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ACT! for America The Mission Viejo Chapter of ACT! for America will hold a General Meeting on Mon., Nov. 4, at the Norman Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. The meeting starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m. The meeting date was changed to the first Monday of the month for November. Guest speakers will be Ron Williams and Dr. Manny Tau. The program topic will be “Identifying and Deterring Potentially Deadly Behavior -- Two Top Threat Management Experts Share their Survival Tactics.” Williams and Tau are personal security experts. From the announcement: From Columbine high school in Colorado to the Westgate Mall in Niarobi, the world is becoming a dangerous place. How can you protect yourself if you suspect trouble or are caught in the middle of a violent situation? What You Will Learn:
Ron Williams served in United States Secret Service for 22 years. He supervised all divisions of the Los Angeles Field Office, including the Presidential Protection Squad and the elite Counter Assault Team designed to defeat terrorist attacks. He was responsible for all security planning and logistics for heads-of-state visits to Los Angeles, personally protecting Presidents Ford, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, as well as Queen Elizabeth, Yitzhak Shamir and Pope John Paul. He earned the United States Secret Service Director's Award for Special Achievement, on eight different occasions. Williams is the CEO of the Talon Companies, a suite of firms that provide security consulting, including critical infrastructure protection that requires Top Secret clearance. He is a frequent guest on Fox News Channel and other national TV shows. He was the keynote speaker at the Alabama Governor's Conference on Violence in the Workplace Prevention and has shared his expertise and insights with dozens of organizations and associations throughout America. Dr. Manny Tau is a forensic psychologist who works in the area of threat assessment and active threat management. He has been a workplace/school-place/personal violence and threat management consultant throughout the United States since 1995. He also works with many government and private organizations to develop their violence-prevention programs. Dr. Tau has over 10 years’ experience in the psychiatric hospital setting, and he was the clinical director of an inpatient psychiatric program providing comprehensive services for psychological disorders and substance abuse. Dr. Tau currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals -- San Diego Chapter. Williams and Tau will speak for about 50 minutes, followed by questions from the audience for 20 minutes. A $5 donation will be appreciated to help cover meeting costs. Bruce Mayall is the Mission Viejo Chapter Leader. Sign up for ACT! for America chapter announcements at www.act4oc.org |
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