ASSOCIATION for the RECOVERY of CHILDREN
Rescuing missing, exploited and trafficked American children
ARC's Advisory Board represents a group of professionals with specialized skills.
They are called upon as needed to offer insight and/or assistance to ARC's operations. ARC's Advisory Board members also donate their time and efforts without requesting compensation.
Enrique “Ric” Prado is a paramilitary, counterterrorism, and special/clandestine operations specialist, with a focus on international training operations and programs. Mr. Prado is a twenty-four-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency where he served as an Operations Officer in six overseas posts. He was Deputy Chief of Station and “Plank Owner” of the original Bin Ladin Task Force/Issues Station under Senior Analyst, Michael Scheuer, as well as Chief of Station in a hostile Muslim country. He also served as Chief of Operations in the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center (CTC) during the September 11th attacks, where Mr. Prado helped coordinate CIA/CTC’s special operations (SPECOPS) activities with the National Security Council and FBI, as well as with elite U.S. military representatives from Delta Force and SEAL-Team Six, then detailed to CTC/CIA. He retired as Senior Intel Service-2 (SIS-2, Major General equivalent at CIA).
Mr. Prado spent his first ten years at CIA as a paramilitary officer in Special Operations Group/Special Activities Division (SOG/SAD, Ground Branch) which is CIA’s “special operations force.” His service included 36 months in Central America jungles as the first CIA officer living in the anti-Sandinista “Contra” camps. Subsequently running counter-terrorism/insurgency operations in Peru and in the Philippines. Other key positions included head of the CIA’s Korean Operations and Chief of CIA Liaison in Seoul, ROK. He is fluent in his native Spanish and once held a 2+ level in Japanese. He received the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal (highest award given to a retiring operations officer) and the George Bush Medal for Excellence in Counterterrorism, among others.
Mr. Prado is co-owner of Camp-X Training ( www.campxtraining.com ). Mr. Prado continues his service training and supporting the “SPECOPS” Community as Subject Matter Expert (SME) at the SWCS’ ASOT (Advanced Special Operations and Techniques) and ASOT Managers Course, Dragon Warrior, Emerald Warrior, among others.
Lincoln Sokolski graduated with a double major from North Carolina State University (BA in Business and BA in Economics). Following graduation he honed his business and selling skills at Atcom, Inc. in the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina helping sell and engineer business PBX Telecom systems to mid and large corporations. Following a most successful experience there he moved to Atlanta, Georgia to manage and grow sales for Whirley-DrinkWorks!, a product design company focusing on innovative products and programs for the food and beverage industry. Clients included Disneyworld, Six Flags, Dollywood, 7-Eleven, Coca-Cola and many others. After 13 years as Regional Sales Manager and helping grow the territory over 10X, Lincoln moved back to the World Headquarters promoted to VP Sales and Marketing and then 4 years later to President and CEO of Whirley-DrinkWorks! Today WDW has revenues over $100 million and operates has sales in over 20 countries.
Lincoln is passionate about serving his community which he grew up in. He currently serves as president of the board of directors for his local YMCA, past president of board of directors for United Fund of Warren County, Trustee at Warren General Hospital and has participated in numerous philanthropic activities to help his community be a better place to live.
In 2018 Lincoln was recognized with the Warren County PA Community Service Lifetime Achievement Honor awarded to one person each year for outstanding community service.
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Mr. McIntosh is a proven senior management executive with twenty year’s combined experiences in the aviation, communications and energy industries. Mr. McIntosh is a U.S. Army military veteran serving 12 years in the Military Intelligence, Counter Intelligence and Combat Aviation fields. RJ holds an MBA from City University of Seattle with additional B.A. degrees in science, technology and business management. Presently he is a U.S. Voting Member to the International Standards Organization (ISO) and is an active participating member to the FBI "Infragard" critical infrastructure program for cyber security.
Lara Logan's candid reporting, often from the most dangerous places in the world, has earned her a prominent place among the world's best foreign correspondents. She is known as much for her courage under fire, as her willingness to stand up against bias in the media today. She has been a journalist for more than thirty years and is currently on special assignment for Sinclair media, reporting exclusively on the immigration and humanitarian crisis along the southern border.
In her role at 60 Minutes for 16 years, Logan helped us understand the political and human conflicts around the world, including Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and Palestine, and Egypt.
Committed to the story, she lived in Iraq for five years at the height of the violence. She was one of the few journalists in Baghdad when the U.S. Military entered the city, reporting live in the square as the statue of Sadam fell. Logan has earned almost every journalistic and reporting award, among them are the highly prestigious duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton, the Overseas Press Club, many Emmys and the RTNDA/ Edward R. Murrow Awards - to name a few.
Her fearless determination to get the story from its vortex, no matter how dangerous, has often put Logan herself in great danger. In Tahrir Square in Egypt, she came close to death when she was gang-raped and sodomized by a mob while reporting for 60 Minutes on the fall of Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak.
A journalist who heads straight into hostile places not for spectacle, but for the sake of our understanding the real issues of our time, Logan is an insightful interpreter of international current events and a fearless interviewer asking tough questions of today's most powerful people.
She recently created a documentary series, “Lara Logan Has No Agenda”, that is streamed on Fox Nation.
Michael Watkins has been in the motion picture business in virtually every capacity of design to execution. He has traveled extensively and lived in multiple locations both nationally and internationally edging his career with overseas film operations in war zones working with the military and other attached agencies. He has also worked extensively through the years with the (MCSF) Marine Corps Scholarship Fund and (TAPS) the Tragic Assistance Program for Soldiers. Versed on moving both large and small groups with great effect, purpose and completion within specific time parameters, Mr. Watkins has proven himself to be an influence of success when advising ARC on multiple operational levels and coalition building among the vast number of NGOs targeting child recovery and anti-human trafficking. He is currently birthing a veteran’s family network and developing shows that deal with the truths of children endangerment and issues that are active within the United States and the world at large.
Adviser to CEO’s & policy makers on government and politics; John embraces his role as a guide helping organizations avoid political and public land mines while achieving their goals. John is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the office of Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and contributes regularly on National Defense and National Security issues in the United States. At times John serves as a consigliere delivering tough messages and making things happen behind the scenes. John is also an entrepreneur, founding and leading several businesses that deliver cutting edge products and services.
With years of experience in public policy, communications, international relations, business and government affairs, John is one of the architects behind engaging government with the creative arts community to bring innovative ideas and unique insights to issues of domestic and national security policy.
Ms. Shepherd is Executive Vice President and Chief Practice Officer at Michael Baker International. In this position, she is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and leads the firm’s strategic planning process. She also oversees Michael Baker’s overall practice leadership, spearheads communication and collaboration across practices, and engages practice leaders in the exchange of expertise and capabilities to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for clients. Previously, Ms. Shepherd served as Michael Baker’s Senior Vice President and National Market Lead in the Railroad and Transit practice where she directed all activities related to the firm’s rail and transit national market. Ms. Shepherd’s extensive business experience spans nearly 30 years in fast-growing firms in the transportation industry. She is an established rail and public transit professional with proven capabilities in developing successful bid strategies, fostering teaming opportunities, and nurturing client relationships. She also possesses a keen understanding of multimodal transportation and managing marketing and proposal teams. Ms. Shepherd has worked in multiple modes of transportation, including transit, freight, highways and bridges, tunnels, federal markets, ports, environment, planning and aviation. Before her roles at Michael Baker, Ms. Shepherd served as vice president of corporate strategy at Systra, USA, where she worked with a specialized team of professionals to provide engineering consulting services with a focus on track, infrastructure, electrical and systems. Ms. Shepherd is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and a past Chair and current Board member of the American Public Transportation Foundation. In addition, she is a participating member of the APTA mentorship program providing coaching and motivation for our younger generation as they advance in the transportation industry. She also is an active member of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) in the New York and Washington, D.C. chapters, as well as several transportation industry associations.
The Association for the Recovery of Children is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (est. 1993) comprised of former intelligence (CIA), military special operators and law enforcement personnel that rescue missing, exploited, abducted or trafficked American children being held in the US or overseas. ARC’s all-encompassing child recovery program comes at no cost to the custodial parents. We don't come home without the child.
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