ASIS-ST. LOUIS CHAPTER # 039 JANUARY 9, 2014 BREAKFAST MEETING Meeting Date: January 9, 2014 Meeting Location: Maggiano s Approval: 01/16/14 Recorded By: Garrett Cizek Page 1 of 7
1 MEETING LOCATION Maggiano s Restaurant Conference Room 2 MEETING START Meeting Scheduled Start: Meeting Actual Start: 8:00 A.M. 8:14 A.M. 3 AGENDA - MEETING On January 9, 2014, the St. Louis Chapter held a breakfast meeting at Maggiano's Little Italy, #2 The Boulevard, Richmond Heights, MO. Due the bad weather (snow), the meeting was pushed back by approximately 14 minutes. At 8:14 AM, Chapter Vice-Chairman, Tony Jones called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. Bob Weber, CPP provided the Invocation, after which the members and guests enjoyed the breakfast buffet. While members were finishing their meal, everyone in attendance introduced themselves. Tony Jones then introduced the 2014 St. Louis Chapter Officers Steve Wilk, CPP Chairman Tony Jones Vice-Chairman ---- co-chair Tom Cinquina, CPP Bob Williams Treasurer ---- co-chair Bob Weber, CPP Garrett Cizek Secretary ---- co-chair Rajan Taylor Tony Jones announced that Steve Wilk accepted our offer to rejoin the Executive Committee and to serve as our mentor to the incoming officers this year. As the Chapter Chairman this year Steve will provide the chapter with support, leadership, and guidance to establish a smooth transition over the years to come. Page 2 of 7
Steve will also continue to serve as the webmaster for the chapter s website. Tony Jones asked if anyone is interested in volunteering or participating on a committee to please contact any of the chapter officers. And also beginning this month we will make every effort to provide guest speakers to make our monthly meetings as educational sessions eligible for CEU credits (this change requires a minimum of 50 minutes presentation by our guest speakers.) This will allow our certified members to receive CEU s by attending meetings. To receive CEU credits: 1. Certified members will need to sign the certification log at the registration desk. This year is a special year for our chapter. Our 55 th Anniversary is in August and this year will be the 25th LE Appreciation Luncheon in October. The Executive Committee is working on plans to properly recognize both of these achievements and is open to any ideas from our membership. Officer Reports: Steve Wilk s Chairman s Report The new chapter website is 100% operational. New features integrated: o Easy to navigate, professional feel, and attractive to potential new members. Clearly defines our mission and purpose. Email addresses established for each officer and committee chairman. Page 3 of 7
Chapter News Section Blog section (please check regularly for chapter announcements) Please submit announcements so we can keep this communication portal current (i.e. certification achievements, training opportunities, retirements, etc.) This section is archived and will be searchable by category, month or year. Meeting registration ability to pay on-line or make reservations with payment at door or via mail. Financial, Newsletter, and Meeting Minutes for 5 years. Job Opportunities section please submit career opportunities. Front page - integrated text and pictures for marketing upcoming events. o PayPal secured payment portal for handling credit card payments via the website or mobile (we have both systems integrated.) o Constant Contact Used for marketing meetings, newsletters, etc. o Corporate Sponsorship Rajan Taylor is heading up a committee to sell sponsorship. o Google Analytics The addition of this tool will provide us valuable information on how often our website is visited, what pages are visited, etc. so that we adjust are website for maximum marketing potential (i.e. corporate sponsorship.) Tony Jones, Vice-chairman, then gave an updated report on events. 4th Annual Trivia night we need to find a location to host this event and submitting it for community service (typical benefactor is the Major Case Squad), if anyone is interested they need to contact the Executive Committee. Page 4 of 7
Planned events for the year. 28 th Annual Gateway Golf Classic- June 12 th 2 nd Annual EXPO and Seminars August 14 th 25 th Annual LE and Private Security Appreciation Luncheon Oct. 9 th Holiday Social December 11 th Bob Williams gave the Treasurer's Report for December 2013. Chapter dues Invoices sent out this week via PayPal - $22.50 for local dues. Bob Weber reported for the Membership Committee If we only have a "Primary" or Business email address on file for you, please visit the "CONTACT" Page on our chapter website and provide us with an "Alternate" email address to add to our Constant Contact email Address list. We currently have 368 Chapter Members. Bob introduced Eric Thomas with the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission and Larry Sharp with BASF. Both are new members of our chapter in 2013, but today is their first Chapter Meeting. They were welcomed with a round of applause! Bob reminded the members that their ASIS International Membership expired December 31, 2013 and should be renewed ASAP. ASIS HQ allows a grace period until the end of February for you to renew your membership. If you do not renew by the deadline, you will be placed on "HOLD" and removed from our Chapter Roster until you renew your membership. At that time you will be reinstated and added to our Chapter Roster. For those interested in ASIS Membership, Applications and details are available on the Name Badge table. The best way Bob has found to apply for ASIS Membership is to complete the application with Credit Card info and FAX to ASIS HQ because it goes directly to the Membership group at ASIS. Page 5 of 7
Bob reminded all that today's presentation meets both CEU credits for ASIS and Missouri POST credits. Be sure to sign the logs at the Name Badge table. Garrett Cizek gave the Secretary Report and noted that an updated newsletter is being built and it should be ready to be sent out in the next week and if anyone has any suggestions, to please contact the Executive Committee. Lee Sanguinette, RVP Report: He is going to Washington D.C. for an ASIS Leadership meeting in the next week and he will report back any new information. He also announced that several participants who attended the fall certification review course have passed the CPP certification exam. Congratulations to Matthew Huber, CPP, Michael Martori, CPP, and Todd Miller, CPP on your achievement. Tony Jones then presented our Guest Speaker Sgt. Garry Miller. Presentation Topic - Detecting Lies and Assessing Truthfulness Sergeant Garry Miller serves as the Lead Polygraph Examiner for the St. Louis County Police Department. He is a graduate of the International Academy of Polygraph in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Examiner Miller is a full member of the American Polygraph Association # 7397. In addition he has been certified as a Forensic Polygraph Examiner by the American Association of Police Polygraphists # 2717. Furthermore he is member of the Missouri Polygraph Association. He holds St. Louis County Polygraph Examiner License Number 47492. Examiner Miller obtained postconviction sex offender testing training through the American International Institute of Polygraph in Morrow Georgia and is certified as a PCSOT examiner by the American Polygraph Association. As a Polygraph Examiner he served as an adjunct instructor at the Academy of Polygraph Science in Tampa Bay, Florida teaching polygraph techniques as well as interviewing and interrogation. Page 6 of 7
He has been a guest lecturer for the Criminal Minds course at Lindenwood University. Examiner Miller s formal education consists of a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Administration of Criminal Justice from Columbia College. In addition he has sustained training in several areas of specialization including: The Lab for Scientific Interrogation Scientific Content Analysis, Reid Advanced Interviewing & Interrogation, The National White Collar Center Fraud Investigator, The Internet Crimes Association Computer Crimes Investigator, St. Louis Area Major Case Squad Major Case Investigator, St. Louis University School of Medicine Medico/Legal Death Investigation. After the presentation, Tony Jones presented Mr. Miller with a $25 Gift Card from Maggiano's as a token of our appreciation for his presentation. The meeting was closed at approximately 9:20AM. Many members stayed around after the meeting to visit and network. Attendance at this meeting totaled 52 which included 42 members and 10 visitors and guests. Sincerely submitted, Garrett Cizek ASIS-St. Louis Chapter - Secretary Page 7 of 7