Connie Vaughn

View from the Chair

If we plan it, they will come!

Who would have thought identity theft was such a hot topic? I had heard a couple speakers on the topic in the past eighteen months so I thought the membership could have been inundated with the information.

Was I wrong! I would bet a dollar this is the best attendance for a July meeting in over five years. Nearly 70 members and guests attended the meeting.

Thank you Patrick Sharkey CPP, who chased down the speaker, Sergeant Ron Gordon, Jeff Gurule', KLA-Tencor, who hosted the standing-room-only meeting, and all the members who attended!

Your participation is what makes your Chapter a success!

Sergeant Ron Gordon of Milpitas Police Department’s High Tech Crime Unit was energetic and informed. Unfortunately, he knows of this growing problem, identity theft, first hand. His identity was stolen, more than once. Hard to believe because 1) he is a cop, and 2) after the first time attempt at stealing his identity, he put all the right measures in place to prevent it from happening again.

The statistics are staggering. Incidents of identity theft have increased 1400% in the past five years. It is estimated 1400 people fall victim to this crime every day. One in three Americans will be a victim. Anyone, young or old, alive or dead, can be a victim.

Ron provided penal codes for the crimes, tips on how to prevent identity theft, what to do if your identity is stolen, and who to call to report the crime or receive more information.

Sergeant Gordon was such a wonderful speaker, we may consider having him speak again. He has another presentation he does on Workplace Violence.

I have been an active Chapter member for about 8 years. For as long as I can remember, we, various Council and Committee members, have discussed how to increase attendance and participation. I think we have struck on the right combination.

If there is one thing we, the executive council, have focused on this year, it is timely and educational topics. The results have been tremendous. There are people showing up at meetings that I have not seen in years.

SFASIS is once again a valued resource to our membership. We may have to start allowing more time for networking before the meetings to give members time to catch up with each other.

Your Executive Council focused on your needs and interests, listened to your concerns about meetings, resolved to do better, and did. You rewarded our efforts by showing up. Who could ask for more than that!

Well, I guess I can ask for more and will. We need volunteers for leadership positions for 2003. Let’s not rest on our laurels, let’s keep up the good work. Let’s really strive to not only be one of the biggest ASIS Chapters in the World, but to be one of the best at giving back to the membership.

The best way to get involved is to volunteer on line or contact an Executive Council member. Join us at our September Executive Council meeting. Any member can attend an Executive Council meeting. Brad, Ken, Patrick, and I have been keeping a bit of a low profile in order to stay focused. It has worked for 2002, but now is the time to plan for 2003 and we need your help.

See you in September.

Thank you,
Connie Vaughn
chair@sfasis.org
SFBAC ASIS Chapter Chair

Vice Views

Fellow members of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter:

Greetings to all and welcome to August! The months are flying by and your Executive Council is already thinking well ahead into next year. As some of you may have heard, Ken Fauth, CPP, who as the 2002 Chapter Secretary, has been keeping us all informed on what has been happening in the Chapter through his very thorough and concise minutes, has elected to pack his bags (and his furniture) to head for warmer territories. Ken will continue to perform in his current role until the end of the term in December, and for that, we are very appreciative. It is not an easy job, and Ken is always on time with all of his deliverables.

In addition, our Chapter Chair, Ms. Connie Vaughn, who has presided over what I would consider one of the best years for the Chapter, will also be leaving us at the end of the year to relocate to another position outside of the Bay Area. She has spent countless hours arranging for and coordinating some of the highest quality meetings and events, and we have experienced some of the best participation by members that we have seen in quite some time. I want to be the first to say how much I appreciate their dedication and service to the Chapter and the Society. They have both done excellent jobs for us and will be dearly missed here in the SF Bay Area. We hope they will continue to participate with us and visit us when they can.

At our Executive Council meeting earlier today, on the agenda prepared by Connie, were a number of forward looking issues, such as preparation for the nomination and election of the 2003 Chapter Officers and Committee Chair. I would like to take a few moments to explain the process and encourage your participation.

As outgoing Chapter Chair, Connie Vaughn is also the Chair of the Nominating Committee for 2003. We will be, very soon, soliciting members to volunteer their time to fill some of these positions. They include Chapter Secretary and Chapter Treasurer, both Executive Council Positions. Based on past Chapter practice, Patrick Sharkey CPP will move to Vice Chair and yours truly is slotted to assume responsibility as Chapter Chair.

Then we have our committees and committee chairs, and these are some very big shoes to fill. I will not name them all, but they are things like the Law Enforcement Appreciation Event (in which planning has already begun for the 2003 event), the Golf Tournament, and the Security Officer Appreciation Event. Plus others like Legislative Liaison, Membership Chair and Placement. I can go on and on, but you get the idea. We do a ton of stuff, besides having fun at places like the Annual Seminar and Exhibits, which by the way, had two or three chair people, besides all of the volunteers.

These are not jobs where you sit at meetings and that’s all you have to do, either. All of the council members and volunteers work very hard to bring quality programs to the membership and to support the ongoing security education and development of our members. Many put in very long hours, and their rewards have been in the increased participation and enthusiasm, which we are currently enjoying. Now we need to ensure that the trend continues.

We cannot do this, of course, without dedicated professionals who are willing to give up some of their valuable time in support of the profession and the association. When I was told that “volunteering” for the Executive Council meant a 4-year commitment, I have to tell you I was depressed. But I did it, because I needed the points to maintain my CPP certification. When I joined up though, I was committed to trying to make a difference and to improve the quality of the programs. Now, in my second year, I am very thrilled to be here, and to be participating in what I view to be a renewed sense of mission for the Chapter, and also a renewed energy, because everyone else around me feels the same way as I do. We have donated significantly to the Bay Area and the Country, through contributions to local charitable organizations, and post 9/11 to the September 11th fund. We were fortunate to have a Chapter member receive support for her CPP endeavors, have a CPP study group in progress, and we are a significant contributor to the ASIS Foundation. Our website has received awards, and consistently wins the Newsletter of the Year award.

We have BIG shoes to fill, thanks to those dedicated people who preceded us but we also have an incredible opportunity in the current world situation to make real contributions to the security of our companies and our communities. Plus we have the funds to back it up. None of this would be possible by ourselves, and of course, none of it will happen unless more of YOU take the time to make the difference.

I have been very impressed by the new faces I have seen get involved this year, and I am constantly encouraged by the number of emails and comments I see and hear from people who want to be more involved. The time is now to do just that – there is still much more to do and much more to become involved in. I have many ideas, and want to hear yours.

Please express your interest in becoming a leader and contributor to the Chapter and our members, and encourage your peers to become involved as well. There is a place in the Chapter for all who wish to participate, and as far as I am concerned, the more the merrier. The only criteria is that you have to be committed to making a difference, and not afraid to be involved. Persons who are interested or who would like to nominate someone, should send an email to chair@sfasis.org.

I look forward to seeing you at the 9th Annual Larry Marshall Golf Tournament next week at the Spring Valley Golf Course in Milpitas. I also look forward to working with you all in the very near future. As always, your feedback and comments are appreciated.

Sincerely,
Brad Minnis CPP
Vice Chair SFBA Chapter
vicechair@sfasis.org
   

General Membership Meeting Minutes

San Francisco ASIS Chapter

General Meeting Minutes for the July 18, 2002 at KLA-Tencor, 3 Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA.

The General Meeting of the San Francisco Bay Chapter of ASIS International was called to order by Chapter Chair Connie Vaughn at 9:30 am.

Chair Vaughn greeted the members and guests and called the meeting to order. Chair Vaughn led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Paul Zigan, Chaplin for the Santa Clara Police Department gave the Invocation.

Chair Vaughn then thanked our host Jeff Gurule, CPP, Corporate Security Manager, and Michael Nacorda, at KLA-Tencor

Chair Vaughn called on the Secretary to read the minutes. Ken Fauth, CPP, stated that the minutes were posted on the Chapter Web site (www.sfasis.org) and requested that the reading be waived. A motioned was made, seconded and passed.

Chair Vaughn asked the Treasurer, Patrick Sharkey, CPP for a financial report. Patrick stated that the balance as of May 31, 2002 was $50,670.70, with income for the month being $2,964.17 and expenses of $12,028.94. The ending balance was $41,605.93 as of June 30, 2002. A copy of the report is posted on the Chapter Web site (www.sfasis.org).

Chair Vaughn announced that Chapter member, David Gibb, CPP, had an Article published in the June issue of Security Management Magazine entitled “Dominate Your Data".

Chair Vaughn announced that there was a Chapter Scholarship Finalist for the CPP Review to be held in Philadelphia at the ASIS International Seminar & Exhibits. The winner was Ms. Prestell Askia. Prestell came forward and spoke on “why she wanted to pursue the CPP Designation.

Chair Vaughn announced again that, at the request of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the Sacramento Chapter has been assigned as the lead to obtain and coordinate qualified volunteers from ASIS International chapters in California to sit on various committees and subcommittees for the California Anti Terrorism Center. CPP’s are preferred but a qualified and interested person will be accepted. Those interested should send their resumes to Bill Bailey, CPP, care of the Sacramento Chapter.

A drawing was held for a free registration to the 48th ASIS Annual Seminar & Exhibits in Philadelphia. The Chapter winner was Art Lesser.

Chair Vaughn then announced that the Chapter was purchasing a Table at the Foundation Annual Event. Those wishing to attend needed to sign up at this meeting. A sign-up sheet was passed around for those wishing to attend.

The Chair then announced that the Society has officially adopted a new name. The new name is “ASIS International”.

November 21 meeting will be Jeanne Perkins, Association of Bay Area Governments speaking on the Revised Road Closures in the Bay Area for the next Earthquake.

Chair Vaughn asked Brad Minnis, CPP, Chapter Vice-Chair and Chair of the Chapter Annual Golf Outing to share the status of up coming event. Brad announced that the Golf Outing would be held on August 15, 2002 at the Spring Valley Golf Course in Milpitas with a luncheon, golf and a dinner/ awards. Sponsorship's have been received for 16 out of the 18 holes. Reservations have been running ahead of last year. Brad encouraged everyone to sign-up.

Chair Vaughn asked Patrick Sharkey, CPP, Chapter Treasurer and Executive Committee Over-Site of the "Security Officer Appreciation Meeting". The meeting is schedule for October 17, 2002 at the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza in Foster City, CA off Route 92.

SPECIAL GUEST: Michael Boykin of Pathway Research had a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle available for test drive. Michael presented a PowerPoint Presentation on obtaining this free vehicle opportunity for your company. Many members took advantage of the opportunity to drive this "golf cart", electric style potential security patrol vehicles.

Chair Vaughn then introduced our speaker for the meeting, Sgt. Ron Gordon, Milpitas Police Department. The topic Sgt. Gordon spoke on was " Identity Theft - Impact on Victims, Business and Productivity".

Sgt. Gordon provided a PowerPoint presentation on issues surrounding "Identify Theft". It appears that 1 in 3 of us will become a victim to identity theft. Techniques used to compromise a person's identity and how to avoid becoming a victim were discussed. Many agencies and places were provided to seek and obtain assistance in these cases. Sgt. Gordon provided many handouts for those in attendance as well as stated that the PowerPoint will be made available for the Chapter's Web Site.

Next Chapter event is the Annual Golf Outing to be held on August 15, 2002 at the Spring Valley Golf Course in Milpitas with a luncheon and golf and a dinner/ awards, Milpitas, CA.

Chair Vaughn closed the meeting at 11:20 am.

A total of 68 members were in attendance, including 2 guests.

Respectfully Submitted,
Ken Fauth, CPP
SFBA Chapter Secretary
  

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

ASIS SF Bay Area Chapter
Executive Committee Meeting
Allied Security, Santa Clara
August 6, 2002, 10:30 a.m.

Present:
Chair Connie Vaughn; Vice-Chair, Brad Minnis, CPP; Treasurer, Patrick Sharkey, CPP; Secretary, Ken Fauth, CPP
Additional Committee Members Present:
J R Rucker, Hospitality; Julie Snipes, Hospitality; Rudy DuBord, CPP, CPP Committee; Ed Loyd; Carole Martins; Gary Maxwell
Special Guest: D. LeDoux

Issues Discussed:

1. Security Officer Appreciation Meeting— Patrick announced that Sherrie Moffet-Bell, Deputy Chief, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS), State of California has confirmed her attendance as the Speaker for the October Security Officer Appreciation Day. She will be talking about "the upcoming changes in private security industry legislation in California". The Holiday Inn in Foster City, CA off of Route 91 has been reserved for the event on Thursday, October 17, 2002. Patrick's Committee for the event includes Brian Pursing and Brenda Knox CPP. The committee is working on "Selection Criteria" for the Security Officers to be recognized. Will also have to have nomination of Officers for 2003 at this meeting.
2. Brad reported on the up-coming 9th Annual Larry Marshall Memorial Golf Tournament to be held Thursday, August 15, 2002 at Spring Valley Golf Course in Milpitas.
   11:00 - 11:30 Registration, lunch, Driving Range warm up, golf. Green fees, refreshments ALL day long, green fee, cart, PLUS dinner and awards. Cost is $125.00 per person. Car for designated "Hole-in-One" shot, plus other prizes. The "Outing is Sold Out" with 144 golfers. A donation will be made to the American Heart Association in the amount of $1000. dollars. Brad shared that 37 sponsors are signed up.
3. Discussion centered on issuing the "2002 Dues Statement". Patrick to have drafted form and cover letter completed by end of day for executive committee to review and approve.
4. Foundation Dinner and presentation of a Chapter Check. ASIS International September 10 – 13, in Philadelphia. Chapter will follow tradition of buying a table for the Foundation. The Event is scheduled for Thursday, September 12th. Reservations will be made for the 13 members who signed up at the July meeting. A review will be made to see what the Chapter has donated in the past and a decision will be made at the September Executive Meeting.
5. November 21st meeting will feature Jeanne Perkins, Earthquake Program Director, Association of Bay Area Government (ABAG) speaking on the newly revised and released "Road Closure Study from Earthquakes". Site to be determined. Will need to have election of Officers for 2003 at this meeting.
6. December 12th Meeting was discussed. There will be no formal program other than Installation of Officers for 2003. A meeting site is still being determined, discussion was centered on making a donation to the "Food Pantries" that service our members representative areas.
7. Committee reports:
   1. Hospitality - Going well, have system down. Petty cash fund eliminated and will simply draw from general fund through Treasurer. Executive moved and supported action.
   2. CPP Committee - Rudy said that the CPP Study group was going along very well. Needed 2 volunteers to cover Sept on Physical Security (Brad volunteered) and Oct on Security Management (David Gibbs name suggested to be a point of contact).
      Rudy also announced a "Lifetime CPP Designation for Phil Gohr".
      Rudy further announced that progress was being made in getting the Society's Formal CPP Review to be presented in the Bay Area.
   3. Membership - Chair Vaughn stated that Cindy Doyle could use an assistant.
   4. Foundation - Brenda Knox and Art Lesser would be developing this area.
8. General comments were made from the group regarding the over-all stability of the Chapter. It was noted that attendance was terrific for the past two "summer months" with around 70 folks present at each meeting. Brad mentioned that it is his goal to " build on the success of this year and help the grow even more in 2003"
9. The meeting was adjourned at 1:15pm. Thanks to Chair Connie Vaughn and Allied Security for a wonderful lunch during are meeting!

Next Executive Council Meeting September 4, 2002, 11 AM at Juniper.

Respectfully submitted by
Ken Fauth, CPP
SFBA Secretary

Internet Interests

New Policies and Guidelines for ASIS Chapter Websites

Several years ago, a few brave and innovative ASIS Chapters began to turn to the Internet to provide their members with additional benefits from their ASIS association. Without any clear direction or supervision, these visionary Chapters created websites and then began to learn how to make them more helpful to themselves. Some Chapters took great care to analyze and prepare their websites, while a few other Chapters simply posted “freebie” webpages that lacked professionalism and did not reflect well on ASIS. These widely different approaches became a matter of concern and ASIS International decided that the time had come for ASIS websites to conform to a set of standards that denoted professionalism and which established content guidelines and security.

The 2002 ASIS International Chapter Internet Development Committee consists of Chairman Allan Wick CPP (Senior RVP Chapter Internet Development), Steve Duell (Webmaster for ASIS Chapters San Francisco Bay Area, Minnesota, and Columbia River), and Anthony J Rizzo. This taskforce reviewed current ASIS website best practices and then began putting together their report. Many of the best practices that were incorporated came from the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter website.

It was discovered that a well-developed Chapter website provided its local members with many benefits including:

• Cost effective solutions that allowed Chapters to spend their money on bigger and better events
• Offering members more valuable information than would otherwise have been possible
• Secured ecommerce transactions
• Instant information updates and security alerts
• Improved Chapter and member collaboration
• Shared website technologies and methods between Chapters
• Coordination in conjunction with the Office of Homeland Security through the use of Homeland Security Advisory status updates displayed on local Chapter website homepages
• Improved efficiency and increased productivity

The committee faced several challenges. One of the main goals was to find a way to allow Chapters to build websites that would reflect their local needs and personality while at the same time staying within guidelines that would be applied to all Chapter websites to ensure professionalism and security. Another important goal was to create documents that gave clear direction and purpose to both ASIS Chapters and to the webmasters that Chapters may wish to hire. Lastly, all of the documents needed to be written in such a way that allowed Chapters to create their own websites without forcing them to first become webmasters.

The documents that were created and which will be presented at the 2002 ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits are:

1. Preliminary Chapter Website Analysis
   Helps to determine whether or not a local website would help a Chapter’s current situation, which content would be most beneficial, and cost considerations.
2. Planning & Preparation
   A ten-point action plan that steps a Chapter through their website’s development process. Includes discussion and helpful advice.
3. Choosing an ISP
   General discussion of a wide range of issues to be considered when choosing website services including many security issues.
4. Chapter Website Development Issues
   This large document includes standards for Chapter website content, administration, security, development tools, and more. There are policies for most aspects of the actual development and maintenance of the website. Packed with answers for most situations.
5. Suggested Website Content
   Based on the best practices found in current Chapter websites, this is an extensive list of website features that Chapters may wish to incorporate into their websites.
6. Sponsorship & Advertising on Chapter Websites
   In keeping with IRS restrictions and our own code of ethics, this document clearly defines the acceptable methods of advertising and announcing sponsorship on Chapter websites.
7. Chapter Website Security
   This document deals with specific Chapter website security issues including public/member access, website administration, e-commerce, sensitive website content, website architecture, and more.
8. Newsletters Via the Internet
   Discussion of, and guidelines for, the three primary methods for distributing an online Chapter newsletter; HTML only, Microsoft Word documents as an email attachment, & Adobe PDF files either as a download or as an email attachment.
9. Gauging Chapter Internet Success
   Discussion on how to determine whether or not a Chapter website is serving the needs of its local members and some other methods of gauging the website’s success.
10. Potential Website Developers
    A short list of website developers and website hosting companies offering discounts to ASIS Chapters for development and hosting of their website.

Following the ASIS Senior Leadership meeting in June this year, it was decided that the committee had produced enough information to warrant establishing these documents as global standards and to actively promote this concept through the following methods:

• A presentation at the pre-seminar Chapter Officers Training Session on September 9th, 2002 by Steve Duell and introduced by Allan Wick CPP.
• A new Internet Development section to be added to the ASIS International Virtual Chapter website that includes all of the documents listed above.
  
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• A booth in the ASIS International Exhibitions section of the annual seminar in Philadelphia, PA.
• Several MS PowerPoint presentations that will be shown in the booth and included on a special CD-ROM.
• A CD-ROM containing all of this information and the MS PowerPoint presentations to be presented to attendees of the Chapter Officers Training Session
• Ten full-version copies of Microsoft FrontPage 2002 to be given away in drawings during the seminar (Donation from Microsoft arranged by Steve Duell)

Since the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter already has a great majority of the new website standards in place, it will be prominently featured in the ASIS International booth hosted by Steve Duell with assistance from Connie Vaughn (SFBA Chairman), Brad Minnis CPP (SFBA Vice Chair), Ken Fauth CPP (SFBA Secretary), Patrick Sharkey CPP (SFBA Treasurer), Allan Wick CPP, and if his schedule permits, Alex Dourov (SFBA Website Committee Chairman).

I would like to take a moment to tell you that it is an honor to serve as a member on this ASIS International committee and to represent the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. The generous support and invaluable assistance from the officers of the SFBAC has been more fantastic than I could possibly have ever asked or hoped for. I fervently believe that ASIS International is evolving into its next logical phase of development and that the SFBA website will be remembered historically as the website that led the way.

For more than four years it has been my honor to serve as your webmaster and together we have continued the “maverick” reputation earned by the SFBAC. Our SFBA Chapter has a well known history for coming up with new ideas that have revolutionized our organization and very soon our website will join in with the likes of these previous innovations. I am very proud to be a part of this “maverick” reputation and I welcome your website suggestions and feedback.

Respectfully submitted by Steve Duell
SFBA Chapter Webmaster
Send replies to webmaster@sfasis.org

Featured CPP Profiles

Every month, we will be featuring one or two of our Chapter's CPP members in this forum.  We applaud their achievements and self-dedication to the Security Industry, and we would like to recognize their efforts with this special web page.

This month's Featured* CPP member is:
Shawn Barreiro, CPP

Shawn Barreiro, CPP
Retired Special Agent Supervisor
ASIS Member since 2000
Earned CPP in 2002
   

  
ASIS International
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Treasurer's Report

July 2002

Respectfully submitted by:
Patrick Sharkey CPP
Chapter Treasurer