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Sentinel Blue Women's Team

Sentinel Blue

The **Sentinel Blue Women's Team**, is the women's team of the Los Angeles Precision Shooting Team, also known as Sentinel Blue.

## Background

The Sentinel Blue Women's Team (LAPST-W) are 13-time IDPA/LEM Women's Champions, having finished in first place in every match since 2019. While the Women's Team was not officially founded until 2022, it has existed unofficially since 2019 when Maggie Marks and Victoria Allen competed together in women's events on behalf of Sentinel Blue.

Victoria Allen has achieved the most induvial championships as a team member with 13. Maggie Marks has 12 championships with the team, missing the 2022 Ultimate Law Enforcement Challenge due to being on maternity leave. Charlie Lenzen has 9 championships with the team. Sonia Knight and Rachel Petersen have 6 championships with the team. Tracy McGaren has 5 championships with the team, missing the 2022 Law Enforcement Multigun Championship due to family commitments.

## Team Members

Maggie MarksSonia KnightVictoria AllenTracy McGarenCharlie LenzenRachel Petersen
### **Maggie Marks**

* **Agency**: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
* **Role**: Captain (also Sentinel Blue Tier One Team member)
* **Category**: Agency, Standard, Unlimited
* **Joined**: 2022 (2020: Sentinel Blue)
* **Sponsors**: TacWorks Academy, Tactical Goddess, Taran Tactical Innovations
* **Championships**: 8

### **Sonia Knight**

* **Agency**: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
* **Role**: Member (also Sentinel Blue Tier One Team member)
* **Category**: Agency, Standard, Unlimited
* **Joined**: 2022
* **Sponsors**: TacWorks Academy, Tactical Goddess, ZEV Technologies
* **Championships**: 6

### **Victoria Allen**

* **Agency**: Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD)
* **Role**: Member
* **Category**: Agency, Standard
* **Joined**: 2022 (2018: Sentinel Blue)
* **Sponsors**: TacWorks Academy, Tactical Goddess, Agency Arms
* **Championships**: 9

### **Tracy McGaren**

* **Agency**: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
* **Role**: Member
* **Category**: Standard
* **Joined**: 2022
* **Sponsors**: TacWorks Academy, Tactical Goddess, Salient Arms
* **Championships**: 5

### **Charlie Lenzen**

* **Agency**: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD)
* **Role**: Member
* **Category**: Unlimited
* **Joined**: 2022 (2021: Sentinel Blue)
* **Sponsors**: TacWorks Academy, Tactical Goddess, Taran Tactical Innovations
* **Championships**: 7

### **Rachel Petersen**

* **Agency**: Los Angeles Port Police (LAPP)
* **Role**: Member
* **Category**: Agency
* **Joined**: 2022
* **Sponsors**: TacWorks Academy, Tactical Goddess, Atlas Gunworks
* **Championships**: 6

## Category Teams

### Agency Category

* Maggie Marks
* Sonia Knight
* Victoria Allen
* Rachel Petersen

### Standard Category

* Maggie Marks
* Sonia Knight
* Victoria Allen
* Tracy McGaren

### Unlimited Category

* Maggie Marks
* Sonia Knight
* Victoria Allen
* Charlie Lenzen
Kristen Ross

**Kristen Marie Ross** is a Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) Special Agent currently assigned to the Los Angeles Field Office.

## Biography

Kristen Marie Ross was born in 1972 in West Valley City, Utah. Kristen attended the University of Colorado Boulder where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics in 1994. Kristen worked as an translator at a travel agency in Kansas City, Missouri from 1995 to 2004.

Kristen joined the Diplomatic Security Service in 2004 and began her career at the Los Angeles Field Office before being assigned to serve overseas in several locations including Afghanistan, England and Taiwan. Kristen is currently assigned to the Los Angeles Field Office as part of a Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force (DBFTF), she is also currently 'on loan' to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs (LAPTFVG) in a support role investigating visa and passport fraud of individuals involved in transnational organized crime.

Kristen has been married since 2009.

### Service History

* Los Angeles Field Office: 2004 to 2008
* Afghanistan: 2008 to 2011
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2011 to 2013
* England: 2013 to 2016
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2016 to 2018
* Taiwan: 2018 to 2021
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2021 to Present
Kate Ellis

**Katherine "Kate" Ellis** is a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent and the current deputy field supervisor of the Los Angeles Metro Task Force on Violent Gangs (LAMTFVG).

## Early Life

Katherine Jane Ellis was born Katherine Palmer on August 5, 1983 in Oakland, California to bank manager Jeannie Palmer and maintenance supervisor James Brooks Palmer. Kate graduated from St. Elizabeth High School in 2001. Kate attended Rochester University where she studied Psychology and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 2005.

## Career

Kate joined the Oakland Police Department in 2005 and worked both in patrol and crime suppression details. In 2010 Kate was accepted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and began her career in Group I at the Los Angeles Field Office. In 2012 Kate was assigned to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs. Kate is at present the second longest serving LAMTFVG member behind HSI Special Agent Sean Marks.

### Service History

* Glendale Field Office (Group I): 2010 to 2012
* Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs: 2012 to Present

## Personal Life

Kate met LAPD Detective Steven Ellis in 2009 and the two were married in 2014. Kate is an amateur competitive rower and surfer.
Justine Weaver

Justine E. Weaver is an American equine therapist and animal rescuer. Weaver was born in 1971 in Gillette, Wyoming and eventually moved to Los Angeles in 2001. Weaver began her career working at an animal shelter before eventually starting her own horse rescue charity in 2009. In 2012 Weaver partnered with Joanna Greenwood and her organization, The Phoenix Foundation to provide horses for equine therapy and also to allow people to board horses with her, she also offers a riding school.
Juliana Silva

**Juliana Elizabeth Silva** is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California. Juliana specializes in cases involving child exploitation and human trafficking.

## Early Life

Juliana Elizabeth Silva was born on January 23, 1986 in Woodridge, Illinois to Susanna Louise (née Thompson) and Gregory L. Silva. Juliana graduated from Lemont High School in 2004. Juliana attended the University of Toledo where she studied Psychology and Political Science, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science. She then earned her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in 2012.

## Career

Juliana began her career in 2012 as an Assistant State's Attorney for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. While working as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Juliana worked in both the Abuse and Neglect Division and the Juvenile Delinquency Division.

In 2020, Juliana became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California. Juliana serves in Los Angeles and specializes in child exploitation and human trafficking cases, she often works with the Child Exploitation Investigations Group at HSI Los Angeles.

## Personal Life

Juliana is married to lawyer John Robert Sellers, Sellers works for a law firm in Los Angeles. Juliana is an avid supporter of civil rights, she enjoys reading and cooking in her spare time.

## See also

* **Child Exploitation Investigations Group** (CEIG)
	+ **Ella Grant**: Group Supervisor
	+ **Mark Kirby**: Member/Human Trafficking Specialist
	+ **Margaret Marks**: Member/Digital Forensics Specialist
	+ **Matthew Lambert**: Member/Tactical/Strategic Specialist
	+ **Oscar Reyes**: Member/Intelligence/Surveillance Specialist
	+ **Kyle Gibson**: Member/Financial Crimes Specialist
	+ **Benjamin Shah**: Member/Commercial Smuggling Specialist
	+ **Peter Hoyt**: Member/Fugitive Apprehension Specialist
	+ **Daniel Vega**: Member/Illicit Finance Specialist
	+ **Monica Valdez**: Victims Support Coordinator
	+ **Callie Roberts**: HSI Computer Operations/Cyber Forensic Specialist
	+ ****Juliana Silva****: AUSA working with CEIG
Lauren Cox

Lauren A. Cox is an American adult film producer for Next Level Entertainment, and a retired adult film star. Cox was born in 1979 in Stateline, Nevada, she eventually began working in adult entertainment in 1999, in 2012 she officially retired as a performer and took up producing and directing full time. From 2003 to 2012 Cox was married to fellow adult film star John Barker with whom she has 4 kids, she and Barker divorced in 2012. In 2015 she met Heather Holm during a case Heather was borning on the the two have been friends ever since, eventually reconnecting again in 2019. Cox has been in a long-term relationship with Next Level star and fellow producer Geneva Winters since 2014, both Cox and Reynolds attended Heather's wedding to Nicola Crawford in San Francisco in 2017.

### Children

* Aaron L. Barker-Cox: Born 2004
* Charlotte C. Barker-Cox: Born 2006
* Erica-Leigh T. Barker-Cox: Born 2008
* Juliet L. Barker-Cox: Born 2010
San Jose, California

**San Jose**, officially the **City of San José** (Spanish for 'Saint Joseph' /ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ, -ˈseɪ/; Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]), is the largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 population of 1,013,240, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland Combined Statistical Area, which has a 2015 population of 7.7 million and 9.7 million people respectively, the third-most populous city in California after Los Angeles and San Diego, and the 12th-most populous in the United States. Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of 179.97 sq mi (466.1 km2). San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County and the main component of the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of around two million residents in 2018.

San Jose is notable for its innovation, cultural diversity, affluence, and sunny and mild Mediterranean climate. Its connection to the booming high tech industry phenomenon known as Silicon Valley prompted Mayor Tom McEnery to adopt the city motto of "Capital of Silicon Valley" in 1988 to promote the city. Major global tech companies including Cisco Systems, eBay, Adobe Inc., PayPal, Broadcom, Samsung, Acer, and Zoom maintain their headquarters in San Jose. San Jose is one of the wealthiest major cities in the world, with the third-highest GDP per capita (after Zürich and Oslo) and the fifth-most expensive housing market. It is home to one of the world's largest overseas Vietnamese populations, a Hispanic community that makes up over 40% of the city's residents, and historic ethnic enclaves such as Japantown and Little Portugal.

Before the arrival of the Spanish, the area around San Jose was long inhabited by the Tamien nation of the Ohlone peoples of California. San Jose was founded on November 29, 1777, as the *Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe*, the first city founded in the Californias. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 after the Mexican War of Independence.

Following the American Conquest of California during the Mexican–American War, the territory was ceded to the United States in 1848. After California achieved statehood two years later, San Jose was designated as the state's first capital. Following World War II, San Jose experienced an economic boom, with a rapid population growth and aggressive annexation of nearby cities and communities carried out in the 1950s and 1960s. The rapid growth of the high-technology and electronics industries further accelerated the transition from an agricultural center to an urbanized metropolitan area. Results of the 1990 U.S. census indicated that San Jose had officially surpassed San Francisco as the most populous city in Northern California.By the 1990s, San Jose had become the global center for the high tech and internet industries, making it California's fastest-growing economy.
Lipstick Lesbian

"**Lipstick lesbian**" is slang for a lesbian who exhibits a greater amount of feminine gender attributes, such as wearing make-up, dresses or skirts, and having other characteristics associated with feminine women. In popular usage, the term is also used to characterize the feminine gender expression of bisexual women, or the broader topic of female–female sexual activity among feminine women.
Nicola Crawford

**Nicola D. Crawford, Ph.D.** is an American psychologist, social worker and victims support counselor for the Los Angeles based victims advocacy, education and support organization The Phoenix Foundation. She is also the widow of FBI Special Agent Heather Holm.

## Early Life

Nicola Dawn Crawford was born on January 22, 1986 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to hotel manager Tanya Crawford (née Mills) and electrician Michael Crawford. Nicola is the youngest of three children, she has two brothers, Jason and Cameron.

Nicola graduated from Bridgeport International Academy in 2004. She attended the University of Bridgeport where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2008 and a Master of Science in Psychology in 2010.

## Career

Nicola moved to Los Angeles in 2010 where she became a social worker and eventually a victim support counselor, working for The Phoenix Foundation. While working as a social worker, Nicola also went on to earn her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from University of California, Los Angeles in 2017. After earning her doctorate, Nicola became a psychologist and counselor at The Phoenix Foundation.

## Personal Life

Nicola is biromantic and bisexual, she is monogamous. Nicola identifies as ‘agnostic but hopeful’. Nicola is a Wednesday person, an Aquarius, and a Wood Ox in the Chinese zodiac.

Nicola was in a relationship with lawyer Darren Frost from 2009 to 2012, they had a son, Josh (b 2010). Nicola met of FBI Special Agent Heather Holm in 2015 when Holm agreed to attend the group to support a survivor she'd met through work, Nicola and Holm hit it off and eventually began dating, in June 2017 they were married in a civil ceremony in San Francisco. Crawford and Holm have a child together, Emmalisa (b 2017). Heather was killed in the line of duty on November 4, 2022, leaving Nicola a widow with two children, aged 12 and 5. Nicola lives with her two children in Pasadena, California.

## Personal Information

### Work History

* Education: 2004 to 2010
* Phoenix Foundation: 2010 to 2017 (Counselor/Social Worker)
* Phoenix Foundation: 2017 to Present (Psychologist)

### Children

* Josh Crawford: Born 2010
* Emmalisa Holm: Born 2017
Liz Murray

Elizabeth M. "Liz" Murray is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and a current member of the Counterterrorism Squad at the Los Angeles Field Office. Murray joined the FBI in 2009 and began her career working in counterintelligence and cyber at FBI Headquarters, in 2014 she transferred to the Washington Field Office. In 2017 Murray transferred to the Counterintelligence Squad at the Los Angeles Field Office, in 2020 she transferred to the Counterterrorism Squad. Murray serves as the squad's communications exploitation specialist.

### Service History

* FBI Headquarters: 2009 to 2014
* Washington Field Office: 2014 to 2017
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2017 to Present
Matthew Chung

Matthew J. Chung is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Supervisory Special Agent and the current supervisor of the Major Case Group at HSI San Diego. Chung joined ICE in 2004 and moved over to HSI when it was formed in 2010. Chung began his career at ICE San Antonio, during which time he also served at ASAC McAllen. In 2011 Chung transferred to HSI San Diego where he served with an intelligence unit, in 2012 he was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and served as deputy supervisor of the Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit (IFPCU). In 2019 Chung was promoted to supervisor of the Major Case Group at HSI San Diego.

Mr. Chung has been married to Soo-Jin Chung since 2005.

### Service History

* ICE San Antonio: 2004 to 2006
* ASAC McAllen: 2006 to 2011
* HSI San Diego: 2011 to 2012
* Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit: 2012 to 2019
* Major Case Group: 2019 to Present (Group Supervisor)
Nick Edmonds

Nick D. Edmonds is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supervisory Special Agent and the current Critical Incident Response Group coordinator at the Los Angeles Field Office. Edmonds joined the FBI in 1998 and began his career working in violent crime and criminal enterprise at the Salt Lake City Field Office, in 2002 he also joined the SWAT team. In 2008 Edmonds transferred to the Cleveland Field Office where he served with the violent crime squad, in 2011 he was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and became the supervisor of Violent Crime Squad III at the Washington Field Office. In 2013 Edmonds transferred to the Los Angeles Field Office as supervisor of Violent Crime Squad II. In 2021 Edmonds was named CIRG Coordinator for the Los Angeles Field Office, Edmonds coordinates all critical incident and tactical response components in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

### Service History

* Salt Lake City Field Office: 1998 to 2008
* Cleveland Field Office: 2008 to 2011
* Washington Field Office: 2011 to 2013 (VCS-III Supervisor)
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2013 to 2021 (VCS-II Supervisor)
* CIRG Coordinator: 2021 to Present
Natalia Diaz

Natalia M. Diaz is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Major Case Group at HSI Los Angeles. Diaz joined HSI in 2013 and began her career at HSI Baltimore where she served on an interagency gang task force. In 2016 Diaz transferred to HSI Los Angeles and went on to work with the Major Case Group.

Ms. Diaz earned her degree in criminology from University of Maryland. Prior to her HSI career, Ms. Diaz served as an officer with the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division. Ms. Diaz has been in an as yet undisclosed long-term relationship since 2016.

### Service History

* HSI Baltimore: 2013 to 2016
* HSI Los Angeles: 2016 to 2017
* Major Case Group: 2017 to Present
Peter Hoyt

**Peter Alan Hoyt** is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Child Exploitation Investigations Group at HSI Los Angeles.

## Early Life

Peter Alan Hoyt was born on May 27, 1990 in Cincinnati, Ohio to interior designer Amy Hoyt (née Halloran) and butcher Patrick Hoyt. Peter graduated from Clark Montessori High School in 2008, he attended Radford University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration in 2012.

## Career

Peter began his career as an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Detention and Deportation Officer in 2012, his first duty station was San Diego. Peter eventually transferred to the Los Angeles Field Office in 2016 and served in fugitive operations. In 2019 Peter was accepted to Homeland Security Investigations and after completing FLETC, he was assigned to the Child Exploitation Investigations Group. Peter serves as CEIG’s fugitive apprehension specialist.

### Service History

* Child Exploitation Investigations Group: 2019 to Present

## Personal Life

Peter was married to Cindy Olsen from 2015 to 2020, since 2022 he’s been in a relationship with nurse Alison Brucato. Peter is an avid fisher and hunter, he also enjoys woodworking and antiquing.

## See also

* **Child Exploitation Investigations Group** (CEIG)
	+ **Ella Grant**: Group Supervisor
	+ **Mark Kirby**: Member/Human Trafficking Specialist
	+ **Margaret Marks**: Member/Digital Forensics Specialist
	+ **Matthew Lambert**: Member/Tactical/Strategic Specialist
	+ **Oscar Reyes**: Member/Intelligence/Surveillance Specialist
	+ **Kyle Gibson**: Member/Financial Crimes Specialist
	+ **Benjamin Shah**: Member/Commercial Smuggling Specialist
	+ ****Peter Hoyt****: Member/Fugitive Apprehension Specialist
	+ **Daniel Vega**: Member/Illicit Finance Specialist
	+ **Monica Valdez**: Victims Support Coordinator
	+ **Callie Roberts**: HSI Computer Operations/Cyber Forensic Specialist
	+ **Juliana Silva**: AUSA working with CEIG
National Institute of Corrections

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is an agency of the United States government. It is part of the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons.

NIC provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies. Additionally, the NIC provides funds to support programs that are in line with its key initiatives.

The NIC was created by the United States Congress in 1974 on the recommendation of the National Conference on Corrections convened by Attorney General John N. Mitchell in 1971. Mitchell called for the conference as a result of public pressure following the riot at New York's Attica Correctional Facility in 1971.
PinkSteel Warriors

The **PinkSteel Warriors (PSW)**, or simply **Warriors**, is a female competitive practical shooting team. The team was created in late 2022 by Tactical Goddess founder Tammy Doyle, it started as an exhibition team for her new line PinkSteel, before eventually becoming a competitive shooting team in 2023.

## Background

With the success of their PinkSteel line of women's practical shooting clothing and accessories, Tammy Doyle and her company Tactical Goddess decided to start their own exhibition team to showcase their line. After significantly increasing sales, Tammy decided to turn the team into a serious competitive team.

The team was founded in October 2022 and became a competitive team in 2023. The team members as of January 2024 are drawn from the Sentinel Blue Women's Team, also sponsored by Tactical Goddess and outfitted by PinkSteel.

The PinkSteel Warriors compete in IDPA, USPSA and IPSC competitions, as well as performing exhibition events at various trade shows and events.

## Members

* **Victoria Allen**: Team Captain
* **Maggie Marks**: Team Member
* **Sonia Knight**: Team Member
* **Rachel Petersen**: Team Member
Legacy

The final page and my 'legacy'. So unfortunately times are tough at the moment and things I love such as contributing to this wiki will need to take a short break sometime In the future. I may find myself without a regular internet connection or computer for the foreseeable future. I'll keep editing up until the point I no longer can, I hope and ask anyone who reads this who comes along later to enjoy and preserve this wiki as it. It's been a labor of love, one I hope to continue in the future when things are better.

Thanks to anyone who reads and/or (hopefully) enjoys this little wiki I made. I hope to see and contribute to it again in the future.
Kelvin Reynolds

Kelvin D. Reynolds is a retired FBI behavioral analyst and executive. Reynolds was born in 1962 in Taos, New Mexico, he joined the FBI in 1986. Reynolds began his career working in criminal intelligence and operational support at the Los Angeles Field Office, he eventually became supervisor of a financial crime squad in 1998, in 2002 he transferred to the Behavioral Analysis Unit and eventually became BAU Unit Chief in 2006. In 2013 Reynolds was promoted to Section Chief of the Investigative and Operations Support Section, Reynolds retired in 2019.

Mr. Reynolds earned a BS in psychology from University of California, Berkeley. Prior to his FBI career, Mr. Reynolds worked in academic research.

### Service History

* Los Angeles Field Office: 1986 to 1998
* Los Angeles Field Office: 1998 to 2002 (Supervisor of Financial Crime Squad)
* Behavioral Analysis Unit: 2002 to 2006
* Behavioral Analysis Unit: 2006 to 2013 (Unit Chief)
* Investigative and Operations Support Section: 2013 to 2019 (Section Chief)
Raelyn Lowell

Raelyn C. Lowell is an American college student and the adoptive daughter of Grace and Tim Lowell. Raelyn was born in 2003 in Colorado City, Arizona to Heather Holm, she was 21 months old when her mother fled with her and her sister Shaunna in March 2005. Raelyn moved with her family to Hudson, Maine for a fresh start, in 2011 Grace and Tim officially adopted Raelen and her sister Shaunna. Raelyn is currently a college student studying psychology and hopes to become a counselor someday. Despite not having grown up with her birth mother, Grace and Tim always raised Raelyn to understand who her mother was any why she ended up as part of their family, Raelyn has a relationship with birth mother Heather.
National Gang Unit

## HSI National Gang Unit

The **National Gang Unit** (NGU) is a special unit within Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) that targets transnational criminal gangs. NGU oversees agency intelligence integration efforts relating to gang membership, associations, criminal activities and international movements of suspected and known gang members; and provides programmatic, operational and technical support to enhance gang investigations for 30 HSI field offices across the nation and dozens of HSI attaché offices overseas. During FY 2018, HSI gang investigations led to the seizure of more than 820 firearms and more than 5,500 pounds of illicit narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana which would have otherwise been destined for U.S. neighborhoods and communities.

NGU leverages its anti-gang initiative called Operation Community Shield to enhance U.S. public safety. The unit develops strategic domestic and foreign law enforcement partnerships and utilizes those partnerships, along with all of its unique legal authorities to target gangs, to suppress violence and prosecute criminal enterprises.

## Operation Community Shield

Operation Community Shield is an ongoing multi-agency law enforcement initiative targeting violent gang members and their associates involved in the illegal drug and human trafficking industries in the United States. Since its launch by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February 2005, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other participating federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have made more than 40,000 gang-related arrests, including 451 gang leaders, representing more than 2,400 different gangs and organizations, and have seized more than 8,000 guns in multiple projects.

Operation Community Shield investigators perform the following duties:

* Works with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, in the United States and abroad, to develop a comprehensive and integrated approach to conducting criminal investigations and other law enforcement operations against gangs.
* Identifies violent street gangs and develops intelligence on their membership, associates, criminal activities and international movements.
* Deters, disrupts and dismantles gang operations by tracing and seizing cash, weapons and other assets derived from criminal activities.
* Seeks prosecution and/or removal of alien gang members from the United States.
* Works closely with our attaché offices worldwide and foreign law enforcement counterparts in gathering intelligence, sharing information and conducting coordinated enforcement operations.
* HSI Special Agents routinely investigate these crimes side-by-side with law enforcement partners in pursuit of racketeering influenced and corrupt organization (RICO), violent crime in aid of racketeering (VICAR) and Hobbs Act prosecutions in order to most effectively disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises.
Peter Ryan

Peter M. Ryan is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supervisory Special Agent and behavioral analyst currently serving with the Behavioral Analysis Response Team (BART). Ryan was born in 1971 and eventually joined the FBI in 1996. Ryan began his career working in organized crime at the Boston Field Office, in 2004 he was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and transferred to the FBI Headquarters as part of a violent crimes task force. In 2010 Ryan transferred to Behavioral Analysis Unit 4, in 2017 Ryan transferred to the Behavioral Analysis Response Team, Ryan is also a crisis negotiator.

Mr. Ryan earned his BS and MS in psychology from Syracuse University. Prior to his FBI career, Mr. Ryan worked in executive security.

### Service History

* Boston Field Office: 1996 to 2004
* FBI Headquarters: 2004 to 2010
* Behavioral Analysis Unit 4: 2010 to 2017
* Behavioral Analysis Response Team: 2017 to Present
Martin Howell

Martin T. Howell is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supervisory Special Agent and the current Supervisor of Violent Crime Unit 2 of the Los Angeles Violent Crime Unit. Howell was born in 1977 and eventually joined the FBI in 2002. Howell began his career working in violent crime, organized crime and counterterrorism at the Omaha Field Office before eventually transferring to Violent Crime Unit 2 at the Los Angeles Field Office in 2009, in 2015 Howell was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and became supervisor of VCU2. Howell serves as the VCU's coordinator and their counterterrorism specialist.

Mr. Howell earned his BS in criminal justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Prior to his FBI career, Mr. Howell served with the New York City Police Department.

### Service History

* Omaha Field Office: 2002 to 2009
* Violent Crime Unit 2: 2009 to 2015
* Violent Crime Unit 2: 2015 to Present (Supervisor)
James Mason

James E. Mason is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and current member of the Major Case Group at HSI Los Angeles. Mason joined ICE in 2003 and began his career at ICE Houston, in 2012 he transferred to HSI San Diego and served with the North County Regional Gang Task Force, an interagency task force including HSI, FBI, CBP, CHP, San Diego Police and San Diego County Sheriff's Department. In 2019 Mason transferred to HSI Los Angeles and served with the Major Case Group.

### Service History

* ICE/HSI Houston: 2003 to 2012
* HSI San Diego (Gang Task Force): 2012 to 2019
* Major Case Group: 2019 to Present.
Scott Ryder

Scott H. Ryder is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit (IFPCU) at HSI Los Angeles. Ryder joined ICE in 2009 and transferred over to the newly formed HSI in 2010. Ryder began his career at HSI Houston working in surveillance and criminal intelligence before eventually transferring to a Trade Transparency Unit. In 2019 Ryder transferred to the Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit at HSI Los Angeles as their surveillance expert.

### Service History

* ICE/HSI Houston: 2009 to 2019 (TTU)
* IFPCU: 2019 to Present
Maya Gutierrez

**Maya Valeria Gutierrez** is an American author, public speaker, children's safety advocate and human trafficking survivor.

## Biography

Maya Valeria Gutierrez was born in 2001 and immigrated from Mexico with her family when she was 5, in July 2015 when she was 14, Gutierrez became a victim of human trafficking when she was abducted from her neighborhood in San Benito, Texas. Maya along with several other women and children were rescued 19 months later in August 2016 in Los Angeles by a joint HSI and FBI task force, the Southern California Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. The task force, along with HSI Special Response Team (SRT) operators and FBI SWAT operators raided a sweatshop in the Industrial District of Los Angeles. After her rescue, Maya bonded with task force member Jim Gamble and later with Jim’s wife Sarah Jane, the three eventually becoming friends. Jim Gamble and his wife Sarah Jane went on to adopt Maya the following year.

Maya went on to write a memoir of her experience in 2019, since then she became a public speaker and an advocate for children's safety and campaigner to bring awareness to human trafficking. Maya is currently a college student at the University of California, Los Angeles and is working towards becoming a counselor for survivors of human trafficking.
Sarah Everett

Sarah L. Everett is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supervisory Special Agent and behavioral analyst currently serving with the Behavioral Analysis Response Team (BART). Everett was born in 1974 and eventually joined the FBI in 2000. Everett began her career in violent crime and violent crimes against children at the Los Angeles Field Office, in 2006 she transferred to Behavioral Analysis Unit 3. In 2015 Everett was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and subsequently transferred to the Behavioral Analysis Response Team.

Ms. Everett earned her Bachelor's degree from Eastern Kentucky University and her J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy. Prior to her FBI career, Ms. Everett worked for a law firm.

### Service History

* Los Angeles Field Office: 2000 to 2006
* Behavioral Analysis Unit 3: 2006 to 2015
* Behavioral Analysis Response Team: 2015 to Present
New Rochelle, New York

**New Rochelle** (/ˌnuːrəˈʃɛl/ *NEW-Rə-SHEL*; older French: *La Nouvelle-Rochelle*) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the 7th-largest city and 22nd-largest municipality in the state of New York. Some residents refer to the city as *New Ro.* A well known destination within New Rochelle is “New Roc City,” which has restaurants and entertainment venues.
Kylie Bell

Kylie E. Bell is a detective within the Major Crimes Unit of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office (VCSO). Bell was born in Saticoy, California in 1978 and eventually joined the VCSO in 2000. Bell began her career in patrol in the Thousand Oaks area, Bell eventually became a detective in 2010 and eventually joined the Major Crimes Bureau in 2012. Bell, along with colleague Tina George, was injured during the 2015 Saticoy Shootout, she subsequently made a full recovery and returned to duty. Bell has also served on the Southern California Drug Task Force.
Margaret’s Shoes

Margaret’s shoes, both for work and personal.

## Work

### One

* Make: Shoes for Crews
* Model: Saloon II
* Color/Design: N/A
* Purpose: Work (everyday)
* Usage: Daily
* Size: 6

### Two

* Make: Shoes for Crews
* Model: Defense 6 Inch
* Color/Design: N/A
* Purpose: Work (tactical)
* Usage: Often
* Size: 6

### Three

* Make: Shoes for Crews
* Model: Cole Haan Malorie Leather Wingtip Oxford
* Color/Design: N/A
* Purpose: Work (formal)
* Usage: Semi-regularly
* Size 6

## Heels and Wedges

### One

* Make: Sarah Flint
* Model: Perfect Pump 100
* Color/Design: Black Calf
* Purpose: Casual/Formal/Occasion Work
* Usage: Often
* Size: 6

### Two

* Make: Jessica Simpson
* Model: Calie
* Color/Design: Black
* Purpose: Casual/Occasional Work
* Usage: Often
* Size: 6

### Three

* Make: Steve Madden
* Model: Evelyn
* Color/Design: Black Leather
* Purpose: Formal/Casual
* Usage: Often
* Size: 6

### Four

* Make: Charles by Charles David
* Model: Maxx
* Color/Design: Black Leather
* Purpose: Casual/Formal
* Usage: Occasional
* Size: 6

### Five

* Make: Naturalizer
* Model: Baylor
* Color/Design: Black Smooth
* Purpose: Casual
* Usage: Often
* Size: 6

### Six

* Make: Nine West
* Model: Flax
* Color/Design: New Blush Suede
* Purpose: Casual/Formal
* Usage: Occasional
* Size: 6

### Seven

* Make: Nine West
* Model: Fresh 8
* Color/Design: Neon Pink Sued
* Purpose: Formal/Statement
* Usage: Very Occasional
* Size: 6

### Eight

* Make: Michael Kors
* Model: Bradley Wedge
* Color/Design: Black
* Purpose: Casual
* Usage: Regularly
* Size: 6

### Nine

* Make: Patrizia
* Model: Iolite
* Color/Design: Black
* Purpose: Casual
* Usage: Occasional
* Size: 6

### Ten

* Make: NYDJ
* Model: Charisma
* Color/Design: Sand
* Purpose: Casual
* Usage: Occasional
* Size: 6

## Casual

### One

* Make: Converse
* Model: Chuck Taylor All Star Core Ox
* Color/Design: Optical White
* Purpose: Casual
* Usage: Often
* Size: 6

### Two

* Make: Timberland PRO
* Model: Drivetrain Mid Composite Safety Toe ESD
* Color/Design: Black
* Purpose: Casual
* Usage: Daily
* Size: 6

### Three

* Make: PUMA Safety
* Model: Levity Knit Low ASTM EH
* Color/Design: Black/Peach
* Purpose: General
* Usage: Often
* Size: 6

### Four

* Make: Under Armour
* Model: Dynamic Select
* Color/Design: Black/White/Black
* Purpose: Working Out
* Usage: Often
* Size: 6

### Five

* Make: Brooks
* Model: Trace 2
* Color/Deaign: Ebony/Black/White
* Purpose: Running
* Usage: Daily
* Size: 6
Lucas Keene

Lucas C. Keene is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and current member of the Los Angeles Violent Crime Unit. Keene was born in 1988 and eventually joined the FBI in 2013. Keene began his career working in cyber and counterintelligence at the New Orleans Field Office, in 2015 he transferred to the San Diego Field Office and in 2017 he transferred to Violent Crime Unit 2 at the Los Angeles Field Office. Keene serves as the team's cyber crime and counterintelligence specialist.

Mr. Keene earned his BS in computer science from Cornell University. Prior to his FBI career, Mr. Keene worked in IT.

### Service History

* New Orleans Field Office: 2013 to 2015
* San Diego Field Office: 2015 to 2017
* Violent Crime Unit 2: 2017 to Present
LAPD Gang and Narcotics Division

The Gang and Narcotics Division (GND) is a division within the Detective Bureau of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

## Overview

The Gang and Narcotics Division (GND) is responsible for disrupting violent street gangs and the means by which they support their lifestyle, including the manufacture, transportation, sale and use of illicit drugs, and sales of firearms in the greater Los Angeles area. GND’s enforcement efforts also focus on street-level enforcement strategies to effect a reduction in Part I crimes, thereby resolving community problems and facilitating uniformed officers’ involvement in narcotics and gang enforcement. GND coordinates in 15 task forces and/or memoranda of understanding/agreement with the following agencies: U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force (L.A. IMPACT), U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Marshals Service, Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

## GND Sections

### GND Administrative Section

* Staff Services Detail
* Department Confidential Informant Coordinator
* Filing Detail
* Logistics/Electronics Detail
* Training Detail

### Major Enforcement Section A

* 9Y460 Surveillance Squad
* Parcel Squad
* LAX Squad
* HIDTA 44 Squad
* HIDTA 51 Squad
* HIDTA 52 Squad
* Asset Forfeiture Investigative Detail
* DEA Group 2
* DEA Drug Diversion Task Force

### Major Enforcement Section B

* NAU Squad 1
* NAU Squad 2
* LA IMPACT Group 4
* LA IMPACT Group 12 (Lab Squad)
* K9 Squad
* Buy Team
* JDIG Squad

### Gang Support Section

* Gang Administrative Detail
* CLEAR Liaison
* CALGANG/LARGIN
* Asian Crime Unit
* Gun Unit
* Gang Field Unit

### Fugitive Warrant Section

* FBI Gang Task Force
* FBI Fugitive Task Force
* U.S. Marshals Task Force
* Fugitive Warrant Squad (Valley/West)
* Fugitive Warrant Squad (Central/South)
* Warrant Verification
* Rendition
* Parolee at Large Squad
Sean Maher

**Sean Nico Maher** is a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent and a current member of the Southern California Drug Task Force.

## Early Life

Sean Nico Maher was born on September 29, 1971 in Columbus, Ohio to elementary school teacher Angelia Maher and music producer and sound engineer George Jacob Maher. Sean’s parents are of Irish descent. Sean attended St. Paul's Lutheran School and was subsequently homeschooled for 9th through 12th grade. Sean attended Ohio State University where he graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Political Science.

## Career

Sean served with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office from 1993 to 2009, eventually reaching the rank of Sergeant. During his time with the FCSO, Sean served on crime suppression and gang details.

In January 2009, Sean was accepted to the Drug Enforcement Administration, just narrowly missing the age cutoff of 37. Sean began his career at the Miami Field Office where he worked drug and gang related crime. In 2014, Sean transferred to the El Paso Field Office where he worked drug crime and eventually served with a statewide drug and gang task force. In 2017, Sean transferred to the Los Angeles Field Office where he served with San Gabriel Valley Safe Streets Task Force, before eventually transferring to the Southern California Drug Task Force in 2019.

Sean serves as SCDTF’s tactical specialist and strategist, he is also a DEA Special Response Team (SRT) operator and team leader.

### Service History

* Miami Field Office: 2009 to 2014
* El Paso Field Office: 2014 to 2017
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2017 to 2019
* Southern California Drug Task Force: 2019 to Present

## Personal Life

Sean was married to Deborah Callahan from 1995 to 2007, they separated in 2007 and their divorce was finalized in 2011. Sean met dentist Tamara Quinn in 2015 and they were married in 2018. Sean is a father of 4 children from his previous marriage, he is also the stepfather of Tamara’s two children from her previous marriage.

## See Also

* Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF)
	+ Andrew Nguyen: DEA SCDTF Group Supervisor
	+ Eric Lane: DEA SCDTF Member
	+ Nicola Levin: IRS-CI SCDTF Member
	+ Alyssa James: LAPD SCDTF Member
	+ Marco Reyes: ICE SCDTF Member
	+ Margaret Marks: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Liam Morales: ED-OIG SCDTF Member
	+ Carson Frost: DEA SCDTF Member
	+ Kristina Fernandez: LAPD SCDTF Member
	+ Mikayla Tausch: ATF SCDTF Member
	+ Abasi Zahir: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Joseph Kerr: LAPD SCDTF Member
	+ Evan Ziernik: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Sonny Okada: PPD SCDTF Member
Margaret’s Education

**Margaret Marks** and the educational organizations she attended.

## Elementary and Middle School

* **Institution**: Polytechnic School
* **Location**: Pasadena, California
* **Level**: Kindergarten to 6th Grade
* **Attended**: 2001 to 2008 (5 to 12 years old)
* **Activities**: Math club
* **Honors**: N/A
* **Degree**: N/A

## Middle and High School

* **Institution**: Professional Children’s School
* **Location**: Manhattan, New York City
* **Level**: 7th Grade to 12th Grade
* **Attended**: 2008 to 2013 (12 to 17 years old)
* **Activities**: Honor Roll, AP Calculus, Advanced Physics, Advanced Biology
* **Honors**: Advanced Placement
* **Degree**: High School Diploma

## Pre-College

* **Institution**: Fisher College
* **Location**: Online
* **Level**: Professional Certificate
* **Attended**: 2013 to 2014 (17 to 18 years old)
* **Activities**: N/A
* **Honors**: N/A
* **Degree**: Professional Certificate (Computer Technology)

## Undergraduate

* **Institution**: Barnard College
* **Location**: Morningside Heights, Manhattan
* **Level**: Undergraduate college
* **Attended**: 2014 to 2018 (18 to 22 years old)
* **Activities**: Society of Women Engineers, Womxn in Computer Science, Girls Who Code, After-Hours Tutoring, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, Columbia iQ, GS Alliance, Coalition Against Sexual Violence, Wednesday Night Learning Program.
* **Honors**: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Dean’s List, Summa cum laude, Superior Academic Achievement
* **Degree**: Bachelor of Arts (Computer Science/Mathematical Sciences)

## Graduate

* **Institution**: University of Washington
* **Location**: Online
* **Level**: Graduate college
* **Attended**: 2020 to 2022
* **Activities**: N/A
* **Honors**: N/A
* **Degree**: Master of Science (Computational Linguistics)

## Professional Training

### School of American Ballet

* **Type**: Ballet school
* **Level**: Professional vocational training
* **Attended**: 2008 to 2011

### Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

* **Type**: Law enforcement academy
* **Level**: Criminal Investigator Training Program, HSI Special Agent Training
* **Attended**: June to November 2019
Mark Skinner

Mark D. Skinner is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) at HSI Los Angeles. Skinner joined HSI in 2011 and began his career at HSI San Diego, while at HSI San Diego Skinner worked with the San Diego Border Enforcement Security Task Force (SD-BEST) and the North County Regional Gang Task Force (NCRGTF). In 2018 Skinner transferred to HSI Los Angeles where he worked with the Gang Intelligence Unit, in 2022 he transferred to the Transnational Organized Crime Unit.

### Service History

* HSI San Diego: 2011 to 2012
* San Diego Border Enforcement Security Task Force: 2012 to 2015
* North County Regional Gang Task Force: 2015 to 2018
* Gang Intelligence Unit: 2018 to 2022
* Transnational Organized Crime Unit: 2022 to Present
Mark Kirby

**Mark James Kirby** is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent currently serving with the Child Exploitation Investigations Group (CEIG) at HSI Los Angeles.

## Early Life

Mark James Kirby was born on December 20, 1988 in Gateway, Arkansas to operations manager Gregory James Kirby and newspaper editor Melissa Kirby. Mark graduated from Pea Ridge High School in 2007 earned a degree in Mathematics from Michigan State University in 2011.

## Career

Mark worked in IT between 2011 and 2014. Mark was accepted to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in 2014, he began his career at HSI San Antonio where he worked for an anti-trafficking group. In 2021 Mark transferred to the Child Exploitation Investigations Group at HSI Los Angeles, he serves as the group’s Human Trafficking Specialist.

### Service History

* HSI San Antonio: 2014 to 2021
* Los Angeles CEIG: 2021 to Present

## Personal Life

Mark has never married and is currently ‘happily single’. Mark is an avid hunter and boater and also enjoys surfing.

## See also

* **Child Exploitation Investigations Group** (CEIG)
	+ **Ella Grant**: Group Supervisor
	+ ****Mark Kirby****: Member/Human Trafficking Specialist
	+ **Margaret Marks**: Member/Digital Forensics Specialist
	+ **Matthew Lambert**: Member/Tactical/Strategic Specialist
	+ **Oscar Reyes**: Member/Intelligence/Surveillance Specialist
	+ **Kyle Gibson**: Member/Financial Crimes Specialist
	+ **Benjamin Shah**: Member/Commercial Smuggling Specialist
	+ **Peter Hoyt**: Member/Fugitive Apprehension Specialist
	+ **Daniel Vega**: Member/Illicit Finance Specialist
	+ **Monica Valdez**: Victims Support Coordinator
	+ **Callie Roberts**: HSI Computer Operations/Cyber Forensic Specialist
	+ **Juliana Silva**: AUSA working with CEIG
Transnational Organized Crime Unit

The **Transnational Organized Crime Unit** (TOCU) is unit of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). TOCU targets criminal organizations and networks which threaten the security of the United States, TOCU often investigates groups that smuggle or traffic narcotics, weapons and people into or out of the United States, as well as providing intelligence to agencies worldwide. TOCU works with a large number of agencies and task forces within the United States, due to TOCU's mission it often overlaps with several other HSI teams.

## Transnational Organized Crime Unit Los Angeles

Transnational Organized Crime Unit Los Angeles (TOCU-LA) is the TOCU assigned to HSI Los Angeles.

### Current Personnel

* Marlon Ramirez: Group Supervisor
* Annika Rainey: Member
* Shatha Khalil: Member
* Ben Sykes: Member
* Mark Skinner: Member
* Zach Shanahan: Member
* Andrew Jasinski: Member
* James Anear: Member