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About CUSA

 

UC, Irvine

 

The Center for Unconventional Security Affairs addresses the human and environmental security challenges of the twenty-first century through innovative research and education programs that integrate experts from the public and private sector.

 

CUSA undertakes interdisciplinary research to understand and develop solutions to challenges such as the human dimensions of climate change; the links between environment, conflict, and peace; global terrorist networks; and transnational threats to health and food security.

 

CUSA's education programs prepare the next generation of leaders and researchers and our public service activities enhance awareness, preparedness and response to help policymakers and the Orange County community address emerging security challenges that impact our families, communities, and nation.

 

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CUSA Advisory Board


 

Frank Quinlan, Chair, CUSA Advisory Board, and Attorney; Brigadier General, USMC, ret.

 

Jon Barnett, Ph.D., Melbourne University

 

Kent Butts, Ph.D., U.S. Army War College

 

Chris Callero, Experian Americas

 

Tony Caruso, Southern California Edison

 

Brian Cescolini, Universal Protection Service, Inc.

 

David Collins, Sensara S.L.

 

Shannon Curry, M.A., Doctoral resident in Clinical Psychology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii

 

Geoff Dabelko, Ph.D., Environmental Change and Security Project, Woodrow Wilson Center

 

Suzanne C. Danis, J. Carey & Associates, Inc. (ret)

 

Kristen Day, Ph.D., NYU Poly

 

Dwight Decker, Ph.D., Conexant Systems

 

Ronald Deibert, Ph.D., University of Toronto

 

Art Delgado, National Hispanic Builder's Association

 

Daniel Deudney, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

 

Amar Dhillon, Platinum Associates

 

Richard Di Sabatino, ISG

 

Lieutenant Clay Epperson, Costa Mesa Police Department

 

William H. Gaylord, Allergan, Inc.

 

Wallace "Chip"Gregson, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Defense, Asian and Pacific Security Affairs

 

Rick Hahn, R. Hahn & Company, Inc.; Federal Bureau of Investigation, ret.

 

Mark Halle, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland

 

Anne Hammill, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland

 

Chief Paul Henisey, University of California, Irvine Police Department

 

Sandi Jackson, co-chair Coalition Advocating Human Security (CAHS)

 

Fred Jager, Founding Chair CUSA Advisory Board, Hunter Wise Financial Group

 

Sarah Kaminske, Orange County Department of Education

 

Michael Klare, Ph.D., Hampshire College

 

Miriam Lowi, Ph.D., College of New Jersey

 

Chief David L. Maggard, Jr., Irvine Police Department

 

Mark Mansfield, Decision Point, LLC

 

Stephen Marlow, Outcome Logic

 

Elissa McCarter, CHF International

 

Bryan L. McDonald, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

 

Glenn McGovern, Santa Clara Co. District Attorney's Office

 

Dan Merkle, Lexipol, LLC

 

Elena Nikitina, Ph.D., Russian Academy of Science

 

Karen O'Brien, Ph.D., University of Oslo

 

Kevin O'Grady, Ed.D., Anti-Defamation League

 

R. J. Parzick, Eureka Capital Markets LLC

 

D. J. Peterson, Ph.D., Eurasia Group

 

John Renzi, H&S Ventures

 

Kenneth R. Rutherford, Ph.D., James Madison University; Co-Founder, Landmine Survivors Network

 

Carl H. Schultz, MD, University of California, Irvine

 

George E. Shambaugh, IV, Georgetown University

 

Donald Sheetz, Sheetz Group; Chair, Region 1 Homeland Security Advisory Council

 

Dennis Shoji, Edwards Lifesciences

 

Lance L. Simpson, Ph.D., Jefferson Medical College.

 

Ted Smith, FileNET Corporation, ret.

 

Alon Stivi, Direct Measures Inc.

 

Rachel Stohl, Senior Analyst, Center for Defense Information

 

Don Thorne, Ph.D., Cheyenne Capital Corporation

 

Thomas T. Tierney, Vita-Tech International

 

Bert Tussing, U.S. Army War College; former Joint Chiefs of Staff

 

Bishnu Raj Upreti, Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South, Nepal

 

Martin van Creveld, Ph.D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem

 

Yuri Vanetik, Vanetik International, LLC

 

Richard Wade, Ph.D., Risk Management Sciences, Inc.

 

Richard A. Wagner, Ogilvy Renault

 

Doug Watson, Disneyland Resort

 

Clive Whittenbury, Erickson Group , Ltd

 

Ronald T. Williams, Talon Executive Services, Inc.; U.S. Secret Service, ret.

 

Elsa Yasukawa, LEED AP+, YCC International LLP