Mr. Craig Bessent has been a Texas educator for 38 year and recently has been the driving force in securing school safety personnel for his district. He assists with and creates school safety training in the community with local law enforcement. He

Chris Hosey was appointed by Governor Kemp to serve as Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation effective August 1, 2023.  During his 36 years with the Bureau, Hosey was promoted to every sworn supervisor rank in the Investigative Division.  Director Hosey

Her passion is to motivate educators and the community to unite in the vision of student success by arousing their personal commitment. She wants to successfully utilize her visionary strategic skills and lead a team through building high performance and accountability. She

Dr. Adrian Johnson is the Superintendent of Schools for Hearne ISD. He has served as a Superintendent in several school districts throughout his career and is well known for improving student outcomes in districts with high percentages of underserved student populations. He

John McDonald is recognized as a national leader in the school safety space and serves as the Chief Operation Officer for the Missouri School Boards’ Association, Center for Education Safety and The Council for School Safety Leadership. John’s work protecting kids has

There are few people in the world who understand the complexities and behavior leading to school violence and the need for trauma recovery like Dr. John Nicoletti does. Dr. Nicoletti is a Board-Certified Specialist in Police and Public Safety Psychology. In addition

Mr. Martin Tapia serves as the Manager of the School Safety National Summit for the School Safety Task Force at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. In this role, Mr. Tapia enhances the safety and security of

Mark Kraft, M.Ed., is currently the District Threat Management Coordinator for Volusia County Schools in DeLand, Florida.  He completed his master’s in educational leadership at Grand Canyon University.  Mark has significant experience working with youth at all levels, elementary, secondary, and undergraduate.

Jessica McIntyre, LMHC, QS, is currently the Coordinator of Mental Health Services for Volusia County Schools in DeLand, Florida. She completed her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Stetson University. Jessica has been in clinical and leadership roles in levels of

Dr. Jim Croushore is a husband, father to two adult sons and a dog dad as well  Jim has over 30 years of experience as a social worker, school counselor, assistant high school principal, and elementary principal and holds a Doctorate in interdisciplinary