Protecting Against Cyber Exploitation (parents and students, grades 6-12)

Mary Hogan has been the Community Relations Officer for the Department of Homeland Security and representing Homeland Security Investigations - St. Paul since September 2016. While this formal program is new to this agency; it has been long understood that community engagement is necessary in building trust between law enforcement and the communities where they serve. This position essentially solidifies that understanding and weaves it into the basic structure of the agency.

Prior to this Community Relations position, Mary worked in Victim/Witness services for almost twenty years. She served on the local Board of Education for twelve years as both a member and Vice-president. Mary is also a veteran of the US Army Military Police. As a Community Relations Officer, Mary represents the agency to the public as well as community leaders and organizations. She provides information and education in the various responsibilities of the agency and her goal is to create and maintain strong partnerships with a variety of stakeholders.

Jamie Holt is currently the Special Agent in Charge for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the principal investigative component of the Department of Homeland Security. HSI investigates, disrupts, and dismantles transnational criminal organizations and terrorist networks. She has held several leadership roles throughout her career, including overseeing cyber-crime investigations at the HSI Cyber Crimes Center in Virginia.

Ms. Holt holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Spanish from Central Michigan University and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. She is a former D1 athlete and the mother of two children and one dog. Ms. Holt is committed to the safety and well-being of children and considers the cyber-safety training and empowerment program to be a priority in her office.

In his current role Mr. Phill oversees two investigative groups in the St. Paul office as well as the office in Duluth, Minnesota. One of the St. Paul groups conducts Cyber and Financial cases. The other group handles Global Trade Investigations and National Security matters; it also houses the office’s Border Enforcement Security Taskforce (BEST). Prior, Mr. Phill worked as a Group Supervisor in the HSI office in Tucson, Arizona, and a Country Attache in the HSI office at the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Before this he worked in headquarters; Seoul, South Korea; and the Los Angeles area. Mr. Phill worked for two other federal law enforcement agencies in Tennessee and California to begin his career. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and earned a master’s degree from Florida State University and a bachelor’s degree from Fresno State University in California