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Alabama Department of
Homeland Security Director Completes NPS Executive Leaders Program
MONTEREY, Calif. – Spencer Collier, director of the Alabama Department of
Homeland Security and Senior Law Enforcement Advisor to Governor Robert
Bentley, completed the Executive Leaders Program at Naval Postgraduate School’s
Center for Homeland Defense and Security on Feb. 28.
The goal of the Executive Leaders Program is to enhance senior leaders’
capacity to develop policies and strategies and while strengthening working
relationships across the jurisdictional boundaries of regions, agencies,
local-state-tribal-federal governments and the private sector. Students study
the interdisciplinary concepts that comprise homeland security.
Collier was chosen because of his extensive experience and recognized
leadership in the disciplines that comprise homeland security. Collier resides
in Irvington, Alabama.
Participants met for four one-week intensive sessions over a nine-month period
at the NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security in Monterey, Calif. The 28
participants represent a snapshot of homeland security across the country and
include professionals from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and
agencies within it, as well as emergency management, law enforcement, fire
safety, state and municipal governments as well as the private sector.
The Executive Leaders Program was launched in August 2006. It is part of a
series of graduate and executive level education programs sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA,
and developed and conducted by the NPS Center for Homeland Defense and
Security.
ABOUT CHDS: CHDS, established in 2002 and located at the Naval Postgraduate
School (NPS), is the nation’s homeland security educator. Master’s degree
students develop critical thinking, leadership and policy skills during a
rigorous 18-month program. Each graduate completes a thesis on a current issue
facing his/her jurisdiction. These theses often translate into policy and
practice. The Center has developed a cadre of education programs and resources
which are shared with other academic institutions around the country as part of
its University and Agency Partnership Initiative (UAPI). The CHDS is sponsored
by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Preparedness
Directorate, within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For
information, visit www.chds.us<http://www.chds.us/>.
ABOUT NPS: The mission of the Naval Postgraduate School is to provide unique
advanced education and research programs in order to increase the combat
effectiveness of the U.S. and Allied armed forces as well as enhance the
security of the United States. For information, visit www.nps.edu<http://www.nps.edu/>.
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