Speakers
Elaine Dezenski
- To create convergence between registered traveller programs, we must leverage knowledge from existing programs, international standards bodies, and organizations (TABD platform, ITA, SITA, etc)
- Pilot programs should be used to demonstrate how countries can find process convergence among their varying technology and policy choices (US-EU pilot, for example)
- Over the longer term, should we push convergence in the technological platforms and policy end-goals in programs such as visa waiver, international registered traveller, US-visit, etc? This will raise important questions about the meaning of RT and about passenger processing overall.
Biography
Ms. Dezenski joined Cross Match in September 2006 as Senior Vice President, Global Government Relations. As head of the Washington, DC office, Ms. Dezenski is a key leader in the company’s efforts to translate government policies and requirements into solutions that advance biometrics as part of a broader, more effective approach to identity management and security. She works closely with customers and government officials to help ensure that Cross Match continues its leadership role in the biometrics industry. Ms. Dezenski also oversees the company’s relationships with the European Union and its constituent members, furthering the company’s role as a global leader in biometrics solutions.
Prior to joining Cross Match, Ms. Dezenski completed nearly four years of service with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, most recently serving as the acting assistant secretary for policy development within the Office of Policy. Ms. Dezenski led policy initiatives in the areas of credentialing, screening, international negotiations with the EU and Canada, and supply chain security. She also advised DHS leadership on transportation security and immigration policy, and routinely testified before Congress on a range of homeland security issues.
Ms. Dezenski also has served as an assistant secretary for policy and planning within the DHS Border and Transportation Security (BTS) Directorate, and as director of maritime, land, and cargo policy at the Transportation Security Administration. Before joining DHS, Ms. Dezenski was special assistant to the administrator of the Federal Transit Administration. She began her career with the Transportation Division of Siemens Corporation where she held management positions in marketing, communications, and federal government affairs.
Ms. Dezenski holds a masters degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University and a Bachelors degree in International Relations from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. Ms. Dezenski currently serves on the National Board of the Women’s Transportation Seminar, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing women in transportation.
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