CREATE's regional User Advisory Committee helps the center and its researchers meet the needs of the user community. CREATE provides a constructive and cooperative forum for representatives from local, state and national agencies to come together, exchange ideas and plan for the future.

Current Western Region Committee Members

• Mike Arena, California Department of Justice
• Gary Becker, DHS (Office of the Private Sector)
• Matt Begert, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
• David Chambers, California Energy Commission
• Kevin Clark, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• George Cummings, Port of Los Angeles
• Floyd J. Davis, State of California, Military Department
• Tony Fainberg, DHS (Office of Research and Development)
• Robert Ferguson, Los Angeles Power Association
• Larry Fetters, Transportation Security Administration
• Dan M. Haverty, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
• Laura Hernandez, California Emergency Services Association
• David Janssen, County of Los Angeles
• Pat Jones, DHS (Borders)
• Wynn Latta, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
• Mike Downing, LAPD (Counter-Terrorism Bureau)
• Bert Macesker, DHS - U.S. Coast Guard
• Bernard K. Melekian, Pasadena Police Department
• Cathy Chidester, Los Angeles County EMS Agency
• Raymond Neutra State of California, Department of Health Services
• Randy Parsons, FBI
• Charles G. Roper, LAPD (Uniformed Support Division)
• Erroll Southers, State of California, Office of Homeland Security
• Ellis Stanley, City of Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department
• Arif AliKhan, City of Los Angeles, Office of the Mayor
• Stan Supinski, United States - Northern Command
• Gary Williams, LAPD (Major Crimes Division)
• James Butts, Los Angeles World Airports, Law Enforcement

Current Eastern Region Committee Members

• Susan R. (Bobbi) Bailey, VP, Global Network Maintenance, AT&T
• Paul Bennett, Director of Security Planning, NYC Department of Environmental Protection Police
• David Davidowitz, Gas Engineering, Con Edison Gas
• Michael Flynn, Director of Audit and Management Services, NYS Thruway Authority
• Matt Koenig, Senior Engineer, Network Systems Distribution Engineering, Consolidated Edison Company of NY, Inc.
• David Lipsky, Director Watershed Lab and Field Operations, Bureau of Water SUpply, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
• Al Lopez, Bureau of Wastewater Treatment, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
• Jerome Lutin, Senior Director, Intermodal Planning and Capacity Analysis, NJ Transit
• MaryAnn Marrocolo, Director, Recovery and Mitigation, NYC Office of Emergency Management
• Jules Martin, VP for Administration, Office of Public Safety, New York University
• William Morange, Director of Security, MTA- NYC Transit
• Mysore L. Nagaraja, Capital Construction, MTA
• Thomas T. Newell, VP Gas Operations, Consolidated Edison Company of NY, Inc.
• Patty Noonan, Vice President, Economic Development, NYC Partnership and Chamber of Commerce
• Gwen Perlman, Assistant Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer, NYC Department of Transportation
• Phil Pulaski, Assistant Chief, Commanding Officer, Counterterrorism Bureau, NYPD
• Eugene Spruck, Chief Economist, Office of Policy and Planning, Port Authority of NY and NJ
• Thomas Triscari, Jr., Fellow, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Associate Professor, RPI
• Mike Valletta, Capital Security Program, Port Authority of NY and NJ
• Jill Woller, NYC Office of Management and Budget

Current Midwest Region Committee Members

• Robert Coovert, Excelon Nuclear Operations-Cantera
• John Diamante, UW Madison Police
• Thomas Dwyer, United Transportation Union
• Edward Gleason, Wisconsin Emergency Management
• Todd Kuschel, UW Madison Police
• Marty Lens, Dane County Airport
• Jeffrey McSpaden, Federal Highway Administration
• Nancy Mello, Transportation Security Administration
• Michael Newton, UW Madison Police
• Ray Pena, Dane County Emergency Management
• Ryan Riesinger, Dane County Airport
• Jeffrey Western, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
• Ernest Wittwer, Midwest Regional Transportation Center