Sareth Neak, President & Founder, Maritime Security Outlook
Sareth Neak is a veteran of the trade media industry with over fifteen years of experience in print and online media, events, and trainings. Since 2007, he has been heavily involved in the homeland security community through his executive management of the Homeland Defense Journal and his ownership of Homeland Security Outlook.
Over the last 6 years, Sareth Neak has created and facilitated numerous maritime security, emergency management and counter-terrorism trainings and events throughout the United States to assist federal/state/local government and industry in strengthening our homeland security and emergency management capabilities. In the successful implementation of these programs, Sareth Neak forged strong partnerships with the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, The U.S. Coast Guard, The Dept. of Homeland Security, The Center for Disease Control & Prevention, and numerous state and regional public health and emergency management agencies.
In addition to the conferences and trainings, he also created Maritime Security Outlook, a web portal dedicated to the maritime security industry. Through these efforts, he has acquired a deep understand of homeland security and has built an expansive network of homeland security professionals and first responders throughout the country.
Prior to his work in homeland security, Sareth Neak served as the Director of the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade where he was a leading expert in tradeshow management, marketing and sales.
William Lusk, Publisher, Maritime Security Outlook
Since 2013, William Lusk has been an integral part of Maritime Security Outlook through online content management and facilitation of the Maritime Security East, West, and Caribbean program series. William Lusk is a graduate of the University of Central Florida, earning an M.A. and B.A. in Political Science with coursework emphasis in counterterrorism, legal studies, and international relations. His 2012 thesis entitled, "Maritime Pirates and Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Complicit against the United States and NATO?" was selected "Best Paper" of the 11th Annual Graduate Research Conference at Old Dominion University. William has also successfully completed a MARAD certified Facility Security Officer course in 2013.
While completing undergraduate coursework, William Lusk participated in course development at the National Defense University at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C. His work helped establish a new homeland security course offered to students pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in Strategic Security Studies. The College of International Security Affairs educates students from across the international, interagency and interservice communities. Graduates of the college include alumni from more than 85 countries and every major U.S. federal executive agency.
As a graduate student, William Lusk was tapped as an International Research Specialist for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration. He engaged in significant research on foreign high speed rail systems and Amtrak infrastructure protection to enhance the passenger rail network in the United States.
