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Special Agent in Charge Richard K. Ruminski presents the Director's Community Leadership Award. Shown from left to right are: State of Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, Susan WhiteHorse, and Special Agent in Charge Ruminski.

• Director’s Community Leadership Award: On January 22, 2009, Special Agent in Charge Richard K. Ruminski and Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen presented the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award to Susan A. WhiteHorse, Coordinator of the Wisconsin Missing Child and Adult Clearinghouse, as well as the Administrator of the Wisconsin Amber Alert Program. WhiteHorse, a 30-year veteran of the Wisconsin Department of Justice, has also been very active in working with Native American communities.
  
• FBI Citizens' Academy: The FBI's Citizens' Academy was initiated in 1997. The purpose of the Academy is to give business and community leaders in Wisconsin an inside look at federal law enforcement in general and the FBI in particular. The annual Academy consists of six sessions taught over the course of one month. During the Academy, the attendees hear presentations about violent crime/major offenders, white collar crime, organized crime/drugs, international and domestic terrorism, the national foreign intelligence program, and economic espionage. The attendees witness a Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) demonstration and participate in an FBI firearms demonstration.
  
• In the fall of 2007, we held our 11th Citizens' Academy, bringing together a cross section of 20 community leaders to learn firsthand about our operations and programs, not only demystifying our work but creating new contacts and channels for working together and sharing information. Plans are currently underway to host our next Citizens’ Academy in September through October 2008.

• A student dresses up in FBI gear

  Meeting with minority groups and civic organizations to talk about what the FBI can do with them and for them and hosting town hall meetings as needed to dialogue on key issues;
  
• Sending our special agents and others from the FBI into schools, businesses, and civic meetings to explain emerging crime and security threats and to provide specific advice on how to prevent being victimized by these threats;
  
• Supporting the graduates of our Citizens’ Academies, who often band together in local alumni chapters to create crime prevention programs and other initiatives that benefit communities;
  
• Serving on committees and boards for businesses, schools, community groups, and social and health services and launching drives to bring food, gifts, and toys to the less fortunate during the holidays and other times of the year;
  
• Encouraging citizens to step forward to report crime and serve as witnesses in court.