New York state Health Commissioner and former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello will speak at Monroe Community College’s Homeland Security Management Institute (HSMI) 2006 National Conference, Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the Brighton Campus Theater (Bldg. 4).
The conference will feature national experts presenting on topics of concern to the homeland security, health care, education and business communities. Some of these topics include: preparing for and responding to pandemic flu outbreaks (avian flu), New York state’s pandemic flu plan, evolving terrorist threats inside the U.S., the state of homeland security in New York state, identity theft, and how businesses can access homeland security funding.
Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., is New York’s 13th health commissioner and served as the 14th Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service – the first woman and the first Hispanic to hold the position. In her current capacity, she heads one of the nation’s leading public health agencies and is responsible for overseeing bio-terrorism preparedness for the state. Novello also served as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Special Representative for Health and Nutrition.
Other experts presenting at the conference include:
James W. McMahon, Director, NYS Office of Homeland Security – Appointed by Governor George E. Pataki as the third director of the Office of Homeland Security (OHS), McMahon develops statewide strategies to prevent and respond to acts of terrorism. He spent 37 years with the New York State Police commanding over 5,400 sworn and civilian staff as superintendent. McMahon serves as chairman of the New York State Disaster Preparedness Commission.
Major General Michael E. Dunlavey (Retired) – A combat veteran and graduate of the Army War College, Dunlavey has served as assistant deputy chief of staff of intelligence for the Army, and was selected to establish an interrogation center and system for housing terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He also served at the National Security Agency, most recently in the agency’s Terrorist Threat Integration Center as the associate director for homeland security. Dunlavey continues to serve as a judge for the Sixth Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
Mark Camillo, Director of Public Safety and Security, Lockheed Martin Corp. – After 21 years with the U.S. Secret Service (U.S.S.S.), Camillo develops public safety and security businesses for Lockheed Martin. In the U.S.S.S, he served three tours at the White House, and then as a deputy assistant director detailed to the Department of Homeland Security. He was also the deputy special agent in charge of the Presidential Protective Division. In 2002, he coordinated security for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Camillo was appointed to the senior executive service position as chief technology officer (CTO) in 2003, overseeing all operations of the major technology divisions of the U.S.S.S.
Richard N. Ford, Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service – Special Agent Ford holds a master’s degree in economics and worked on a software development team at Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation. Formerly a police officer in Cheektowaga, NY, Ford is a special agent with the United States Secret Service where he is a certified computer forensics examiner in the Electronic Crimes Special Agent Program. He is also assigned to the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, NY, specializing in technology research. The core areas of his work are in computer forensics, computer network intrusions and malicious code.
The conference, made possible through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and the efforts of U.S. Representative Thomas M. Reynolds, runs from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. in the MCC Theater, Building 4. Registration is $49 per person which covers the cost of the conference, conference materials and includes a continental breakfast, buffet lunch and refreshments. The registration deadline is Aug. 3. Parking is available in lots E and F. For more information, call 585.753.3921, or go to HYPERLINK "https://www.monroecc.edu/depts/hsmi/conference/index.htm"www.monroecc.edu/depts/hsmi/conference/index.htm.
The Homeland Security Management Institute was launched by MCC in December 2003 to be a regional authority on homeland security training. As such, HSMI strives to ensure that all public and private employees and officials in the region are prepared to prevent, respond to, and manage the impact and consequences of any incident stemming from a terrorist attack or catastrophic emergency.
Mark Sommer
College and Community Relations
07/20/2006 |