Consultants/Advisory Group
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The Metis Group works with a highly experienced and specialized team of experts in numerous fields to serve the most complicated and confidential needs
Dr. Randy Borum
Dr. Borum is a Professor, Director of the School of Information (iSchool), and Director of Intelligence and National Security Studies at the University of South Florida. Before coming to USF, he was an Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Borum supported three Directors of National Intelligence (DNI) on the Intelligence Science Board (ISB) and served on the Defense Science Board Task Force on Understanding Human Dynamics.
Dr. Borum is a Board-Certified forensic psychologist and has served as an instructor with the BJA State & Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT), a Senior Consultant to the U.S. Secret Service, advisor to the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit-1 (Threat Assessment & National Security), Senior Behavioral Scientist in the National Security Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and is listed on the United Nations' Roster of Experts in Terrorism. He has previously served as a sworn police officer and as Chief Psychologist for the acute admission unit of a regional state psychiatric hospital. He has taught courses on Terrorism, Intelligence Concepts, Intelligence Analysis, Information Behavior, Strategy & Decision-Making, Interrogation, and Criminal Psychology and is author/ co-author of more than 175 professional publications. Dr. Borum is a Past-President of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, and currently serves as Senior Editor of the Journal of Strategic Security and of Military Cyber Affairs.
James A. Corry
Jim Corry is a retired Special Agent with 22+ years in his career with the United States Secret Service. He served in two field offices, the Technical Security Division, the Office of Training, and finished his career in the Intelligence Division. In addition to investigative, protective, and training experience, Jim helped develop the Service’s Critical Incident Stress Debriefing program and served as a Peer Counselor for many years. He is the recipient of both the Service’s Lifesaving Award and the Director’s Valor Award. Jim has expertise and significant success in crisis/risk management, defensive target analysis, research, equipment and procedure development, and public safety diving/water rescue. Jim is known for his creative and innovative problem solving, particularly in high stress, time critical environments. Jim has a unique and motivational leadership style with strong mentoring skills. He is a published author, accomplished technical editor/writer, and educational designer. He is a skilled public speaker who is detail oriented with strong organizational and process re-engineering skills.
Following his retirement, Jim entered the telecommunications industry and filled executive positions with the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA), Abel Telecom, Nextel, and LightSquared where he developed a solid, diverse technical background in cellular and mobile satellite telecommunications, especially in disaster and emergency communications. During this time, Jim served on the DoD Mission Assurance Working Group (satellite communications), co-chaired the Satellite Industry Association’s Public Safety Working Group, and served on the DHS – National Communications System, NCC- Communications ISAC for six years with one year as the Vice Chairman.
Jim built a reputation as a results-oriented executive with extensive corporate and nonprofit board experience and became a NACD certified Governance Fellow. Jim has a BA in chemistry and secondary education from Hanover College.
Mark Dozier
Mark Dozier brings over thirty years of government and private sector experience resulting in specialized knowledge of security programs, antiterrorism measures, emergency management and all-hazards training, exercise design and delivery, and preparedness and continuity planning. He also provides skilled input and program management to infrastructure protection projects, continuity requirements, personnel and physical security projects, and incident management/command. Daily, Mr. Dozier focuses on developing novel approaches to preparedness, helping Federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as private sector companies, prepare for all-hazards incidents.
As the Chief Executive Officer for Critical Path Solutions, Inc., Mr. Dozier administers executive leadership over corporate policies and practices in relation to servicing government and private sector clients. He also provides subject matter capability across Federal Interagency departments in public safety and emergency response all-hazards programs and activities. Further, Mr. Dozier has extensive experience internationally as he has supported clients in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East with security risk assessments, emergency planning, security policies, and training and exercises.
While the springboard to his career was his service in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps, Mr. Dozier’s understanding of preparedness comes from his time as a federal government civilian. While employed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, he oversaw the homeland security programs in twenty-one states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico; which included grant funding, training, and exercises.
Mr. Dozier holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland and has completed several training and certification courses across the security, emergency response, and preparedness fields. He has also completed the National Veteran’s Institute for Procurement’s (VIP) Start and International programs for Veteran Owned Small Business. Mr. Dozier completed the SBA’s prestigious Emerging Leader’s program in the fall of 2017.
Chief Arthur J. Kelly, III (ret.)
Arthur Kelly is a consultant in the Public Safety field. His expertise includes: Threat, Risk and Vulnerability assessment, formulating/developing policies and procedures, and the development and implementation of strategic goals and objectives. He has extensive experience in the field of protective intelligence, security surveys and assessment, and the development and implementation of threat assessment teams focused on the prevention of targeted violence. His professional experiences have allowed him to develop liaison contacts with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies across the United States and Canada.
Art has served as a subject matter expert for the United States Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students, and as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education's Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center. He has also served as a consultant and contractor for the National Threat Assessment Center of the United States Secret Service; as a faculty member and subject matter expert for the American Prosecutors Research Institute of the National District Attorneys Association; as a consultant to the Regional Community Policing Institute of New England at Northeastern University, School of Criminal Justice; and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Care Sciences at The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C.
Art began his law enforcement career as a patrol officer with the Hartford, Connecticut Police Department. He served that department in patrol, as a street supervisor, and as Commander of the Police Academy. After leaving Hartford, he served as Chief of Police of Sanford, Maine; Commissioner of Public Safety of North Adams, Massachusetts; Chief of Police of Saint Joseph, Missouri; Superintendent of Police of Peoria, Illinois; and Chief of Police of New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Chief Kelly is a graduate of the University of Hartford with a BS in Police Administration and a Master's in Public Administration. He has completed additional graduate work in Organizational Behavior and Statistical Research. His research interests include threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence and he has co-authored a number of publications and reports on Terrorism and Mass Transit.
Mark Smithberger
Mr. Smithberger was a career Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. He was a Special Agent in Charge at numerous locations in the United States and also served abroad, specializing in counterintelligence, counter-espionage, and anti-terrorism, ultimately assigned to the develop the Department of the Navy’s Technology Protection Program. Following retirement, Mr. Smithberger has provided training and consultation in these matters to numerous federal agencies including the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Capitol Police, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office in the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Counter Intelligence Field Activity in the Department of Defense, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the White House Communications Agency in addition to a number of private concerns and educational institutions
Francis Schmitz
Francis Schmitz is a licensed attorney in the State of Wisconsin who was admitted to practice in 1983. He has a B.A. from St. Norbert College, an M.B.A. from Southern Illinois University, and a J.D. from Marquette University.
Schmitz began his legal career as a clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John Coffey. He then went on to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, specializing in criminal and counterterrorism cases. He served as Chief of the Criminal Division, Chief of the Civil Division and First Assistant U.S. Attorney during his 29 year tenure.
From 2005 until 2011, Schmitz served as the National Crisis Management Coordinator for the Counterterrorism Section of the Department of Justice's National Security Division. Schmitz provided leadership, direction, and guidance to the Department's crisis response initiatives, including the Department's and the nation's overall preparedness to respond to terrorist acts and other critical events. In 2007, he represented the Department of Justice in more than 10 national and international terrorism exercises, participating in the planning for many of these exercises. He also served on White House working groups relating to preparedness.
Schmitz has received multiple awards from the U.S. Department of Justice, including the prestigious "U.S. Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service" in 2007 and 2012.
Schmitz has served as an instructor at the Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute, the DOD Institute of International Legal Studies and Marquette University.
Schmitz served over seven years as an active duty U.S. Army officer and retired as a Colonel in the Army Reserve.
Dr. Susan Villani
Dr. Villani is a Board-certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist whose career has been dedicated to serving youth with severe mental health disorders. She has worked as a clinician administrator in developing systems of care in Massachusetts and Maryland, having held academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. While in Boston, Dr. Villani also pursued an interest in organizations, and, for a number of years, worked with the Levinson Institute consulting to major corporations.
After moving to Baltimore to accept a position as the Child/Adolescent Service Line Director with Sheppard Pratt Health System, Dr. Villani developed a particular interest in the impact of media on youth, and she has lectured in the United States and Europe on this subject. Throughout her career Dr. Villani has been focused on children with severe behavior problems who are at great risk to do harm to themselves or others. While working as Medical Director of Hopkins’ Kennedy Krieger School Programs, she was recognized in Baltimore Magazine’s Best Doctor’s issue as a top child psychiatrist in Baltimore. Dr. Villani also worked for a decade in residential treatment centers treating adolescents who could not be safely served without containment in a secure facility. This work further focused her interest on ‘tragedy prevention’ as many of the youth in her care had histories of violent behavior and threatened violence.
Dr. Villani’s expertise extends to children with developmental disabilities in addition to youth with a more ‘neurotypical’ profile. Her advocacy for children extends to contributing editorials on violence prevention, the impact of media, and detention practices towards juveniles in the care of the Department of Juvenile Services. A Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and an Emeritus Member of the American College of Psychiatry, Dr. Villani is widely recognized as a valued teacher, mentor, and clinical consultant who understands child development and child psychopathology; competently navigates among educational, mental health, medical, social service, and juvenile justice systems of care; and recognizes that children both reflect and absorb their life circumstances and culture.
Bryan Vossekuil
Bryan Vossekuil is a retired Special Agent of the United States Secret Service. In his over 24 years with the Secret Service, Mr. Vossekuil’s assignments included several years’ service on the Presidential Protective Detail. In addition, he served as Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the agency’s Intelligence Division, where he was responsible for the oversight of all its investigations and management of persons who might present harm to the President and other national leaders. In 1999 he founded, and was the first Executive Director of, the Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center, which conducts behavioral research and provides training and operational support for the prevention of targeted violence, including assassination, terrorism, school shootings, and workplace violence.
While in the Secret Service, Mr. Vossekuil served as co-director of two Secret Service operational studies. The first analyzed the thinking and behavior of all 83 persons (1949 – 1996) known to have attacked, or approached for attack, a prominent person of public status in the United States. Mr. Vossekuil was instrumental in integrating these research findings into the Services protection efforts.
The second study, conducted with the federal Department of Education, analyzed 37 targeted school attacks in the U.S. in the past 25 years. As part of this work, Mr. Vossekuil helped write Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates. Both studies have been featured by 60 Minutes, the New York Times, and other major national newspapers and national news programs.
Following his retirement from the Secret Service in 2002, Mr. Vossekuil worked with a number of defense and intelligence community organizations on projects concerning the prevention of terrorist behavior. He also has worked with many other private clients, schools, and law enforcement agencies developing programs designed to mitigate the risk of targeted violence in business and school settings. Mr. Vossekuil has served as a consultant to the FBI and the National Counter Terrorism Center and as Senior Advisor on the Intelligence Science Board Study on Educing Information.
From 2006 to 2021, Mr. Vossekuil was the President of the Metis Group, where he coordinated and oversaw all of Metis’ activities to include its Federal Government contracts and its work with other agencies and private entities.
Mr. Vossekuil is the author or co-author of more than 20 publications dealing with threat assessment, targeted violence, assassination, and stalking. He formerly served on the editorial board of the Journal of Threat Assessment and the editorial board of the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management.