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2007 National Campus Security Summit
Speaker Profiles
C. Suzanne Mencer
Policy Director, Brownstein Hyatt
Farber Shreck, Government Relations
Group
 Suzanne
C. Mencer is a Senior Policy Advisor
in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck's
Government Relations Group, where
she helps corporations and
professional associations navigate
the Department of Homeland Security
and its 22 component agencies. Her
work involves identifying policy
trends within the department and
working with clients to define and
develop products, services, and
solutions that help local, state,
and federal homeland security
agencies to achieve their safety
objectives.
Because of her experience at the
federal and state level, Ms. Mencer
understands the needs of agencies
responsible for public safety, and
she works closely with companies and
associations to develop a blueprint
for providing solutions and securing
contracts that directly address
those agencies' needs. She
researches and identifies safety
initiatives, helps companies craft
strategies to position their
products and services before
decision makers, and advocates on
behalf of our clients before
federal, state, and local decision
makers.
In 2007, Ms. Mencer joined the
Board of Advisors for the National
Institute of Science, Space and
Security Centers (NISSSC) at the
University of Colorado at Colorado
Springs (UCCS). She was appointed to
the board of directors for the
Memorial Institute for the
Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) and
to the board of directors for the
InfraGard National Members Alliance
in 2006. From 2003-2005, Ms. Mencer
was the Director of the Office for
Domestic Preparedness (ODP) within
the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS). Appointed by
President Bush and confirmed by the
United States Senate, she managed a
$4 billion budget and directed
federal initiatives to help states,
local jurisdictions, regional
authorities, and tribal governments
plan for, prepare for, prevent, and
respond to acts of terrorism. Ms.
Mencer administered more than 25
programs and initiatives to equip,
train, exercise, and assist state
and local first responders.
From 2000-2003, Ms. Mencer was
the Executive Director of the
Colorado Department of Public
Safety. Appointed by Governor Bill
Owens, she oversaw the Colorado
Bureau of Investigation, the
Colorado State Patrol, the Division
of Criminal Justice and the Division
of Fire Safety. Ms. Mencer is a
20-year veteran of the FBI, serving
as a Special Agent from 1978-1 986
and Supervisory Special Agent from
1986-1998.
Ms. Mencer is a graduate of the
John F. Kennedy School of
Government's State and Local
Executive Program at Harvard
University. She completed graduate
courses at the University of South
Florida and earned her B.S. from
Ohio State University.
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