Cassandra M. Chandler
- Assistant Director of Public Affairs
Mrs. Chandler was born
in Los Angeles, California. She is a graduate of Louisiana State
University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
and English. Later, she earned a Juris Doctorate from the Loyola
University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana, and became
a member of the Louisiana Bar. Prior to joining the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI), Mrs. Chandler enjoyed a career as a television
news anchorperson, reporter and talk show host for the NBC affiliate
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She also practiced law with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mrs. Chandler began her
investigative career as a Special Agent in January, 1985. She has
served in the FBI's New Orleans and Los Angeles Field Offices investigating
white-collar crimes, violent crimes and civil rights violations.
Mrs. Chandler was promoted
in 1991 to Supervisory Special Agent in the Legal Counsel Division
at FBI Headquarters to support the defense of the agency and its
personnel in civil litigation matters. She was later assigned as
a manager in the Criminal Investigative Division, White-Collar
Crimes Section, where she assisted with the creation of the Health
Care Fraud Unit and the development of the FBI's Health Care Fraud
Program.
In 1994, Mrs. Chandler
was promoted to supervisor of white-collar crimes in the FBI's
San Diego Field Office. While in San Diego, she oversaw the investigation
of one of this country's first international health care fraud
undercover operations. She also managed the division's El Centro
Resident Agency office which primarily focused on violent crimes,
including cross border kidnaping and environmental crimes.
In 1997, she was promoted
to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the San Francisco Field
Office's White-Collar Crimes, Civil Rights, Finance and Administrative
Programs. Later, she managed the office's National Foreign Intelligence
Program, Computer Intrusion investigations and the Domestic and
International Terrorism Programs. She also oversaw the division's
largest Resident Agency office in Oakland, California.
In April 2000, Mrs. Chandler
was again promoted to Section Chief at FBI Headquarters. In that
capacity she directed the Bureau's analytical intelligence program
for criminal and domestic terrorism issues. On February 5, 2002,
Director Mueller promoted Mrs. Chandler as Assistant Director,
Training Division, where she managed 400 employees at the FBI Academy
at Quantico, Virginia, and directed the training of Federal, state,
local and International police, along with New Agents training,
analysts training and the training of Law Enforcement Executives.
On December 11, 2002,
Director Mueller assigned Mrs. Chandler temporarily as Assistant
Director of the Office of Public Affairs and the FBI's National
Spokesperson. On August 7, 2003, Mrs. Chandler was permanently
assigned to the position by Director Mueller. Mrs. Chandler is
a national speaker, a recipient of numerous awards and recognitions
and a member of various national and international law enforcement
organizations.
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