FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
James E. Jones, Jr. Joins James Lee Witt Associates
As Director of Business Continuity Planning
Jones to Help Companies and Organizations Avoid Business Interruptions
Washington, D.C. – June 29, 2006 – James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), the public safety and crisis management consulting firm, announced today that James E. Jones has joined the firm.
Mr. Jones is an expert in the area of Emergency Planning, Continuity of Operations, Risk Management, Program Evaluation and Analysis. For the past year, he has served as a consultant to James Lee Witt Associates, leading its work on behalf of the National Capital Region (Washington, D.C.) Citizen Emergency Preparedness Campaign and additional projects on behalf of George Mason University, New York University School of Medicine, and the City of Philadelphia.
"James has extensive knowledge in the areas of security and vulnerability program evaluation and analysis, and he has contributed to our efforts to help companies and organizations develop business continuity of operations and disaster recovery procedures," said James Lee Witt, CEO of James Lee Witt Associates.
Since January 2005, Mr. Jones has assisted the US Virgin Islands government with disaster and WMD response training exercise and development as well as improvement of emergency operations plans for Roy Lester Schneider Hospital and Regional Medical Center Previously at Community Research Associates (CRA), Mr. Jones consulted clients on special events and national special security events, such as the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, the 55th Presidential inauguration, the G 8 Summit, and the National Capital Region exercises.
"James has a solid background in providing emergency response analysis for health facilities and government as well as regional coordination and response for pandemic flu outbreak response," said Mr. Witt. "He will be a terrific addition to our team."
From 1998-2003, Mr. Jones was the Director of Security for the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, managing all criminal and administrative investigations, emergency response and disaster recover programs. For Omniplex International, he was the Personnel Security Case Manager, managing industrial security clearance investigations for various Federal agencies and the White House. From 1990-1997, Mr. James was a Special Agent for the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board). While with the ABC James earned numerous commendations associated with narcotic investigations at local, state, and Federal levels throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. From 2004 to Present, James has run his own consulting firm, specializing in emergency management, security and vulnerability assessments, and disaster recovery planning.
Mr. Jones holds a B.S. in Law Enforcement Management from George Mason University and resides in Fairfax, Virginia.
About James Lee Witt Associates
Founded in 2001, JLWA is a public safety and crisis management consulting firm based in Washington, DC with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Little Rock, and Sacramento. Led by James Lee Witt, the FEMA Director under President Clinton, JLWA has unrivaled experience and hands-on knowledge of public safety, disaster response, continuity of operations, and emergency management issues.
Most recently, JLWA was retained by the State of Louisiana to help Governor Blanco coordinate activities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. James Lee Witt also serves as the co-chairman of ProtectingAmerica.org, a coalition leading an effort to improve financial mechanisms to rebuild after a major event.
JLWA's management team and staff include some of the nation's most notable and experienced disaster management experts, such as General Wesley Clark, one of the nation's most distinguished retired military officers, who formerly served as NATO Supreme Allied Commander; and Rodney Slater, who formerly served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
JLWA's clients include the nation's premier universities, hospitals, governments, and a variety of Fortune 500 companies including those in the insurance, transportation, entertainment, finance, utilities, and emergency management industries (I don't know that emergency management is an industry? Maybe fields?). JLWA has advised government leaders, including governors, members of Congress, administration officials, state and local elected officials and foreign governments, on emergency management policies and programs. www.wittassociates.com
About GlobalOptions Group, Inc.
GlobalOptions Group, with headquarters in New York City and offices in 16 cities, is a provider of high-end risk assessment and mitigation services to Fortune 1000 corporations, governmental organizations and high-profile individuals throughout the world. GlobalOptions Group's services currently include risk management and security, investigations and litigation support, and crisis management. These engagements take GlobalOptions Group staff around the world and are typically highly-sensitive engagements where GlobalOptions Group is interacting with senior leaders in corporations and governments. Its overall mission is to identify, evaluate, assess, prevent and correct issues that may threaten people, organizations or strategic initiatives for corporations or governments. www.globaloptionsgroup.com
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