Steve Somers, CPP, CHS-V

Steve Somers, CPP, CHS-V brings over 40 years of security industry leadership experience to GardaWorld as Vice President for Strategic Alliances & Initiatives. In this role, Steve is responsible for leading, managing and supporting Strategic Alliances for GardaWorld, and ensures that the Garda companies he supports maintain a consistent high quality service delivery to their clients. Steve joined GardaWorld in 2013 and ran one of its fastest growing and most profitable regions for 10 years prior to moving into his current position. Steve currently serves in leadership roles for the Baltimore County Police Foundation, Washington DC Police Foundation, Maryland Chiefs of Police, National Capital Chapter of ASIS as well as their Law Enforcement Steering Committee, a founder of the Global Shield Foundation supporting the Global Shield Network, and previously on the Maryland Institute for Public Safety Leadership Command College, Metro Crime Stoppers, Howard County Police Foundation, and Maryland Crime Prevention Association. Steve is also active in the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). Steve is a Board Certified Protection Professional in Security (CPP) by ASIS International and certified in Homeland Security (CHS-V), a recipient of the E. J. Criscuoli, Jr., CPP volunteer leadership award and the Allan J. Cross award from ASIS International, the Michael Shanahan Award for Public, Private Partnership in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore City Police Department, and is a graduate of the International Security Management Association’s (ISMA) Advanced Leadership Program at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.