St. Louis Chapter Blog

We held our February luncheon meeting at Maggiano's-Little Italy.  Our speaker was Chief Plummer from the Kirkwood Police Department.  The Chief enlightened the group on the City Council shooting that occurred four years earlier – and shared some shocking details that were mostly unknown.  He also provided some lessons that were learned from the incident so this type of situation would never reoccur. 

Steve Wilk announced the 3^rd annual trivia night scheduled for March 31, 2012, registration forms are on the website.  This should be an exciting and fun event!  Joe Eagan will be our emcee once again – this is a great treat!

First of all, I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. The January 12, 2012, breakfast meeting at Maggiano's-Little Italy was quite an event – it just so happens that our event coincided with the absolute worst commuting day that St. Louis has seen in a long time – and, even with that we had almost 50% of our reserved guest make it! That is quite and accomplishment, THANK YOU!

Our speaker was Lt. Mike Thompson from the Chesterfield Police Department. He provided valuable information on the Missouri Information Analysis Center – Missouri Organized Retail Crime Association Project (MIAC-MORCA Project). 

Additionally, On January 11, 2012 the St. Louis Chapters Treasurers books from January 2011 to December 2011 were reviewed by chapter members Bill Dougherty CPA, Michael Flachs CPP, Ed Heisler CPP PSP - 2011 Treasurer, Lee Sanguinette CPP - RVP  (Region 5), and Luke Hutsell CPP Chapter Chairman and Pat Hill PSP Chapter Treasurer. I am glad to announce the team noted no errors.

First of all I would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year.  I would like to thank my 2011 chapter officers (Luke Hutsell, CPP, Ed Heisler, CPP, PSP, and Pat Hill, PSP)  for their hard work, dedication, and support this year. I would like to thank the chapter members for their patience, support, and for giving me the opportunity to lead the chapter in 2011. 

Again, thank you for a great attendance at the 22nd Annual Law Enforcement and Private Security luncheon held on October 13th at the St. Louis Science Center.  It was nice to over 300 participants from various Federal agencies, local law enforcement agencies, and private security companies.

The chapter held its first “card tournament” on November 5th. Although the participation numbers were not high those who participated had a lot of fun. As a reminder, we have the Holiday Social (December 2nd ) with the special pricing for the first 100 reservations so please make your reservations quickly as this event is expected to sell out quickly.

Thank you for a great attendance at the 22nd Annual Law Enforcement and Private Security luncheon held on October 13th at the St. Louis Science Center.  It was nice to over 300 participants from various Federal agencies, local law enforcement agencies, and private security companies. It was a very special day to commemorate 17 award recipients (3 posthumously.) The STL Chapter also presented Lisa Pisciotta of Crimestoppers with a $1,000 check from our golf tournament proceeds.

Thank you for another great attendance at our September 8th breakfast meeting. It was nice to Ed Hunn attend the meeting after returning safely from his tour of duty as Provost Marshal at the Air Force Base  in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Welcome home Major!
The STL chapter also presented the Major Case Squad with a $1,000 check for recently winning the 2010 ASIS International Community Service Award for the successful 2nd Annual Trivia Night (hosted in April.) The St. Louis is honored to have donated $3,000 to the Major Case Squad this year. Additionally, the St. Louis Chapter was proud to awarded Matt Trader, CPP with a free registration to attended the ASIS International Annual Seminar In Orlando, FL this month. Congratulations Matt and have a great time! Congratulations to Richard George Weber (Eagle Scout) who is the recipient of 2011 Carl Bender Scholarship and $1,000 toward advancing his education.

     Thank you for another great attendance at our August 11th lunch meeting at Lumiere Hotel and Casino with a tour of the casino facility at the direction of Cortez Slack (Director of Security.)
     We still have three more major events this year!!! Please contact your chapter officers if are available to volunteer in the planning and setup for the Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon (October 11th), the "Cards" tournament (November 5th), and the Holiday Social (December 2nd.) We need volunteers to ensure the success of these events.

It is with great sadness that we ended the month of June with the loss of our dear friend Carl A. Bender, CPP. At the July meeting Bob Weber presented an excellent tribute of Carl's life to the chapter. Bob spent many days and hours gathering information, pictures, and stories on the history of this great father, husband, grandfather, eagle scout, police officer, decorated military hero, security expert, and St. Louis Chapter volunteer. Bob presented an excellent powerpoint presentation and he shared several personal letters from past co-workers and chapter members who were unable to attend. Excellent job Bob! I am sure Carl would have been very appreciative of the elaborate tribute.

Thank you for another great meeting attendance at our May 12th breakfast meeting. Again, it was nice to see the return of distant members and numerous prospective members in attendance. Lee Sanguinette presented the 2010 chapter officers the official chapter awards received for I.B. Hale, Newsletter and Website of the Year, and a special certificate of the original chapter charter from August 3, 1959.

The St. Louis Chapter presented Lt. Dan DeCarli and Lt. Bill Baker of the Major Case Squad a check for $2000 from the proceeds of the very successful Trivia Night. Additionally, the St. Louis Chapter made a donation of $1000 from the Private Security Officer Memorial Fund (PSOMF) to Trevette Roby and family for their recent loss of Security Officer Joshua Miller of KLM Security that was killed in the line of duty on April 23rd in East St. Louis.

Thank you for another great meeting attendance at our April 14th lunch meeting. Again, it was nice to see the return of distant members and numerous prospective members in attendance. Please remember to renew your International and St. Louis chapter memberships. If you have membership questions or are requesting new membership, please contact any of the chapter officers for assistance.

The St. Louis Chapter had another fun and successful Trivia Night on April 9th to benefit the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis. Please join us at the May 12th breakfast meeting for our benefactor check presentation. Also, please mark your calendars for the 25th Annual ASIS St. Louis Chapter Gateway Classic Golf Tournament on June 2nd @ The Falls Golf Course in Ofallon, MO. The benefactor of this events proceeds will be Crimestoppers. For additional information and registration for this event please visit the chapter website http://www.asis-stl.org or contact Luke Hutsell ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) for any questions.

Thank you for a large attendance at our March 10th breakfast meeting (65 members and guests.) Again, it was nice to see the return of distant members and numerous prospective members in attendance. Please mark your calendars for the following up-coming events… Saturday, April 9th - The 2nd Annual ASIS St. Louis Chapter Trivia Night @ the St. Louis Police Officer Association Hall.) The benefactor of this events proceeds will be the The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis.

Thursday, June 2nd - The 25th Annual Gateway Classic Golf Tournament @ The Falls Golf Course (O’ Fallon, MO.) The benefactor of this events proceeds will be Crimestoppers. Registration for both events is available through the chapter website http://www.asis-stl.org or contact Luke Hutsell ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) for any questions.

Our March guest speaker, Gary Knight of Arch Consultant Group presented on Vulnerability Assessments. Gary emphasized the importance of security departments to continually monitor information posted on their company websites, executive and employees use of social network sites (i.e. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter), and free public information sites (Google Earth, county real estate records, Secretary of State, etc.) Please come join us for another great presentation from Ed Heisler CPP, PSP on physical security barriers at our April 14th lunch meeting. I hope to see you there. Regards, Steven S. Wilk, CPP 2011 ASIS St. Louis Chapter Chairman