Dr. Valerie Wright, Ph.D., serves as Department Chair of the Undergraduate Education Program at Saint Leo University in Florida, where she has taught undergraduate and graduate education courses since 2002. With more than three decades of experience in education, Dr. Wright brings

Alva L. Amaker, M.Ed., CAA, CCT is a nationally recognized school safety strategist, certified athletic administrator, and civility training expert with more than 30 years of frontline experience building crisis-resistant educational environments. Known as The Vigilant AD, she is a former volunteer

Dr. Patricia McLean is a dedicated educator with more than 24 years of experience serving in a variety of leadership roles, including Mathematics Teacher, Chief Communications Officer, Grant Director, and student support administrator. She currently serves as the Director of Safe Harbor

Jill Lemond is a proud leader on the Evolv Technology team. In the wake of a tragic school shooting in Michigan, Jill realized she wanted to impact change on a broader scale. Lemond joined Evolv because of their clear mission to keep

David J. Smith is a native Texan, with the majority of his life in the spent in Dallas area.  He attended college at Howard Payne University and then North Texas State University (Now University of North Texas) before leaving college to join

Albert Martinez is the Chief of Police of the Dallas (TX) Independent School District Police and Security Department. Chief Martinez began his law enforcement career as a campus police officer for Sul Ross State University in 1992 and then in his hometown

Brian Burke is a Safe & Supportive School Specialist at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, where he serves in the Office of Student and Family Support with a focus on Emergency Management Planning. In this role, he works closely

Chief Carl Metzger (Ret.) has over thirty years of law enforcement leadership experience, starting as a patrol officer and rising through the ranks. He currently serves as Director of Safety and Security at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at