Chief Garner is a native Houstonian and a 29-year law enforcement professional. She joined the Houston Independent School District Police Department as a Commander in October 2022 after retiring from the Houston Police Department with 28 years of service. Chief Garner, a

Ryan Streeter serves as the Product & Training Program Manager for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) School Safety Task Force. Ryan oversees the development, launch, and maintenance of the task force’s product and training suites to assist the school safety

Dr. Peter Langman is a psychologist whose research on school shooters has received international recognition. His book, Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters was named an Outstanding Academic Title and was translated into German, Dutch, Finnish, and Russian. His work has been

Dr. Aijah K. B. Goodwin is an Assistant Professor at the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) within the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DCAP) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She is also a licensed psychologist at

Dr. Ronald Gonzalez serves as the Superintendent of Schools for the Elmsford Union Free School District. The Elmsford UFSD is a student-focused district working towards an Informed Smart Goal titled, “Comm-unity”. Under his leadership the district works to embrace inquisitive minds, develop

Chris Abildgaard, Ed.D, NCSP, LPC, is the owner and director of the Social Learning Center (SLC), LLC. located in Cheshire, CT. Dr. Abildgaard earned his Doctor of Education in School Psychology from Loyola University Chicago, is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist &

Chanel Renfro graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Disability Studies.  In 2015, she received her Master of Arts degree in Forensic Psychology from Cal Baptist and later obtained her Board Certified Behavior Analyst license

Wendy is a San Diego native, having graduated from Coronado High School.  She then attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she received her BFA in Acting, with honors.  After spending 7 years in the Big Apple, she returned

Tiffany spent her childhood outside of Chicago and Las Vegas where she graduated from high school. She attended Southern Oregon University and graduated with a Masters in Teaching in 2004. She traveled throughout Latin America and moved with husband to Alaska where

Erika has been a proud educator for over twenty years, serving in a variety of roles. Erika is currently the Assistant Superintendent for the Ashland School District in beautiful Southern Oregon. She grew up in Portland, OR, graduating from the University of Oregon with a