MySafeCampus® Offers Media Assistance in Wake of Virginia Tech Tragedy

(Littleton, Colorado) April 17, 2007 - All of us at Business Controls, Inc. offer our deepest sympathy for those who were affected by the tragic events at Virginia Tech University. Words cannot express the sorrow that must be being felt by the families and friends of those who lost their lives. 

In lieu of this event we would like to offer media assistance by availing our expertise in speaking about not only this event but violence on campus in general. 

Business Controls’ MySafeCampus® (www.mysafecampus.com) is an anonymous incident reporting system used by colleges and universities throughout the country to detect issues that concern faculty, staff, and students. The University of Houston, the Claremont Colleges, and the University of Northern Colorado are just a few colleges that have put this system in place.

MySafeCampus® has been one the main sponsors and organizers of the national annual conference, Violence Goes to College. This conference’s audience includes law enforcement, judicial affairs, human resources, counseling, residence life, risk managers, and substance abuse prevention specialists from colleges and universities from across the country. Violence Goes to College offers options to prepare for instances before they happen and to explore innovative ways to prevent them from occurring in the first place.  

The two representatives from Business Controls, Inc. available to speak are Steven Foster, President, and Kimberly Pfaff, Director, Operations and Behavioral Sciences:

Steven Foster is a former law enforcement officer with over 22 years experience in risk mitigation and crime prevention. He is Board Certified in Security Management (CPP designation) and a Professional Certified Investigator (PCI designation). Mr. Foster is the former president of the Colorado Drug-Free Workplace Alliance and Colorado DARE Officers Association and is currently a volunteer leader and trainer serving ASIS International, the largest professional society for the security industry in the world. Mr. Foster has spoken throughout the United States on criminal behavior and workplace/campus crime prevention. He is a frequent guest on television and radio. 

Kimberly Pfaff manages the consultative and special investigations division relating to forensic psychology and leads the forensic assessment program. She provides training on workplace violence, substance abuse and mental illness.
Pfaff’s clinical experience includes victim advocacy for the Douglas County Probation Department in Castle Rock, Colorado, serving as a liaison between perpetrators and their victims. Pfaff’s professional affiliations include the American Psychological Association, ASIS International, and the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. Pfaff holds a bachelor of science in psychology with a minor in biology from Indiana University and a master-of-arts degree in forensic psychology from the University of Denver. She is pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Denver.

Business Controls, Inc. is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado and specializes in risk mitigation and the investigation of employee/student misconduct in the workplace or on campus. The firm currently delivers services to over 21,000 client locations in 81 countries. For more information, visit www.BusinessControls.com.