Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., President
Mr. Gaffney formerly acted as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy during the Reagan Administration, following four years of service as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy. Previously, he was a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee under the chairmanship of the late Senator John Tower, and a national security legislative aide to the late Senator Henry M. Jackson.
Christine Brim, Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Brim has over twenty years of experience in risk assessment, business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning. She has published in the areas of communications and logistics. She received her MBA from George Mason University with a focus on decision support systems.
David Yerushalmi, Esq., General Counsel
Mr. Yerushalmi is a lawyer specializing in litigation and risk analysis, especially as it relates to geo-strategic policy, national security, international business relations, securities law, disclosure and due diligence requirements for domestic and international concerns. David Yerushalmi has been involved in international legal and constitutional matters for over 25 years. David Yerushalmi is today considered an expert on Islamic law and its intersection with Islamic terrorism and national security. In this capacity, he has published widely on the subject including the principle critical scholarship on Shariah-compliant finance published in the Utah Law Review (2008, Issue 3). This work and the empirical investigation known as the Mapping Shariah project in America was the focus of a recent monograph published by the McCormack Foundation and the Center for Security Policy.
Kate Edmonds Donner, New York Director
J. Michael Waller, Ph.D., Vice President for Information Operations
A journalist and author, Dr. Waller brings expertise in terrorism, intelligence, the former Soviet Union and the Americas. He has covered wars and political violence in five countries, has written for Insight magazine, Reader's Digest, the Washington Times and the Wall Street Journal and has served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State. He holds a Ph.D. in international security affairs from Boston University, and is a former staff member of the United States Senate. He holds the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair in International Communication at the Institute of World Politics, a graduate school of national security.
Christopher Holton, Vice President for Administration, Marketing & Development
Mr. Holton comes to the Center after serving as president and marketing director of Blanchard & Co. and editor-in-chief of the Blanchard Economic Research Unit from 1990 to 2003. As chief of the Blanchard Economic Research Unit in 2000, he conceived and commissioned the Center for Security Policy special report Clinton's Legacy: The Dangerous Decade. Holton is a member of the Board of Advisers of WorldTribune.com.
Benjamin E. Lerner, Esq., Director of Policy Operations
Mr. Lerner manages coalitions and projects addressing energy security, American sovereignty, and legal elements of national security. He works closely with the President and Center leadership on the research and drafting of policy publications and the crafting of strategy for outreach to the policy community. Prior to joining the Center, Mr. Lerner served as counsel on energy, environment and homeland security issues in a government relations firm, held a senior government relations role with a foreign affairs advocacy organization, gained experience in both the House and Senate, and served as a senior advisor on a congressional campaign. He holds a law degree from Georgetown University, and received his bachelor's degree in political science, with highest distinction, from the University of Michigan.
David Reaboi, Director of Communications
Mr. Reaboi coordinates the transmission of Center information, such as advertising, broadcasting, and journalism. and is the Center's website manager. He is a graduate of George Washington University, where he specialized in Cold War and totalitarian ideologies. He is also a jazz historian and musician.
Shaun Seifert, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Seifert manages and coordinates the various business activities with respect to the Center's operations, and oversees the Center's internship program. He has previously served on the staff of the Ways and Means Committee and House Committee on the Budget. He has a BA in Economics, an MBA, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy.
Nancy Menges, Editor-in-Chief of The Americas Report
Mrs. Menges, the co-founder of the Menges Hemispheric Security Project, is in charge of the weekly edition of CSP's Americas Report. Fluent in Spanish, she holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has studied at the University of the Americas in Mexico City. Her postgraduate degree has been earned from the University of Maryland. She has testified in Congress and submitted CSP's statement regarding US-Colombian relations to the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Nicole M. Ferrand, Editor of The Americas Report
Ms. Ferrand is a research analyst and editor of "The Americas Report" of the Menges Hemispheric Security Project. She is a graduate of Columbia University in Economics and Political Science with a background in Law from Peruvian University, UNIFE and in Corporate Finance from Georgetown University.
Caroline Glick, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs
Chicago-born Caroline Glick is deputy managing editor of the Jerusalem Post. A former officer in the Israel Defense Forces, she was a core member of Israel's negotiating team with the Palestinians and later served as an assistant policy advisor to the prime minister. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the widely-published Glick was an embedded journalist with the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division. She was awarded a distinguished civilian service award from the U.S. Secretary of the Army for her battlefield reporting.
Sarah Pavlis, Research Assistant
Mrs. Pavlis assists in the research on Shariah Risk Due Diligence and the Islamist Project. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a B.A. in Political Science and a dual concentration in International Relations/American Foreign Policy and Political Philosophy.
Eric Sayers, Editorial Assistant
Mr. Sayers is responsible for composing the Center's highly acclaimed daily National Security Alert. He is a former intern with the Center, and currently works as a Research Assistant at a think tank in Washington D.C.
