2025 Leadership Retreat   |   Workshop Leaders 2025

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Simon Barker, Managing Partner

As BMCG’s Managing Partner, Simon provides issues and crisis management advice and counsel to clients spanning high-profile protests, leadership transitions, M&A, cyber-attacks, active aggressor events and a broad range of ethical, financial, and social issues.

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Pam Roskowski, Senior Advisor, Security Management

Pamela Roskowski holds extensive policing, emergency management, security, public safety policy and executive leadership experience and accomplishments developed through a 40 year career including Municipal, County, State and University public safety service, including her roles as University of California San Francisco Chief of Police.

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Kent Cassela, Senior Advisor

A retired U.S. Army officer with more than 20 years of active-duty service, Kent has held a variety of leadership positions and has led crisis management and communications response around the world.

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Jennifer Rettig, Partner & Client Lead, CBCP

Jen leads the development of BMCG’s crisis readiness assessment methodology and supports clients through the development of crisis management exercises, business resiliency, crisis and communication plans, and facilitated crisis management planning sessions.

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2025 Leadership Retreat
Charleston, SC
October 1 – October 3

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Retreat Price Includes:

  • 2-night stay at the Courtyard Charleston Historic District
  • daily breakfast
  • dinner upon arrival
  • lunch & snacks during sessions
  • hosted happy hour
  • a copy of Managing Partner Simon Barker’s book “Preventing Crises at Your Institution”

Designed For:

Leaders with a role in their institution’s response to significant issues, crises, or events including:

  • AVPS & VPs in:
    • Advancement
    • Academic Affairs
    • Communications
    • Legal
    • Student Affairs
    • Risk/Business Continuity
  • Chief of Staff to President
  • Police & Public Safety Leadership
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