Our Staff

Kristine L. Mollenkopf
Legal Counsel

Kristine L. Mollenkopf is a practicing attorney in Santa Barbara. Kristine's early career focused on the defense of medical malpractice cases, which gave her significant jury trial experience and an edge in personal injury cases. Today, her practice involves severe-injury accidents, environmental torts, employment litigation, and ADA discrimination claims. Kristine also represents government entities in FEHA discrimination, wrongful termination, and government immunity litigation.

Kristine's articles have been published in Verdict magazine and the Risk Management Letter. She is a Santa Barbara County native whose long list of community activities includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association, Women Lawyer's Foundation, National Association of Women in Construction, and Rotary Club. Kristine has also been the President of Santa Barbara's memorable Summer Solstice Parade for several years.

Anthony J. Miranda is the Corporate Secretary of FSTI and serves as the Director of the FSTI Media Group.

A founding member of the FSTI Board of Directors', Anthony has extensive business experience in the telecommunications and entertainment industry. As the President and founder Protocol Telecommunications. Mr. Miranda designed special temporary tactical wireless systems that have been deployed around the world.

Film clients include Warner Bros, MGM, 20th Century-Fox, Paramount and Disney. Artist clients have been U2, Neil Diamond, The Police, and David Bowie, Anthony's public safety projects include telecommunications systems for the 1984 Democratic Convention, The 1988 Republican Convention, The Philadelphia 1992 Columbus Quincentenary and The 1997 President's Conference for a Better America. Local clients have included special projects for UCLA, UCSB. UCI, Police and Community Services Organizations and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department.

Tom Walton
Director

tom.walton@cafsti.net 

Tom Walton has over 30 years of law enforcement experience with an extensive background in field operations as a patrol deputy and field supervisor with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department.  He has over 15 years experience as a supervisor of Ocean Dive Team Operations, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Civil Unrest Operations and Planning, Technology Research and Implementation and as Operational Area Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Operations Section Coordinator. Sergeant Walton has participated in CalEMA LEMA meetings and has provided Law Enforcement Mutual Aid debriefs, on major wildfire operations. He served as the Department Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) and was responsible for the Homeland Security Grants.  Sergeant Walton has written or assisted in writing plans and guidelines for law enforcement operations in pandemics, civil unrest, wildfire evacuations and flood evacuations. He has participated in the Joint Operations Center (JIC) planning process a at the Operational Area level, including planning for mass fatality events. Tom is uniquely qualified to lead CERT training and operations for FSTI and the community. 

Monty is an 8-year U.S. Air Force veteran and CCAF graduate with expertise in multiple, secure hardware and software platforms to include secure communications systems and earth terminal deployment/operations. He owns the technology company, WCES, Inc., started in 1996, which caters directly and exclusively to first responder industries. An ISP, "coder" and overall "uber-geek," Monty is also an expert in on-line training delivery technology to include fire and rescue equipment simulations.

Monty is the Information Systems/Technology Director and Business Development Director for the California State Firefighters' Association (CSFA). His current tasks include assisting FSTI with on-line programs, training, website development and overall information project management.