Members, Sponsors, Strategic Partners, and Participants

Members

Additional members consist of regional financial sector institutions that have elected to join DFW First to receive value from the coalition’s service offerings and/or sponsor its continued operation.   Members benefit from an array of services dependent upon their level of commitment as outlined in the membership packages.  Members may be appointed to the DFW First Board of Directors and/or may hold committee positions within the organization.

At this time, DFW First is not publishing a member directory.  This will be voted upon at the annual conference.

Sponsors

DFW First has been formed as a direct result of an outreach program hosted by sponsors which focuses on protecting the financial sector through the development of regional private / public sector partnerships. These sponsors consist of the following organizations/agencies:

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• Texas Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [Governor’s Office: Steve McGraw]

• Department of the Treasury

• Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC)

• Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC)

• Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC)

• US Secret Service (Cyber Crimes)

• Tarrant and Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services

Strategic Partners

DFW First has established partnerships and alliances with public sector agencies in an effort to adequately represent coalition members and financial sector interests in response planning and preparedness initiatives.  Strategic Partners may not hold any positions within DFW First.  Partners currently consist of the following organizations/agencies:

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• RPC First (Regional Partnership Council)

• County and municipal Offices of Emergency Management

  • Collin County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

  • Fort Worth-Tarrant County Emergency Management Office - Users Group

  • North Central Texas Fusion Center

  • Dallas County Office of Emergency Management - establishing

  • Downtown Emergency Response Team (DERT) - establishing

  • North Central Texas Emergency Response Team (NCERT) - establishing

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Region VI - establishing

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ( InfraGard and LEO)

• North Central Texas Council of Governments – establishing

• State of Texas Division of Emergency Management- establishing

• Other financial sector regulators

• Other Public Sector Critical Infrastructure Protection Agencies

Participants

Participants consist of regional financial sector institutions or other interested parties which have elected to receive value from the organization’s service offerings without sponsorship. Service offerings for participants are substantially limited but are intended to present an opportunity for DFW First to consult, collaborate or share information with non-coalition members.  Participants meeting qualification standards may also be appointed to the DFW First Board of Directors and/or may hold committee positions within the organization. 

Participants may include organizations, committees, or working groups with similar or interrelated interests.

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