Safeguarding Your Business
Fraud schemes are becoming more sophisticated—and businesses of every size can be targeted. Join Kish for an engaging panel discussion focused on helping local business owners and leaders better understand today’s fraud landscape and take proactive steps to protect their organizations.
Government security experts and Kish’s Commercial professionals will discuss common scams, emerging threats, warning signs to watch for, and strategies for strengthening your business’s internal controls. You’ll leave with practical insights and actionable steps to help reduce risk, protect your finances, and safeguard your employees and customers.
Following the discussion, please join us for a networking reception.
Government security experts and Kish’s Commercial professionals will discuss common scams, emerging threats, warning signs to watch for, and strategies for strengthening your business’s internal controls. You’ll leave with practical insights and actionable steps to help reduce risk, protect your finances, and safeguard your employees and customers.
Following the discussion, please join us for a networking reception.
Location
Discovery Space
1224 N. Atherton Street,
State College, PA 16803
1224 N. Atherton Street,
State College, PA 16803
Date & Time
October 27, 2026, 6:00 PM
Speakers
Our expert panel of speakers will provide details on the latest scams and fraud impacting small businesses across Pennsylvania.
David P. Shallcross
Director of Senior Protection Unit
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
David Shallcross is a public safety professional with more than 40 years of experience spanning fire service, law enforcement, investigations, homeland security, and consumer protection. Since joining the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General in 2008, he has advanced from Community Liaison in the Elder Abuse Unit to Director of the Senior Protection Unit, leading extensive education and outreach efforts focused on elder abuse, financial exploitation, scams, and identity theft. An Honor Graduate of the Pennsylvania Deputy Sheriff’s Academy, he has also completed specialized training with the U.S. Marshals Service and FBI, serves on the U.S. Secret Service Cybercrimes Task Force, and is a certified Community Crime Prevention Instructor. Throughout his career, he has delivered more than 1,000 trainings and presentations to judges, law enforcement, policymakers, and community organizations across Pennsylvania. His contributions have been recognized with numerous honors, including multiple Pennsylvania Crime Prevention Officer of the Year awards and several distinguished public safety service awards.
Ken Werley
Senior Resident Agent
Harrisburg Resident Agency, USSS
Harrisburg Resident Agency, USSS
Ken Werley is the Senior Resident Agent for the US Secret Service, Harrisburg, PA office. The Harrisburg office covers 15 counties within the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is a satellite office of the Unites States Secret Service Philadelphia Field office. The Secret Service is a dual mission agency responsible for the protection of the President and Vice President of viii the United States, as well as other protectees, while also conducting criminal investigations involving counterfeit US currency, identity theft, bank fraud, and access device fraud.Ken has been with the Secret Service for 30 years, spending eleven of those years in the Washington DC field office and Vice President’s detail, and the last 19 years in the Harrisburg, PA office. Ken is a seasoned professional with extensive experience implementing and executing Secret Service security plans and managing financial crime investigations.