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Counter-Terrorism and Security Council (CTASC)

Mary A. Fields
CTASC Coordinator
317.234.6219   The mission of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Council (CTASC) is to develop and implement a comprehensive state strategy to address terrorism in Indiana.  The Council shall do the following:

(1)  Develop a strategy in concert with the department to enhance the state's capacity to prevent and respond to terrorism.
(2)  Develop a counterterrorism plan in conjunction with relevant state agencies, including a comprehensive needs assessment.
(3)  Review each year and update when necessary the plan developed under subdivision (2).
(4) Develop in concert with the department a counterterrorism curriculum for use in basic police training and for advanced in-service training of veteran law enforcement officers.
(5) Develop affiliates of the council to coordinate local efforts and serve as the point of contact for the council and the United States Department of Homeland Security.
(6) Develop a plan for sharing intelligence information across multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement and homeland security agencies.

2008 CTASC Meeting Information

Voting Members:

Rebecca Skillman, Lieutenant Governor, Chair of Council
Joseph E. Wainscott, Jr., Executive Director, Indiana Department of Homeland Security,
Director of the Council
Paul Whitesell, Superintendent, Indiana State Police Department
R. Martin Umbarger, Adjutant General, Military Department of Indiana
Dr. Judith A. Monroe, State Health Commissioner, Indiana State Department of
Health
Thomas Easterly, Commissioner, Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management
Andrew Miller, Director, Indiana Department of Agriculture
David Lott Hardy, Chairman, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Karl Browning, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Transportation,
T. Neil Moore, Executive Director, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
Ronald L. Stiver, Commissioner, Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
George Sheridan, Sheriff, Delaware County
Robert Carter, Director, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Dr. Bret Marsh, State Veterinarian, Indiana Board of Animal Health

Non-voting Members:

Randall T. Shepard, Chief Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
Thomas Wyss, Senator
Vernon Tincher, Representative
Tim Morrison (Acting), U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Indiana
David Capp (Acting), U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Indiana