Jim Giaccone lives in Bayville, New York and owns a small plumbing contracting business. For more than a decade, he’s been a mentor with Tuesday’s Children to two young brothers who lost their father on 9/11. Jim also serves on Tuesday's Children's Mentoring Advisory Board and spends his time volunteering and leading tours at the 9/11 Tribute Museum.
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Mentor
Robert Pycior
Social Worker
Robert Pycior is a licensed social worker based in New Jersey who spends his days working at Manville High School and his evenings and weekends volunteering for causes near and dear to his heart. His father, Joseph J Pycior Jr., was killed while working in the Naval Command Center in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. In the near twenty years since his father's death, Robert has worked to find ways to connect with others who share his experience and, more important in his eyes, with the next generation of children and teens who have been impacted by trauma. He has attended Tuesday's Children's Project Common Bond as a participant, group leader, and most recently as a military-affiliated chaperone. Prior to the pandemic, Robert had the pleasure of addressing the United Nations Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism, alongside Terry Sears, as a representative for individuals impacted by acts of terror. Robert maintains an active connection to his father's military service through his work with Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, where he has grown from participant to facilitator. He also remains active with Comfort Zone Camp, a bereavement program for children, teens, and young adults. Robert's mission has become connecting individuals who have a shared experience of trauma or loss and highlighting both their inner strength and the strength that they have as a community.
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Marie Clyne is honored to join this panel from Denver, CO. Marie lost her mom during the 9/11 attacks, at eleven years old. She was fortunate enough to receive compassionate care under the guidance of skilled counselors to help her better understand and navigate the impact of that trauma on her life. The experience sparked a lifelong interest in affording to others the same compassionate care that was offered to her. To this end, Ms. Clyne pursued her Master's in Social Work from Fordham University, and recently opened her own practice, Lost & Found Therapy.
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Survivor
Jason Armstrong
Chief of Police
Town Apex Police Department
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Chief of Police
Town Apex Police Department
John D. Johnson III
Director of Community Engagement
Jeatco Consulting
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Director of Community Engagement
Jeatco Consulting
Kathy Murphy
Senior Program Director, Tuesday's Children
Tuesday's Children
Kathy Murphy returned to Tuesday’s Children in September 2019 as Senior Program Director. Kathy was part of the Tuesday’s Children family from January 2003 – June 2014. During that time, she spearheaded a platform of teen programs creating the Helping Heals Program, Career Paths Program (CRC) and Project COMMON BOND (PCB) as well as a source in codifying the Long-Term Healing Model (LTHM).
Before returning to Tuesday’s Children, Kathy spent five years as the Director of Development for the Church and Schools of St. Dominic. Kathy graduated from Providence College with a BA in Social Work. She was the Founder of The Viking Foundation, an independent fundraising entity to support the educational mission of the North Shore School District. Kathy brings a historical perspective to the story of Tuesday’s Children, having worked with hundreds of our family members for the better part of 20 years, assessing their needs and creating programmatic solutions as well as cultivating and maintaining global partnerships to support the mission of Tuesday’s Children.
Kathy oversees all aspects of the programs and assists with fundraising initiatives, grant proposals, curriculum development, domestic and international outreach and program logistics. She often represents Tuesday’s Children at international conferences for victims of terrorism and at the invitation from the United Nations CCT was a participant in a closed session of leading NGO’s to codify best practices in meeting the needs of victims. She was raised in Manhasset, NY, is married with five children.
https://www.tuesdayschildren.org/
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Senior Program Director, Tuesday's Children
Tuesday's Children
Jason Crow
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Colorado
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Member, U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Colorado
Eugenia Pedley
Senior Program Manager, AEAP Program, Office For Victims Of Crime
Office For Victims Of Crime (OVC)
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Senior Program Manager, AEAP Program, Office For Victims Of Crime
Office For Victims Of Crime (OVC)
Diane Alexander
Special Initiatives Manager, Office For Victims Of Crime, Training and Technical Assistance Center
Office For Victims Of Crime (OVC)
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Special Initiatives Manager, Office For Victims Of Crime, Training and Technical Assistance Center
Office For Victims Of Crime (OVC)
April Naturale
Traumatic Stress Specialist, MSW, Ph.D.
Vibrant Emotional Health
https://aprilnaturale.com
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Traumatic Stress Specialist, MSW, Ph.D.
Vibrant Emotional Health
Cathie Ong-Herrera
Loving Sister of Betty Ann Ong
Betty Ann Ong Foundation
Cathie Ong-Herrera is the sister of Betty Ann Ong an American Airlines flight attendant who made a 23 minute telephone call to American Airlines operations staff calmly describing what was happening on Flight 11, which ultimately flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Betty was the very first responder to alert of the hijacking, providing vital information to ground authorities which identified the hijackers and eventually led to the closing of airspace for the first time in United States history. The 9/11 Commission appointed by the United States Congress and chair by Governor Thomas Keane declared Betty as an American hero.
Awakened by her brother’s phone call early in the morning of September 11, 2001, Cathie learned about the horrific events taking place in New York City on that day. Twenty years later Cathie continues to speak about her loss, her journey and the positive work of the Betty Ann Ong Foundation in honor of Betty’s heroism and memory.
Cathie is the founder and CEO of the Betty Ann Ong Foundation and is a retired dental hygienist in California.
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Betty Ann Ong Foundation
Esteban Silva
Survivor, World Trade Center
Survivor of 9/11 attacks at World Trade Center.
Esteban graduated from UC Berkeley in 1997 with a Major in Environmental Science and Minor in Creative Writing. Esteban been in Financial Services since 2000
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Survivor, World Trade Center
Sallie Lynch
Senior Program and Development Consultant, Tuesday's Children
Tuesday's Children
Sallie Lynch, MA, Senior Program and Development Consultant at Tuesday’s Children, has two decades of experience serving families of 9/11 victims, responders and survivors, post-9/11 Gold Star military families, and global victims of terrorism. She is the principal researcher and author of Tuesday’s Children’s evidence-based Long-Term Healing Model, a five-module training curriculum, online toolkit and compilation of lessons learned in community healing and resilience. Sallie has provided customized guidance in the aftermath of terrorism, mass violence and traumatic loss to frontline service providers, community leaders and survivors in U.S. and international communities. She has facilitated cross-cultural resource and idea sharing sessions and trainings with international victim service providers from 32 countries engaged in Tuesday's Children's peacebuilding initiative Project COMMON BOND.
Sallie has represented Tuesday’s Children in interviews and speaking engagements to high-profile audiences, including at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice and the United Nations. She has published in U.S. and international journals on long-term healing, community resilience and peer-to-peer support and is a co-author of the book FDNY Crisis Counseling: Innovative Responses to 9/11 Firefighters, Families and Communities (Wiley, 2006). Sallie previously coordinated a longitudinal research and intervention program with Columbia University School of Social Work and the FDNY Counseling Service Unit for 9/11 widows and children who lost a firefighter parent. Sallie serves on the Training Subcommittee for Vibrant Emotional Health’s Crisis Emotional Care Team (CECT) and was a founding member of the Advisory Board for Peace of Mind Afghanistan (PoMA), a national campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues in Afghanistan. She holds an MA in Cultural Anthropology from Columbia University and a BA in Cultural Studies from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
https://www.tuesdayschildren.org/
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Senior Program and Development Consultant, Tuesday's Children
Tuesday's Children
Mary Vail Ware MSW, PMP
Project Director
Office For Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-vail-ware-63318aa/
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Project Director
Office For Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center
Denise Lifton
Head of Victims Unit at United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
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Head of Victims Unit at United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
Christina Lamour
Vice President of Community Impact United Way of El Paso County
A native of Maryland and alumni of Virginia Tech, Christina has worked in the social service and non-profit sector for more than 14 years. Ms. Lamour joined the United Way of El Paso County as head of the Community Impact department in 2018, overseeing social service efforts focused on early childhood education, family and youth wellness, community resiliency, disaster response and household financial stability.
During her tenure with the organization, United Way tackled three of the biggest issues to hit El Paso. In spring of 2019, Christina's department was asked to oversee volunteer coordination providing hospitality services for a surge in migrants coming through the region. September of that same year, United Way was called upon once again to lead the effort in long-term community recovery in the wake of a mass shooting on August 3, 2019. Currently Ms. Lamour also serves as the Human Services Officer and head of the Mass Care Branch of the City and County of Office of Emergency Management during COVID-19 pandemic response efforts.
Most importantly, Christina is a military spouse and mother of two.
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Tennille Pereira
Director, Vegas Strong Resiliency Center
Vegas Strong Resiliency Center
Tennille Pereira has been a local Las Vegas attorney for 10 years. Prior to 1 October, she primarily worked in the Consumer Rights Project as a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, litigating a wide array of consumer issues. When 1 October happened, Tennille facilitated and provided civil legal services for the bereaved families and survivors of the shooting. Once the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center was established by Clark County, Tennille became the staff attorney at the center. In April of 2019, Legal Aid Center took over operations and management of the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center and Tennille became the Director. Since then, Tennille was appointed to the 1 October Memorial Committee by Governor Steve Sisolak and was voted as the Chairwoman of the Committee by her fellow board members. She is also an appointed member of Nevada's Resilience Advisory Committee. In 2021, the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center was awarded the National Crime Victim Service Award by the Office for Victims of Crime.
https://www.vegasstrongrc.org/
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Director, Vegas Strong Resiliency Center
Vegas Strong Resiliency Center
Terri Keener
Behavioral Health Coordinator, Vegas Strong Resiliency Center
Vegas Strong Resiliency Center
I graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Master of Science in Social Work and I am professionally licensed as a clinical social worker in Kansas and Nevada.
I have been working with the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center as the Behavioral Health Coordinator since June 2018. My goal has been to learn about the impact of the violence on 10-1-17 and how to best meet the overwhelming and complex mental health and wellness needs of this vast and diverse group of people.
I have more than 30 years of professional experience working with populations impacted by trauma in various communities and settings including child welfare, education, and community based mental health. I have worked in direct services, supervision, management, consultation, training, program development, critical incident management, peer support, collaborative projects, outreach and media relations.
https://www.vegasstrongrc.org/
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Behavioral Health Coordinator, Vegas Strong Resiliency Center
Vegas Strong Resiliency Center
Jorge Rodriguez
Emergency Management Coordinator, El Paso City-County Office
El Paso City-County Office
Jorge Rodriguez is the Emergency Management Coordinator for the El Paso City & County Office of Emergency Management, and serves as the Assistant Chief of Emergency Management and Special Operations for the El Paso Fire Department. Chief Rodriguez is a member of the FEMA Region VI Regional Advisory Committee, and the U.S. Co-Leader for the Texas/New Mexico/Chihuahua Emergency Response Task Force.
He holds both a Master of Public Administration with a focus on Leadership and a BA in Political Science with a focus on Intelligence and National Security from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He is also a graduate of Harvard University’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Executive Education Program.
In 2019, El Paso OEM was designated as the lead coordinating agency for the cross-sector response to the largest migrant influx to impact a community along the entire southwest border. For the August 3rd mass shooting, OEM led the emergency management response with Chief Rodriguez serving as the recovery officer for El Paso’s recovery and resiliency framework. For COVID pandemic, he continues to oversee all El Paso City-County emergency operations center missions and coordinating state and federal support to the pandemic.
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Emergency Management Coordinator, El Paso City-County Office
El Paso City-County Office
Dean Kilpatrick
Director, PHD
National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center
Distinguished University Professor of Clinical Psychology; Founding Director, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center; Director, OVC-funded National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Dr. Kilpatrick has devoted his career to understanding the needs of, and improving services for, victims/survivors of sexual violence, mass violence, other violent crimes, and natural disasters. Much of his work focuses on assessing the extent to which such events increase risk of mental and behavioral health problems including PTSD, depression, substance use problems, and suicidal thoughts. Kilpatrick has conducted numerous peer-reviewed studies on these topics that have been funded by the CDC, NIH, NIJ, and OVC. Many academics focus exclusively on sharing research findings with other academics, but Kilpatrick has prioritized engagement with victim service organizations and professionals to ensure that these audiences have access to evidence-based information they can use to improve services. He is Past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, founding member of South Carolina’s first rape crisis center, founding board member of the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network, and a former board member of NOVA. Kilpatrick has served since 1985 as a gubernatorial or attorney general’s appointee to the S.C. Crime Victims’ Advisory Board to the crime victim compensation program and currently serves as Chair. He received numerous awards including the 2007 U.S. Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Allied Professional Award and the 1990 U.S. Presidential Award for Outstanding Contributions to Victims of Crime. In 2020, he was recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest civilian award, and he recently received the 2021 Visionary Award from End Violence Against Women International.
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Director, PHD
National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center
Angela Moreland-Johnson
Associate Director, PhD
National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center
Associate Professor, Associate Director, OVC-funded National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Angela Moreland, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVC) at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). She has expertise in evaluation of prevention and intervention programs targeting victims of interpersonal violence and traumatic events. Dr. Moreland held a leadership role on a policy project entitled Vision 21through the Office of Victims of Crime at the Department of Justice, which focuses on transforming victim services to better meet the needs of trauma victims and their families. Finally, Dr. Moreland serves as the Director of the Center for Firefighter Behavioral Health, which provides resources and support to address behavioral health needs of firefighters. Dr. Moreland currently serves as the Associate Director of the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center (NMVVRC), an OVC-funded initiate to evaluate previous response to mass violence incidences, as well as develop effective response for future mass violence events
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Associate Director, PhD
National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center
Levent Altan
Executive Director
Victim Support Europe, EU Centre of Expertise for Victims of Terrorism
https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/criminal-justice/protecting-victims-rights/eu-centre-expertise-victims-terrorism_en
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Victim Support Europe, EU Centre of Expertise for Victims of Terrorism
Thelma Stober
7/7 London Bombing Survivor, Head of Legal Services, Local Government Association, PSAA, London
Thelma Stober is Head of Legal and Company Secretary at the Local Government Association (LGA), a national organisation that supports and promotes local government. In addition to her role at the LGA, Thelma is also a board member, senior public sector solicitor and mediator for the Sanctuary Group, a leading national housing and care provider.
After studying law at Leicester University, Thelma was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1981 and completed her pupillage at 13 King’s Bench Walk. After a short time spent in Sierra Leone – where she was also called to the bar – Thelma returned to the UK and continued to practice at the private Bar until 1987. After joining Tooting Law Centre Thelma developed a passion for wanting to make a difference in local government. She later went on to work for the London Borough of Hackney’s Race Equality Unit and in 1993 re-qualified as a solicitor before becoming the Head of Hackney’s Legal Department in 1995. Thelma has since been Director of Law, Governance and Procurement at the London Development Agency, Director of Law and Procurement at the Greater London Authority and Director of Corporate Law and Governance at the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
In 2005 Thelma was instrumental in securing the London 2012 Olympics, but on the day after the success was announced she lost part of her leg in the 7/7 bombings. Despite this Thelma went back to working on the Olympics and was later named by the Lawyer magazine as one of the Hot 100 lawyers shaping the law.
https://londonemergenciestrust.org.uk/about/trustees/thelma-stober
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7/7 London Bombing Survivor, Head of Legal Services, Local Government Association, PSAA, London
Punam Mathur
Executive Director
Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation
Currently, Punam serves as Executive Director of the Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation, a private foundation that exists to advance fundamental change, primarily related to equity, civil rights and conservation. She also operates her own business as a speaker, trainer and writer.
From 2009-2012, she was an officer of NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NVE), a vertically-integrated statewide electric utility with 2,700 employees, serving as vice president of people resources and as vice president of employee and community engagement.
She joined NV Energy following 13 years in the gaming industry, most recently serving as an officer and senior vice president, corporate diversity and community affairs, for MGM MIRAGE, now MGM Resorts Int’l (NYSE: MGM).
During her tenure, MGM MIRAGE received numerous awards in her areas of responsibility, including being ranked among the "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" by DiversityInc magazine, one of the "Top Corporations in the U.S." for multicultural businesses by DiversityBusiness.com and as one of the “Most Admired Companies in America” by Fortune magazine. Additionally, under her leadership the Company’s philanthropy program, including its centerpiece employee-directed foundation, set new standards for strategic philanthropy and employee engagement within the gaming industry.
Prior to joining the gaming industry in 1996, she had been with the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce for six years, holding a variety of management positions, the last of which was Senior Vice President of Government Affairs.
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Executive Director
Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation
Jamie Raskin
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, District 8, Maryland
U.S. House of Representatives
This is Rep. Raskin’s third term serving on the House Judiciary Committee, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on House Administration. This is his second term serving on the Rules Committee and the Coronavirus Select Subcommittee. He was also renamed Chair of the Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Chair of the Rules Subcommittee on Expedited Procedures for the 117th Congress.
Prior to his time in Congress, Raskin was a three-term State Senator in Maryland, where he also served as the Senate Majority Whip. He earned a reputation for building coalitions in Annapolis to deliver a series of landmark legislative accomplishments. He was also a professor of constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law for more than 25 years. He authored several books, including the Washington Post best-seller Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People and the highly-acclaimed We the Students: Supreme Court Cases For and About America’s Students, which has sold more than 50,000 copies.
Congressman Raskin is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
https://raskin.house.gov/about
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Member, U.S. House of Representatives, District 8, Maryland
U.S. House of Representatives
Nader Oweis
Chief of Police
Sonoma State University Police Department
Nader Oweis is a proven leader who is dedicated, proactive, self-motivated and transparent in providing contemporary crime prevention and reduction strategies that promote service, education, community caretaking, workplace safety, risk management, and community involvement, especially to those in the higher education environment.
With over 28 years of law enforcement experience, 10 years as a chief of police with two different law enforcement agencies, Chief Oweis has significant experience and is a recognized by law enforcement peers throughout the State of California, including the University of California Council of Chiefs, the California State University Council of Chiefs, local county Police Chiefs Associations, and the California State Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). He has provided insight and expertise on numerous issues in law enforcement and has been instrumental in developing policy and training around active shooter and mass casualty response, crowd management and control issues, use of force, body worn video, and executive training.
Chief Oweis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture and Managerial Economics from the University of California, Davis, and a Master’s of Science degree in Higher Education from Drexel University.
http://police.sonoma.edu/
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Chief of Police
Sonoma State University Police Department
Craig Sicknick
Survivor, Loving Brother of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick
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Harry Dunn
Private First Class, U.S. Capitol Police
United States Capitol Police
Harry A. Dunn joined the U.S. Capitol Police (“USCP”) in 2008 and since 2011 has served at the officer rank as a Private First Class (“PFC”). Since 2009, PFC Dunn has been assigned to a USCP First Responder Unit responsible for maintaining perimeter security around the exterior of the U.S. Capitol, thereby creating a safe environment within the Capitol complex for Members of Congress, congressional staff and employees, and visitors to the Capitol.
During the course of his tenure with USCP, PFC Dunn has provided security for scores of major events at the Capitol, including presidential inaugurations, joint sessions of Congress, and State of the Union addresses. He has participated in the USCP’s response to hundreds of protests and demonstrations where individuals gathered at the Capitol have peacefully exercised their First Amendment rights. He has also served as an Incident Commander responsible for responding to emergency situations such as attempted breaches of the Capitol perimeter or the discovery of suspicious packages. In addition, PFC Dunn has served as a Crisis Intervention Officer responsible for assisting individuals who may be experiencing a mental crisis, and as a member of USCP Crisis Negotiation Teams trained to respond to hostage or barricade situations.
PFC Dunn also participates in USCP programs and activities to promote equity, diversity and inclusion within the USCP.
PFC Dunn has received several awards and commendations for his exemplary service in the USCP, including the Capitol Police Service Medal, the Capitol Police Achievement Medal, and a commendation for interdicting an individual in possession of a firearm who was attempting to enter the Capitol.
PFC Dunn graduated from James Madison University in 2005 with a B.S. degree in Health Science with a concentration in public health education.
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Private First Class, U.S. Capitol Police
United States Capitol Police
Celeste Chamberlain
Tech Policy Advisor for US Senate (HSGAC) | Cybersecurity Professor | Founder 3.14 Academy 501c3 | Autism Advocate
Dr. Chamberlain is a certified autism specialist and mother of two kids on the spectrum. Her PhD in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University gives her a unique insight for creating law enforcement training for officers engaging with people on the spectrum. As a university professor at University of Maryland, Dr. Chamberlain has created hundreds of hours of curriculum for adult learners and uses that experience to create high quality autism training for 3.14 Academy.
https://www.314academy.org/
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Tech Policy Advisor for US Senate (HSGAC) | Cybersecurity Professor | Founder 3.14 Academy 501c3 | Autism Advocate
Dennis Debbaudt
Dennis Debbaudt. Founder at Autism Recognition, Response and Risk Management. Autism & Law Enforcement Training Expert. Autism Dad
Autism
Dennis first reported on police related autism issues in the early 1990s. He has since produced over 40 autism and law enforcement related books, reports and training videos. His experiences in autism and law enforcement curriculum range from serving as a: Curriculum Review Team member and resource for the first ever autism curriculum developed for law enforcement Why Law Enforcement Needs To Recognize Autism by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions in October 1999; a Subject Matter Expert for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s curriculum Autism Awareness for Law Enforcement in 2017; a cited resource for the POST Field Guide: Police Response to People with Mental Illness or Developmental Disability, by the Municipal Police Officers’ Education & Training Commission, Hershey, Pennsylvania 2001; a consultant to Chicago Police Department’s autism training module in 2007; a Subject Matter Expert for California POST’s training video on autism, 2009; and developed and updated the Autism Trainer’s Guide for NYPD from 2008 through 2018.
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Dennis Debbaudt. Founder at Autism Recognition, Response and Risk Management. Autism & Law Enforcement Training Expert. Autism Dad
Autism
Gale Yandell
Senior Chaplain, Executive Director of Training, International Fellowship of Chaplains
International Fellowship of Chaplains
Gale J. Yandell is the Executive Director of Training Development. Gale holds a degree in Education and Social Work and attended B.H. Carroll Theological Seminary. She is committed to excellence in training and education. Her passion is to teach others to serve their communities through chaplaincy.
Gale is also a small business owner in Houston, Texas, and works with Baylor College of Medicine as the Chaplain for the breast cancer infusion room. She is also a licensed minister.
https://ifoc.org/
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Senior Chaplain, Executive Director of Training, International Fellowship of Chaplains
International Fellowship of Chaplains
Merced Corona
Father of Natalie Corona
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Father of Natalie Corona
Krista Flannigan. J.D.
Director, Crime Victim Research and Policy Institute at Florida State University
Mass Violence Consultant
Krista R. Flannigan, J.D., is an attorney, educator, and advocate experienced in emergency response and management, media relations, community collaboration, and program development.
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Director, Crime Victim Research and Policy Institute at Florida State University
Mass Violence Consultant
Matthew Carmichael
Director
LNVB
https://leavenovictimbehind.org/
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Director
LNVB
Anita Ahuja
Conference Program Coordinator, Mass Violence Response Expert
Leave No Victim Behind
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Conference Program Coordinator, Mass Violence Response Expert
Leave No Victim Behind
Angelica Carmichael
Organizer
LNVB
https://leavenovictimbehind.org/
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LNVB
Jason Wade
Organizer
LNVB
https://leavenovictimbehind.org/
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Organizer
LNVB
