Colette Depasquale

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT COLETTE DEPASQUALE

Colette DePasquale is a senior security executive and has amassed 30 years of experience across both government law enforcement and private security organizations. In private industry, Colette has managed the 24/7 operations of field supervisors and dispatchers while being intricately involved with the daily operations of Alliance Security Services. Colette has also lead the DHS Private Shelter Division for the City of New York contract for FJC Security Services. Prior to her current role, Colette served as FJC’s first Deputy Chief Security Officer (DCSO). In her tenure as DCSO, Colette led the transformation of several Mission Support Divisions at FJC which included; Assessments and Compliance, Corporate Security, National Firearms Custodian Program, Risk Management, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the Technology Services Division.Colette served 12 years as a Special Agent with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and is the recipient of the Commissioner\'s Unit Citation for outstanding performance in the areas of domestic and international investigations. As a Special Agent for the United States Customs Service, Colette led both domestic and international criminal investigations in the areas of; fraud, counter proliferation, money laundering, child pornography and narcotics. In 2015, Colette was appointed to the Academic Advisory Board at the Long Island Business Institute (LIBI) where she advises the Institute\'s Homeland Security and Security Management program executives. As an Advisory Board Member, Colette has been instrumental in consulting on the knowledge, skills and abilities needed so the Institute\'s coursework is positioned to produce valuable candidates for both law enforcement and the private security industry.Specialties: Crisis Management, Security Contracts, Corporate Security, Investigations, Physical Security, Process Management, Public Relations, Risk Management, Security Technologies, Strategic Planning and Threat and Vulnerability Analysis.