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Biography:

Donna Grannan serves as adjunct lecturer in the Security Studies department at Sam Houston State University. Ms. Grannan brings over 20 years expertise in homeland security and defense, with specific emphasis in developing comprehensive threat detection and risk mitigation strategic plans and policies with national and international implications for all modes of transportation security. She has served in various leadership positions within DHS including Senior Advisor and Analyst to the Deputy Administrator, Office of Security Operations, Regional Intelligence and COMSEC officer, and liaison to the Dallas-Fort Worth regional Joint Terrorism Task Force. Ms. Grannan is an agency-recognized subject matter expert in transportation security, anti-terrorism intelligence policy development, intelligence report writing, interpretation, and presentation, and COMSEC operations.

Ms. Grannan holds a Master of Arts degree in Homeland Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School, a Master of Business Administration degree from Texas Wesleyan University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Christian University.