When High-Profile Means Danger: Protecting Executives from Public Threats
Chuck Tobin, CTM
President | AT-RISK International and International Protective Security Board (IPSB)
Chuck Tobin has served as President of AT-RISK International since 2003, bringing over 35 years of experience protecting people, property and operations for clients worldwide.
Mr. Tobin serves as Chair of Standards and Guidelines on the ASIS Executive Protection Council and President of the International Protective Security Board (IPSB). From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Tobin acted as President of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) and currently serves as the Southcentral Chapter Sergeant of Arms. Mr. Tobin is the recipient of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Commissioners Medal for volunteer efforts in advancing threat assessment in Florida.
During his time as chairman for ATAP’s Certification Committee, Mr. Tobin developed the security industry’s first Certified Threat Manager (CTM) credential, providing proof of knowledge and management abilities in violence risk assessment. He earned his CTM certification in 2015 and was an integral part of the Executive Protection Core Competencies Project, bringing together subject matter experts from around the world to create higher standards for the security industry. Mr. Tobin has also served as National Director of Security and consultant to United States Presidential, Prime Minister, and international elected official campaigns around the world.
As President of AT-RISK International, Mr. Tobin develops best practices for the company and leads complex threat investigations and executive protection risk assessments for clients. He is a speaker, author and on-camera contributor with expertise in executive protection programming, comprehensive security management, threat assessment and threat management.
Chuck Randolph
Senior Vice President Strategic Intelligence and Protection I 360 Privacy and Chair – Sam Houston State Critical Infrastructure Research Forum
Charles (Chuck) Randolph is the Chief Security Officer at Ontic and leads Ontic’s Center for Connected Intelligence. Chuck is also a host of the Ontic Protective Intelligence podcast. Before his role at Ontic, Randolph spent 20 years as Microsoft’s Senior Director for Global Operations and Intelligence and the Senior Operations lead for AT-RISK International, leading teams that managed international operational efforts and reported on threat intelligence and other risk trends.
Along with his corporate career, Randolph is a Lieutenant Colonel, retiring with 30 years of service in the operations, information operations, and intelligence spaces. Randolph is a founding member of the Corporate Executive Protection Leadership Council (CEPLC) and the International Protective Security Board (IPSB).
Risk is Everywhere: Fostering Safety in the Workplace, Schools, and Public Spaces
AlGene Caraulia
Vice President of Integration and Sustainability | Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
AlGene’s 30+ years of experience in organizational behavior, program design, facilitation, implementation, and direct-care is a unique value-add for each partner organization resulting in the integration of CPI’s training into their culture, while creating a safer, more effective environment. As a previous CPI Global Professional Instructor, AlGene has personally trained tens of thousands of health care, education, human service, security, and law enforcement professionals around the world which has given him first-hand application and implementation experience.
Theresa Campbell
CEO and Founder | Safer Schools Together (SST)
Theresa Campbell is the Founder & CEO of Safer Schools Together (SST), established in 2008 and recognized internationally for its leadership, innovation, and evidence informed strategies to ensure safe, caring, and trauma-informed school communities.
With over 30 years of experience, Theresa is responsible for the conceptualization, development and implementation of many successful and comprehensive, evidence-based prevention and intervention programs, initiatives, and resource materials aimed at enhancing student and staff safety. Many of these unique and innovative projects have also been implemented worldwide.
Theresa is also an internationally recognized authority and thought leader on the future of Violence Prevention, Threat Assessment, Digital Threat Assessment® and Managing Traumatic Aftermath and a trusted resource to numerous schools/districts, law enforcement, public safety agencies, governments, and corporations that reach out to her and her team for case consultations.
Don Aviv, CPP, PCI, PSP
CEO | Interfor International
Resilience Amid Changing Conditions: Partnerships, Risk Transference, and New Patterns to Predict
Jerry Tavares
Executive Director | OSAC
Supervisory Special Agent Jerry J. Tavares is the Executive Director of OSAC.
SSA Tavares previously served as the DSS Division Director for Physical Security, overseeing the protection of more than 25,000 facilities and diplomatic platforms across 170+ countries. He led the modernization of the Department’s risk management process and the implementation of legislative amendments to the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act.
He was Deputy Regional Security Officer (RSO) at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq: RSO at U.S. Embassy Manama, Bahrain; RSO at U.S. Embassy Vientiane, Laos; and Assistant RSO at U.S. Embassies in Iraq, Colombia, and Afghanistan.
In addition to his overseas assignments, SSA Tavares began his career in 2004 as a Special Agent in the DSS Miami Field Office; then served as Agent in Charge with Dignitary Protection. He also served as Branch Chief, Worldwide Protective Services, where he led the contract solicitation, acquisition, and management of a $1.3-billion Task Order, which provided security services for five U.S. State Department compounds in Kabul, Afghanistan.
SSA Tavares is a native of Guam and served in Japan, the Philippines, and Egypt during his four years with the U.S. Marine Corps. He is fluent in Spanish, Lao, and Northern Thai, and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Columbus State University.