Michael A. L. Balboni\, former New York State Senator and Deputy Secretary of Public Safety under two New York State Governors\, is the President and Managing Director of RedLand Strategies\, a consulting firm\, based in New York City\, that provides the expertise\, experience and contacts necessary to help companies and government agencies position themselves to get through a crisis\, improve business performance and maximize growth.
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\nMr. Balboni specializes in providing extensive experience in a broad range of homeland security and government relation&rsquo\;s issues. Through strong relationships with key decision makers inside the Department of Homeland Security and with lawmakers and their senior staff\, Senator Balboni is able to get the right person for the right meeting with clients\, both domestic and international.
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\nFrom 2007 to 2009 \;Mr. Balboni was the Deputy Secretary for Public Safety. In this role\, the Senator was the Senior Homeland Security and Law Enforcement official for the State of New York. The Public Safety Directorate is comprised of thirteen state agencies and had over sixty thousand employees and \; a budget of close to \; four billion \; dollars. As Secretary\, Michael Balboni worked extensively with nuclear\, radiological\, and critical infrastructure protection. He was the Governor&rsquo\;s representative to the &ldquo\;Secure the City&rdquo\; program to create a ringed defense of nuclear and radiological detection systems around New York City. Senator Balboni was also designated as the nuclear notification officer for the Governor&rsquo\;s office. \;In this role\, the Secretary regularly received information regarding the operational status and alert notifications from the four nuclear power facilities in New York State\, as well as met with officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Washington.
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\nFrom December 1997 to December 2006 Senator Balboni represented the seventh Senate District\, located in Nassau County\, and was named Chairman of the Committee on Veterans\, Homeland Security and Military Affairs. It was in this role that Senator Balboni led the enactment of nearly every anti-terrorism law in New York State\, including the first chemical plant security law in the nation\, the criminalization of acts of biological \;and \;chemical terrorism\, water plant security\, pet sheltering laws for disasters\, and created the Office \;of \;Homeland Security.
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