Webinar: Transportation Security and Resilience Amid COVID-19 | Part I

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Register just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part I will be hosted on Friday, July 17, 2020 at 1 PM – 2 PM and Part II will take place at the same time a week later, on July 24, 2020.

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Friday, July 17 | 1 PM – 2 PM EST

Part I: Responding to the Contagion:  How the Interagency and Industry Are Addressing the Outbreak

A discussion about past and ongoing efforts deployed by various agencies to address the COVID-19 public health emergency and mitigate impacts to transportation security. Panelists will discuss specific legal measures, key takeaways, and lessons learned with respect to the air and rail industries.  Topics will include interagency coordination, presidential actions and implementation, and screening measures.

About the Presenters

John F. Havranek, Associate General Counsel, Operations and Enforcement Law Division, Department of Homeland Security (Moderator)

John F. Havranek is the Associate General Counsel for Operations and Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel. John is responsible for providing legal advice concerning DHS enforcement matters, international law, national security matters, operations, and all-hazards incident management, including the provision of legal support to aid in the development and management of policies, plans, exercises, training, crises, and incident management. John is also an Appellate Judge for the U.S. Coast Guard Court of Criminal. Secretary Napolitano appointed John to the U.S. Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals on May 2, 2011.
John retired from the U.S. Marine Corps where his last assignment on active duty was serving as the Deputy Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, specializing in operational law, the law of war, and detention operations. During his military career, John served as a Staff Judge Advocate, prosecutor, defense counsel, appellate counsel, and Military Judge. John is originally from Fremont, Nebraska and is a graduate of Creighton University and the Creighton University School of Law.

William S.W. Chang, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Will Chang is Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  In that role, Will advises HHS’ senior leadership on high-priority public-health issues, regulatory reforms, litigations, internal and external investigations, and fraud-and-abuse matters.  Will’s portfolio includes several operating and staff divisions, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. Before joining HHS, Will was a white-collar defense and healthcare partner at an international law firm.  He has also served as a healthcare- and securities-fraud prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section

Elise J. Crawford, Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, Chicago, Transportation Security Administration

Elise Crawford is the Transportation Security Administration’s Supervisory Attorney-Advisor in Chicago and is responsible for legal services to the Federal Security Directors and the Federal Air Marshals’ Supervisory Agents in Charge in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota and Wisconsin.  Elise has been with TSA since 2002. Prior to joining TSA, Elise was Senior Counsel for Enforcement at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where she assisted in providing legal services to the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Customs Service, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.  Prior to joining Treasury’s Office of General Counsel on a permanent basis, Elise was an Honors Attorney there, preceded by a Federal judicial clerkship with the Honorable Thomas F. Hogan in Washington, DC.  Before beginning her legal career, Elise spent several years as a management consultant with Arthur Andersen LLP, focusing primarily on quantifying damages in complex litigation and government contract compliance. Elise has a B.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Notre Dame, and a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, where she graduated with honors and was an editor on the Law Review.  She is a member of the California Bar. When not at work advocating on behalf of her TSA clients, Elise volunteers as an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities.  She is happiest when living out of a tent and taking back country mountain hikes with her husband and their three children.

Polly Hanson, Senior Director, Security, Risk, and Emergency Management, American Public Transportation Association

APTA is the leading force in advancing public transportation in North America. To strengthen and improve public transportation, Ms. Hanson coordinates with stakeholders to develop transit security, risk and emergency management standards and policies. Hanson performs peer reviews and assists with safety audits and serves as an advocate for transportation security as well as a source matter expert on transit security, risk and emergency management issues and concerns. Previously Ms. Hanson was the Chief of Police for AMTRAK where she led a national police department responsible for protecting over 30 million passengers and 20,000 employees. Prior to Amtrak, Polly was a career SES 1811 serving as the Director of the Office of Law Enforcement and Security for the Department of the Interior. At the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C., Polly was the Executive Director, Strategic Services Bureau where as a civilian Assistant Chief she oversaw the development of policy and procedures, tactical crime analysis and research, strategic planning, applicant and promotional testing. Polly began her career at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) where she progressed through the ranks. As the Chief of the Metro Transit Police, Polly led a tristate police department comprised of 1,500 square miles and oversaw a budget of $50 million, with 553 personnel and led the response to the terrorist attacks in Madrid and London, help create public awareness campaigns and was an original member of the Peer Advisory Group (PAG) for the TSA Administrator. Polly received her Masters degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins and her Bachelors degree in Communications from Temple University.  In addition, Polly continued her education by attending the F.B.I. National Executive Institute, the F.B.I. Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar, and the F.B.I. National Academy. Polly is working to obtain her FTA TSSP and SMS certifications. Polly is the recipient of WMATA’s Carmen E. Turner Award and was awarded a COMTO Women Who Move the Nation Award. Polly is a member of the Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Board and is the Vice-Chair of the TSA Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee.

Peter J. Kirsch, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP

Peter Kirsch’s practice focuses on regulation and development of transportation infrastructure and other public sector projects.  Peter represents clients ranging from local governments to the private sector and public interest groups in negotiations and litigation over land use entitlements, the environmental impacts of infrastructure projects, and compliance with federal transportation law and regulations.  He litigates cases before administrative agencies, numerous state and federal trial and appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.  He represents airport sponsors and local governments before Congress and federal administrative agencies.

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