Executive Bios

Debby G. Levy - Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer

Debby G. Levy, along with her husband, Barry W. Levy, co-founded    Levy Security Consultants Limited in 1979, where Ms. Levy served the corporation as the Executive Vice President, Secretary, Officer and Director. In 1994, Ms. Levy assumed the position of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Levy Security Corporation.

Today, Debby Levy owns both Levy Security Corporation and Premier Security Corporation, in Chicago, Illinois and serves both organizations as Chairperson and CEO.

In 2006, Ms. Levy was recognized as the "Woman Business Owner of the Year" by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO/Chicago).  She also holds a Certificate of Membership, and is an active member, in the Women's Business Enterprise Initiative ("WBE"), the National Association of Female Executives, NAWBO, and the American Society for Industrial Security ("ASIS"). As a woman-owned business, Levy Security Corporation has been listed several times in both Crain's Chicago Business and Working Woman 500 as one of Chicago's top woman owned businesses. In addition, Ms. Levy was awarded the Women's Business Enterprise Initiative Member of the Year Award for 1997.

Ms. Levy is active in several community related programs. She volunteers and actively supports the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association.

James C. Taff, CPP - President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Taff is President for Premier Security Corporation. Mr. Taff has held positions of increasing responsibility to include the roles of Executive Vice President of Administration, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President, Vice President of Operations, Assistant Vice President of Operations and Director of Public Safety for Evanston Hospital Corporation (including both Evanston Hospital and Glenbrook Hospital).

In his role of President, Mr. Taff is actively involved at the leadership level of the many facets of this fast growing security company. These responsibilities include field operations, client retention and customer relationship management, training initiatives, policy development, investigations, and security assessment. His expertise ranges across a broad scope of property and facility types – to include commercial, retail, residential and hospital related security.

Mr. Taff holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa in Sociology with an emphasis in Criminal Justice. While in college, Mr. Taff interned for the Special Prosecutions Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington D.C.. He is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Business and Organizational Security Management from Webster University. He is among a select few security industry executives who have been awarded the designation of "Certified Protection Professional" (CPP) by the Professional Certification Board of the ASIS International. He is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) as a Private Security Contractor and Private Detective.

He makes significant contributions to the Chicago business community by his active involvement in various security related organizations, an example being his current service on Emergency Preparedness Committee for the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association. Mr. Taff has authored several security articles and continues to be a recognized expert in the security field.

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