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# Gavin de Becker & Associates
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/gavin-de-becker-associates/
- Published: 1999-01-02T16:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-02T21:19:17.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization

**Gavin de Becker & Associates** is an American security and investigations firm based in Glendale, California.

## Organization

| Name               | Position                                                    | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Joe Timm           | President[\[1\]](#fn1)                                      | [United States Secret Service](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Secret-Service), Special Branch                                                                          |
| Joshua Dessalines  | Executive Vice President                                    | United States Marine Corps                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Michael LaFever    | Chairman of the Executive Board                             | [Central Intelligence Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Central-Intelligence-Agency) (CIA)                                                                                      |
| Charlie Gilbert    | Director of Global Intelligence                             | [Central Intelligence Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Central-Intelligence-Agency) (CIA), Directorate of Operations                                                           |
| Gary Howlin        | Senior Vice President of Client Care                        | Grenadier Guards                                                                                                                                                                            |
| James Hamilton     | Senior Vice President of Quality in Protection and Training | [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Federal-Bureau-of-Investigation) (FBI), Joint Terrorism Task Forces, ASIS International                             |
| Gabrielle Thompson | Vice President of Threat Assessment                         | ASIS International, Center for Protective Intelligence                                                                                                                                      |
| Bryan Niederhelm   | Senior Vice President of Threat Assessment and Management   | [United States Secret Service](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Secret-Service), United States Marine Corps, Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC)                       |
| Brian Creter       | Vice President of Global Investigations                     | New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, ASIS International                                                                                                                          |
| Ed Hinman          | Senior Vice President of Associate Services                 | [United States Department of State](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-State), United States Marine Corps                                                    |
| Ben Zeifman        | Director of Client Services                                 | United States Air Force Security Forces (SF), Federal Air Marshal Service, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP)                                                            |
| Daniel Becklin     | Director of Client Services                                 | \-                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Rodney Ropele      | Director of Client Services                                 | United States Army, United States Marine Corps                                                                                                                                              |
| Ben Sole           | Director of Client Services                                 | United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS)                                                                                                                                    |
| Erik Triplett      | Director of Client Services                                 | United States Marine Corps                                                                                                                                                                  |
| William Mikol      | Director of Client Services                                 | United States Army                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Ellen Prystajko    | Case Management Advisor, Threat Assessment & Management     | \-                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Dennis Frith       | Vice President of Global Intelligence                       | [Central Intelligence Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Central-Intelligence-Agency) (CIA), National Clandestine Service                                                        |
| Fritzroy Allen     | Vice President of Physical Security Design                  | United States Marine Corps                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Robert Nightengale | Vice President of Technical Security Design                 | United States Marine Corps, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Shield                                                                                                                 |
| Maggie Green       | Deputy Director of Threat Assessment & Investigations       | Association for Talent Development (ATD)                                                                                                                                                    |
| Josh Becker        | Director of Training                                        | San Luis Obispo County Fire Department, [American Heart Association](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Heart-Association) (AHA), National Association of Emergency Technicians |
| Castulo Baca       | Deputy Director of Quality in Protection                    | United States Marine Corps                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Ryan Martin        | Director of Information Security                            | \-                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Sarah Rosenberg    | Vice President of Business Operations                       | \-                                                                                                                                                                                          |

## Clients

The company's clients include:[\[2\]](#fn2)

- [Central Intelligence Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Central-Intelligence-Agency) (CIA)
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Robert-F-Kennedy-Jr)[\[3\]](#fn3)
- Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)
- United States Capitol Police
- United States Marshals Service

## External links

- [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=gavin%5Fde%5Fbecker%5Fassociates)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gdbaprotects/)
- [Website](https://gdba.com/)

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1. *Our People.* Gavin de Becker and Associates. Retrieved March 7, 2023, from <http://archive.today/2023.03.07-033427/https://gdba.com/our%5Fpeople/> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *Home.* Gavin de Becker and Associates. Retrieved March 2, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230302040247/https://gdba.com/> [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. Piper, J., & Gibson, B. (2024, March 20). *Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign is racking up big expenses with Gavin de Becker’s security firm.* Politico. <https://web.archive.org/web/20240512020551/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/20/robert-kennedy-jr-security-debt-fec-00148149> [↩︎](#fnref3)