1. 0900 - 1600 HOURS TRAINING SEMINAR / 0800 - 1700 HOURS VENDOR SHOW
SHERIFF GREGORY J. AHERN
INVITES YOUR ORGANIZATION TO ATTEND
REGIONAL PREPAREDNESS TRAINING
SEMINAR AND VENDOR SHOW
ALAMEDA COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS
4501 Pleasanton Ave. / Pleasanton, CA 94566
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016This project is supported by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services in conjunction
with Urban Areas Security Initiative grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
FY15 UASI Grant Fund. Grant Number 2015-00078, Cal OES ID: 075-95017.

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REGIONAL PREPAREDNESS TRAINING
SEMINAR & VENDOR SCHEDULE
Alameda County Fairgrounds / 4501 Pleasanton Ave, Pleasanton CA 94566
Friday / September 9, 2016 / 0800 - 1700 hours
0730-0900 Hours
0900-1030 Hours
1030-1100 Hours
1100-1230 Hours
1100-1230 Hours
1330-1530 Hours
0830-0930 Hours
0930-1000 Hours
1000-1130 Hours
1130-1130 Hours
1230-1400 Hours
1430-1600 Hours
1600-1600 Hours
Check-In (Front of Building A)
BUILDING C
Jordan and the Fight Against Terrorism
Charles Redlinger | Founder, Mission X Leadership Development
Break / Vendor Show – Building A
Wisconsin Sikh Temple Massacre
Lieutenant Brian Murphy (Ret.) | Oak Creek,WI Police Department
Lunch / Vendor Show – South Side, Building A
San Bernardino Mass Shooting
Sheriff John McMahon | San Bernardino County
Chief Jarrod Burguan | San Bernardino Police Department
BUILDING Q
Commodity Points of Distribution (C-PODs)
Richard M. Cheek | Director of Emergency Management
Break / Vendor Show – Building A
Coordinating Public Information Across Multiple Jurisdictions
Jenny Thamer | Director, Crisis Management Services, Nusura Inc.
Kristin Hogan Schilderwachter | San Francisco Department of Emergency Services
Lunch / Vendor Show – South Side, Building A
The Fuel for a Nuclear Bomb is Now in the Hands of a Black Marketeer (EOD)
R.Jeffrey Smith | Managing Editor for National Security Center for Public Integrity
First Responders and the FBI Role in a WMD Incident and Indicators of
Potential WMD Activity
Deborah Frye | Special Agent,WMD Coordinator, San Francisco Division, FBI
Seminar Ends / Vendor Show
Seminar and Lunch Provided at NO COST
Register no later than Friday, September 2, 2016, at http://ustraining.acso.net
For more information contact Jane Manzo at 510-272-6921 or email jdmanzo@acgov.org

3. Schedule and Speakers 3Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Lt. Brian Murphy began his career in
the law enforcement field beginning
in 1980. After serving in the US
Marine Corps and working at the
United Nations (providing security
for visiting heads of state), he joined
the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office,
before his 22-year career with the
Oak Creek, Wisconsin Police Department. During his career
at Oak Creek PD, Lt. Murphy served as a member of the OCPD
Emergency Response Unit from 1992- 2009, was an entry team
member, explosive breacher and Emergency Response Unit team
leader. He was a member of the OCPD Evidence Technician Unit
for 15 years.
Lt. Murphy also served working as an adjunct instructor for
various colleges. Lt. Murphy holds a Bachelor of Science in
Criminal Justice and a Master of Science degree in Organizational
Leadership from Marian University.
Among his many Awards and Commendations, Lt. Murphy is
the recipient of the Congressional Badge of Bravery and the
Presidential Public Safety Medal of Valor.
Synopsis
A debrief of the Wisconsin Sikh Temple Massacre shooting in
Oak Creek, Wisconsin on August 5, 2012, that left 6 dead and 3
wounded. Lt. Murphy was the first officer on the scene of this
active shooter incident and engaged the gunman. Lt. Murphy
was shot 15 times during the exchange of gunfire. Lt. Murphy
will speak to the issue of officer resilience, officer survival and the
will to live. The debrief will also include SWAT tactics utilized in
clearing the temple post-shooting.
Charles Redlinger is a former US
Marine Corps assault team leader
and Close Quarters Battle instructor.
Later, he joined the Dekalb County
Police Department (Atlanta, USA)
and served as a patrol officer, a
detective in the Robbery-Homicide
Unit, a sniper team leader on the SWAT Team, and as Commander
of the Vice and Permits Unit. Mr. Redlinger earned over 20
commendations for actions in the line of duty. After his police
career, he worked on the close protection security detail for the
regional US Ambassador in Basra, Iraq and as General David
Petraeus’ Security Manager at the Multi-National Security Transition
Command in Baghdad, Iraq. Mr. Redlinger was selected to assist
in opening the world’s premier Counter Terrorism Training Center
(King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre) in Jordan. He
was instrumental in building KASOTC’s reputation as a center of
excellence and establishing an international network of Counter
Terrorism users for this $200 million facility. Mr. Redlinger finished
his 11 year stint in Jordan in July 2016, after serving 3 years in the
U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Bureau, Anti-Terrorism
Assistance (ATA) Program as the Regional Program Manager where
he was responsible for overseeing and managing antiterrorism/
counterterrorism law enforcement training for the Jordanians and
multiple other countries (Iraq, Yemen, Algeria, Lebanon, Pakistan
and others) conducting training in Jordan. A current resident of
San Diego, California, Mr. Redlinger is a Director for the Endangered
Species Protection Agency, a UK and USA charity committed to
training African park rangers, police and anti-poaching units in the
fight against those perpetrating wildlife crimes.
Synopsis
An insightful overview on terrorists’ attacks and other crisis and
challenges facing the country. Based on his last 11 years of
experience living in Jordan, Mr. Redlinger will cover the 2005 hotel
bombings by Al Qaida, the death of Jordan’s Air Force pilot at
the hands of ISIS, and several other significant events to include
the current Syrian refugee crisis and his first-hand account of the
active shooter that attacked his program. You will gain a deeper
understanding of Jordan’s prominent role as a strategic coalition
partner and discover its symbolic importance of stability and
strength for a troubled region.
Charles “C.K.” Redlinger
Founder- Mission X Leadership
Development
JORDAN AND THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
CLASS #1 BLDG. C, 0900-1030 HOURS
Lieutenant Brian Murphy (Ret.)
Oak Creek,WI Police Department
WISCONSIN SIKH TEMPLE MASSACRE
CLASS #2 BLDG. C, 1100-1230 HOURS

4. Schedule and Speakers4 UrbanShield.org
Sheriff McMahon has been Sheriff-
Coroner of San Bernardino County
since December 31, 2012. The
Sheriff’s Department is the primary
law enforcement services provider
to the largest geographic county
(20,056 miles) in the United States.
With over 2 million people residing
within the county, the Department serves the unincorporated areas,
operates the county jail system, and provides Marshal Services in
the county superior courts and contracts law enforcement services
to 14 of the 24 incorporated cities.
John leads a department of 1871 sworn deputies, 1560
professional employees and 1728 volunteers on an annual budget
of more than $550 million dollars. He remains committed to
collaborating with federal, state and local public safety agencies to
accomplish his vision of embodying Sir Robert Peel’s 9 principals
of policing.
Sheriff McMahon earned an Associate of Science Degree in
Criminal Justice from Victor Valley College and a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Criminal Justice Management from Union
Institute & University. He is certified as a Jail Manager through the
American Jail Association, and is a graduate of the Los Angeles
Police West Point Leadership Program. He holds numerous
certificates from the California Commission on Peace Officers
Standards and Training, and was inducted into the Victor Valley
College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2007. He is currently a member of
the California State Sheriffs’ Association, Major County Sheriffs’
Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, California
State Coroners’ Association and National Sheriffs’ Association.
Sheriff McMahon is a life-long resident of San Bernardino County
who resides in the rural community of Oak Hills with his wife
Shelly; he has two daughters, Abby and Allie.
Sheriff John McMahon
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office
SAN BERNARDINO MASS SHOOTING
CLASS #3 BLDG. C, 1330-1530 HOURS
Chief Jarrod Burguan has been with
the San Bernardino Police Department
since January 1992, and has been
serving as the City’s Police Chief
since December 2013. Throughout
his career and rising through the
ranks, he has worked in, supervised,
or managed units in every division of the Department.
On December 2, 2015, San Bernardino was the site of a mass
shooting that was classified as a terrorist act. The crime garnered
worldwide media interest as it was determined to be the largest
terrorist-inspired act on United States soil since the attacks
of September 11, 2001. 14 people were killed and 22 were
wounded. Within hours, members of the San Bernardino Police
Department located the attackers and the world watched as
local law enforcement engaged the attackers in a gun battle that
wounded two officers and killed both suspects. Chief Burguan
has been recognized for his leadership in that incident and for his
ability to communicate information to the public in the many press
conferences associated with the investigation and local response.
Chief Burguan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Master’s
Degree in Management from the University of Redlands. He is a
graduate of the POST California Command College and the Senior
Management Institute for Police held at Boston University through
the Police Executive Research Forum. Chief Burguan is the current
president of the San Bernardino County Police Chiefs’ and Sheriff’s
Association. He is also a member of the California Police Officers
Association, the California Police Chief’s Association, International
Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Police Executive Research
Forum.
Synopsis
An overview of the events of the San Bernardino mass shooting
incident on December 2, 2015, including dispatch information
and the initial police response. First responders, upon entry,
encountered fear, wounded and deceased victims, extensive
searches and medical extractions. The presentation will provide
suspect profiles, history, radical ideology and allegiance to Islamic
State, investigation for identity of suspects and the search for
suspects. The presentation will address the ensuing gun battles,
attack timeline, lessons learned as well as the tactical, training and
equipment lessons learned.
Chief Jarrod Burguan
San Bernardino Police Department

5. Schedule and Speakers 5Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Mr. Cheek is the Emergency
Management Director at Deployed
Resources and is an emergency
manager with extensive experience in
the field of response operations and
logistics, with particular expertise
in disaster logistics planning
and support. He is responsible for Emergency Management at
Deployed Resources and works with Federal, State and local
government to meet their forward operating base, responder
support base and disaster logistics requirements.
Mr. Cheek served in the United States Army for over 21 years
in various positions of increasing responsibility from the lowest
enlisted rank through Major and served in Airborne, Infantry,
Special Forces and Civil Affairs units.
After retiring from the United States Army Mr. Cheek began
his emergency management career with NC EM and served in
various positions of increasing responsibility in training, planning,
operations officer and logistics culminating as the Operations
Support Manager. He developed the states logistics staging plans
and procedures. Developed donations management training, plans
and procedures considered by federal and NVOAD officials to
be the best in the nation and served as an instructor and subject
matter expert in Donations Management for the Emergency
Management Institute.
Joining Florida FL DEM as the Deputy Logistic Chief and later
promoted to Operations Chief Mr. Cheek developed numerous
logistics plans and procedures as well as new operational
procedures for the EOC. Mr. Cheek assisted in the development
of the first national EMAC operational procedures and training
and later served as an instructor and subject matter expert for the
Emergency Management Institute. He provided direct Emergency
Management planning, logistics and operational expertise to the
countries of Haiti, Belize and Turkey.
Mr. Cheek has served with the Center for Disease Control Strategic
National Stockpile in Atlanta on the “CHEMPAK” project as the
Southeast United States Coordinator and later with FEMA in
Washington DC. At FEMA Mr. Cheek helped to develop the Federal
Incident Response Support Team (FIRST) what are now the
Regional IMATS.
Mr. Cheek is the author of numerous emergency management
plans, procedures and training at all levels of emergency
management local, state and federal, as well as, commercial and
business emergency management plans and procedures. He
rewrote the Logistics Capability Assessment Tool (LCAT) for FEMA
and has served on the Resources Typing initiative for logistical
resources. Mr. Cheek has served with the: Puget Sound; IL, IN,
WI Combined Region; South Florida; and New England Regional
Catastrophic Planning groups as a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
in life support, donations management, logistics and commodity
distribution. Currently Mr. Cheek is providing logistics subject
matter expertise to the Bay Area UASI.
Mr. Cheek is a graduate of Campbell University, a Demonstrated
Senior Logistician, an Executive Emergency Manager and a
member of the National Integration Center - Strategic Resource
Group.
Synopsis
Commodity Points of Distribution (C-PODs) are sites for the public to go
to pick up life-sustaining supplies during a catastrophic event that disrupts
normal supply chains. C-PODs have proven important for response and
recovery in numerous disasters here in the United States and worldwide,
and C-POD operations have been formalized and standardized over the
past decade. Our presenter, Richard “Dick” Cheek, has worked more than
a dozen of these types of disasters and is recognized as a national expert
in C-POD operations.
Mr. Cheek will provide an instructional session as an introduction to
C-PODs and will answer:
• What are C-PODs?
• How have C-PODs been used in international and
domestic incidents?
• Where should C-PODs be located?
• What are the roles and responsibilities of locals? The
State? The Federal Government?
• How are C-PODs staffed and equipped? Where do you
find this staff and equipment?
• How can C-POD resource requirements be estimated and
where can these resources be secured?
According to the 2015 Bay Area Risk and Gap Report, Supply Chain
Security and Integrity is ranked as the number one gap area needing to
be addressed to close regional risks. Additionally, regional engagement
with the state-federal earthquake planning process in 2014 also revealed
logistics planning—including C-PODs—as a critical gap in regional
preparation for a significant incident. As such, the Bay Area UASI has
undertaken a two-year effort to strengthen the Bay Area’s capabilities to
plan, set up, activate and operate C-POD locations.
As part of Urban Shield’s 2016 Yellow Command exercise, the activation
and set up of four C-POD sites was exercised, and included testing newly
developed C-POD Activation Guides for the Bay Area and Los Angeles City
and County. This presentation will also discuss lessons learned from the
full-scale activation of these C-PODs, and will conclude with a discussion
with leadership from the Bay Area counties, as well as City and County of
Los Angeles, regarding their efforts to plan for C-PODs in California.
Richard M. Cheek
Emergency Management Director,
Deployed Resources
COMMODITY POINTS OF DISTRIBUTION (C-PODS)
CLASS #4 BLDG. Q, 0830-0930 HOURS

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Ms. Thamer has nearly 15 years
of emergency management and
crisis communications project
management and consulting
experience. Over the past 4 years,
she has worked closely with 75
Public Information Officers in the
Bay Area to form the region’s Joint Information System. She
has worked on similar projects to foster collaboration through
developing, assessing, training, and exercising Joint Information
Systems across the country.
Ms. Thamer serves as Director of Crisis Management Services
at Nusura, Inc. (www.nusura.com), where she has worked with
dozens of state and local governments in all phases of emergency
management, emergency public information, and operational
continuity. She has led projects on exercise design and delivery,
program and plan development and implementation, training, and
strategic response and recovery. She has also authored more
than 50 operational plans, after-action reports, assessments, and
strategic plans.
Jenny Thamer
Director, Crisis Management Services,
Nusura Inc.
COORDINATING PUBLIC INFORMATION ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS
CLASS #5 BLDG. Q, 1000-1130 HOURS
Ms.Schilderwachter works with
a variety of public and private
sector organizations to promote
the San Francisco Bay Area’s
preparedness and resilience through
regional collaboration and strategic
partnerships. One of her primary goals is to ensure all who live in,
work in, and visit San Francisco know what to do before, during,
and after an emergency; and that they receive timely, accurate, and
coordinated emergency notifications, alerts, and warnings. Ms.
Schilderwachter has participated in the Bay Area Regional Joint
Information System initiative since its inception and works with
public information leaders to share best practices for emergency
public information and warning at the local, state, and federal levels.
Synopsis
The ability of responders to communicate with the public and
other stakeholders in a timely, accurate, accessible and consistent
manner has changed significantly over the past decade. Public
Information Officers (PIOs) have more tools and systems to
support their increasing responsibilities.
A Joint Information System (JIS) is a functional network of PIOs
from multiple agencies, disciplines, and jurisdictions that work
together to coordinate emergency public information. Over the past
three years, more than 75 Public Information Officers throughout
the Bay Area have collaborated to develop, define, and promote
the first ever Bay Area Regional Joint Information System (the Bay
Area JIS).
This instructional session, led by national experts, will cover key
concepts of effective emergency public information including:
• Core emergency public information best practices
• Crisis communication functions
• Evolution of public information practices
• The role of a regional JIS in emergency response
The session will conclude with examples from the across the
country and the Bay Area. Participants will learn how the Bay Area
JIS supports emergency response efforts at the first responder,
agency, Operational Area, and regional levels. The instructors will
share lessons learned through exercising the Bay Area JIS during
the Urban Shield Yellow Command exercise.
Kristin Hogan Schilderwachter
Government Affairs Management
San Francisco Department of
Emergency Services

7. Schedule and Speakers 7Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Special Agent Deborah Frye became
the full-time WMD Coordinator for
the San Francisco Division of the
FBI in February of this year. Prior
to assuming this role, she spent
five years as a counterterrorism
agent working both domestic and
international terrorism. She served
as a part-time Assistant WMD Coordinator during this time.
SA Frye has more than 16 years in Federal service in the U.S.
Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Department of Homeland
Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. SA Frye has a
Bachelor of Science degree in biology and worked in clinical trial
research of investigational new drugs. After leaving this field, she
worked in the U.S. Senate for the Subcommittee on International
Security and Proliferation on issues associated with the Strategic
National Stockpile of US nuclear weapons. SA Frye worked in
the U.S. House of Representatives as a legislative assistant for
a congressman on tax, veterans’ affairs, defense, and other
legislative issues. She successfully advocated for changes to the
federal compensation program for the employees harmed by their
exposure to radiological materials during the Manhattan Project and
beyond. SA Frye left Capitol Hill for the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), Office of Legislative Affairs. While there, she
was an Assistant Director responsible for the legislative strategy
for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) and other DHS components.
Later, as a Deputy Section Chief for Interagency planning within
the DHS Office of Operations Coordination and Planning, SA Frye
brought together subject matter experts from federal departments
and agencies to develop strategic federal plans for WMD attacks
based on White House guidance.
Synopsis
Local first responders to include law enforcement, fire/hazmat,
EMS should attend for an overview of the role of the FBI WMD
Coordinator and the other FBI WMD assets you might encounter in
a WMD incident to include the Special Agent Bomb Techs (SABT)
and the Hazardous Evidence Response Team (HERT). The vast
majority of calls you go out on will not involve the FBI whatsoever,
but it is important to quickly recognize scenes in which there is
a potential WMD, and know the process and resources you can
expect in an FBI response. In most cases, the FBI will provide
assistance to the local responders on the scene, and may collect
evidence for future prosecution. The briefing will also address
indicators as well as Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR).
Mr. Smith worked for 25 years in a
series of key reporting and editorial
roles at The Washington Post,
including national investigative editor,
national security correspondent,
national investigative correspondent,
and a foreign staff bureau chief
based in Rome. In 2006, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative
Reporting, along with two colleagues at the Post, for articles on
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Mr. Smith was also a finalist with other Post reporters for the
Pulitzer Prize in international reporting in 1999 (from Kosovo), and
a finalist with others for the Pulitzer Prize in national reporting in
2005 (about Abu Ghraib and military prisoner abuse). In his first
ten years at the Post, Mr. Smith wrote about defense, intelligence
and foreign policy matters, including policymaking at the State
Department, Pentagon, and White House. He also focused on
conflict and terrorism in the Middle East; politics and military
affairs in Asia; and arms proliferation. Prior to that, he was a senior
writer for the News and Comment section of Science Magazine
where he won a National Magazine Award in 1986 for writing about
arms control.
Synopsis
How much nuclear material, capable of being used either to
disperse radioactivity or to blow up a city, is presently loose in the
world? How might those who wish to do us harm get a hold of
what’s loose or steal what’s still in a government’s hands? What
can be done to ensure they don’t? We’ve spent two and a half
years investigating these questions, and at this talk, I’ll tell you
what we’ve found.
R.Jeffrey Smith
Managing Editor for National Security
Center for Public Integrity
THE FUEL FOR A NUCLEAR BOMB IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF A BLACK MARKETEER
CLASS #6 BLDG. Q, 1230-1400 HOURS
Special Agent Deborah Frye
Federal Bureau of Investigation
THE FBI ROLE IN A WMD INCIDENT AND INDICATORS OF POTENTIAL WMD ACTIVITY
CLASS #7 BLDG. Q, 1430-1600 HOURS