counsel’s Office and was a legal fellow on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. …Earlier in his career, Mr. Harrington worked in the national security and intelligence sectors. A counterterrorism and Southeast Asia security specialist, in 2007, he was a senior advisor for Thistle Intelligence Group, LLC and in 2005-2006, a senior analyst at AMTI’s Intelligence and Terrorism Analysis Group, both in Washington DC. Mr. Harrington was the research coordinator at the Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, where he designed, led and managed efforts devoted to tracking global trends and incidents relating to terrorism and political violence. Mr. Harrington has worked and conducted extensive field research throughout Southeast Asia. ..In 2001, Mr. Harrington was a summer analyst with Goldman Sachs in London. ..Harrington is a Fellow at the Truman National Security Project and a member of American Society of International Law.

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“Contributing Experts“

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Dr. Zachary Abuza

  Professor of Political Science at Simmons College, Boston, specializes in Southeast Asian politics and security issues.

-Zachary M Abuza 4 County St; Ipswich, MA 01938-2202 (978) 412-8112 [45-49 / Junko S Abuza]

-http://www.whitepages.com/name/Zachary-Abuza/

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Michael Braun

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2914 - assistant administrator and chief of operations at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…speaks about the nexus between drugs and Middle East terrorist groups and the growing challenge this relationship poses to U.S. national security.

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Victor Comras

Kenneth Conboy

Paul Cruickshank

  

Michael Cutler

Steven Emerson & The Investigative Project on Terrorism

      http://www.islamdaily.org/en/miscellaneous/9974.article.htm/ – As Alexander Cockburn once observed, Emerson’s “prime role is to whitewash Israeli governments and revile their critics.”

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Madeleine Gruen

Olivier Guitta

 

Frank Hyland

Served in the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency’s Counter-Terrorist Center and the National Counter-Terrorism Center. He has been involved in counter-terrorism work for more than 25 years. Hyland has taught at both The Johns Hopkins University and the Joint Military Intelligence College and is presently on the faculty of the American Public University System.
Roderick Jones

Evan Kohlmann

    NBC terrorism expert. http://neoconsexposed.blogspot.com/2009/03/evan-kohlmann.html - Kohlmann made a career out of being an expert witness for the prosecution of ‘terrorists’ during the Bush Administration. [Read more.]

Michael Kraft

Kraft is a counter-terrorism consultant and retired senior advisor and legislative specialist in the State Department Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism.

Matthew Levitt

Was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at Treasury and now Directs the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Dennis Lormel

Aaron Mannes

James McGinnis

Dr. Walid Phares

Farhana Qazi

Animesh Roul

David Schenker

Lorenzo Vidino
Bill West
Jonathan Winer

    Served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Law Enforcement and as counsel to Senator John Kerry. Also APCO Worldwide, etc.

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Counter-Terrorism & Security Education & Research Foundation

-4200 Wisconsin Ave, NW; Washington, DC (202) 635-8400

-PO Box 100688; Arlington, VA 22210 (703) 243-0993 | http//www.ctserf.org  | 2009 Form 990

Founded 1997. | “It is the mission of the I.A.C.S.P.’s Counterterrorism and Security Education and Research Foundation to solicit and allocate funds that allow for the conduct of research and to provide educational opportunities for the media and the public regarding terrorism and counterterrorism.”

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Steven Fustero – president

<-? http://www.facebook.com/people/Steve-Fustero/1548682866

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Phil Friedman – secretary

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Richard Horowitz – treasurer

<-? http://www.fraudconference.com/speaker-bios.aspx

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International Institute for Homeland Security

-2121 S St Nw; Washington, DC 20008 (202) 299-9454 | http://www.theinternationalinstitute.org/ | 2009 Form 990

Founded in 2005. | “TO FACILITATE INTERAGENCY AND INTERNATIONAL COUNTERTERRISM TECHNOLOGY IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSFER ACROSS THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.”

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Mary S. Unger – president, executive director

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Ralph Pasini – director

 http://www.vigicomm.com/AboutUs/BoardofDirectors/tabid/70/Default.aspx - Brigadier General, US Air Force, Retired.

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James Winner – director

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Rand C. Lewis – secretary

 http://www.sandpointonline.com/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=SO-NewsElectionStories.db&command=viewone&id=68&rnd=415.98423216478863 - Idaho.

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Edward Shubert – treasurer

-?>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ed-shubert/2a/ba6/54b - Director of Corporate Security at McKesson. Past: Special Agent – SES at FBI. Atlanta. 

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Homeland Security & Defense Business Council

-1140 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 1008; Washington, DC 20036 (202) 280-1575 | 2009 Form 990

Founded 2005. “The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council is a forum that promotes and enhances communication between government agencies and private industries The Council presents the business community with the opportunity to interact with representatives from the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Department of Defense, State and Local Government and Federal Agencies.”

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Marc Pearl – president & CEO

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Kristina Tanasichuk – vice-president

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Joseph T. Carden – vice-president

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Frank Pugliese – chairman

 http://www.dataprivacymonitor.com/

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Jack Mayer – vice-chairman & secretary

 http://www.aifestival.org/speaker/jack-mayer

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David Abel – director

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Mark Johnson – director

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Linda Solomon – director

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Tab Wartliner – treasurer

 http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Insights/Browse-by-Content-Type/people_profiles/sorter/tab-warlitner/index.htm

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Michael Meldon – Founder and past Executive Director

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-meldon/11/a5b/921 - COO at The Durango Group, etc. 

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Homeland Security Foundation, Inc.

-4703 Pleasant Hill Pl; Montclair, VA 22025 | 2010 Form 990

Founded in 2009.

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Hugo Teufel III - president / trustee

  http://www.linkedin.com/in/hugoteufel - Acting General Counsel at Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. | http://www.idga.org/advisory-board/ - (was) Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP…was appointed as Chief Privacy Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by Secretary Michael Chertoff on 21 July 2006, etc.

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Eric Fagerholm – VP & treasurer / trustee

DHS.

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Chris Armstrong – secretary

DHS.

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FOUNDATION FOR FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT & HOMELAND SECURITY CORP.

-150 John F Kennedy Pkwy 4TH Fl; Short Hills, NJ 07078 (800) 472-9571 | www.fehsf.org | 2009 Form 990

Founded 2002. “The Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation (“FEF”) is a non-profit corporation formed to assist federal agents and their families in the fight against domestic terrorism and in the general enforcement of the laws of our country.” 

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Samuel Sobel – Chairman

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Richard S. Kendall – Founder and Chief Executive Officer

<–Grant Ian Kendall, Ariel Kendall, Richard Kendall, Barbara Kendall. Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation 2011 TOM RIDGE HOMELAND SECURITY AWARDS, March 31, 2011. http://www.patrickmcmullan.com/site/search.aspx?t=person&s=Barbara+Kendall

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David S. Stone – Founder, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel

<–Governer Frank Keating, David Stone, Governor Tom Ridge, Richard Kendall and
Gary Parker.

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Colleen Byrne – Executive Director

<-? http://www.bsos.umd.edu/psyc/clinicalpsyc/faculty/Byrne.htm

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James Danatos – treasurer

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Board Members

“FEHSF was created by a cross-section of business leaders and senior federal enforcement officials. By tapping into the top echelon from the public, private, and federal sectors, FEHSF benefits from the dynamic synergy between decision makers at the highest levels of government and industry.”.

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Anric Blatt
 

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Michael C. Cornell
 <-??-> http://www.sent-trib.com/front-page/owens-trains-for-crises (Ohio) – Director of the Owens Community College’s Center for Emergency Preparedness.

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Kenneth H. Dichter
 <-??-> http://www.uwalumni.com/home/chaptersandaffiliates/microsites/forwardunder40/fufarchives_2008.aspx#dichter

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Donald D. Drapkin
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Bunny Dubin

   http://www.qpicture.com/artist/bunny-dubin
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Glenn R. Fuhrman
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Jeffrey Gould
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Mark A. Holman
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Jordan S. Josephson, MD
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Richard I. Kandel
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Warren B. Kanders
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Eric S. Lane
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Bruce Lipnick
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Richard B. Liroff
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Raymond J. McGuire
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Jeffrey W. Meshel
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Stephen C. Mills
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Arnold L. Mintz
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Scott Panzer
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John Phelan
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Joseph Piacentile, MD
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Mark Pickard
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Seth P. Plattus
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Brett Rosen
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Ken Shubin Stein
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Jason S. Silverman
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Scott R. Silverman
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Mary S. Smart
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Steven Starker
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Paul Stawinski
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David A. Sterling

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Advisory Board

“FEHSF’s Advisory Board consists of numerous current and former members of various U. S. Government Law Enforcement Agencies, including many current and former Special Agents in Charge. Some of our Advisory Board members have moved on from Government positions and are currently employed at senior levels within major corporations.”

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Bob Magnanini
Liaison to Executive Board
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Carlo Boccia
Director of Homeland Security. City of Boston
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Edward Krause
ASAC Federal Air Marshal Service in Florida
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Felix Jimenez
Former Federal Air Marshal SAC in New York
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Joseph Petro
Global Head of Security – Citigroup
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Lewis Rice
Director of Global Security at Estee Lauder
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Mark J. Mershon
Senior Consultant – The Dilenschneider Group Inc.
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Marty Martin
General Manager and Director of MMartin & Associates LLC.
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Matthew W. Horace
Special Agent in Charge, ATF, Newark Field Office
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Mic Chandrani
Director of Global Security at American Express
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Scott Alswang
Senior executive at SOS Security
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Timothy Strawman
Assistant Director of Global Security at American Express
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Vince Mazzilli
Senior investigator at Holland & Knight Law Firm in Miami
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Robert Rasor
In memoriam: we value the special friendship that we enjoyed with Bob and acknowledge his valuable service to this country as a member of the United States Secret Service.

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Honorary Directors

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Governor Tom Ridge

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Governor Frank Keating
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Thomas Quinn

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Homeland Security Endowment Inc.

-3716 25TH Rd N; Arlington, VA 22207 | 2010 Form 990 | Year founded: 2006.

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Karl D Klauck

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Susan P. Klauck

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Homeland Security and Defense Education Consortium Association

-1050 S Academy Blvd; Colorado Springs, CO 80910 | 2007 Form 990 | Year founded: 2007.

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Richard R Schehr – incorporator

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Lydia Staiano – interim executive director

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Roy Thompson – member

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INTELLIGENCE AND HOMELAND SECURITY EDUCATION CENTER INC.

-3560 Coquina Key Dr Se; St Petersburg, FL 33705 (727) 374-5476 | -535 Central Ave; Saint Petersburg, FL. (727)  374-5476 | 2006 Form 990 | Founded 1996.

“This organization’s exempt status was automatically revoked by the IRS for failure to file a Form 990, 990-EZ, 990-N, or 990-PF for 3 consecutive years. Further investigation and due diligence are warranted.”

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John Loftus

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Robert “Bob” Katz

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Homeland Protection Institute, Ltd.

-13873 Park Center Road; Herndon, VA 20171 (703) 904-5028 | www.hpi-tech.org | 2009 Form 990

Year founded: 2003. “The mission of the nonprofit Homeland Protection Institute (HPI) is to serve the public interest by spurring the rapid development and deployment of needed research applications and to address critical related policy, information management and education and training issues, so as to enhance homeland security, liberty, prosperity and sustainability.”

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Douglas W. Armstrong – chairman of the board

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David E. Powell – Executive Director

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Anthony R. Bocchichio – director

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Al Brandenstein – director

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Richard W. Schneider – director

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Patricia Knodt – secretary/treasurer

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Josheph E Lees

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Susan Whisenant – “full time”

She is the daughter of Dave Powell.

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HPI Board of Directors (2012)

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Douglas W. Armstrong, Chairman – President & CEO, EWA Government Operations, Inc.

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Sean T. Connaughton, Esq. – Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Prince William County, VA

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Richard W. Schneider, Ph.D. – President, Norwich University

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Anthony R. Bocchichio – CEO, Caliber Consulting & Technologies, Inc.  (former Assistant Administrator, Drug Enforcement Agency)

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Bob Dees - Executive Director, Defense Strategies, Microsoft Federal

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National Homeland Defense Foundation

-1259 Lake Plaza Dr Ste 250; Colorado Spgs, CO 80906 (719) 577-7417 | www.nhdf.org 

Founded 2004. “The National Homeland Defense Foundation’s mission is to foster, develop and promote among the citizens of the United States of America, governmental entities and business and non-profit sectors a greater understanding and awareness of homeland defense and its practical and theoretical applications. The Foundation pursues the following specific projects in the furtherance of its mission: serves as the source of best practices and innovation in homeland defense by providing education.”

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Board of Directors - http://www.nhdf.org/about/board

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General Victor “Gene” Renuart, Jr., USAF, Retired – Chairman of the Board

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Donald E. Addy - President

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Gerald Buckwalter – Vice Chairman of the Board; Director of Strategy; Northop Grumman Corporation

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General Ralph “Ed” Eberhart Jr., USAF, Retired – Founder and Former Chairman of the Board

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William J. “BJ” Hybl – Treasurer

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Dr. Pamela Shockley-Zalabak – Chancellor, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

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Staff -

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Maj Gen (USAF, Ret) Mark Volcheff – National Security Innovation Competition Executive Director

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Eleanor Martinez – Executive Assistant

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Jason Lippert - Senior Fellow

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Additional from 2010 Form 990

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Kyle Hyble – general counsel

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% William H Temby

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Congressman Jim Turner – director

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Committee for Public Safety & Homeland Security – Yes on A

-520 S Grand Ave; Los Angeles, CA 90071 (213) 624-6200 

Founded 2004. “Supporting a public safety sales tax measure.”

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Leroy Baca – chairman

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Cary Davidson – treasurer

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James Sivesind – ass’t treasurer

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Homeland Security Innovation Association

-81A Corona Rd; Carmel, CA 93923 (831) 277-4593 | year founded : 2006.

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Don Masters – president, board director

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Rob Stern – VP, board director

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Washington Homeland Security Roundtable Inc.

-1776 K Street Nw No 845; Washington, DC 20006 202-331-3025 | 2010 Form 990

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David Olive – director, chairman

Patrica  Kay Olive – director, secretary & treasurer chairman

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Homeland Preparedness Project

-2833 Cytherea Cir; Alvin, TX 77511 (281) 844-3653 | http://www.homelandpreparedness.org/ | 2010 Form 990

Founded 2004. “HPP’s mission is to make America a safer place to live by working with communities to develop citizen volunteers to help in emergencies and disasters. By empowering citizens through emergency preparedness and response education and training, HPP will foster personal responsibility and community.”

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Bill Ray – executive director

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Deanna Dick – director

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David Winter – director

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Gale Burt – Volunteer Coordinator, Brazoria County

Larry Spears – Training Coordinator, Brazoria County

Christine Manson de Rabe’ – Volunteer Coordinator, Ft. Bend County

Cornelia Jammer – Training Coordinator, Ft. Bend County

Tonia Kovar – Administrative Manager

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