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Kirsten Benefiel is a Chief Executive Officer at Hss and Founding Member at Colorado Inclusive Economy and is based in Denver, Colorado. She has worked as Outsourcing Account Executive (Customer Care) at Accenture; Vice President, Client Engagement (Customer Success) at ViaWest; and Chief of Staff - Office of the CEO at Newmont. Kirsten studied at University of Denver between 2013 and 2014; Colorado Governor's Fellows Program, CiviCo between 2016 and 2017; and University of Denver between 1992 and 1996.

Stephanie Point, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Point 2 Point Global Security, Inc., founded the company in 2004 with the vision to deliver world-class, integrity-driven security to organizations committed to protecting their people, assets, and reputations. Building on her experience as a retired homicide detective serving the L.A. area for ten years, Stephanie assembled an expert team of veterans from the U.S. military, the police and the security industry to lead what is now one of the most highly-trained and fastest-growing security companies in the nation. Fueling the company’s growth is Stephanie’s passion for engaging her employees in a strong culture of partnership. Point 2 Point prepares its security professionals across the country to succeed on the job today and in a long-term career that will benefit them, their families and their communities. This is upheld in Point 2 Point’s 10-Point Quality Promise of ethical service to clients and employees. Stephanie and Point 2 Point have received numerous prestigious awards. Point 2 Point was named the “50 Fastest Growing Woman-Owned Companies in North America” by the Women Presidents Organization and American Express Open in 2010, 2012, and 2015 and named one of Ernst & Young LLP’s (EY) 2011 Winning Women Entrepreneurs of the Year. In 2014, 2015, 2016, Point 2 Point has been named to the SMU Cox Dallas 100™ Awards, which honors the ingenuity, commitment, and perseverance of the fastest-growing privately held entrepreneurial businesses in the Dallas area. In 2015 the Woman’s Business Council – Southwest (WBCS) named Stephanie the “Women’s Business Enterprise of the Year.” She and the Point 2 Point team are actively involved in WBCS, the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), and Ernst & Young Winning Women. Stephanie has a long-term commitment to the Dallas Can and Texas Can Academies.

Patrick O’Brien is the CEO of Security Resources, a leading security integrator in the Pacific Region. Mr. O’Brien has designed, developed and implemented advanced integrated security systems for a multitude of commercial and government customers including hospitals, hotels, government facilities, public facilities, shopping centers, courthouses, detention facilities and fuel processing and storage facilities. He has designed and implemented the advanced integrated security systems protecting many Federal, State, and City and County facilities including Department of Homeland Security funded systems protecting Honolulu’s Water Supply, the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, The Department of Defense Regional Fuel Supply, the Honolulu and Maui County Wide Integrated Security system, and the University of Hawaii. Mr. O’Brien has contributed significantly to the private security and law enforcement community, in Hawaii. He has been the President of the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation, and the Hawaii Joint Police Association. He has been a member of the Board of Directors for these organizations as well as the Hawaii Visitor Industry Security Association. Mr. O’Brien has been recognized by the security industry and accepted into the Hawaii Joint Police Association Hall of Fame, and has received a previous “Top Cop” award from the Law Enforcement and Security Coalition. He has also received a Governor’s Commendation and Mayor’s Recognition Award for his efforts in protecting critical Infrastructure locations throughout Hawaii. Security Resources, was also recognized by the Pacific Technology Foundations and awarded the Hawaii Technology Industry Award, for their advanced security technology applications. In addition, Security Resources was recognized by the Pacific Law Enforcement and Security Coalition as Hawaii’s Outstanding Law Enforcement and Security Organization