U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Press Release

November 11, 2006

FBI Special Agent in Charge, Weysan Dun, Springfield Division, announced that 21 distinguished representatives from the Springfield community graduated today from the Springfield FBI Citizens’ Academy. The 21 graduates are:

Robert Blackwell, Regional Administrator Illinois Department of DCFS;

Michael Boer, President, Warren-Boynton Financial Center;

Marty Chapman, Owner/Manager, Party Creations, Inc.;

John W. Clark, Senior Vice President, Town & Country Bank of Springfield;

Thomas J. Clark, President, Real Estate Group, Inc.;

Karen Davis, Vice President, Regions Bank;

Denise M. Druhot, Partner, Brown, Hay & Stephens LLP;

Douglas Jameson; Physical Security Manager, CMS;

John Jordan, Retired Business Owner, Communications;

Jeannie Mitchell; Business Owner, Saljean Advertising;

Kenneth Page, President, NAACP, Springfield Chapter;

Shawn Patrick, President, Patrick System Group, Inc.;

Beverly Peters, Deputy Director of Finance, Illinois Dept. of Transportation;

Dr. Pritham Reddy, M.D., St. John’s Hospital;

Justin A. Reichert, Attorney;

John Shafer, Architect, John Shafer & Associates;

Robert Sidener, President, Capitol Roofing Contractors; Inc.;

Chris Sommer, C.E.O., Harper Oil Company;

Stefanie Sprinkel, Staff Development Coordinator, Building Blocks Day Care;

Sharon Theison, Director of Events, Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce;

Brad Ware, Director, Member Relations, Illinois Petroleum Marketers Assoc.

All FBI offices have an active Citizens’ Academy program, designed to afford business and community leaders an inside look at the FBI. The Citizens’ Academy fosters a better understanding of the day to day operations of the FBI and builds a stronger partnership between the FBI and the local community. The attendees are exposed to the various programs and responsibilities of the FBI, including:

• International and Domestic Terrorism;
• Counterintelligence;
• Cyber Crime;
• Public Corruption;
• Civil Rights/Hate Crimes;
• Criminal Enterprises/Organized Crime;
• White Collar Crime;
• Violent Crime/Drugs;

In addition, the graduates were afforded a look at the Undercover Program, Evidence Response Team, and Behavioral Sciences.

The 2006 Citizens’ Academy, held at the Springfield FBI office, consisted of seven sessions, which began on October 04, 2006. Today’s final session was held at the Springfield Police Department firing range and included a SWAT demonstration.

SAC Dun appreciates the Citizens’ Academy participants’ time and attention over the last seven weeks and looks forward to maintaining a strong, long lasting partnership between the FBI and the community that we serve.