INTERACTION 2009

Presented by
The Public/Private Liaison Committee
of the
ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE

Friday, October 23, 2009

HARPER COLLEGE
1200 W. Algonquin Road Palatine, IL 60067
Announcing a Seminar on
“WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS”
According to Workplace Violence news, workplace violence rates have nearly tripled in the last ten years. Experts warn that as the
economy continues to sputter, there will be a rise in the number of incidents throughout the country. Now more than ever, it is
imperative to train employees to recognize and report the signs of aggressive workers and customers. As important, is conducting
proper checks on perspective employees….

Come join us as we explore these topics….

~ AGENDA ~
8 AM Registration
9 AM – 12:30 PM Program: An excellent panel of speakers will discuss issues facing organizations challenged
with protecting their employees

Topics include: Legal Liabilities, Workplace violence recognition and prevention, and an
Overview of Criminal History checks for non-criminal justice entities.

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch

Cost - $25 per participant

• Business Attire Appropriate -
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 INTERACTION 2009
Presented by
The Public/Private Liaison Committee
of the
ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE

Friday, October 23, 2009

HARPER COLLEGE
1200 W. Algonquin Road Palatine, IL 60067
Announcing a Seminar on
“WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS”
Expert Panel
Pamela Paziotopoulos - Senior Advisor, Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking Prevention, Center for Personal Protection and Safety
Ms. Paziotopoulos began her career in 1990 as a prosecutor for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, quickly focusing on the area of
domestic violence. She oversaw curricula development and education in domestic violence prosecution, provided technical assistance to
prosecutors and allied professionals, and developed training materials in the areas of domestic violence and stalking. In 1997, she was recruited
to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office to create and supervise the Domestic Violence Division. She monitored the prosecution of over
100,000 domestic violence cases emanating each year from the city of Chicago and surrounding area. In 2002, Ms. Paziotopoulos formed her
own consulting group, serving both the public and private sectors.
Ms. Paziotopoulos has developed and presented numerous training sessions on the topic of domestic violence, stalking and workplace violence
to corporations, security directors, human resource professionals, doctors, nurses, employee assistance providers, prosecutors, advocates, judges,
law enforcement agencies, psychologists, shelter personnel and court watchers. She has trained the Albanian National Police on domestic
violence policy and procedures in Tirana, Albania. Ms. Paziotopoulos has frequently been a keynote speaker on domestic violence. She has also
appeared on CNN, CNBC, and the Oprah Winfrey Show as well as numerous national radio and news stations. She has appeared on the FBI’s
Training Network discussing domestic violence in the workplace. She was a consultant and participant in the FBI’s Violence in the Workplace
Symposium. She has authored numerous articles on the issues of domestic violence and stalking. Her article, “Violence Against Women
Act: Federal Relief for State Prosecutors,” has been cited by Federal Courts of Appeal as decisive in defending the landmark legislation
VAWA.
Ms. Paziotopoulos has a Juris Doctorate degree from the IIT Chicago Kent College of Law as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. She is also a Certified Instructor for the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program.

Marcel Reid - Chief of Staff, Illinois State Police - Bureau of Identification

Mr. Reid is the Executive Officer of the Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business
management from Eastern Illinois University and later attended Sangomon State University’s Public Administration Masters Degree program in
Springfield, Illinois. Mr. Reid began his career with the Illinois State Police as a Crime Studies Field Analyst and later worked as a Police
Consultant before being assigned to the Bureau of Identification. Mr. Reid is the administrator of the bureau’s Criminal History Record
Information (CHRI) program. Among his many duties, Mr. Reid is responsible for developing policies and procedures governing the collection,
maintenance and dissemination of Illinois criminal history record information. In addition, Mr. Reid works closely with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation regarding non-criminal justice access to national criminal history record information.

Steve Romano, Senior Advisor, Crisis Management and Negotiations, Center for Personal Protection and Safety

Mr. Romano spent the last 20 years of his law enforcement career at the FBI, where he was most recently Chief of the Crisis Negotiation Unit in
the Critical Incident Response Group. In this role he led more than 400 trained crisis negotiators in 56 field offices and was responsible for the
overall operational, instructional, research, budget, and personnel oversight.
During his career with the FBI, Mr. Romano was an active negotiator operationally involved in either a key leadership or advisory role in
numerous hostage, barricade and kidnap incidents. He also managed numerous international kidnap negotiations and was deployed to India and
Ecuador.
While at the FBI, Mr. Romano sharpened his training skills by planning, evaluating, and participating in a wide range of national and
international crisis management field training exercises. In addition, he revised the FBI National Crisis Negotiation Course and published a
number of crisis negotiation articles. He has been featured in several productions on negotiations for Discovery, TLC, and the History Channel.

Dan Shoemaker - USIS, Business Unit Director

In this position, Mr. Shoemaker manages the operations of one of USIS’ investigative business units which includes over 475 field investigators,
team leaders and district managers. USIS’s Investigative Services Division provides background investigative services to the federal, state, and
local governments and commercial customers. USIS is the largest supplier of background investigations to the U.S. Government and a leading
provider of these services to private industry. Mr. Shoemaker holds a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech and an MBA from the McDonough
School of Business at Georgetown University.