HOMELAND SECURITY-- A VOLUNTEER FORCE?" *** What volunteers bring and what they lack in antiterrorism"

On Sunday (Sept. 28, 2003), 5:30 p.m. (PDT) and 6:00 (EST) on CBS (Ch2. in LA) Counterterrorism Expert Elsa Lee, CEO, Advantage-SCI, Redondo Beach, CA., will speak candidly about the idea of using volunteers for Homeland Security. The interview will address homeland security volunteers -- how they can be resources or possible risks to the overall process.

        HOMELAND SECURITY-- A VOLUNTEER FORCE?"
                    ***
         What volunteers bring and what
            they lack in antiterrorism"

Who:    Counterterrorism Expert Elsa Lee, CEO,
        *Advantage SCI
   
What:    Homeland Security and The Use Of
        Volunteers An Interview with
        Counterterrorism Expert Elsa Lee The
        Sunday CBS Evening News."

When:       Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003, 5:30 p.m.
                (PDT) 6:00 p.m. (EST)

Where:       (Media for advanced interviews
                 call 310-930-5789 or MAYO
                 Communications at 818.340.5300

Background:   43 nonprofit and public organizations across the country are receiving a grant to recruit volunteers 55 and older who are willing to help with homeland security at the local level. For example: The Corporation for National and Community Service announced Thursday that CommunityNet is one of 43 to receive such a grant. The corporation awarded $10.3 million to the groups to become better prepared in disaster response and attain President Bush's goal of involving more Americans in homeland security.
On Sunday (Sept. 28, 2003), 5:30 p.m. (PDT) and 6:00 (EST) on CBS (Ch2. in LA) Counterterrorism Expert Elsa Lee, CEO, Advantage-SCI, Redondo Beach, CA., will speak candidly about the idea of using volunteers for Homeland Security.
The interview will address homeland security volunteers -- how they can be resources or possible risks to the overall process. People have different abilities, skills, and backgrounds," explained Lee. Volunteers who dont have the proper training, abilities, or skills could go beyond what is expected and potentially endanger themselves or the community. It would be great to have them as resources to law enforcement or neighborhood watch programs, but such a program needs to have controls in place, careful screening of volunteers not just for abilities but to ensure that terrorists arent among the volunteers."

Elsa Lees one the few Americans who comprises the United States true-to-form counterterrorism experts. Lee is CEO, President, and founder of Advantage SCI, LLC based in Redondo Beach, CA -- serving government and private industry clients globally. She has 22 years of public and private sector experience in anti-terrorism operations, counterespionage investigations, threat and vulnerability assessments, and information systems security in the United States, Asia, Central America, and Europe.

*Advantage Security Competitive Intelligence (SCI), LLC, Redondo Beach, CA, is a woman-minority-veteran owned company registered with the U.S. Dept. of Defense (the Pentagon). Advantage SCI provides security consulting, training, and e-learning to protect people and corporate assets from sabotage, espionage, cyber attacks, and terrorism.