Sandy Springs Police Department

The Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) is one of the organizations that organize and sponsor these joint trainings. As a joint program of the Georgia State University and local law enforcement, GILEE works to foster cooperation between law enforcement agencies in Georgia and Israel, educating Israeli law enforcement on community policing and training Georgia law enforcement on counter-terrorism. Since its establishment, GILEE has run law enforcement executive development and trainings to enhance homeland security, through 450 programs that reached over 33,000 law enforcement and other executives across over 25 states and 25 countries.

The Police Department of Sandy Springs, Georgia, is among the departments that have sent multiple delegates to Israel. Ken DeSimone has served as Chief of Sandy Springs Police Department since 2013, and attended a GILEE training in Israel in 2015. Robert Stevens, who served as a captain in the Sandy Spring Police Department, also attended a GILEE training in Israel in 2014. Robert Stevens is now Director of Security at Allied Universal, a private security firm specializing in providing security to local, state and federal government agencies and facilities. Finally, Brenda Plympton who serves as Sergeant of the Sandy Springs Police Department, represented the department at a security seminar in Roswell, Georgia, where the Israeli military gave a presentation.