Executive BiosDebby G. Levy - Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
Today, Debby Levy owns both Levy Security Corporation and Premier Security Corporation, in Chicago, Illinois and serves both organizations as Chairperson and CEO.
In 2006, Ms. Levy was recognized as the "Woman Business Owner of the Year" by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO/Chicago). She also holds a Certificate of Membership, and is an active member, in the Women's Business Enterprise Initiative ("WBE"), the National Association of Female Executives, NAWBO, and the American Society for Industrial Security ("ASIS"). As a woman-owned business Levy Security Corporation has been listed several times in both Crain's Chicago Business and Working Woman 500 as one of Chicago's top woman owned businesses. In addition, Ms. Levy was awarded the Women's Business Enterprise Initiative Member of the Year Award for 1997.
Ms. Levy is active in several community related programs. She volunteers and actively supports the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association. Abe Barkin - President and Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Barkin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Special Education from Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. Mr. Barkin taught special education classes for the Chicago Public School System at Richard E. Byrd School for five years before entering into the business world. Mr. Barkin has served as a chairperson for several years for an international security and audit conference. Most recently Mr. Barkin has been an active member of: Chicago First, Association of Continuity Planners (ACP) and Business Resumption and Planning Association (BRPA).
Rich Stampanato, CPP - Executive Vice President, Operations
Mr. Stampanato has a Bachelor of Science degree in Law Enforcement Administration from Western Illinois University and has a Masters of Science Degree from Lewis University in Criminal and Social Justice. In 1984, he became a Police Officer with the University of Tennessee – Knoxville and graduated from the Tennessee State Law Enforcement Training Academy.
In 1991, Mr. Stampanato enhanced his campus law enforcement expertise when he joined the Northwestern University Police Department as a Police Officer on the Chicago Campus, earning the rank of Sergeant in 1995. In 1996, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant where he successfully managed the Evanston Campus police force until becoming an employee of Levy Security Corporation.
During his law enforcement career, Mr. Stampanato has been certified as an Evidence Technician and Master Firearms Instructor. He has completed Northwestern University Traffic Institute's eighty-hours "Supervision of Police Personnel," and graduated from the ten-week "School of Police Staff and Command."
In addition, Mr. Stampanato has completed hundreds of hours in specialized law enforcement course work through the Northeast Multi-Regional Training Program. Mr. Stampanato is also among a select few security industry executives who have been awarded the designation of "Certified Protection Professional" (CPP) by the Professional Certification Board of ASIS International.
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Mr. Barkin has more than thirty years experience in the Information Security arena - locally, nationally and internationally. For the past thirteen years Abe has worked for a major national insurance carrier (36,000 employees) focusing his leadership in Information Security, Business Continuity and Planning and Disaster Recovery. During this time, Abe has led a number of corporate wide initiatives most recently with Business Recovery. Abe has coordinated multiple exercises across the enterprise related to business recovery (buildings being shut down, employee safety, communications, recovery of critical processes etc.). Abe has an extensive background in disaster mitigation, employee safety and security systems.