Homeland Security Advisory Council Members

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William "Bill" Webster (Chair), Retired Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP

William “Bill” Webster (Chair) served as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1987 to 1991. Prior to his service as CIA Director, he served as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and as a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Judge Webster has been awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Security Medal. Following his tenure as CIA Director, Judge Webster worked with the law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, & McCloy.

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Chief William “Bill” Bratton (Vice Chair), Chairman of Kroll, Altegrity Security Consulting

Chief William Bratton (vice-chair) was recently named the Chairman of Kroll, part of Altegrity Security Consulting. Bratton began his law enforcement career in 1970, and has served as Los Angeles Police Department Chief, Chief of the New York City Transit Police, Boston Police Commissioner, and New York City Police Commissioner. He is also the only executive to serve two terms as the elected President of the Police Executive Research Forum. Chief Bratton's professional honors include the Schroeder Brothers Medal\the Boston Police Department's highest award for valor. 

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Norman "Norm" Augustine, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corp.

Norman “Norm” Augustine is the retired President and CEO of Lockheed Martin. He served as assistant director of defense research and engineering to the Secretary of Defense and both assistant secretary and under secretary of the Army, consecutively. He was a member of the Hart-Rudman Commission and was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President, as well as being five times honored with the Distinguished Service Medal.

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Leroy "Lee" Baca, Sheriff, Los Angeles County

Leroy “Lee” Baca is Sheriff of Los Angeles County. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Optimist Youth Homes and Ranch, Puente Learning Center, Buena Nueva Foundation, EMEK Hebrew Academy, Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law, and serves on the Board of Governors of the USC Alumni Association. Sheriff Baca commands the largest Sheriff's Department in the world and supervises more than 13,000 sworn and civilian personnel.

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Richard "Dick" Cañas, Security Consultant

Richard "Dick" Cañas is currently working as an independent Security Consultant based out of Nashville, Tenn. Cañas is the former Director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. He has served as Director of the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC); Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) Phoenix, Arizona Divisional Office; Special Assistant to the Latin American section of the Central Intelligence Agency; and on the White House’s National Security Council (NSC). He has received eight Excellence in Management Awards from the DEA, and three Presidential Letters of Commendation.

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Kenneth "Chuck" Canterbury, President, Fraternal Order of Police

Kenneth “Chuck” Canterbury is the National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police labor organization in the country. Prior to his Service as President, Mr. Canterbury spent 25 years with the Horry County Police Department of Conway, South Carolina. Mr. Canterbury worked in the Patrol Division, Criminal Investigations Division, and served as the Training Division Supervisor. Most recently, he served as Chief of the Operations Bureau. Mr. Canterbury has testified before Congress on a number of law enforcement issues and is a member of the National Medal of Valor Board.

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Jared "Jerry" Cohon, President, Carnegie Mellon University

Jared “Jerry” Cohon is the President of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In addition to his academic experience, Dr. Cohon served as a Legislative Assistant for energy and the environment for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. President Bill Clinton appointed him to the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board in 1995 and appointed him to serve as Chair in 1997. Dr. Cohon has taught at Johns Hopkins University and was the Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Science at Yale University prior to being appointed President of Carnegie Mellon in 1997.

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Ruth David, President and Chief Executive Officer, ANSER (Analytic Services, Inc.)

Ruth David is President and CEO of ANSER, a non-profit corporation that operates the Homeland Security Institute. Dr. David served as Deputy Director for Science and Technology at the Central Intelligence Agency. She represented the CIA on numerous national committees and advisory bodies, including the National Science and Technology Council and the Committee on National Security.

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Manny Diaz, Senior Partner, Lydecker Diaz

Manny Diaz is a senior partner in the law firm of Lyndecker Diaz, and is the former Mayor of Miami, Fla. Mayor Diaz also served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors. He serves on the advisory boards for the Manhattan Institute’s Center for Civic Innovation, the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Urban Research, and the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.

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Mohamed Elibiary, Foundation, Founder, Lone Star Intelligence, LLC

Mohamed Elibiary is the founder of Lone Star Intelligence, LLC, He has advised numerous federal, state and local law enforcement organizations, including the Texas Department of Safety and National Counterterrorism Center Global Engagement Group, on homeland security-related matters. Elibiary currently serves on the Texas Department of Public Safety Advisory Board. In December of 2009, he helped establish the Texas Fusion Center Policy Council to enhance information sharing, analytical capabilities and community relations at the state and local law enforcement levels.

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Clark Kent Ervin, Director, Homeland Security Program, The Aspen Institute

Clark Kent Ervin is the Director of the Aspen Institute’s Homeland Security Program. Before joining the Institute in 2005, he served as the first Inspector General for the United States Department of Homeland Security. Prior to his service at DHS, he was the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of State. Mr. Ervin was Associate Director of Policy in the White House Office of National Service in the administration of President George H.W. Bush and has practiced law twice in the private sector.

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Ellen Gordon, Associate Director, Naval Postgraduate School, CHDS

Ellen Gordon is an Associate Director and Faculty for the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Ms. Gordon previously served as the Governor’s Homeland Security Advisor and the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Administrator for the state of Iowa. She is the former President of the National Emergency Management Association. Ms. Gordon is the 2004 recipient of the Curtis H. “Butch” Straub Award, for exemplary academic achievement and leadership from the Naval Postgraduate School.

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Lee H. Hamilton, Director, the Center on Congress at Indiana University

Lee Hamilton is founder and Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. He was President and Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington from 1999 through 2010. Hamilton served for 34 years in Congress representing IndianaÕs Ninth District. Since leaving the House, Hamilton has served on the Hart-Rudman Commission, was co-chair of both the Commission to Investigate Certain Security Issues at Los Alamos and the Iraq Study Group, and was vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission.

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Raymond Kelly, Police Commissioner, City of New York

Raymond Kelly is the Police Commissioner of the City of New York. Commissioner Kelly formerly served as Senior Managing Director, Global Corporate Security, at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Before that, he served as Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service and as Under Secretary for Enforcement at the U.S. Treasury Department. He also served on the executive committee and was elected Vice President for the Americas of Interpol.

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John Magaw, Self-employed, Domestic and International Security Consultant

John Magaw is a self-employed domestic and international security consultant who most recently served as the Under Secretary for Security at the Department of Transportation. Magaw has served as the Acting Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and led the Office of National Preparedness with FEMA. Mr. Magaw has also served as the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and Director of the Secret Service.

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Bonnie Michelman, Director of Police, Security and Outside Services at Massachusetts General Hospital and instructor at Northeastern University's College of Criminal Justice

Bonnie Michelman is the Director of Police, Security and Outside Services at Massachusetts General Hospital and has been an instructor at Northeastern University's College of Criminal Justice since 1988. Previously, she served as President of the Board of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety and President of the American Society for Industrial Security International. Michelman has over twenty years of security management experience with positions ranging from District Manager at First Security Services to Assistant Vice President for General Services at Newton-Wellesley Hospital

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Jeff Moss, Chief Security Officer, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Jeff Moss is the Chief Security Officer for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He is also the founder and Director of Black Hat and DEFCON Computer Hacker Conferences. Prior to Black Hat, Mr. Moss was a director at Secure Computing Corporation where he helped establish the Professional Services Department in the United States, Asia, and Australia. He has also worked for Ernst & Young, LLP in their Information System Security division.

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Martin O'Malley, Governor, State of Maryland

Martin O'Malley is the Governor of Maryland. He started his career as the Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore City, as a member of the Baltimore City Council, and eventually as Mayor of Baltimore City. Governor O'Malley is co-chair of the National Governors' Association's Special Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety.

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Sonny Perdue, Former Governor, State of Georgia

Sonny Perdue is the former Governor of Georgia. During his first term, Georgia created 200,000 new jobs and posted the highest graduation rates and SAT scores in state history. He easily won re-election to a second term in 2006. Prior to his service as Governor, he was a Captain in the United States Air Force, a member of the Houston County Planning and Zoning Board, and a member of the Georgia State Senate.

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Harold Schaitberger, General President, International Association of Firefighters

Harold Schaitberger is the General President of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), representing 300,000 professional fire fighters and paramedics in the United States and Canada. Mr. Schaitberger has led large-scale efforts to assist IAFF members and their families in the wake of national emergencies such as the September 11th attacks, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. He also serves as a vice president of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and on the AFL-CIO Executive Committee, where he is a vice president of the AFL-CIO’s Executive Council.

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Joe Shirley Jr., Former President, The Navajo Nation

Joe Shirley Jr. was the President of the Navajo Nation. He served as Executive Director of the Navajo Division of Social Services and on various committees of the Navajo Nation Council. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Counties (NACo). He also served as a member of the Advisory Committee to the President's Commission of Sustainable Communities in Washington, D.C.

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Lydia W. Thomas, Trustee, Noblis, Inc.

Lydia Thomas is a trustee and former President and CEO of Noblis, Inc. Prior to Noblis, Dr. Thomas was with the MITRE Corporation where she held a series of technical and management positions spanning the areas of energy, environment, health, and communication systems. She is a member of the Virginia Governor’s Commission on Climate Change and serves on the Board of Directors of the Cabot Corporation, the United States Energy Association, and the Northern Virginia Technology Council. Dr. Thomas also serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of The George Washington University.

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Frances Fragos Townsend, Senior Vice President - Worldwide Government, Legal and Business Affairs, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.

Frances Fragos Townsend is the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Government, Legal and Business Affairs for MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. She is the former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. She previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism. She came to the White House from the United States Coast Guard, where she had served as Assistant Commandant for Intelligence.

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Chuck Wexler, Executive Director, Police Executive Research Forum

Chuck Wexler is Executive Director of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), a Washington, D.C.-based policing think tank. He leads a staff that conducts policing research, provides management services and consulting for police agencies, and develops senior police executives to be tomorrow’s police chiefs. PERF’s research has a direct impact on policy and practice in policing around the world.   Prior to working at PERF, Mr. Wexler worked as operations assistant to the Police Commissioner in Boston.

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John "Skip" Williams, Provost and Vice President for Health, The George Washington University

John “Skip” Williams is the Provost of The George Washington University (GWU) and serves as the Vice President for Health Affairs at the GWU Medical Center. In 2002, The Republic of Panama bestowed the Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa on Dr. Williams for his efforts to create the International Center for Tropical Diseases and Genomic Studies. He has also received a commendation from the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Foundation for “Lifelong commitment to Health in the United States.”

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This page was last reviewed / modified on November 2, 2011.

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