User talk:Womeninhs

Women in Homeland Security In March 2009, a number of years after the events of September 11, Women in Homeland Security was created to provide a networking and educational organization for women engaged in every discipline within the new field of homeland security. With the advent of the first female as head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, more women than ever were in leaderhsip positions at the Department. The founder of the organization, Kristina Tanasichuk, is a Vice President at the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council, a non-profit organization that works to represent private sector interests and points of view in the homeland security debate. With many years of homeland security experience -- primarily in domestic infrastructure, first responder issues and law enforcement, cyber and physical security arenas -- she pulled together several women who had served in the Department under George W. Bush and former DHS Secretaries Michael Chertoff and Governor Tom Ridge.

The organization meets with Congressional and Administration officials to discuss everything from border security to cyber issues. With over 700 members in the D.C. capital area and two chapters -- one in Florida and one in Mississippi -- the group has grown considerably in a very short period. Beyond networking WHS supports a domestic and international charity -- the No Greater Sacrifice Foundation and the Central Asia Institute -- both of which either support the long term eradication of terrorism or support the U.S. troops combatting terrorism and promoting peace. Recently the group has added a Chair of asymmetrical warfare who will look at combat issues involving female terrorists, womens' roles in asymetrical warfare and other topics. Womeninhs (talk) 18:06, 22 May 2010 (UTC)