Tina Farrenkopf
tina@ntjrc.org

Tina M. Farrenkopf is a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe located in Maine. She currently serves as the associate director of the National Tribal Justice Resource Center in Boulder, Colorado. Tina is the former Clerk of Courts for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court. Prior to that, she served as the Court Administrator and Clerk of Court for the Passamaquoddy Tribal Court. She has also served as the Co-Chair of the United South and Eastern Tribes Inc.'s Tribal Justice Committee. Tina has vast experience as a grant writer, planner and resource developer. Tina's special area of expertise is in case management and court technology. Tina, a graduate of Dartmouth College, also holds both a Masters in Business Admistration and a Juris
Doctorate degree.

With over 13 years of experience in information technology, database management and customer support, Lindsay Beeler, joined the Resource Center in March 2002 to take on the role of Database Management Specialist and Webmaster. Lindsay previously served as the Help Desk Coordinator/Information Services Webmaster at TCU, providing documentation, computer support and technology solutions to faculty, staff and students.

Tim is a principal staff member at the National Center for State Courts conducts courthouse security evaluations and personal and courtroom safety workshops for state and local courts. Considered an expert in court security, examples of his work include the post-incident security assessment and training for Georgiaís Fulton County (Atlanta) Superior and State Court systems. As a court administrator for nearly 20 years, he designed safe courthouse facilities, developed vulnerability, risk and security protocols, and coordinated security staff at several high visibility trials. Mr. Fautsko was a training officer at the Colorado Department of Corrections and has educated correctional and probation officers in security procedures. He earned a masterís degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a bachelorís degree from Walsh University in Canton, Ohio. He is a certified mediator, has co-authored several books on problem solving and decision-making.

James joined the National Center for State Courts in October, 1990 and currently serves as a Principal Court Technology Consultant. McMillan is senior faculty for the Institute for Court Management, and has provided technical assistance for trial and appellate courts and administrative offices in all 50 states in the USA. As Director of the Court Technology Laboratory project for eleven years he was the co-recipient of the Howell Heflin Outstanding Project Award from the State Justice Institute and was a co-founder of Courtroom 21 with the College of William and Mary School of Law. Prior to joining the NCSC he was the founding Information Technology Director for the Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts. He is co-author of A Guidebook for Electronic Court Filing and a contributing author to Caseflow Management: The Heart of Court Management in the New Millennium. McMillan received his BA in government from New Mexico State University and an MPA with a specialization in judicial administration.

Willett Willis, Principal Consultant, Innovative Technology Solutions. LLC. Mr. Willis provides consulting services focusing in the following areas: electronic data collection tools development (e.g. web based surveys, data collection, etc), technology review and needs assessment, court and IT operations/process review and assessment, technology RFP/RFI development, technology standards development and application, IT strategic planning, IT disaster recover/business continuity planning, CJIS/IJIS planning and implementation, and IT training and presentations. Prior to his current position, Mr. Willis was a Senior Court Management Consultant for the National Center for State Courts from 1997-2005. Mr. Willis has a B.A. in Political Science from Colorado College and a J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law.

David D. Raasch served as the Chief Judge of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans Tribal Court in Bowler, WI for 10 years. As the first Chief Judge, Judge Raasch was responsible for the planning, development and implementation of the Mohican Nation Tribal Court. Judge Raasch began his career in the area of justice as a police officer, serving 6 years with the Shawano County Sheriffís Department and the City of Shawano Police Department. He then moved into the area of court administration and recently retired after 20 years as the court administrator for the City of Green Bay Municipal Court. He has been a member of the faculty of the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada since 2002 teaching in areas of resource development, tribal appellate court systems, ethics and restorative justice/peacemaking. Judge Raasch now works at Fox Valley Technical College as a Tribal Program Coordinator. Until recently, Judge Raasch was the President of the Wisconsin Tribal Judgesí Association where he was instrumental in developing a joint state/tribal training program where the Association sponsors training for state judges to create better understanding and respect between court systems. Judge Raasch and Lisa Jaeger recently produced a 60 minute documentary video entitled; Tribal Nations: The Story of Federal Indian Law.

A 27-year veteran of law enforcement, Gerald A. ìGerryî Cavis is a security consultant and national security specialist with expertise in facility security and event management. Since retiring from the U.S. Secret Service in 2004, Gerry has brought a wide range of knowledge and skills to the public and private sector. Currently, Gerry serves as the National Security Specialist at Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) where he is responsible for curriculum development and training for the collegeís nationallyrecognized law enforcement and Criminal Justice Center programs. Gerry provides a diversity of specialized and grant assisted training in all areas of Safe and Secure communities, Tribal law enforcement and Courthouse Security Planning and Development. Gerry is a recognized expert in multi-agency partnership building and planning, proactive prevention and effective response and recovery contingencies. A founding member of the National Native American Law Enforcement Association, Gerry has also been the association President. Gerry also served on the Board of Directors for the National Indian Youth Police Academy.