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From the President…

I hope everyone is having a very successful 2018 so far!

In mid‐June I announced to the NCISS membership the resignation of long‐time NCISS
Executive Director Carol Ward. Carol has been steadfast in her long‐time dedication to the
Council, and deserves to finally enjoy a rich retirement. Carol’s last day was July 31st. We are
saddened that Carol is moving on, but excited about what the future holds for NCISS.

I appointed a Special Committee, Chaired by 1st VP Andrea Orozco, with Past Presidents Maria
Landry, Ed McClain and James Huckabee ‐ tasked with the duty of reviewing, interviewing and
making a selection and recommendation for the position of Executive Director. The Special Committee completed its
due diligence process, looking at resumes and conducting interviews to make its recommendation to the Board.

The Special Committee evaluated the candidates thoroughly; and based on experience and other factors Karen Beers
was determined to the best choice to be appointed your new NCISS Executive Director. This was ratified by a vote of the
Board and Karen’s position is effective 08/01/2018. Carol will help make the transition as smooth and transparent as
possible for members. You will see announcements of new contact information, and updated to the NCISS website.

On behalf of NCISS members and Board, I want to thank Carol for her many years of excellent service!

As members, you are quite vital to our organization. We are continually looking for ways to maximize our impact by not
only recruiting new members but keeping existing members. As a reminder, if you haven’t yet paid your renewal dues
for 2018, please do so as soon as possible. You can contact your local Region Director if you have any concerns or
questions. Thank you for your membership and continued efforts.

Superconference and NCISS Mid‐Term
Registration is now open for our Mid‐term meeting at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, November 7‐8. As a
reminder, this will coincide with the 2018 Investigators Superconference, which is November 8‐11. Each conference has
its own registration and agenda of events. I think once you start checking out the available speakers and panels, you’ll
see that there are a lot of interesting topics available. You can find all details for each of the above meetings on the
NCISS website.

If you have any questions about the conference that are not answered on the website, please direct them to Steve
Rambam at rambam@pallorium.com

Have a great summer ‐ See you all in the Fall!

Respectfully,

Brad Duffy
NCISS President

(515)244‐5660
Brad.Duffy@permarsecurity.com