Michele Freadman, CPP
Session Leader
M. Freadman Consulting, LLC
Michele Freadman, CPP, is the founder of M. Freadman Consulting, LLC, consulting on security program development, policy creation, regulatory compliance, executive coaching, and implementing industry-driven applied research for airport operators.
Michele is the retired Deputy Director of Aviation Security Programs for the Massachusetts Port Authority (MASSPORT). In her 18-year tenure at MASSPORT through 2021, she directed the development, implementation, management and administration of aviation security programs, policies, and initiatives. Prior roles included Deputy Director of Aviation Security Operations, the Airport Security Coordinator (ASC) for Boston Logan International Airport, and the Deputy Director of Corporate Security. In these roles, she implemented innovative and nationally recognized programs to enhance aviation security.
Michele has a distinguished record serving on and contributing to National Committees in the space of Transportation and Aviation Security. Michele served on the TSA Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), a statutory committee which advises the TSA Administrator on aviation security matters, and was the Industry Co-Chair of the ASAC Insider Threat Subcommittee. Michele is Past Chair of the ACI-NA Public Safety and Security (PS&S) Committee and is currently a member of PS&S Steering Group and the AAAE Transportation Security Services Committee.
In her current consulting role, Michele supports federally funded aviation research projects including the National Safe Skies Alliance Program for Applied Research in Airport Security (PARAS) and the Airport Cooperative Research Program, (ACRP), managed by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies. She was selected to perform as a subject matter expert for the Research Teams awarded fourteen (15) PARAS projects and two (2) ACRP projects. Michele has also served as a panel member on PARAS and ACRP research projects providing counsel, technical guidance, and participating in the selection of contractors awarded RFPs.
Michele provides security consulting services to a variety of aviation organizations, industry associations, and companies. Michele also serves as a Senior Advisor in Aviation to Blank Slate Technologies, a peer reviewed knowledge retention solution which partners with AAAE to enhance airport worker safety, security and learning retention using Al (artificial intelligence), machine learning, and predictive analytics.
Michelle Bregel
Instructor
Port of Seattle Police Department
Michelle Bregel is the Crisis Coordinator and a police officer with the Port of Seattle Police Department at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. She brings deep experience in crisis response, homeless outreach, and negotiations, and previously managed crisis intervention programs for homeless veterans through the King County Veterans Program.
In her current role, Michelle responds to crisis calls alongside patrol officers, partners with local service providers, and serves on regional crisis and homeless response committees, offering a law enforcement perspective on care and intervention.
She is a military veteran, Level III Crisis/Hostage Negotiator, Certified Crisis Intervention Specialist II, and Team Leader for the Valley Hostage Negotiation Team. She also leads her department’s Peer Support Team and serves in the Honor Guard.
Michelle holds master’s degrees in criminal justice and human services counseling, specializing in Crisis and Trauma Response. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling with a focus on Traumatology.
As a certified instructor, Michelle teaches for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, the National Tactical Officer’s Association, and several academy programs. Her dedication was recognized in 2022 when she received a Women’s Outstanding Achievement Award and was named Officer of the Year by the Port of Seattle Police Department.
