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Director:  William C. Banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Assistant Director: Keli Perrin

Administrative Assistant: Marlene Diamond

 

 

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INSCT Research Assistants

 

Nicholas J. Armstrong

Nick is a M.P.A. candidate in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs pursuing an INSCT Certificate of Advance Study in Security Studies. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and holds a B.S. in Engineering Management. While serving as an active duty Army officer for seven years, Nick held multiple leadership and staff positions, including serving as both a General Officer's Aide and speechwriter in the 10th Mountain Division. Nick also served on operational deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia and is a U.S. Army Ranger and Airborne Parachutist.  Now a Captain in the New York Army National Guard, he plans to pursue a career in the national security field.

 

Catherine G. Baker

Catherine Baker is a JD candidate pursuing the INSCT Certificate in National Security and Counterterrorism Law. She graduated from Bucknell University in 2002 with degrees in International Relations and Spanish. After college, Catherine moved to Spain for one year to work as a teaching assistant at The American School of Madrid and perfect her Spanish skills. She then worked for two years as a paralegal for a corporate employment immigration firm before deciding to pursue a career as an immigration attorney. During law school, Catherine has interned for the Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Hiscock Legal Aid Society, and a business immigration law firm. She is excited to serve as an INSCT RA this year, and is looking forward to assisting in the realization of counter terrorism conferences and literature, particularly as they relate to the field of immigration law.

 

Michael J. Messinger

Mike is a JD candidate in the Syracuse University College of Law and graduated from Baylor University in December, 2004 with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Business Administration. Before attending law school, Mike served in a variety of fields as a legal intern for a criminal defense attorney, Research Assistant for the Burton Blatt Institute and extern for Corporation Counsel in the City of Syracuse. Upon completion of law school, Mike plans to pursue a career in federal law enforcement.

 

McKay Tolboe 

McKay is in his 3rd year of law school at the Syracuse University College of Law and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Political Science. Prior to attending law school McKay worked on a number of political campaigns, served as an intern for U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch and as the aide to the President of the Utah State Senate.  His studies have included international law, national security law and federal regulatory law.   He is married and is the father of two children.  Currently he is researching the status of private security contractors under international laws of armed conflict

 

 

 

 

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