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March 2013
St. Louis Chapter 39 Newsletter
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST AND/OR CALL-OUTS
In this edition Chairman’s Corner page 2
Guest Speaker Bio page 3
Certification News page 4
Career Opportunities page 5
Calendar of Events page 6
Industry News page 7
Professional Info page 8
Save The Date! page 9
Women In Security page 10
Treasurer’s Report page 11
International News page 12
Chapter Executive Committee
Chairman Ed Heisler, CPP, PSP
Vice Chairman
Steve Wilk, CPP
Treasurer Larry Washington, CPP
Secretary
Ed Hunn, CPP Editor, Marketing and Advertising
Deborah Dillon Soriano
International website: www.asisonline.org
Chapter Website: www.asis-stl.org
Submit articles of interest to [email protected]
926 Hemsath Suite 103
St. Charles, Missouri 63303
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Our April meeting will address those topics. In addition, ASIS International was impressed with the format and content of the survey and has asked permission to use the STL Chapter survey as a template for other Chapters. Steve Wilk has taken over the job of being our Webmaster and continues to deliver significant improvements that provide a better user experience. Following the recommendation of the audit committee Steve is working eliminate cash transactions and to automate the posting of transactions directly into our accounting system (QuickBooks). You can order a Polo shirt, register for meetings and other events, like the June 13 Golf event at The Falls Golf Club, or purchase a meeting package and save 10%. Larry Washington has sent email invoices to all of our members for payment of local dues. Larry has integrated the payment of dues with our accounting systems. Dues can be paid via a secure link online by following the link in the email. Gary Knight has been appointed to assist the Executive Committee and he will be helping Larry Washington with the treasurer duties. Debbie Soriano is spearheading the development of a ASIS St. Louis Women in Security Council. Debbie has scheduled a March 21st webinar to kick off this effort. For more information contact Debbie at [email protected]. Sharon Lutz has agreed to be the chair person for our Law Enforcement Luncheon and she and her committee are busy looking for a venue and coordinating the details. Our March 14th breakfast meeting will be another one you will want to attend. We are honored to have Chief Tim Fitch – Chief of Police for the St. Louis County Police Department to share his thoughts and information on changes to security officer licensing, gun control, CCW and active shooter awareness. Chief Fitch has recently spent time in Washington DC providing his input to our government officials on these topics since the Newtown, CT incident. For our April meeting, we have scheduled a special extended format meeting on the third Thursday – April 18 11:30A to 3PM. The STL Chapter is bringing in Caroline Hamilton, an expert from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Caroline will provide a 2 hour presentation on Security Risk and Vulnerability Assessments followed by a 30 minute Q&A session. Invite a guest to this one and register early as we need to limit attendance to the first 100 that register.
On Friday February 1st, 2013, Sigma Aldrich hosted our annual Region 3A leadership training conference. The conference was open to all ASIS members that are interested in learning more about leadership and volunteer opportunities. The conference was a virtual forum that brought together International representation with other Region 3A Chapters, including Kansas City, Ozarks, Topeka and Wichita. Many topics were discussed, like the Awards Program, Strategic Planning, Goal Planning and duties of the Chapter officers. There are six goals from International:
1. Fulfill the Needs of Members and Profession
2. Deliver Quality Education and Create Opportunities
for Information Exchange
3. Develop and Promote Security Standards
4. Promote Professionalism, Certifications and Ethical
Conduct
5. Advocate for ASIS International and the Profession to
Key Audiences
6. Enhance the Effectiveness of ASIS Volunteer
Leadership
7. Assure the Strength of ASIS International
The STL Chapter is developing a Strategic Plan to support International goals and we have identified, based upon our survey, that our highest priority is delivering quality educational programs and guest speakers at our monthly meetings. Our February meeting guest speaker was Glenn Warren, CPP. Glenn is Director of Safety and Security for Ralcorp Holdings (ConAgra) and he provided us an excellent presentation on Facility Safety / Security Process Improvement. Glenn provided us his 8 step process:
1. Define Objectives
2. Describe the System
3. ID Hazards and Consequences
4. Analyze and ID the Hazards
5. Consolidate and Prioritize the Risks
6. Develop the Action Plan
7. Validation and Control
8. Modify the Safety / Security Process
He also emphasized that commitment is needed from upper management and the process needs periodic internal audits and consequences for non-compliance. Survey results were posted on the Chapter website – www.asis-stl.org. The survey results were reviewed at our February breakfast meeting. The topics identified were related to a presenter that could provide Vulnerability, Threat Identification and Security surveys.
Chairman’s Corner
Maggiano’s Little Italy #2 Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63117 (314) 824-2402
Our Chapter meetings are centrally located in Richmond Heights in The Boulevard-Saint Louis development at the southeast corner of Galleria Parkway and Brentwood Boulevard, across from the Saint Louis Galleria.
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Chief Tim Fitch was appointed to the position of Chief of Police on June 10, 2009 by the St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners. He has served the agency for more than 29 years. The St. Louis County Police Department is a full-service agency serving a population of approximately one million and a geographical area of nearly 600 square miles. Current agency strength is nearly 1,100 and it has a budget of more than $97 million.
Chief Fitch was born in the city of St. Louis and currently resides in St. Louis County with his wife and daughter. His son is a police officer on active duty in the United States Air Force. Chief Fitch started his career in 1983 as a patrol officer. He has been assigned to every division of the department during his service. Chief Fitch has a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Truman State University and a Master's degree in Management from Fontbonne University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Chief Fitch is also a graduate of the United States Secret Service Dignitary Protection program and FBI National Executive Institute.
The Chief was recently recognized by the St. Louis County Chapter of the NAACP with their Extraordinary Service Award; the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) with their Outstanding Civic Leader Award; the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse with their Community Service Award and by Fontbonne University as their Alumni of the Year. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Missouri Police Chief's Association, St. Louis Area Police Chiefs Association (2011 Chairman), FBI National Academy Associates (2006 Chapter President), Law Enforcement Officials of Greater St. Louis (2009 President), the
Backstoppers and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association. He serves on the Board of Directors for the St. Louis Crusade Against Crime.
Chief Fitch is a certified Assessor and Team Leader for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). CALEA is the only international organization that accredits law enforcement agencies.
Colonel Timothy Fitch – Chief of Police
St. Louis County Police Department
March 14th Breakfast Meeting
Presentation Topic
Changes to security officer licensing
Discussions on gun control and CCW
Active shooter awareness
Guest Speaker Chief Timothy Fitch
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Certification Eligibility Applicants for the CPP, PCI, or PSP examinations must meet the following security and/or educational requirements before sitting for the exam: Certified Protection Professional (CPP) Nine years of security experience with at least three of those years in responsible charge of a security function or Bachelor's degree or higher and seven years of security experience with at least three of those years in responsible charge of a security function. Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) High school diploma or GED equivalent and five years of investigations experience with at least two years in case management. Physical Security Professional (PSP) High school diploma, GED equivalent, or associate degree and six years of progressive physical security experience or Bachelor's degree or higher and four years of progressive physical security experience.
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ASIS is now an authorized GSA Federal Supply Schedule vendor of educational programs, materials, and exhibits and seminars for security professionals.
Government employees at the federal, state, and local level may now easily apply for ASIS board certification and purchase reference materials on contract.
Today's CPP® recertification program
encourages individuals to keep current in
new security developments and active in
security programs. To remain certified,
CPPs® must acquire 16 maintenance
credits within 3 years. CPPs® can earn
maintenance credits in a number of ways,
including membership and service in ASIS
or other chartered security organizations;
participation in security-related educational programming at the local, national, or
international level; speaking or lecturing on
security topics; and publishing articles or
books in the field.
Enjoy worldwide recognition
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Part of that marketability comes from the prestige of ASIS certifications. ASIS has provided security certifications for 36 years, and our CPP certification was the first designed specifically for security managers.
The quality and commitment of our Professional Certification Board is also an advantage to those or earn or seek one of our certifications.
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“Communication is one of the fundamental elements of security
management,” observes Jere Peltonen, diplomatic security advisor for
the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. He previously served in the
military and earned his bachelor’s degree in security management in
2005. “I have a natural ability to quickly identify potential problems or
challenges in any given operation or context, and likely ways to solve
these,” says Peltonen. “A career in security management is in direct
alignment with my abilities and instincts.” For the past 10 years, he has
managed a wide range of responsibilities in his role with the Finnish
Foreign Ministry. He is based in Helsinki, but the nature of his work
requires constant international travel, often to hostile environments
such as Syria and Afghanistan. “I am very hands-on in my day-to-day
activities, which typically include meetings with various colleagues from
different missions, liaising with local and international authorities, and
conducting political and security assessments.
Understanding an organization’s business and how to translate its
mission into goals, assets, processes, time spans, and structures is
critical,” offers Peltonen, who works closely to build security awareness
and to educate and train personnel. “We place significant thought into
how to communicate security themes effectively to stakeholders who
may view the world from a different angle.”
Use the St. Louis Chapter 39 website to communicate your
company’s job openings.
Share career opportunities while building a trusted
network of security professionals.
www.asis-stl.org
Visit http://careercenter.asisonline.org for information regarding job postings and opportunities world-wide!
Career Opportunities
Ask the Expert ASIS Career Center
Kathy Lavinder Executive Director of Security and Investigative Placement Consultants, LLC
Executive Director of Security and Investigative Placement Consultants, LLC
Jere Peltonen
CPP, PCI, PSP
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Calendar of Events
Save the
Date!
Make plans to attend the 59th annual ASIS INTERNATIONAL seminar in Chicago
with other Chapter 39 Members!
RV Leadership Conference
Sigma Aldrich
Chapter Meeting
Breakfast 7:30am
March 7th Workplace Violence: Mitigating the Threat Location: SLU's Busch Student Center rooms 170 & 171. Complimentary parking is across the street at the Laclede Garage, 3642 Laclede Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108. Times: 5:30 - cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, 6 p.m. - program begins.
March 14th Colonel Timothy Fitch – Chief of Police for the St. Louis County Police Department Presentation Topic: Changes to security officer licensing, discussions on gun control, CCW, and active shooter awareness in light of the Newtown, CT incident. Chapter 39 Lunch Meeting at Maggiano’s.
Webinar
Responding to International
Disasters
Webinar Security and
Emergency Preparedness
Workplace Violence Mitigating the Threat
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The authors first note that preventing workplace and school-based violence starts with the understanding that no one can predict violence; rather, the goal is to assess dangerousness based on observations and reports of a person’s behavior. In their discussion of the final report from the panel that investigated the Virginia Tech shooting, the authors write that gunman Cho Seung-Hui had many diagnosed and undiagnosed psychoses. His problematic behaviors were seen throughout his formative years by his parents, teachers, classmates, and mental health clinicians.
The authors cover a lot of ground in their book. Besides their in-depth look at Cho’s life and crimes (which dominates the overall text), they examine the narcissistic pathologies exhibited by serial arsonist Paul Keller, the blogs and writings created by August 2009 workplace shooter George Sodini (who killed three women and himself at a fitness center outside Pittsburgh), the post 9-11 anthrax cases in the United States, and the behaviors and actions of the 9-11 hijackers. The book has a strong legal-medical slant. Both authors are highly critical of the U.S. healthcare system in general and the mental healthcare system in particular. They highlight the many occasions where Cho’s psychotic behaviors and accompanying warning signs of potential violence were missed, mis-communicated among the stakeholders, and rationalized; and they note that not enough time and resources were applied during his multiple contacts with the criminal justice, medical, educational, and mental health communities.
The authors paint a bleak picture of our collective pre-attack responses to the many challenging and chilling behaviors displayed by Cho, Sodini, Columbine killers Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, and other attackers.
For security professionals, this book may reinforce what we already know: the response to violent behavior is always easier in the aftermath, and observations without interventions don’t stop bad people.
Suicidal Mass Murderers is a dense book, full of medical and psychiatric terminology used to describe the behaviors of past perpetrators, and to describe what others might be like. The closing sections of the book offer prescriptive help and describe behavioral warning signs that will make sense to security professionals.
Training and Industry News
Reviewer: Dr. Steve Albrecht, CPP, is a San Diego-based author and security consultant on workplace violence prevention. His books include Ticking Bombs;
Fear and Violence on the Job; and Tactical Perfection for Street Cops.
Suicidal Mass Murderers: A Criminological Study of Why They Kill
By John A. Liebert and William J. Birnes Reviewed by Steve Albrecht, CPP
John Liebert, a psychologist, and William Birnes, an attorney and professor, bring their training and experience to the subject of why some people commit mass homicide and then suicide.
The authors’ backgrounds give them the ability to provide insight into these events in ways that are especially useful to security practitioners.
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Apple Computer Co-Founder Steve Wozniak to Keynote ASIS 2013
Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist Steve Wozniak will deliver the first keynote address at ASIS 2013. Wozniak helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products, the Apple I and II, and influenced the popular Macintosh.Read more about Wozniak's career accomplishments.
Webinars … the busy professional's go-to source for quick answers to common
challenges. Ours are packed with useful tips and practical advice. Questions? Contact Valerie at [email protected].
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Save The
Date! Program Name Location
Member Price
Non-member
Price
March
03/04/2013 to
03/05/2013
03/07/2013
6th Annual CSO Roundtable Conference: Lessons Learned, Problem Solved Learn More
Workplace Violence: Mitigating the Threat
Chicago, IL University Club of Chicago
St. Louis, MO Busch Student Center
$1,000.00
FREE!
$1,000.00
FREE!
03/11/2013 to
03/14/2013
Assets Protection Course I: Principles of Security Learn More
Denver, CO The Brown Palace
$1,270.00 $1,170.00
$1,570.00 $1,470.00
April
04/17/2013
04/18/2013
Check Your Identification at the Door: An Access Control Imperative Learn More Security Risk and Vulnerability Assessments Caroline R. Hamilton Risk and Security, LLC
Webinar
St. Louis, MO Maggiano’s
$99.00
$20.00
$129.00
$20.00
May
05/15/2013
Workplace Violence Within the Healthcare Industry Learn More
Webinar $99.00 $129.00
June
06/03/2013 to
06/04/2013
Security Force Management Learn More
Indianapolis, IN Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown
$925.00 $825.00
$1,225.00 $1,125.00
06/03/2013 to
06/05/2013
Facility Security Design Learn More Indianapolis, IN Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown
$995.00 $895.00
$1,295.00 $1,195.00
06/10/2013 to
06/13/2013
06/13/2013
06/19/2013
Assets Protection Course III: Functional Management Learn More
27th Annual Golf Tournament Social Media/Cloud Computing Threats to Privacy, Security and Liberty Learn More
Chicago Millenium Knickerbocker
The Falls, O’Fallon, MO Webinar
$1,270.00 $1,170.00
Plan
$99.00
$1,570.00 $1,470.00
Now!
$129.00
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Women in Security The ASIS Women in Security Working Group's mission is to provide support and assistance to women in the security industry, as well as to inspire those interested in entering the security industry, through tailored programming and mentoring. The Working Group will support and promote its domestic and international members by utilizing collaborated skills and talents to strengthen leadership abilities.
Membership While this group's benefits and programs are tailored for women, we encourage and welcome the participation of all ASIS members who are dedicated to the support of women in the security industry.
Benefits of Group Engagement Exclusive Mentoring Program Whether you wish to connect with a peer or a senior security executive, the Women in Security mentoring program will help you find your match and make invaluable career-long connections. Specialty Programming Acquire new knowledge and strategies relevant to your personal career goals through our specialty programming. Accomplished professionals share their unique expertise and insights into issues challenging women today, including leadership, career development, and work/life balance. Premiere Networking Build and strengthen your professional network by meeting security professionals—both women and men—at various stages in their career. Get inspired and enhance your own career potential by establishing and fostering mutually-beneficial relationships with a diverse network of practitioners from around the globe.
Mentoring Form (PDF) Group Workspace
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Webster University to Offer Two Full Scholarships Webster University will award two (2) full-tuition scholarships to ASIS members in honor of
Charles H. "Sandy" Davidson IV, ASIS Foundation Director of Research and Development (1985-
2001). Each scholarship will allow a prospective student the opportunity to complete a graduate
degree in Business and Organizational Security Management. Recipients may choose to attend a
Webster University on-ground campus, Webster University online, or a combination of the two.
ASIS members in good standing may apply for a scholarship between March 25 and May
28, 2013. Learn more about the scholarships and Sandy Davidson's contribution.
Special Projects
The ASIS Foundation works with ASIS members, councils, and partners to promote initiatives that
serve our mission. Projects range from fundraising for wounded vets to promoting the annual
Student Writing Competition.
ASIS International Academic Practitioner Symposium
A forum for promoting communication between security academicians and security practitioners,
the ASIS International Academic Practitioner Symposium is an annual program consisting of
intensive plenary sessions, guest speakers, and dynamic breakout sessions. Participants at this
invitation-only event discuss and debate industry issues and trends, and take actions that result in
the development of baccalaureate and graduate level curriculum.
ASIS 2013 REPORT DATA rev. 01/29/2013
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Previous Month Balance $23,632.00 $23,461.00
Income this Month ** $1,060.00 $2,190.00
Subtotal $24,692.00 $25,651.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Expenses this Month *** $1,231.00 $1,698.00
Current Balance $23,461.00 $23,953.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
ting Attendance Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Members & Guests 65 62 No Meeting
TOTAL 65 62
* - Total Current Assets from Balance Sheet
** - Total Income from Profit & Loss Report *** - Total Expenses from Profit and Loss
Report
ASIS STL Chapter 39 Financial / Status Report Prepared by Treasurer Larry Washington, CPP
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CRISP Reports
Launched in 2008, Connecting Research in Security to Practice (CRISP) reports provide practical, researched-
based solutions to help security professionals effectively tackle a wide-range of security issues.
This series invites experts in specialist aspects of security to present their views on a specific security concern. The
reports provide concise summaries of available research, deliver expert analysis, and offer proven approaches and
best practices. Readers can integrate recommended actions with their own existing or planned security programs.
CRISP reports are sister publications to those produced by Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) of the
U.S. Department of Justice. COPS reports, which can be accessed at www.cops.usdoj.gov, focus on policing;
CRISP reports focus on security.
Share Your Expertise! The Foundation welcomes new ideas and research proposals. If you would like to suggest authors or topics, or if
you're interested in writing a CRISP report, please contact us.
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