She is a member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) National Working Group supporting Victims of Terrorism and Mass Casualty and is one of the Design and Development Leads for the CACP NWG Pilot Victim Specialist/Family Liaison Course.

 

While in New York, Mike was assigned to the New York City Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). He specialized in Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda affiliated groups. Mike played a lead role in several of New York’s most significant terrorism investigation during the 1998 – 2012 time-period including: the investigation of a plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in 1999; the investigation of a key co-conspirator in the 9/11 attacks; the investigation into Al Qaeda’s plot to attack major financial institutions in New York City, Washington D.C. and elsewhere post-9/11; and the investigations of two high-profile Al Qaeda recruiters who were ultimately convicted in the U.S. and who are serving life sentences.

From 2015-2020, Mike supervised the FBI New Haven Squad responsible for all Public Corruption, Civil Rights, and Human Trafficking investigations in Connecticut.

From 2020-2022, Mike served as the FBI’s Assistant Legal Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. In this position, Mike worked with the Swedish Police, Swedish Intelligence Services and Swedish Prosecutors on a range of investigations including those related to Organized Crime, Terrorism, Crimes Against Children, White Collar Crime, among other violations.

In August 2022, Mike returned to New Haven as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge, overseeing all FBI criminal and cyber investiations in Connecticut as well as the office’s crisis response elements including the SWAT Team, Crisis Negotiators, and Evidence Response Team.

In June 2024, Mike retired from the FBI and joined Secure Community Network (SCN) as the Regional Director for the Northeast.

Mike earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, a Master of Science Degree in Human Resource Development from Florida International University, and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Connecticut.

 

He later served as Deputy Chief and was appointed as Acting Chief of Police in July 2011, and on Jan. 6, 2012, he was appointed as the 37th Chief of the Department and promoted to the rank of Colonel.

Mr. Clements has worked closely with major law enforcement, civil rights, and community organizations. He is the recipient of numerous commendations for outstanding police work and devotion to duty, including being recognized with the Providence Police Department Chief’s Award three times and the White House Champions of Change Award for Reducing Drug Use and Building a Healthier America.

Mr. Clements received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Rhode Island and a Bachelor of Science degree in the Administration of Justice from Roger Williams University. He holds a Master of Science degree in criminal justice from Boston University. He attended many specialty schools throughout his career, including the New York State Police Williams Homicide School, the Illinois State Police Supervisor’s School, and the ATF National Gang School in California, and in 2005 he graduated from the Senior Management Institute for Police put on by the Harvard Kennedy School at Boston University.

 

In 2018, on promotion to Detective Inspector, she joined the Counter Terrorism Command and in 2020 took over as the Family Liaison Manager for Counter Terrorism, with particular responsibility for training and organizational learning. In this capacity she co-wrote and delivers the Counter Terrorism Family Liaison Bolt On course twice yearly throughout the UK. She also delivers Family Liaison Familiarity Training wherever the capacity build is required globally. Although her CTFLM role is an adjunct to her “day job” as a CT Investigator, she cites it as the most meaningful and proud work of her career.

 

Prior to this assignment, as a Staff Superintendent, he was responsible for two different pillars of the organization. He oversaw Corporate Risk Management, which includes Professional Standards, Professional Standards Support and the Toronto Police College; and, prior to this, he was in charge of Detective Services, which includes the Service’s high-profile investigative units, such as the Homicide Squad, Integrated Guns and Gangs Task Force, and the Hold-Up Squad.

Over the course of his career, Chief Demkiw has served as the Unit Commander of Intelligence Services and the Officer in Charge of Strategy Management Corporate Projects, the Second in Command of 32 Division, Duty Senior Officer, and fulfilled several supervisory roles in various units throughout the organization.

He has also participated in several Service-wide initiatives. As an integral member of the Police and Community Engagement Review (PACER) Team, since its inception in 2012, he provided senior leadership for the implementation of recommendations, championing the Service’s Fair and Impartial Policing© program, the Service’s Intercultural Development Program, and active participation in the PACER Advisory Committee.

Chief Demkiw’s extensive community engagement helped inform his work as a key architect of the Service’s renewed and comprehensive approach to preventing and dealing with gun and gang violence, an issue of key concern for Toronto residents. Under Chief Demkiw and the Command’s leadership, a progressive, intelligence-led, and precise strategy was developed to strategically target criminal elements while respecting and protecting the communities in which they may be operating.

As a member of the Service’s Command team, along with dedicated officers and civilians across the Service, Chief Demkiw has been instrumental in helping to lead the Service’s significant efforts in police modernization and reform. This includes his role in championing the Service’s implementation of the Board’s 81 police reform directions. Chief Demkiw is dedicated to this bold and progressive agenda, approved by the Board in August 2020, which puts into place a roadmap for comprehensive policing reform, and includes building new community safety response models, initiatives to address systemic racism, and concrete steps to strengthening trust with our communities. He demonstrates a deep and sincere understanding that, to truly serve and protect the public, policing must be done in meaningful collaboration with members of all of our communities.

In addition, Chief Demkiw helped to launch the Service’s response to the Independent Civilian Review into Missing Persons Investigations, led by the Honourable Gloria Epstein, Q.C., over a three-year period, setting the course for the Service’s role, cooperation, and commitment to this ground-breaking work. The 151 recommendations contained in the Missing and Missed: Report of the Independent Civilian Review into Missing Person Investigations are aimed at improving the police handling of missing person investigations. This is a transformative and significant report, and Chief Demkiw is committed to completing this work.

In 2019, Chief Demkiw joined the Black Internal Support Network (BISN) as a Senior Advisor. He assists the group’s Executive Committee by providing guidance and support on issues that are raised by the BISN relating to anti-Black racism and the lived experiences of Black Service Members. He also supports many of the BISN’s initiatives.

Further, Chief Demkiw is the Service’s champion on SafeTO, a bold and unique approach to advancing community safety by working collaboratively across sectors, communities, and governments. He has made significant contributions in the development of a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan that is premised on the goals of social development, prevention, risk intervention, and incident response, reimagining and unifying our collective approach to community safety.

In addition to his community-building work, Chief Demkiw is a well-respected policing leader in Canada for his ongoing commitment to counter-terrorism and national security. He is engaged both nationally and internationally on these issues, which are of critical importance when overseeing a police service in a city of our size and international stature, with its significant reputation, and notable role in the country’s commerce and tourism industries.

Chief Demkiw participated in the International Leadership in Counter Terrorism (LinCT) Program and is the Co-Chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)’s Counter-Terrorism and National Security Committee. In addition, he is a member of the CACP National Working Group Supporting Victims of Terrorism and Mass Violence, and was a member of the Countering Violent Extremism Working Group.

A graduate of the University of Toronto, Chief Demkiw attended the Faculty of Law and completed the Global Professional Master of Laws program, and also earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in both Criminology and Political Science. He is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management’s Police Leadership Program. His commitment to life-long learning, with a focus on law, has served him well as a member of the CACP’s Law Amendments Committee.

Chief Demkiw has been a long-time charitable contributor, raising money for various charities, with his hands-on participation including shaving his head for Cops for Cancer, and even jumping into ice-cold water for the Polar Bear Plunge.

On a personal note, Chief Demkiw is a married father of two and is a proud member of Toronto’s Ukrainian community. As a lifetime resident of Toronto, and having raised a family in the city, he continues to be invested and attuned to the issues affecting quality of life for those of us who live and/or work in the City of Toronto.

 

His executive experience includes senior roles at NBCUniversal, where he served as Senior Executive Producer, Investigations; Warner Music, where he was Senior Vice President; the New York Daily News, where he was Sunday Editor; and New York Newsday, where he was City Editor.

He is the winner of multiple Emmy Awards for network news, the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, multiple Edward Murrow Awards and he shares in a Pulitzer Prize. During his tenure at the NYPD, he served as Deputy Commissioner for Public Information during one of the most critical periods in the department’s history – a time of rising crime, a COVID epidemic that struck New York particularly hard, and the Black Lives Matter national protests which engaged millions Americans and had police reform as a key focus.

At the NYPD he created and executive produced branded content and implemented a broad program of executive communications training. An experienced board member, Esposito has served as a board member for the National Consortium for Advanced Policing and for the Christopher D. Smithers Foundation, where he was Treasurer.

He is on the Advisory Board of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators; the Advisory board of Mixolydian, a next generation DNA deconvolution company, and that of IntegrAssure., a risk management consulting firm. The author of two non-fiction books on law enforcement, he is currently at work on a book about the art of crime writing. He has been a Senior Fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at George Washington University.

 

Frank retired from IBM in June 2005 after a career of nearly 33 years. He held a variety of sales and executive management positions in IBM headquarters in the tri-state area, including Global Client Director and Vice President, Alliances in the Computer Services Industry. Following his retirement from IBM, he established Fetchet Consulting LLC which helped firms in their route-to-market and distribution strategies.

Frank resides in New Canaan, CT with Mary, his wife of more than 40 years. He graduated from Youngstown State University and was an IBM Certified Client Director, having participated in the Harvard Executive Program in 2003. Frank and Mary have three sons, Wes, Chris - and Brad, who perished at the age of 24 on 9/11.

 

Using social work practices, she developed a wide array of innovative programs that provide continuity of care and promote resilience in the lives of those impacted. VOICES has served tens-of-thousands of victims’ families, survivors, responders, and families of those who have died of 9/11-related illnesses.

Ms. Fetchet is equally committed to leveraging VOICES over two decades of expertise to assist communities in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from other tragedies. Working collaboratively with public-private partnerships in the United States and abroad, she shares lessons learned, provides training and conducts research. More recently she is creating VOICES Community Preparedness Training, A Victim-Centered Approach to Prepare for, Respond to, and Recover from Tragedy, a two-day training for community stakeholders that will be launched in September, 2023.

A strong advocate for victims’ rights and mental health care for victims’ families, responders and survivors, Ms. Fetchet provides a unique perspective on the long-term needs of those impacted by tragedy. As an advocate for public policy reforms to make the country safer, she was instrumental in advocating for the establishment of the 9/11 Commission which led to sweeping government intelligence reforms and testified on five occasions before the United States Congress and the 9/11 Commission. Ms. Fetchet has served on dozens of advisory boards including the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, INVICTM, the Family Steering Committee for the Establishment of the 9/11 Commission, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Ms. Fetchet is a co-author of several publications based on research findings from, “Investigating the Long-term Impact of Bereavement due to Terrorism.” As a pioneer in preparing communities, she led the creation of Preparing for After: How to Help Victims of Mass Violence and VOICES of Experience: Helping Communities Heal After Traumatic Events.

A 1994 graduate of Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW), Ms. Fetchet has received numerous awards for her work, including the induction into the Hall of Fame at Columbia University School of Social Work, ABC News Person of the Year, and NBC News Making a Difference.

 

Throughout his tenure, Chief Galati worked diligently to advance criminal and terrorist investigations through intelligence-led policing. He coordinated detailed security plans for high-profile events. Through its International Liaison Program, the Intelligence Division stations officers in law enforcement agencies in major cities worldwide. These liaisons provide situational awareness and exchanging best practices for the NYPD.

As a Senior Vice President with NBC Universal’s Global Security Team, he oversees East Coast Operations for the company. His responsibilities include overseeing the headquarters of NBC at Rockefeller Plaza, CNBC locations, NBC-owned local stations on the East Coast, and corporate investigations throughout the company. Chief Galati holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York.

He is a 2003 graduate of Columbia University’s Police Management Institute and a 2011 graduate of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Senior Executive Course. He is also a graduate of the Leaders in Counterterrorism course from the FBI and Five Eyes partners. He is a member of the IACP Committee on Terrorism and the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Intelligence Excellence Group. Throughout Chief Galati’s career, he received recognition from the NYPD on numerous occasions, most notably with the Medal of Valor in 1989.

 

BTAC routinely completes threat assessments, threat management strategies, statement analysis, interview and interrogation strategies, prosecutorial strategies, media strategies, and unknown offender profiles. Dr. Gibson served as a Supervisory Special Agent/Profiler at BAU-1 for nearly seven years prior to being promoted to Unit Chief. In total, Dr. Gibson has been dedicated to the BAU-1 mission for nine years.

Prior to becoming an agent with the FBI, Dr. Gibson was and continues to be a licensed clinical psychologist. She was an officer in the United States Air Force (USAF) where for four years she worked as a psychologist conducting therapy and psychological assessments for military members and their families. After the USAF, Dr. Gibson was a Forensic Evaluator for the State of Washington for one year before leaving to join the FBI. As a Forensic Evaluator, Dr. Gibson completed court ordered evaluations such as competency to stand trial, mental state at time of offense, and civil commitment evaluations.

Dr. Gibson earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, Morris in 1997; a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in psychological assessment from the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology in 2000; and a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in forensics from the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology in 2002.

 

Prior to NCTC, Mr. Holmgren served for nearly three years as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, one of the 18 U.S. intelligence agencies.

During the Obama administration, Mr. Holmgren served on the National Security Council staff as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs, Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Director for Counterterrorism. He also served at the Department of Defense as Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, where he was responsible for the intelligence, cybersecurity, technology and special operations portfolios.

Before returning to government service in 2021, Mr. Holmgren was an executive at Capital One Financial, where he oversaw the company’s technology risk management practice. He also served as Deputy for Nominations on the Biden-Harris Transition Team.

Mr. Holmgren began his career as a counterterrorism analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency, and later as a senior analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). As an analyst, he deployed to warzones to provide support to counterterrorism operations.

Mr. Holmgren is the recipient of multiple honors and awards, including the Director of National Intelligence Superior Service Award, the CIA Director’s Award, the CIA Hostile Action Service Medal, and the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

He holds a B.A. in political science and journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a M.A. in global security studies, summa cum laude, from the Johns Hopkins University.

 

Previously, Jackson was NBC News’ Chief White House Correspondent covering President Donald Trump’s administration, from the inauguration through the impeachment trial and the 2020 election. Jackson traveled with the president for every key international trip, including the summits with Kim Jong Un and the anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.

In February 2020, Jackson co-moderated the NBC News and MSNBC Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, NV, the most watched Democratic presidential debate in history with nearly 20 million viewers.

Jackson is the former anchor of “MSNBC Reports with Hallie Jackson,” where she brought well-sourced updates and reported on key developments from Washington.

Jackson also reported from the 2016 campaign trail for NBC News, where she consistently broke developments in the election cycle and secured exclusive interviews with Republican candidates including Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Marco Rubio, and Ben Carson.

Before covering politics for the network, Jackson reported from NBC News’ Los Angeles bureau. Prior to joining NBC News in 2014, Jackson was a national correspondent for Hearst Television in Washington, D.C., providing daily coverage of political and national events for its 26 affiliates across the country. She has also worked for WFSB-TV in Hartford, CT. and was a general assignment reporter for WBOC-TV in Salisbury, MD.

Jackson, a native of Yardley, PA, graduated from The Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

 

Throughout her career Rachel has been exposed to and supported the most senior response, management and coordination of Counter Terrorism Incidents, including the 2017 UK attacks and subsequent Counter Terrorism Incidents such as Fishmongers Hall, the murder of MP David Amess, Dover Immigration Centre and Liverpool Maternity Hospital. Rachel also has experience of providing a multi-agency response as a form of intervention and safeguarding, working with partners to better understand the national security risk posed by individuals who are or have been subject to national security investigations.

Rachel has strong connections with the five eyes community including the Leadership In Counter Terrorism Alumni Association and she was recently commended for the delivery of the London ‘Better Together’ 2022 Conference. She is a member of Women in National Security in CTP and a member of the Leadership in Counter Terrorism Alumni Association IDEA Working Group.

Rachel has a passion for change and learning and is always willing to offer a different perspective, she understands the link between the victim centred approach and public trust and in 2022 represented the UK at the first United Nations Global Congress for Victims of Terrorism.

Rachel holds a Master of Studies in Applied Criminology and Police Management from Cambridge University, England, and is currently exploring a PhD focused on the importance of Inclusivity, Diversity, Equality and Accessibility (IDEA) in National Security.

 

Prior to joining CNN, Miller served as Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counterterrorism of the New York Police Department (NYPD). In that role, Commissioner Miller oversaw the Intelligence Bureau, the Counterterrorism Bureau, and the NYPD’s partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). Commissioner Miller is the former Deputy Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Analysis overseeing programs to improve analysis across the US government’s 16 intelligence agencies as well as the team that produced the President’s Daily Intelligence Briefing (PDB). Before that, he was an Assistant Director of the FBI, where he oversaw public affairs, community outreach and served as the bureau’s national spokesman.

Along with his law enforcement career, Miller has worked in journalism as a senior correspondent for WNBC-TV in New York, ABC News as a correspondent and anchor, CBS News reporting for CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News, and 60 Minutes. Miller is best known for conducting a May 1998 interview with Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.

He is a winner of the DuPont Silver Baton (“DuPont Award), two Peabody Awards and eleven Emmys. Miller was named the 2019 recipient of the prestigious FBI-NEIA Penrith Award for excellence in law enforcement leadership.

Miller is also the co-author of the New York Times bestseller “The Cell: Inside the 9/11 plot” (Hyperion, 2002).

He is a member of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Miller has been an instructor at the FBI’s National Executive Institute, as well as the Leadership in Counterterrorism (LinCT) course, and has received specialized training in management and organizational change from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and Columbia University.

 

Within this organisation, she works more specifically on European issues, being a referent on European projects involving France Victimes' participation, and one of France Victimes' representatives on the EU Centre of Expertise for Victims of Terrorism (EUCVT). She also actively participates in international events to share French practices in victim support.

In addition to these missions, she is heavily involved in technical legal support and monitoring for the France Victimes’ victim support associations Network, as well as following up large-scale events.

Her professional experience also includes working in international institutions such as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, where she spent 10 months as an intern in the Office of the Prosecutor, and the European agency Eurojust.

Her academic career includes a Master’s degree in International and European Criminal Law with honours in 2015 at the University of Limoges (France), and a year studying law in the United States at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

 

She concurrently serves as the Executive Director of the National Fusion Center Association, made up of members from the National Fusion Center Network and associated public safety partners and stakeholders across the United States. The NFCA works closely with Federal Partners: Congress, Homeland Security, Major County Sheriffs of America, International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Sheriffs Association, Major Cities Chiefs, Association of State Crime Labs Law; State and Local Government Agencies.

Julianne is licensed to practice law in both Minnesota and Florida and became known for her successes as a trial attorney in several business and constitutional law cases. She is a former public official, elected to serve as a County Commissioner in Carver County, Minnesota followed by four terms as a Minnesota State Senator, where she served as the Deputy Majority Leader, Chair of the Senate Tax Committee, and member of the Public Safety and Judiciary Committees.

Julianne served as Chief of Staff for Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek; her leadership assignments from 2007-2018 included, Finance, Legal Affairs, Communications, Government Relations, Strategic Planning, award-winning Jail studies and reforms, and the Agency’s internationally recognized Community Engagement Team. In 2019, Julianne moved to Florida to join the Command Staff for Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, where her chief assignment was to prosecute Risk Protection Order Cases - Florida’s innovative Red Flag Law adopted following the tragic mass shootings at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, and Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

Julianne is a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia.

 

Continuing forward with her work and drawing on her background and interest in assisting those affected by crime, Ms. O’Sullivan began an appointed term as Canada's Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime on August 16, 2010 and completed her term on November 15th, 2017. During her time as Ombudsman, Ms. O’Sullivan continually placed a strong emphasis on ensuring that victims’ voices were heard at the federal level and pushed for positive change for victims of crime in Canada, including making recommendations to the Government of Canada on legislative and policy amendments.

She is currently the Chair of the International Network Supporting Victims of Terrorism and Mass Violence (INVICTM) and the CACP National Working Group Supporting Victims of Terrorism and Mass Violence, a founding member of Victim Support Asia, a member of the International Victims Focus Group for Operation Kenova, the Deputy Chair of the Counter Terrorism Preparedness Network - Humanitarian Assistance and Psychosocial Support Expert Group (CTPN HAPSS) and a member of the ICRC Missing Persons Global Community. Sue is also a past president of the Leadership in Counter Terrorism Alumni Association and the Executive Director of the LinCT-AA Canada. Sue was appointed to the National DNA Data Bank Advisory Committee in 2018. She has received several prestigious awards and recognitions, including the 2022 World Society of Victimology's 'Irene Melup Certificate of Appreciation'.

 

Prior to serving in this role, Mr. Saupp served as the National Security Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security where he was responsible for a wide range of national security mission areas, including counterterrorism and targeted violence. Mr. Saupp also previously served as I&A’s acting Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence Partnerships and the acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, where he led and oversaw Departmental portfolios associated with Counterterrorism, Emerging Threats, Targeted Violence, and Terrorism Prevention.

Mr. Saupp received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Richmond, and has completed several postgraduate programs, including the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Center for Homeland Defense and Security Program, a Master of Arts from Michigan State University in Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis, and a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University. Mr. Saupp has also completed graduate certificate programs from the University of Maryland in Terrorism Studies, the National Intelligence University in Leadership and Managem.

 

Sheriff Stanek (Ret.) served as the 27th Sheriff of Hennepin County (Minneapolis, MN) for 12 years with responsibility for the safety and security of 1.3 million residents. He managed over 1100 employees and volunteers, a budget of $125 million, and provided care and custody for inmates in the largest Jail and Sheriff’s Office in the Upper Midwest. Rich is the former President of the Major County Sheriffs of America; First Vice President of the National Sheriff’s Association and President of the Minnesota Sheriffs Association.

He served five terms in the Minnesota Legislature, before being appointed by the Governor as Commissioner of Public Safety and Director of Homeland Security for the State of Minnesota. Rich is a member in good standing of a number of National Criminal Associations; including the International Association of Police Chiefs (IACP), National Sheriffs Association (NSA), Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA), Leaders in National Counter-Terrorism (LINCT), American Jails Association (AJA), and the American Corrections Association (ACA).

 

Prior to being appointed Executive Director in 2014, Mr. Talucci was IACP’s Deputy Executive Director, Director of IACP’s Programs and Research Activities Directorate, and oversaw a broad range of core association services: police operations and management evaluations; promotional testing; executive search and placement; and oversight of federally supported programmatic efforts.

From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Talucci served as Principal Advisor for Law Enforcement, State and Local Government Practice, with SAS, a worldwide software industry leader in analytics. From 2002 to 2010, Mr. Talucci served with the IACP, progressing to Director of the Division of State and Provincial Police (S&P), and worked to forge strategic directions to address critical issues facing state and provincial law enforcement, and led efforts in information sharing, homeland security, and innovative technology. Before joining IACP, Mr. Talucci worked with the United States Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice, where his responsibilities included the substantive management of criminal justice initiatives.

Mr. Talucci holds a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University, a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Washington and is a Certified Association Executive (CAE).

 

She is currently also working with UGent and ENABEL to improve cultural sensitive support for victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso and Senegal. An is a postdoctoral researcher with specific interest, publications and experience on the psychosocial impact of victimisation (e.g. sexual violence, armed conflict, migration, terrorism) and its implications for psychosocial support for victims. She worked as a psychologist in war-affected regions in Northern Uganda and Eastern Congo.

In Eastern Congo she founded and managed the Centre for Children in Vulnerable Situations, a victim support NGO providing psychosocial support to children, families and communities impacted by armed conflict. There, she carried out a large scale quantitative and qualitative doctoral study on the psychosocial consequences of sexual violence during and after the armed conflict and its consequences for treatment. She is a proud member of INVICTIM and works as a volunteer with Victim Support Europe to contribute to improving support for victims of terrorism in Belgium, Europe and around the world.

 

She develops and implements policy and strategic priorities for the Intelligence & Counterterrorism Bureau and publically represents the NYPD in matters involving counterterrorism and intelligence. Prior to assuming command of the Intelligence & Counterterrorism Bureau, Deputy Commissioner Weiner oversaw the NYPD’s counterterrorism operations and analysis section, developing an internationally-recognized intelligence and threat analysis program. She also served as the first representative of local law enforcement on the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s National Intelligence Council, where she focused on transnational crime and terrorism. Deputy Commissioner Weiner previously served as Assistant Commissioner for Intelligence Analysis, Legal Counsel to the Intelligence Bureau’s Intelligence Analysis Unit, and Team Leader for the Middle East & North Africa, overseeing intelligence collection and analysis related to threats associated with those regions.

Prior to joining the NYPD in 2006, Deputy Commissioner Weiner was an International Security Fellow at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; a biotechnology consultant at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; and a Science & Technology Research Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Deputy Commissioner Weiner graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts in History & Literature, and cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2005 with a Juris Doctorate. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia’s School for International and Public Affairs, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a board member of the Leadership in Counterterrorism Alumni Association, and she was admitted to the Bar of the State of New York in 2006.

 

In January 2010, Mr. Wells was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent in the Counterterrorism Division, International Terrorism Operations Section 1, where he managed the programs for international terrorism investigations in multiple west coast field offices.

In October 2011, Mr. Wells was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent of the Joint Terrorism Task Force in the Louisville Field Office, where he was responsible for all international and domestic terrorism investigations, as well as the Weapons of Mass Destruction and special events.

In March 2015, Mr. Wells was promoted to Assistant Section Chief in the Counterterrorism Division, International Terrorism Operations Section 1. During his tenure, he led several units and managed programs for international terrorism investigations throughout the United States.

In March 2017, Mr. Wells was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge in the Washington Field Office. In this position, he was responsible for all international terrorism investigations in Washington, DC and Northern Virginia.

In August 2018, Mr. Wells was promoted to Chief of Staff for the Deputy Director. He led the Deputy’s staff and assisted the Deputy with oversight of all criminal, national security, and intelligence programs in the FBI.

In October 2019, Mr. Wells was promoted to Deputy Assistant Director of the China Branch in the Counterintelligence Division. He was responsible for oversight of the FBI’s China Mission Center and China related investigations throughout the United States.

In October 2020, Mr. Wells was selected as the Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Office.

In September 2022, Mr. Wells was selected as the Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division.

Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Wells was a U.S. Probation Officer in the Western District of Kentucky. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Western Kentucky University. He is married, and he and his wife have five children.

 

His current position has him commanding the investigative and analytic resources of the Virginia Fusion Center and the Northern Virginia Regional Intelligence Center, VSP’s components of five FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces, Field Intelligence Unit, Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management Team, and the VFC Shield public outreach program. He is an instructor for Louisiana State University, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and Executive Protection Institute.

He has earned a Master of Public Safety Degree from the University of Virginia, a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Virginia Tech, is a graduate of the National Criminal Justice Command College and is a member of Order of the Sword and Shield National Honor Society. Captain White has received awards from the Anti-Defamation League and the National Fusion Center Association for his training and outreach programs and serves on numerous multi-agency workgroups. He is the President of the Global Shield Network, a worldwide information and intelligence sharing initiative building relationships between law enforcement, the intelligence community, and the public.

 

He has attended multiple terrorism trials including the entirety of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s prosecution which included reporting on the methodology, techniques, and ideology of some of the country’s most notorious terrorists. This knowledge base and ability to succinctly and accurately synthesize information has made him a “go-to” on-air reporter for NBC News Special Reports, NBC News Now, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC.

His experience goes beyond counter terrorism as his work on Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs has been recognized and cited in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia’s attempt to interfere in the 2016 election. He has completed complex asset investigations and reported out details of investigations into several high-profile oligarchs who are under indictment and considered to be close associates of the Russian Federation His counterintelligence work also includes numerous reports on Chinese economic espionage, spies, and CIA officers who have turned against the U.S. for the benefit of the People’s Republic of China.

He is a graduate of Fordham University with a degree in Economics and is a member of the Investigative Reporters & Editors organization.