Brit Weber joined Michigan State University (MSU) in 2002 and is the program director of the Critical Incident Protocol (CIP)-Community Facilitation program at the School of Criminal Justice.  The CIP program is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant-funded initiative for communities (cities, counties and regions) across the nation that builds government-business collaborations for joint critical incident management.  Additionally, he is involved in several homeland security, emergency management, crisis management and criminal justice initiatives.

Brit served 28 years with the Michigan State Police in the Uniform Division at the Lansing, Detroit, Coldwater, Jackson and Ypsilanti posts.  As a field facilitator, he taught management and other courses, and was a Community Service Officer specializing in juvenile, security and crime prevention issues.  Brit worked on various projects in emergency preparedness, public safety and community service, in addition to local, state and federal multi-agency cooperatives.  His career included earning bravery and other departmental and community commendations.  In 1998, he retired as Lieutenant, Assistant Commander of the Ypsilanti Post.

After serving with the Michigan State Police, Brit joined the R.W. Mercer Company as the Manager of Safety and Human Resources.  He was responsible for safety, risk management, security, regulatory compliance, HAZMAT and training, as well as employee development programs, employment law and related human resource functions.  He instituted a number of safety and human resource programs and policies, which resulted in reduced employee injuries, increased regulatory compliance and decreased general liability costs. 

In 2001, Brit served with the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in Kosovo (formerly Yugoslavia) where he was a project coordinator, instructor and supervisor with the United Nations Police Force.  He was responsible for the development and supervision of various employee training programs for the Kosovo Police Service and the United Nations Police.  Further, he instructed management and leadership classes and supervised specialized police training units.

Brit received his Bachelor of Science degree in public safety from Eastern Michigan University.  He completed the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, and also earned the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification.  Brit is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in criminal justice with a specialization in security at Michigan State University and has a Certificate in Homeland Security from MSU. 

Brit is on the ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security) Critical Infrastructure Working Group, the Advisory Board of the Disaster Resource GUIDE, the Safe America 911 Drill Down for Safety Taskforce, the Business Executives for National Security (BENS) Corporation for American Resilience Taskforce, the FEMA Region V Sub-Committee on Public/Private Partnerships and received the 2009 Best Practices Award by PPBI at the Disaster Recovery Journal conference and selected as the 2009 Most Influential People in Security by Security magazine.

He has over thirty years experience in program development, training and guidance in joint critical incident preparedness and business continuity planning, management, criminal justice, homeland security and safety.

The InfraGard Southern Nevada Members Alliance is holding its summer meeting on July 20, 2010.  The meeting will feature two topics related to the National Security of the United States.

First, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Las Vegas Division Kevin Faverau will explain the FBI's role in protecting the country's security in a presentation titled "FBI Transformation Post-9/11: Identifying and Thwarting the Threat."

Second, the Supervisor of the FBI's Foreign Counterintelligence Squad in Las Vegas will explain how the FBI combats spies in Nevada.  The Supervisor also will discuss the Insider Threat, which is a common concern for all companies and businesses.  Additionally, the Supervisor will introduce the Counterintelligence Vulnerability Assessment (CIVA) and discuss ways this tool can assist corporate America to protect itself from theft by foreign governments, foreign intelligence services, and foreign competitors.

This meeting will be CLOSED for only InfraGard members.  Due to the classification level of the information being presented, ONLY SECURED INFRAGARD MEMBERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND.  No guests will be admitted. 

The meeting will be held at the Desert Research Institute (DRI).  DRI is located at 755 East Flamingo Road in Las Vegas.  The meeting will be held in the Rogers Auditorium, which is located inside the Atomic Testing building.  As you enter the museum building, the auditorium is to the left.

Lunch is being partnered by Readiness Resource Group (www.readinessresource.net) and will be served at 11:15 a.m.  The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. and end by 1:30 p.m.  Because of the limmited access to the meeting, you are encouraged to arrive a few minutes early to ensure that you are seated on time.  If you have your membership card, please bring it.  Members without cards will be checked against the InfraGard membership database.