President-Chief Jones spent 35 years with the federal government. Thirty-one years of first responder experience as a Firefighter/EMT-B and four years on active duty in the US Army. He retired as the Commander Navy Region Hawaii Federal Fire Chief, which is the only Federal Fire Department responsible for fire and emergency services across DoD service lines and multiple jurisdictional concerns for all DoD in Hawaii. He is a native Hawaiian and Vietnam veteran.

Over 35 years of experience in public safety, emergency management, software development, ranching, and agriculture, Beck brings a wealth of diverse expertise to the table. An expert leader in public safety, law enforcement, tactical operations, anti-terrorism, force protection, and critical infrastructure security, earning over 40 national-level certifications. He has provided training and operational support to various city, state, federal, military, and private sector organizations.

As commander of a major naval base and chief of staff of a Navy Region, Hughes has extensive leadership experience in all aspects of security (facility, port, and air) and Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP). He has led major initiatives improving operations, including funding, designing, and constructing regional command operations centers. Hughes is an experienced government financial specialist, including congressional appropriations liaison assignments.