Janet Napolitano

Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
The Role We All Play: Homeland Security in the 10 Years since 9/11
September 17, 2011
Public Affairs Speaker
Susan Riseling
Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief of Police, UW-Madison
Board member Kay Jarvis-Sladky with Sheriff's Deputies Gary Vandivier and Heidi Gardner
Co-Chairs Kristi Williams and Laura McFadden mingle with guests at reception
Members of DCDSA Explorer Post 2125 with Cheryl Daniels, Youth Grants Assistant Chair
UW Police Chief Sue Riseling arrives at the reception
Hospitality volunteer Eileen Heinrichs with UW Police Chief Sue Riseling, Public Affairs Speaker
Madison Civics Club's 100th anniversary banner
Co-Chair Laura McFadden with Madison Police Chief Noble Wray
Zack Henderson, of the Dane County Deputy Sheriff's Association Explorer Post 2125
Members of DCDSA Explorer Post 2125 with Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney
Co-Chair Kristi Williams demonstrates Trivial Pursuit cards at each table
Public Affairs Speaker UW Police Chief Sue Riseling
Chief Riseling gives a stirring speech about the effects of 9/11 on all our lives
Secretary Janet Napolitano chats with Eve Galanter, Chair of the 100th Anniversary Committee
Secretary Napolitano enjoys lunch
Kristi Williams introduces Secretary Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano talks about the many ways in which the Office of Homeland Security has been fighting terrorism since 9/11
Madison Civics Club Board of Directors with Secretary Napolitano
Madison Civics Club Board of Directors with Secretary Napolitano
Members of the 100th Anniversary Committee with Janet Napolitano
Dane County Sheriff, Deputies, and Explorers with Janet Napolitano
Secretary Napolitano with Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney
September speaker Janet Napolitano with Madison Police Chief Noble Wray

Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, leads efforts to secure our country from the threats we face— from terrorism to natural disasters. Prior to her appointment, Napolitano was in her second term as Governor of Arizona, the first woman re-elected to that office. The first woman to chair the National Governors Association, Time Magazine named her one of the top five governors in the country. She was also the first female Attorney General of Arizona and served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona. Born in New York City, Secretary Napolitano graduated from Santa Clara University, and was the school's first female valedictorian. She received her J.D. from the University of Virginia, served as a clerk on the Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, and practiced law in Phoenix.

Susan Riseling, Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief, has led the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department since 1991. Prior to her appointment she served as Deputy Chief at the State University of New York-Stony Brook. Currently she serves as Vice President of the Wisconsin Police Executive Group. In 2005, she was elected to a four year term as Vice President at Large for IACP, the world's largest police organization with over 20,000 members from over 100 countries. Chief Susan Riseling is a past President of the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association, the first woman and first University Police Chief to hold the position. She is a past President of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives. In August 2003, that organization named Chief Riseling Law Enforcement Executive of the Year. Susan Riseling's remarks to the Madison Civics Club.

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Menu

Orchard salad and homemade filled croissant – Homemade butter croissant with baked-in smoked ham and Wisconsin Swiss cheese, accompanied by fresh Romaine and spring green salad topped with seasonal apple wedges, Wisconsin sharp cheddar, and roasted walnuts, served with homemade fig grape-seed vinaigrette.

Vegetarian option – The salad with a plain margarine croissant

Coffee, Decaf, Tea
Lemon bars

 

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