FBI San Francisco Citizens Academy Alumni Association News

Supporting Our Overseas Troops

Sun, 08 Dec 2019 04:00:00 GMT

The Military Outreach Committee (MOC), along with 50 volunteers, collaborated with South Bay Blue Star Moms at the Santa Clara American Region Post facility to assemble 200 holiday care packages for our military troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and other remote locations.

Fall Membership Quarterly Briefing

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:00:00 GMT

Our chapter had a record attendance of 250+ at the Fall Quarterly Briefing held in Palo Alto. The topic was Active Shooters and The Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting. Speakers included Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen, Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Johnson, FBI SA Michael Gimbel and Gilroy Police Capt. Kurt Svardal, who gave a first-hand account of the response to the shooting.

Human Trafficking Poster Compliance Project

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 04:00:00 GMT

FBISFCAAA board members Mariko Kawaguchi, Janice Svendsen and the Human Trafficking Committee (HTC), in partnership with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, spoke at a human trafficking poster compliance training in Redwood City. The goal of the event was to organize and train volunteers to help raise awareness in the hotel/motel industry.

Japanese Cultural Festival

Sun, 06 Oct 2019 23:07:55 GMT

FBISFCAAA, along with local police, fire, CERT and the Red Cross, had an outreach booth at the 14th Annual Millbrae Japanese Cultural Festival in Millbrae. This festival is organized annually by Kozo Kimura, an alumnus from FBISFCAAA Class 1.

Special Event – Drones Demo

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 23:08:20 GMT

Alumni members, guests and teens joined Lt. Matt Snelson and three UAS (Drone) pilots from the Fremont Police Department for a presentation on the Fremont PD UAV program.

San Mateo County Disaster Preparedness Day

Sat, 21 Sep 2019 23:09:02 GMT

Janice Svendsen, chapter president, Ron LaPedis, chapter treasurer and other alumni members attended this annual disaster preparedness awareness event comprised of Police, Fire, EMS and CERT teams.

FBI National CAAA Leadership Conference

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 23:10:04 GMT

The annual FBI National CAAA Leadership Conference took place in Houston, TX from August 14-16.

Role Playing for Active Shooter Response Exercise

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 23:10:53 GMT

Alumni members participated as role players for the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Service in a week-long active shooter exercise at Mills High School. Police, fire and first responders from San Mateo County conducted 20 scenarios using a total of 470 volunteer role players as victims. The event received print and TV news coverage.

Summer Membership Quarterly Briefing

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 05:11:50 GMT

Our Summer Quarterly Briefing was held at Twitter Headquarters in San Francisco. Speakers included SA Michael Gimbel, SSA Enrique Alvarez who spoke about cyber intrusions and Karl Robillard from Twitter for Good.

Silicon Valley Safety and Preparedness Fair

Sat, 27 Jul 2019 23:12:21 GMT

Our chapter hosted a booth at the Stanford Shopping Center for the Silicon Valley Safety and Preparedness Fair to share information on community outreach and safety initiatives.

Remembering Our Fallen Military Service Members

Mon, 27 May 2019 23:12:45 GMT

Military Outreach Committee (MOC) held a kickoff event by hosting an outreach booth at the Oak Hill Memorial Park in San Jose. The Japanese American Memorial Ceremony, Veterans Memorial Ceremony, Grand Army of the Republic Ceremony and Vietnam Veterans Field of Honor service were held over the Memorial Day weekend with over 1,500 attendees.

Police Recognition Day and National Police Week

Sat, 18 May 2019 23:13:16 GMT

Our chapter had an outreach booth at the Police Recognition Day, held at the historic shops at Tanforan Mall in San Bruno. Local police departments displayed police vehicles, held K9 demos and handed out educational materials on public safety. The event has been a success for the past 36 years, with over 20 agencies in attendance and coincided with National Police Week.

American Red Cross Initiative

Sat, 11 May 2019 23:14:26 GMT

Alumni members participated in Sound the Alarm, installation of alarms at local facilities in partnership with the American Red Cross.

FBI Teen Academy

Tue, 07 May 2019 23:13:45 GMT

Our chapter held a Teen Academy for high school juniors and seniors at Santa Clara University, giving high school students an opportunity to get a comprehensive look into today’s FBI, including terrorism, cyber, polygraph, evidence response, SWAT and office operations.

DCLA Awards Ceremony

Fri, 03 May 2019 23:14:04 GMT

Chapter member and our lead for the Chasing the Dragon initiative, Ed Kressy, was honored at the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. for his work through Defy Ventures, an organization providing training programs to the formerly incarcerated. Kressy was a meth addict for 11 years and now gives inspirational speeches at schools and community events.

American Red Cross Initiative

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 23:15:00 GMT

Alumni members participated in Sound the Alarm, installation of alarms at local facilities in partnership with the American Red Cross.

Annual Quantico/FBI Headquarters Trip in Washington D.C.

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 23:15:25 GMT

From April 9-11, 2019, members of our chapter attended special presentations from the FBI at our annual Quantico/FBI Headquarters trip in Washington D.C.