2007 National Campus Security Summit
Speaker Profiles

Shawn F. VanSlyke
Supervisory Special Agent, Behavioral Analysis Unit, Quantico, Virginia



Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Shawn F. VanSlyke has been assigned to the Behavioral Analysis Unit, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC), Quantico, Virginia since January of 2004. SSA VanSlyke provides federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement agencies with behavioral analysis services, specializing in matters involving threat assessment and counterterrorism. SSA VanSlyke is the NCAVC's Program Manager for the Domestic Terrorism, Workplace Violence and School Violence programs, and regularly lectures and instructs a wide range of audiences on issues regarding these topics. SSA VanSlyke also developed the School Shooter training presentation which has been distributed to FBI Field Offices to facilitate national collaborative efforts between law enforcement and educational institutions.

Prior to joining the NCAVC, SSA VanSlyke was assigned to the FBI's Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) Field Division, serving as a Special Agent at the Erie, PA Resident Agency (ERRA) for seven years. While in the ERRA, SSA VanSlyke was the Primary NCAVC Field Coordinator, serving as a liaison between the Pittsburgh Division and state and local law enforcement agencies. SSA VanSlyke also investigated a wide variety of federal violations, to include violent crime, public corruption, and terrorism matters.

SSA VanSlyke holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Fredonia State University, Fredonia, New York (NY), and a Juris Doctor Degree from Cleveland Marshall Law School, Cleveland, OH, and has been a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association since 1999. Prior to joining the FBI, SSA VanSlyke was also employed as an insurance fraud investigator in Buffalo, NY for approximately six years.

 

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