Blue Raven Criminal Justice Academy Advisory Board

Meet the Experts Behind the Guidance

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  Denida Grow is the co-founder & managing partner of LeMareschal LLC. She is an International Executive Protection and Intelligence Specialist with over 24 years of experience working in different countries and cultures. In 2002 Denida founded Athena Worldwide & Athena Academy in Greece which is a training and placement company dedicated to female security professionals.

  In 2008, after working on many security details with UHNW families and working security details for children and teenagers, she decided to create Nannyguards. A hybrid service that combines child care with protective services.

  During her twenty-four years of experience, Denida has been leading from different positions such as Executive Protection Operative (both Covert and Overt), Security Consultant, and Intelligence Analyst for international clientele in countries such as India, Greece, France, Italy, Albania, and the USA, instructor for different security training academies, an investigator for law firms and financial institutions, auditor and business administrator as well as project manager for other security companies.

  Denida is trilingual (English, Greek, Albanian), holds a BSc in Counseling and Psychology from Teesside University, and is trained in various Executive Protection methodologies by British, American, and Israeli organizations. For the last ten years, she has been focusing on Behavioral and Intelligence Analysis, OSINT, and the study of Body Language and Non-Verbal Communication skills.

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  Chris Grow is the co-founder & managing partner at LeMareschal LLC and is the Operations Director for Athena Worldwide and Nannyguards since 2017. He has 38 years of experience in Senior level Executive Protection, Covert Executive Protection, High Threat, Advances, Surveillance & Counter surveillance, threat/risk analysis & mitigation, asset securing & transport, weapons training, etc.

  His team leadership and project management experience come from military, civilian, and corporate training and real-time work throughout his career, both domestically as well as internationally.

  Chris served with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Bttn. in the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as spent several years as a private military contractor with Constellis (Blackwater and Triple Canopy), he is a former firefighter/EMT/Rescue, and has attended numerous private schools/academies for various courses of training.

  His clients have included the US Dept. of State, the US Dept. of Defense, Corporate VIPs, Dignitaries, Foreign nationals, Fortune 500 executives, Saudi Royal family members, and numerous other HNW/UHNW private entities. He has also been an Executive/Personal Assistant for numerous clientele while providing a security mindset.

  Chris has extensive multicultural experience and works extremely well in diverse circumstances. He can design and execute risk & threat assessments, provide intelligence analysis, and implement security plans and strategies to mitigate risk and enhance clients’ security.