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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 debbie.dillon@asis-stl.org

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 dsoriano@nesher.com. 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 councils@asisonline.org.

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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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