Bob Bowman is currently contributing to the unemployment rate in the U.S. by maintaining three jobs.  He is the Police Chief for Perry Township in Brookville, Ohio, the Security Director for The Dayton Art Institute, and the Security Director for The Greene Town Center shopping mall.   Bob is a graduated of the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy and has been a police officer since 1978.  He has worked on a number of organized crime task forces and held special commissions with the FBI, US Marshal, Ohio Organized Crime Commission, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.   Bob is a past president of the Chiefs of Police Association and Regional Chairman for ASIS.  Bob has also been a licensed attorney since 1988 and serves as the Legal Advisor on the Advisory Board of the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection.  

In February of 1999, Mike Kirchner retired as Chief of Police for the Town of West Stockbridge, MA after more than 25 years in law enforcement in Berkshire County.    He then worked for 18 months as the Safety Manager at the Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, MA.  During this time he acquired certification as a Certified Protection Professional by the American Society for Industrial Security, and was a charter member of the International Foundation of Cultural Property Protection (IFCPP), and has earned certification as a Certified Institutional Protection Manager.  In 2001 he formed Guardwatch Security Services, Inc.,a security consulting and training firm.  Kirchner has specialized in the areas of security and emergency planning for schools and cultural properties, but also has done training in emergency planning for nuclear power plants and municipal governments.  In 2003 and 2004 he served as the Coordinator of the Western Massachusetts Homeland Security Advisory Council.  He has acquired CIP, CIPM II, and CIPI certification through the IFCPP, and now serves on the IFCPP Advisory Board, certification instructor corps, and as the IFCPP's Education Committee Chair.  In March of 2008 Mr. Kirchner accepted the position of Director of Safety and Security at the Harvard Art Museum.  Kirchner has an Associates degree in Criminal Justice from Berkshire Community College and a BA from the University of Massachusetts.

Stevan P. Layne, CPP, CIPM, CIPI

Steve Layne is the Principal and CEO of Layne Consultants International and Founding Director of the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection.   Mr. Layne has served as a Police Chief, Public Safety Director, and Museum Security Director.  He presently serves on the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Museum, Library, and Cultural Properties Council and the American Association of Museums (AAM) - Museum Association Security Committee.   Mr. Layne is the author of the Cultural Property Protection Manual and the Business Survival Guide, and co-author of Suggested Practices in Museum Security.  He has previously produced media productions for business, government, and industry as well as numerous articles for national publications.  Mr. Layne has provided protection planning, risk assessment, system design and training for hundreds of businesses and institutions across the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.  Steve is a leading presenter and keynote speaker at over 50 national conferences and business symposiums annually.  He is the guiding force behind CIPM, CIPS, CIPT, and CIPI certification programs.  He has served as an instructor for the National Crime Prevention Institute, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, National Park Service, ASIS, ALA, and AAM national and regional conferences.   Steve is a graduate of the FBI's Police Management Program, the U.S. Army's Infantry Officer Candidate School, and Career Officer Military Police School. 

Anders C. Noyes, CPP, CIPM, CIPI 

Anders Noyes comes from a background of municipal law enforcement refined by years in corporate security.  He has led security program development efforts for Sony, the Asian Art Museum, and most recently with Lucasfilm from construction, through move, through program implementation and continued development.  Emergency management, personnel management for proprietary security forces, budgeting and forecasting, strategic planning, risk assessments, threat assessments, training, contract security vendor selection and management, and business continuity are all areas of functional expertise.  One of his proudest professional moments was completing the art move for the Asian Art Museum without a single incident of damage, loss, or risk to the collection.  Mr. Noyes currently serves on the Advisory Board for the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection, and consultant and regular instructor for Layne Consultants International.

Mark C. Peterson, CIPT, CIPI

Mark Peterson is Senior Design Director and regular presenter for Layne Consultants International, and Principal of M. C. Peterson & Associates, an independent security consulting and design firm.  Mr. Peterson has more than 30 years of experience in the design, specification, deployment, and project management of large-scale integrated security solutions including: smart cards, intrusion detection, physical access control, video surveillance, and communications systems.  Mr. Peterson regularly provides technology and design counsel to end-users, as they work to migrate to new secure access control and identification technologies.  He currently serves as chairman of SIA’s Security Application Standards subcommittee, Technology Advisor for the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection (IFCPP), and member of The Protection Alliance.