The Security Foundation

Kathy Lavinder, the Founder and  Executive Director of SI Placement, shares more about her work with The Security Foundation (TSF), the career achievements she’s most proud of, and her vision for the future of the security industry.

In recent years, there has been more urgency to prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the security industry to help diversify the workforce and leadership perspectives. While this is […]

Kelly Johnstone, retired Chief Security Officer and Vice President at The Coca-Cola Company, has an impressive security career spanning over three decades. Her journey began by spending 17 years as […]

The security profession, public and private, is slowly changing from mostly male and white to a more diverse reflection of the communities it serves. At the center of that transformation […]

On January 1, 2024, Dave Komendat became President of The Security Foundation. A TSF Board member since 2015, Dave is highly respected in the security community for his 36-year career […]

Broadcasting pioneer Ann Compton will be the emcee for the 11th Annual Security Foundation (TSF) Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The […]

As OSAC returned to in-person events for many of its programs, TSF continued its funding of vital OSAC programming this past spring. Through the generosity of ISF donors, OSAC hosted […]

The data reveals what the private corporate security community sees every day: a glaring disparity in the numbers of women in leadership positions. In 2022, a Zippia survey (verified against […]

On April 13, 2022, the Latin America Regional Committee (LARC) held its first in-person events since 2019 at the Graham Center at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. FIU […]