March 28, 2008
California Lutheran University to Host Terrorism Presentation
Speaker and Hosted Buffet Luncheon
Topic: Militant Islamic Terrorism: Threats and Responses
When and where: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:30-1:30 Lundering Events Center (north campus) California Lutheran University, 60 West Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, Ca. (presentation will begin at approximately 12:15)
Speaker: James Biesterfeld, Special Agent (Ret) U.S. Army Intelligence
James Biesterfeld graduated with a B.A. in Education from Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army, initially as a Military Policeman. Some of his assignments included: Criminal Investigator, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia; Narcotics Investigator with the Joint Drug Suppression Team, Mannheim, Germany; and Commander of the guard, NATO, Giessen, Germany.
He was recruited into Military Intelligence as a Special Agent for Counterintelligence, where he was responsible for the investigation of National Security Crimes, including Counter-Espionage and Counter-Terrorism. He is a linguist in the Arabic and German languages. Some of his assignments included: Counterintelligence Activity, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; Senior Special Agent, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia; and the Discreet Surveillance Detachment, Frankfurt Germany.
In 1994, he established Sovereign Executive Services as an investigative company. Following the events on September 11, 2001, he authored several seminars designed to assist law enforcement in their anti-terrorism efforts. He currently is under contract to the California Department of Justice, Advanced Training Center. He has trained hundreds of police officers and federal security personnel in California as well as agencies in Nevada, Florida, Nebraska and Ontario, Canada. He has recently co-authored a textbook on Post Catastrophic Event management. He also consults on matters of anti-terrorism and threats assessments to companies in the private sector.
Sponsored by:
The CLU departments of Criminal Justice and legal Studies; Graduate program in Public Policy and administration; Political Science; the CLU Center for Equality and Justice; Corporate Security Division, Amgen Inc. Newbury Park and Allied Barton Security Services Newbury Park.
Reservations:
Space is limited. Please RSVP before Monday, April 20 indicating the company/agency and number of persons attending (names optional). For individuals please provide names and contact information.
Reservations and information contact:
Dr. Robert J. Meadows, Chair, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
Email: meadows@clunet.edu office: 805.493.3484, fax: 805.493.3479.
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