InfraGard National Members Alliance Announces the Addition of Ms. C. Suzanne Mencer and Mr. Paul B. Kurtz to Its Board of Directors.WASHINGTON -- The InfraGard National Members Alliance is pleased to announce that as of October 19, 2006, two new members have been added to the Board of Directors. Ms. C. Suzanne (Sue) Mencer was elected by the 85 InfraGard Members Alliances (IMAs) at the Annual InfraGard National Congress on August 21 to serve a three-year term on the Board. Ms. Mencer is a Senior Policy Advisor for the Government Relations Group at Brownstein Hyatt & Farber. In that role, she assists corporations and professional organizations in working with the many agencies of the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States for whom she served as the Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) from 2003-2005. Prior to that, she served as the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety from 2000-2003. Ms. Mencer served as a Special Agent with the FBI from 1978-1986 and as a Supervisory Special Agent from 1986-1998. Ms. Mencer earned her B.S. degree from Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. and is a graduate of the John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in School of Government's State and Local Executive Program at Harvard University. Mr. Paul B. Kurtz was elected by the Board of Directors on October 19 to serve a three-year term on the Board. Mr. Kurtz currently serves as the Executive Director of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA CSIA Cyber Security Industry Alliance CSIA Chimney Safety Institute of America CSIA Colorado Software and Internet Association CSIA China Software Industry Association CSIA Compound Specific Isotope Analysis CSIA Customer Service Institute of Australia ) as well as serving on the Board of Directors for the Cyber Conflict Studies Association (CCSA CCSA Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse CCSA Common Control Switching Arrangement CCSA Contemporary Ceramic Studios Association CCSA Certification in Control Self-Assessment CCSA California Charter Schools Association CCSA Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator ). Prior to joining the CSIA, Mr. Kurtz served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Critical Infrastructure Protection Department of Defense (DOD) program to identify and protect assets critical to the Defense Transportation System. Loss of a critical asset would result in failure to support the mission of a combatant commander. on the White House's Homeland Security Council The Homeland Security Council (HSC) is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States and was created by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 1 (HSPD-1) on October 29, 2001. (HSC). In that position, he was responsible for both physical and cyber security. Prior to joining the HSC in 2003, Mr. Kurtz served on the White House's National Security Council (NSC) as Senior Director for National Security of the Office of Cyberspace Security and a member of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. While there, he developed the international component of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace In the United States government, the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, is a component of the larger National Strategy for Homeland Security. The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace was drafted by the Department of Homeland Security in reaction to the September 11, 2001 . From 1999-2001, he also served as Director for Counterterrorism coun·ter·ter·ror adj. Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons. n. Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism. in the NSC's Office of Transnational Threats. Prior to his work with the White House, Mr. Kurtz worked with the State Department in various capacities. Mr. Kurtz received his Bachelor's degree from Holy Cross College
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About InfraGard and the InfraGard National Members Alliance The InfraGard Program began in 1996 as a collaborative effort between private sector cyber professionals and the FBI field office in Cleveland Ohio. The FBI later expanded the program to every field office in the country. In 2003 the private sector members of InfraGard formed the "InfraGard National Members Alliance" (INMA). The INMA is a non-profit Delaware LLC with 501(c)3 status. The INMA LLC is comprised of 85 separate 501(c)3 InfraGard Members Alliances (IMAs) that represent over 17,000 FBI-vetted, InfraGard Subject Matter Experts. The INMA has a dual-focus value proposition. It provides its members with unmatched opportunities to promote the physical and cyber security of their organizations through access to a trusted, national network of Subject Matter Experts from the public and private sectors. And, it provides government stakeholders, across the local, state, and Federal levels, with unmatched access to the expertise and experience of critical infrastructure owners and operators. For more information about InfraGard, please visit www.infragardmembers.org. |
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