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Homeland Security . In this capacity , he worked in the area of food safety and food defense where he served as the Science Advisor to the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Health Affairs .
John Dowd
John Dowd is the Global Brand Protection Director for the DuPont Company . His current responsibilities include leading the global brand protection practice in the Crop Protection Business Unit . Mr . Dowd also sits on DuPont ' s Corporate Brand Protection Council and has extensive experience working with industry associations , such as the International Authentication Association and the Tricolift Corporation . Over the past 10 years , he has held numerous senior business , marketing and sales leadership positions in DuPont ’ s Polymers , Electronics and Chemicals businesses . He also worked in DuPont ’ s Corporate Marketing Group where he was a leader in the DuPont Corporate Strategic Account Program . Mr . Dowd earned a BS degree from the University of Scranton . Mr . Dowd was selected in March , 2013 as a member of the A-CAPP Industry Advisory Board .
Leah Evert-Burks
Leah Evert-Burks recently retired as Director of Brand Protection for Deckers Outdoor Corporation , a US footwear company that builds niche brands into global market leaders . Its brands include Teva ® Sanuk ®, Tsubo ®, Ahnu ®, Mozo ®, Hoka One One ® and UGG ®. In her role at Deckers , Leah directed all Anti-Counterfeit programs worldwide for the Deckers ’ family of brands and supported litigation against patent infringers . Deckers has been a trail blazer in counterfeit website litigation and in consumer education . Leah began her legal career in 1984 working as a Paralegal for the U . S . Department of Justice in Washington D . C . Since that time she has worked primarily in-house for various corporations for most of her career . Leah is an active member of the International Anti-Counterfeit Coalition and its Subcommittee on Counterfeit Website Legislation and the Payment Provider Initiative ; and she was the Co-Chair of the IACC conference in fall of 2012 . She also serves as the 2014 Co-Chair for the American Apparel and Footwear Association ’ s Brand Protection Council . Leah also has served on an FBI-led Working Group relating to IP Cybercrimes and helped develop a set of PSAs on IP Cybercrimes . Leah is a frequent speaker on the subject of counterfeiting and has been interviewed by numerous media franchises including The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal and ABA Journal Magazine among other publications . Leah received a BA in History from Fort Lewis College in Durango , Colorado . Ms . Evert-Burks was selected in February , 2014 as a member of the A-CAPP Advisory Board and as an A- CAPP Industry Fellow in July , 2015 .
Thomas J . Holt
Thomas J . Holt is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University whose research focuses on computer hacking , malware , and the role of the Internet in facilitating all manner of crime and deviance . His work has been published in various journals including Crime and Delinquency , Deviant Behavior , the Journal of Criminal Justice , and Youth and Society .
Phil Hopkins
Phil Hopkins is the Vice President of Global Security for Western Union and is responsible for crisis management , executive protection , event security , physical security , travel safety , law enforcement relations , and both internal and external fraud investigations . Under Phil ’ s leadership , Western Union ’ s Global Security Department has been ranked among the top 500 security organizations by Security Magazine for four consecutive years . Mr . Hopkins joined Western Union in July 2006 as Vice President in the Corporate Security Department and took over responsibility for the entire global team in January 2011 . Previously , he served as Director of Corporate Security for First Data Corporation . Prior to his
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