Members

Some of these events include:

Virginia Tech Shooting
Fort Hood Shooting
Tucson Shooting
American Civic Association Shooting
Sikh Temple Shooting, Oak Creek, WI
Boston Marathon Bombing
San Bernardino Shooting
Washington Navy Yard Shooting
Umpqua Community College Shooting
Charleston/Mother Emmanuel Church Shooting
Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
Las Vegas Harvest Festival Shooting
Pittsburgh Tree of Life Shooting
Henry Pratt Company Shooting
Chabad Synagogue Shooting
Borderline Bar Shooting
Sutherland Springs Church Shooting
Santa Fe High School Shooting
Tribeca Truck Attack
Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting
Parkland High School Shooting
Virginia Beach Shooting
Dayton Shooting
El Paso Walmart Shooting

Prior to the joining the FBI, Ms. Turman served in the Department of Justice as Director of the Missing and Exploited Children’s Program, Chief of the Victim Witness Assistance Unit in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, and Director of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). She began her public service career as an aide to the late Senator John Heinz.

As OVC Director, she was tasked by Attorney General Reno with developing a comprehensive plan to ensure that every family that lost loved ones in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am 103, regardless of nationality, were afforded opportunities to follow and participate in the Scottish trial of two Libyan intelligence agents held in the Netherlands. The unprecedented assistance included the first website created for victims to follow a trial, a secure broadcast of trial proceedings to sites in the United States and United Kingdom, assistance with travel to case briefings and the trial, and mental health counseling for families.

Ms. Turman served on national task forces and advisory committees including the Interagency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence, the National Forensic Science Commission, the Victim Services Committee for the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the White House Hostage Policy Review Team. She played a key role in establishing the Interagency Hostage Recover Fusion Cell and led the Hostage Family Engagement Team for the first year.

Ms. Turman received the Edmund J. Randolph Award, the highest honor provided by the Department of Justice, for her work with Pan Am 103/Lockerbie families. She received the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, two National Crime Victims Service Awards, two National Intelligence Meritorious Citations, and is one of the few Federal employees to receive Presidential Rank Awards for both Meritorious and Distinguished Service.

Ms. Turman is retired and living in the Nashville area where she volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for abused and neglected children and serves as a consultant on issues related to terrorism and mass violence victim response.

She has experience working in several criminal justice agencies, including with a Superior Court Judge and investigators in the District Attorney’s Office in the Western Judicial Circuit in Athens, Georgia. From 2015 to 2018 she served as an Honor Intern for the FBI, initially working at Headquarters in the Office of Partner Engagement’s Violence Prevention Section/Active Shooter Unit, where she contributed to follow-up studies from the FBI’s seminal research on active shooter incidents and worked with the Department of Education and law enforcement executives on best practices for violence prevention in K-12 schools. In 2016, she transferred to the Wilmington, Delaware Resident Agency, providing analytical and investigative support to the Safe Streets/Violent Crimes Task Force.

She previously worked as a researcher at the Center for Homicide Research in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Center for Drug and Health Studies at the University of Delaware. Since moving to South Carolina, she has worked in a research advisory capacity with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and the South Carolina Domestic Violence Advisory Committee and has forged relationships with several other federal, state, and local agencies and organizations in the area.

Dr. Mancik’s scholarship and teaching are largely informed by her experiences working alongside community partners and criminal justice agencies. As a result, her research currently focuses on how methodological considerations, particularly measurement and conceptualization, of key constructs contribute to disparate empirical findings and the associated policy implications.

Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Annual Review of Criminology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Homicide Studies, as well as white papers and book chapters. Her master’s thesis, “Community Context and Homicide Clearance Rates: Estimating the Effects of Collective Efficacy,” won the prestigious Richard Block Award for Outstanding Thesis Research. She is co-editor of the forthcoming book, Taking Stock of Homicide: Trends, Emerging Themes, and Research Challenges and regularly presents research findings at national and international conferences and invited workshops.

Dr. Mancik serves as the faculty advisor for the University of South Carolina chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the national criminal justice honor society, and coordinates the Department’s annual Internship/Career Fair. She also supervises graduate and undergraduate research, and regularly returns to UGA to participate in the Criminal Justice Program’s alumni panel.

He has co-authored several threat assessment articles, threat assessment investigative guides for adult, higher education, and student models that are currently in use by several threat assessment teams and programs throughout the nation, and he has consulted on many difficult threat assessment cases.

Lieutenant Okada has over 33 years serving in law enforcement in Salem, Oregon and has been instrumental in promoting threat assessment throughout the nation. He has done presentations, consulting, training, and debriefing on threat assessment issues around the nation and is highly regarded as a trainer in the field. He has trained and consulted in Community-based threat assessment, K-12 threat assessment, Higher Education threat assessment, Corporate threat assessment, and Public-Sector threat assessment. He has also consulted and assisted in the formation of multiple threat assessment teams and systems throughout the United States. He was an invited participant at the 2015 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Symposium on Targeted Violence Prevention, resulting in the 2017 publication of the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit Monograph: Making Prevention a Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks. Lieutenant Okada consulted with the Oregon Governor’s Task Force on School Safety and worked with the Task Force on threat assessment legislation, and he was the recipient of the Oregon Champions for Children award in 2017 for his work in student threat assessment. Lieutenant Okada is also a co-author of the publication Assessing Student Threats-Implementing the Salem-Keizer System.

Lieutenant Okada currently holds the office of President of the National Board of Directors of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP). He has held several offices on the National Board of Directors of (ATAP) since 2007 and received the 2009 ATAP Presidential Recognition Award at the national ATAP Threat Management Conference. He previously served as the ATAP Northwest Chapter Sergeant at Arms and two terms as the Northwest Chapter President. He was also on the committee that authored the ATAP Code of Ethical Conduct.

Complimentary to his work and training in threat assessment, Lieutenant Okada has developed and delivered training in personal and situational awareness and safety. He has trained in both the public and private sectors on response to violent intruders (active shooter), Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), personal and business safety planning, situational awareness, personal safety, and multiple other crime prevention topics.

Over the years, Lieutenant Okada has received numerous awards and honors for his work in law enforcement. He has a wide variety of experiences ranging from homicide investigations to gang investigations to criminal intelligence to narcotics investigations. He has commanded the Salem Police Department Domestic Violence Response Team, Youth Services Unit and Criminal Investigations Sections. He also commanded a HIDTA Interagency Task Force and has served on many multi-agency teams and task forces. Lieutenant Okada graduated Cum Laude from Willamette University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and is also a graduate of the Southern Police Institute Homicide Investigator Course, the FBI National Academy, DEA Drug Unit Commander Academy and Oregon Executive Development Institute. Lieutenant Okada holds numerous state certifications including the Executive Certification through the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

Since 2021, Dr. Deisinger has served as a founding member and subject matter expert for the Mass Violence Advisory Initiative, a joint project of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Since February 2015, Dr. Deisinger has been retained as the Threat Management Consultant for the Virginia Center for School & Campus Safety. Dr. Deisinger provides threat management training and consultation for schools, campuses, and government & law enforcement agencies across Virginia.
Until his retirement in December 2014, Dr. Deisinger served as Deputy Chief of Police & Director of Threat Management Services for Virginia Tech, positions to which he had been recruited following the 2007 mass casualty incident at that campus. As executive officer for the Virginia Tech Police Department, Dr. Deisinger provided leadership for law enforcement operations to support a safe and secure campus environment and directed the university’s multi-disciplinary threat management functions across its global facilities.
Dr. Deisinger earned his doctorate in psychology from Iowa State University. He is a licensed psychologist, a certified health service provider in psychology, and, until his retirement, a certified law enforcement officer.

Tactical Instructor assigned to the Tactical Training Unit at Hogan’s Alley: responsible for New Agent Tactical Instruction, Safe Streets training, and Active Shooter training for State and Local Law Enforcement.

Served four years on FBI Director Robert Mueller’s Protective Detail working in CONUS and OCONUS environments.

Created and managed the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force in the Omaha Field Office after 9/11.

FBI SWAT Team Member for eight years.

Certified FBI Firearms Instructor, Tactical Instructor, Driving Instructor, ALERRT Active Shooter Instructor, and SWAT Operator.

Upon his retirement from the FBI, he began a second career in behavioral health and established and led one of the first Behavioral Health Crisis Centers in Idaho.

Don Robinson is the Founder and Principal Consultant for Clinical Security Solutions, LLC, a security risk management consulting firm specializing in behavioral threat assessment and management, workplace violence prevention, and related training and curriculum development.

Don is a Certified Threat Manager accredited through the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals.

For over 17 years, Mr. Cugno maintained the position of the FBILA’s Primary Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Coordinator until his retirement in October 2023. In this role, Mr. Cugno assisted with the investigation of repetitive and violent crimes, counterterrorism, and threatening communications. In addition to his primary role as the BAU Coordinator, Mr. Cugno also provided leadership and consultation in the following five specialized areas concurrently: Threat Management Coordinator, Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team – West Team Leader, Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Crisis Negotiator, and Threat Assessment ReGional Evaluation Team (TARGET) Working Group – Director.
Mr. Cugno was the founder of the TARGET Working Group and served as the Director from 2011- 2023. TARGET was created to develop best practices in the identification, assessment, and management of threats to K-12 schools, college and university campuses, houses of worship, healthcare facilities, and other critical infrastructures. This was accomplished through the identification of subject matter experts, the sharing of information, and the facilitation of training. Subsequently, Mr. Cugno collaborated with local communities to expand TARGET’s education and liaison capabilities into four geographically located threat assessment and threat management teams serving Southern California.
Mr. Cugno was a dedicated FBI Adjunct Faculty Instructor and routinely provided training to domestic and international participants in the following topics: situational awareness, verbal de-escalation, behavioral indicators of targeted violence, crisis/hostage negotiations, interview and interrogation strategies, mass casualty response, cybercrime investigations, evidence collection techniques, counterterrorism, violent crime matters, and threat assessment and threat management principles.
In 2022, Mr. Cugno was selected to be a member of the California Child Abduction Task Force, as well as the Los Angeles County’s Veteran Suicide Review Team (VSRT).
Mr. Cugno holds a Master of Science Degree in Justice, Law, and Society from The American University.

Jason served with the United States Secret Service as a Special Agent. During his tenure, Jason was engaged in protective and investigative assignments as well as protecting the President and Vice President, former Presidents, and visiting heads of state. In addition to protection assignments, Jason served as the Secret Service Lead Instructor at the International Law Enforcement Academy, a Physical Fitness Coordinator, and on the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Jason began his law enforcement career with the Lansing Police Department (LPD). While with the LPD, Jason was recognized with a lifesaving award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He has worked on the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, and various multi-jurisdictional enforcement initiatives. Jason has worked with the Michigan Legislature to bring forward critical funding for site assessments for K-12 schools throughout the state and was appointed by Governor Whitmer to serve on Michigan’s School Safety and Mental Health Commission. Jason is a frequent keynote and content speaker at conferences on the topics of emergency preparedness, active shooter response, and safety and security processes. He has taught criminal investigation and security courses as an adjunct professor. Jason has trained thousands of individuals in critical incident response, de-escalation strategies, and behavioral threat assessment. Because of his expertise in safety and security, Jason is frequently asked to respond to crisis situations, including mass shootings and security threats, to serve as an advisor for school districts and corporations nationwide. In addition, Jason and his team at SEC have assessed thousands of organizations’ safety and security processes and procedures, identified gaps in their security measures and recommended actionable solutions. He is recognized nationally as a subject matter expert in safety and security. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Western Michigan University and his master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Security Management from Michigan State University.

Mr. DePriest is currently the Director of Security at the Ransom Everglades School, Miami, Fl., and the Owner of the Morro Risk LLC. As a Director of Security, he has developed best-in-class security programs at multiple K-12 institutions. Morro Risk provides consultation services primarily focusing on workplace violence prevention, physical security threat assessments, active shooter training, visitor and video management system deployment, and Incident Command System (ICS) support.

Mr. DePriest also served as the Principal Firearms Instructor for the FBI Miami firearms and tactical training program. Mr. DePriest has multiple FBI certifications including Firearms Instructor, Tactical Instructor, Advanced Police Instructor, and FBI Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Operator. Multiple basic and intermediate ICS emergency response certifications. He also holds an Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Instructor certification.

As the FBI Miami CMC Mr. DePriest acted as the On Scene Commander at the Pulse Nightclub response. Mr. DePriest represented the Critical Response interest during one the nation’s largest mass casualty incidents at the time. As the FBI CMC Mr. DePriest has also represented the FBI during two additional mass casualty events including the Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooting, and the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, respectively. His CMC role had him develop and oversee command post activities and response elements during multiple Super Bowls, Olympics, and Presidential debates.

During his tenure at the FBI, Jeff was stationed at the Indianapolis, Detroit, and Washington Field Offices and was an active member of multiple Joint Terrorism Task Forces and FBI SWAT Teams. He led complex security operations both domestically and internationally in high-threat countries, and responded to several high-visibility national events, including the Gabrielle Giffords shooting, the Aurora theatre shooting, and the Boston Bombing. Jeff concluded his career as the Assistant Section Chief at the Terrorist Screening Center’s Operations Section – Security and Technology, overseeing physical security, workplace violence prevention and training, active shooter response and preparedness, and insider threat investigations. Notably, he successfully led the joint international investigation into the largest data breach of U.S. Government watchlisting data.

Jeff is passionate about preventing violence through a focus on training and awareness to our teachers, leaders, and civilian personnel.

Jeff Markheim is a retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent with over 20 years of federal law enforcement experience, including leadership in tactical operations, crisis management, and complex international investigations. He began his Bureau career investigating violent crimes against children and later expanded into transnational organized crime and international violent crime, leading investigations into kidnappings for ransom, sexual assaults, and homicides committed against U.S. persons abroad.

Jeff served as an operator and section leader on the FBI New York SWAT Team, executing high-risk tactical operations and executive protection details in the Bureau’s largest and most operationally active field office. He was later promoted to lead the Crisis Management Squad, where he oversaw the FBI’s Crisis Management and Special Events programs and had operational responsibility for SWAT, the Evidence Response Team, the Rapid Deployment Team, Crisis Negotiators, Operational Medicine, the Behavioral Analysis Program, and Victim Specialists. He also directed field Command Post operations and Joint Operations Center activations during multi-agency responses to large scale tactical events and critical incidents.

Following his crisis leadership assignment, Jeff was promoted to Assistant Inspector and Team Leader in the FBI’s Inspection Division. In this role, he conducted compliance and performance reviews of FBI field offices and operational programs. He deployed multiple times as a member of the FBI’s Shooting Incident Review Team to evaluate the application of deadly force in agent-involved shootings and identify ways to improve agent safety and training.

Now the principal of Mission Services Group, Jeff advises individuals and mission-driven organizations on crisis planning, threat assessment, protective operations, and investigative response. He is a board-certified Certified Protection Professional (CPP), a licensed private investigator, and continues to support people and institutions operating in complex threat environments and high-risk operational settings.

Jeff holds a Master of Administrative Science degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University’s School of Public and Global Affairs, and a Bachelor’s degree in the Administration of Justice from Rutgers University, where he focused on psychology and criminology. He began his law enforcement career as a police officer in New Jersey, gaining foundational experience in community policing and front-line response prior to joining the FBI.

Mr. MacLeod was involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing trials and protection details that evolved from that terrorist attack. He was part of the immediate response to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and participated in USMS force protection details for the Southern District of New York courthouses. Mr. MacLeod also supervised the Southern District of New York’s Protective Intelligence Unit in the aftermath of 9/11.

He was part of the U.S. Marshals Service’s 2012 national rollout of its High-Risk Fugitive Apprehension Training Program, which provided standardized best practices in medical and tactical methods to reduce risks during fugitive apprehensions. In 2020, he helped coordinate the repatriation of U.S. citizens during the COVID-19 outbreak, working with the National Center for Disease Control Global Rapid Response Team, the U.S. military, and the Nebraska Medicine Biocontainment Unit. In 2022, Mr. MacLeod oversaw U.S. Marshals Service protection operations that bolstered the security of Supreme Court Justices in response to the draft opinion leak concerning Roe v. Wade.

Throughout his career, he coordinated complex, multi-defendant fugitive investigations involving organized crime and international drug trafficking organizations. He was instrumental in the apprehension of two individuals on the U.S. Marshals Service’s Top 15 Most Wanted list.

Mr. MacLeod is currently working to build partnerships in the private sector and to help individuals and businesses better insulate themselves from risk through strategic security planning and threat mitigation.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Pace University.