Bastion is a threat and emergency management consulting firm with a commitment to protect life and property while ensuring the survival of your organization.
Our Mission
To increase resilience within communities and corporations, to protect human life and alleviate suffering – before, during, and after emergencies.
We aim to do this by providing a world-class customer experience and working with clients to create packages that are uniquely tailored to their needs. We distinguish ourselves from competing companies by using data to identify proactive solutions, and by stewarding our customers throughout the complete process of emergency management.
Our Vision
To create a safer world, one organization at a time.
Who We Are
Bastion is a threat and management consulting firm that provides specialized solutions for our clients. We are based in Chicago, Illinois, and we consist of dedicated professionals with backgrounds in law enforcement, military, fire, rescue, education, and healthcare.
Threat and Response Management
Four of Bastion’s founders have received a Master of Science Emergency Management degree in ‘Threat and Response Management’ from the University of Chicago.
FEMA Certifications
All of Bastion’s consultants have numerous FEMA Certifications, but two of Bastion’s founders are FEMA Certified All Hazards Operations Section Chiefs (AH-OSC). In a state or federal emergency with hundreds or thousands of responders, the lead decision maker would be the governor or the President of the United States. The second in command would be the Incident Commander and then there is the AH-OSC.
Why Choose Us
Why Choose Us
By providing structured plans and strategies, an organization can limit or remove fear and allow people to carry out their daily activities at their place of employment, education, or healthcare facility in a safer and stress-free environment.
Personalization
Bastion will work directly with you, your managers and your organization to plan and execute PERSONALIZED recommendations and policy tailored to your specific organization.
Caring
Bastion believes and understands how your employees are like family. We aim to help your organization keep them safe.
Honesty
Bastion’s consultants will stop at nothing to ensure the protection and safety of you, your employees and your organization. We respond to hard questions with no-nonsense answers. We would rather be honest than have you purchase a plan or services that you do not need.
Local, State & National
No matter the size or location of your organization, we can help. We have expertise in all fields from localized laws to nation-wide sanctions and corporate responsibility.
Expertise
Bastion consultants are experts in their fields with a Global outreach. Our founders and consultants have decades of experience in their fields, in addition to advanced education from elite schools, including The University of Chicago. Our consultants also have hands-on technical experience with many prestigious organizations, including Argonne National Laboratory, The Sorbonne University and FEMAs Emergency Management Institute.
Our Founders
Kathleen Chigaros
Chief Executive Officer
Edwin Gorman
Executive Vice President, Client Services
Eric Huml
Executive Vice President, Project Management
Shaun Susnis
Executive Vice President, Operations
Patricia Lombard
Executive Vice President,Contracts
Monika Roszkowski
Executive Vice President, Logistics
What’s in a name?
bas·tion
/ˈbasCH(ə)n,ˈbastēən/
noun
1: a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.
2: an institution, place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities.
You can see our logo shows the bastions in red at the corners of the stronghold (represented by the square).
Bastion strongly defends the right of every citizen to live safely and securely. By providing structured plans and strategies, an organization can limit or remove an attitude of fear and allow people to carry out their daily activities at their place of employment, education, or healthcare facility in a safe and stress-free environment.
