Crime Stoppers International

Our mission

To mobilize the world, by empowering communities and individual citizens everywhere, to anonymously report information about crime.

Crime Stoppers International links a worldwide network of affiliated and accredited Crime Stoppers programs that educate communities about crime and give citizens a way to share information anonymously.

We are a global for-purpose charity with 501(c)(3) status, governed by a Board of Directors, run day to day by an executive management team, and advised by a Specialist Advisory Panel of leaders from the corporate world, academia and law enforcement.

How we began

1976

Albuquerque, New Mexico. One call. Solved in 72 hours.

In July 1976 a young filling station attendant was shot dead on a Friday night in a well-lit, well-travelled part of Albuquerque. Six weeks on, the police had no leads and no one willing to talk. The investigating detective was certain somebody knew something.

He asked a local television station to air a re-enactment, promoted a telephone number people could call without giving their name, and set up a community board to fund a 300 dollar reward.

The next day someone called and identified the car leaving the scene. The caller had good reason not to be involved in the case. The tip led police to the two men responsible and the murder was solved in under 72 hours. That was the beginning of Crime Stoppers, and of the network now affiliated with Crime Stoppers International.

Governance

Board Executive

Sharon Hanlon AM President

Sharon has served on the Board since 2016 and was elected President in 2018, the first woman to hold the position and, to date, the organization's longest serving President.

She brings more than 20 years of executive-level experience across government and the private sector in public policy, governance, marketing, corporate communications, stakeholder engagement and advocacy.

In January 2024 she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the community, including eight years as a director of Crime Stoppers Australia and more than 12 years on the board of Crime Stoppers South Australia, 10.5 of them as chair.

Mick Duthie Vice President

Mick retired from the Metropolitan Police Service in 2017 after more than 30 years, finishing as Head of Homicide, having led the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences command and, earlier, the Human Trafficking team.

From 2017 to 2019 he worked for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, bringing global law enforcement agencies together to fight modern slavery. Since 2019 he has been Director of Operations at Crimestoppers UK, covering the contact centre, regional manager team, the Fearless youth service and marketing communications.

He joined the CSI Board in 2020 and was elected Vice President in 2023.

Alex MacDonald Immediate Past President

Alex served 33 years with the Bermuda Police Service before retiring in 2011 to take a senior management role with the Perot Group. For his last 15 years in policing he was also Police Coordinator for Crime Stoppers Bermuda, which first brought him into contact with CSI.

He went on to bring the Caribbean, Bermuda and Latin America programs together to form a Foundation, and has served as a CBLA Board Director since 2012, as Regional Chair in 2012-13 and again from 2018. He was CSI Vice President in 2012-13 and President from 2013 to 2017. In 2021 he oversaw the CBLA Foundation establishing a regional operational office in Panama City.

Alex holds a bachelor's degree in management and an MBA.

Day to day

Executive Management Team

Hayley van Loon Chief Executive Officer

Hayley is a security consultant with nearly two decades of global experience and the founder of Magnolia Intelligence, drawing on deep expertise in agile leadership, target analysis and intelligence operations.

She has held leadership roles across government and private intelligence firms, working with Fortune 500 companies, critical infrastructure, educational institutions and start-ups, and supported the biotechnology and life sciences sectors through the COVID-19 pandemic. She is an active member of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers.

Seán Doyle Director, Anti-Cybercrime

Seán joins CSI after building the Cybercrime Atlas, a global collaboration hosted by the World Economic Forum that brings together governments, academia, law enforcement, financial institutions and cybersecurity companies to map and disrupt cybercriminal ecosystems.

His work centres on cyber-enabled crime, operational cooperation between the private sector and law enforcement, and how organizations share intelligence to counter fraud, ransomware and online criminal networks. He began his career in defence before moving into financial intelligence and cross-border asset tracing.

He has also supported research into corruption, financial crime and cybersecurity at the UN, the Organization of American States, Transparency International, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime.

Glenn Maiden Chief Security Officer

Glenn joins CSI while continuing as CSO for Fortinet Australia and Head of Threat Intelligence at FortiGuard Labs Australia and New Zealand, one of the world's largest private sector threat intelligence organizations.

He has more than 25 years across the technology sector with a background in defence, intelligence, national security and government affairs, including intelligence collection, analysis and reporting in support of Australia's most critical defence and counter-terrorism operations. He has contributed to the World Economic Forum and co-founded the Australian Cybersecurity CRC.

Jarrad Warwick Chief of Staff and Head of Strategic Technology & Capability

Jarrad brings more than 15 years supporting law enforcement and intelligence agencies worldwide in operational capability, specialist training and strategic advisory, and is known for a practical approach and for aligning new technology with frontline needs.

In his dual role he provides direct support to the CEO and leads CSI's global technology and capability strategy, strengthening international partnerships and scaling the solutions behind our work to disrupt cross-border crime.

Gillian Wilson APM, AIPIO (Life) Head of Sponsorship & Fundraising

Gill is a highly respected former senior police officer with a long-standing commitment to public safety, leadership and community engagement, bringing decades of law enforcement and stakeholder relations experience to CSI.

She was named Most Outstanding Female Leader by the Australasian Council of Women and Policing in 2011, awarded the Australian Police Medal in 2017, and given Life Membership of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers in 2018, where she also serves as a Board Member and Executive Advisor for Engagements.

Dmitrii Demydov Principal Advisor, Eastern Europe

Dmitrii's background spans executive leadership in international business, project management, strategic planning, supply chain management, engineering for space programs, and leading an international not-for-profit focused on wildlife conservation.

He gained the support of the then Ukraine Ministry of Internal Affairs and National Police to establish NGO Crime Stoppers Ukraine and was appointed its first CEO. He joined CSI to manage digital transformation and knowledge management, and was later appointed a Region 4 representative to the Board.

The Russian invasion decimated Crime Stoppers Ukraine's operations and Dmitrii stepped down from the Board. He is working to rebuild the program and, until then, serves on our Executive Management Team. He is qualified in space technology engineering (Ukraine), international management (France) and international performance (Finland).

Expertise