Speakers' Bios
July 8, 2010
Speaker: Kevin M. Gilpin
Executive Director for the National Crime Stop Program
Phone: 904-685-2201
Website: www.NationalCrimeStop.org
Kevin Gilpin founded the National Crime Stop Program in 1985 to battle the increasing crime rate in his community. The 1-Hour “How Not To Become The Victim of a Crime” workshop that he developed focuses on “crime from a criminal's perspective” and details simple, practical and effective techniques to deter the crime before it happens. The seminar has been praised by private, local, corporate, and state organizations as being very informative as well as entertaining.
In 2004, Mr. Gilpin went through training held by the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Florida, becoming a advocate in Computer Crime and Identity Theft. This portion of his extensive expertise in the field of crime prevention has been implemented into the “How Not To Become The Victim of a Crime” workshop and is supported by the Attorney General's Office.
Director Gilpin heads up a staff of crime prevention and public safety trainers responsible for conducting 100's of seminars each year, reaching 1000's of employees and worried consumers throughout Florida.
The program designed by Kevin Gilpin has been conducted for a long list of corporations, government groups and private groups alike:
- Shands Hospital
- O.R.M.C.
- City of Jacksonville
- O.U.C.
- J.E.A.
- University of Central Florida
- Jacksonville Department of Health
- Progress Energy
- Convergys
- Faith Christian Academy
- Disney Corporation
- Dept. of Children & Families
- Stetson University
- The Red Hats of Sacred Heart
- AEGIS Army Corp of Engineers
August 12, 2010
Speaker: Richard M. Catlett
Richard Catlett has resided in Jacksonville since the age of two. Over the past 25 years, Catlett has held three jobs. He spent eleven and a half years as a Senior Administrative Aide under two different mayors. Then for three years, he was the Executive Vice President of Touchdown Jacksonville which was the ownership group that acquired the Jacksonville Jaguars. For the past eleven years, he has served as the President of the Gator Bowl Association
During his tenure at the Gator Bowl, Catlett was elected and continues to serve on the Executive Committee of the Football Bowl Association. He served as the Chairman for two consecutive years in 2000 and 2001.
Catlett has served on numerous Boards and Commissions during his professional career including the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, the Boys and Girls Clubs and is currently on the Board of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and Revive the Pride for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Catlett is married to Carol Regas Catlett who is a teacher in the Duval County School System. He has two children and one grandchild. Rachel, 31, is married to John Hill and they reside in Winter Springs, Florida with their one-year-old son, Joshua. Brian, 30, is a Lieutenant and a Naval Flight Officer in the U.S. Navy.
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