Partnership for Protection

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President Emeritus’ Message

InfraGard San Diego Member Alliance,

Hello InfraGard San Diego Members Alliance (ISDMA)!  I write to you today pleased to announce that board member Brian Kramer has been elected to the President role effective March 27, 2026, as I transition to a new role as a Board Director for the InfraGard National Members Alliance, effective, April 1, 2026.  I am privileged to serve in this new role as I was to serve as the President of the InfraGard San Diego Members Alliance the past two years.  Brian was unanimously elected by the board of directors to the President role, and we are all confident in his ability to lead the chapter to new heights.  In the March 6, 2026, board of directors monthly meeting, the board voted to extend the terms of Ray Kelly (Vice President), Catherine Blaser (Secretary), and Daryus Dutton (Treasurer) for another 12-month term, as allowed by the chapter's bylaws. I will continue to be engaged and involved with InfraGard San Diego, now as President Emeritus.  At the March 27, 2026, board of directors' meeting, the board approved and adopted the updated chapter bylaws.

The InfraGard Program continues to be a priority for the FBI as its primary engagement tool with the private sector(s).  As the geopolitical situation continues to change, we adapt to it, addressing potential vulnerabilities, threats, concerns and challenges across all sectors.  It is our best interest to continue to attract new members with essential subject matter expertise across all sixteen sectors.  Additionally, we will continue to put together impactful events, programs, briefs and information exchange for you and to our government partners, both within each sector and cross-sector.

As a board, a new focus will be put on an exercise cycle, this in the form of facilitated discussions, tabletops, and possibly functional exercises.  Events will continue to be offered as in-person and/or virtual via Microsoft Teams and/or GoToWebinar, both very capable platforms.  The chapter can also expect to see threat briefings at an unclassified level provided in a regular cadence in the coming months.

Of course it is important to remember that although a FBI program, InfraGard is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that is dependent upon sponsorship, both for its regular operational costs which include Microsoft licensing, GoToWebinar costs, Survey Monkey costs, Directors & Officers liability insurance, event insurance, facilties' costs, food & beverage costs and the like.  Additionally, certain events may necessitate that we pay speaker honorariums, travel costs, and the like.  Along these lines, the board has established a sponsorship committee with a competent, experienced chair and engaged committee members.  The chapter's website will include a new sponsorship look in short order, and we aim to land corporate sponsors and individual contributors to support our operational costs and specific events.  As a member, we encourage you to consider would-be sponsors to continue to support the chapter.


The chapter events page is being redone as are the resources offered and much more.  We have some tremendous momentum on the sector chief program with new sector chiefs being brough aboard in several of the sectors.  The sectors continue to be the meat of the chapter and the program as a whole.  The chapter's membership continues to grow and is now close to 1100 members.  This is fantastic, and we all have reason to be enthusiastic about what we can accomplish, all towards the primary mission of protecting critical infrastructure.  InfraGard continues to be the most robust public/private partnership in the nation.

Thank you for your continued engagement.


Respectfully,

Matt Brown

President Emeritus

InfraGard San Diego Member Alliance
An FBI-affiliated 501(c)(3) Organization