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| Mr. Paul Timm, PSP |
Paul Timm, PSP – A board-certified
Physical Security Professional, President of RETA Security, Inc.
and a recognized expert in school security. In addition to conducting
numerous vulnerability assessments and his frequent speaking engagements,
Paul serves on the Illinois Terrorism Task Force (ITTF) School
Security Committee. Paul has been trained by the National Organization
for Victims Assistance (NOVA) and is an experienced School Crisis
Assistance Team (SCAT) volunteer. He is certified in Vulnerability
Assessment Methodology (VAM) through Sandia National Laboratories
and the ALPHA vulnerability assessment methodology. He is also
a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASES)
and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBO).
Paul holds a degree in Speech Communications and a Certificate
in Business Administration from the University of Illinois. |
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| Dr. Albert J. Holmes, Jr. |
| Dr. Albert J. Holmes, Jr.
– Principal Educational Consultant, Statewide Coordinator
for the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program, Federal
Grants and Programs Division with the Illinois State Board of
Education in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Holmes is well trained in
substance abuse and violence prevention best practices and has
done extensive research in those areas. A major trajectory of
Dr. Holmes’ research highlights the need to infuse language
into district and building policies, which address sexual orientation
and gender identity. His most recent research culminated in a
comprehensive profile of secondary high schools in Illinois with
an in-depth analysis of schools and districts with and without
comprehensive inclusive policies for students who are Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, and Transgender. That work is entitled “Views
and Practices On Providing A Supportive High School Climate and
Learning Environment For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender
Students in Large Midwestern Suburban School Districts: Superintendents’
and Principals’ Perspectives.”
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| Ms. Susan Bishop |
| Susan Bishop – An educational
consultant, a child advocate and a retired teacher of 32 years.
Susan was the first recipient of the East Richland Foundation
for Academic Excellence “Teacher of the Year” award
for East Richland Middle School and a winner in the Illinois “Those
Who Excel” award program. Susie is a children’s author
and currently has three books in print. She loves teaching and
values it as the number one profession in America.
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| Mr. Butch Lockley |
| Butch Lockley has 30 years
of experience as a teacher, coach, and administrator. His dedication
and sense of humor can interest and entertain all ages. Butch
was one of 16 who competed on the CBS reality show “Survivor
– The Amazon” He shares how the “Believe in
Yourself” philosophy helped him achieve his dream of being
on the show Survivor and finish in the “Final Four”.
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| Ms. Katherine Dawkins |
| Katherine Dawkins is a teacher
in Chicago and a consultant for Digital Educators. She has a B.S.
degree in Elementary Education, an M.S.Ed. degree in Instructional
Technology Research and Assessment, and is the first public school
teacher to graduate from The John Marshall Law School’s
Information Technology Law Program with a Masters of Science degree
in IT Law. Katherine has published a book, “Protecting Kids
Online At Schools and Libraries” that is currently being
reviewed by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General Policy
Division. This nonfiction resource book gives the reader a knowledge
base about online protection that is valuable in today’s
technological age as more young people use computer and wireless
devices.
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| Ms. Donna Pittman, MA |
| Donna Pittman is a seasoned
professional with over twenty two years experience in the fields
of education, program management, training and development. With
hundreds of platform hours and a determination to offer something
different, she took that energy and desire to help others succeed
and formed the Pittman Development Group, Inc. She has taught
for corporations, nonprofits, foundations, government agencies,
associations, and schools throughout the Mid-West and East Coast.
Donna’s company specializes in corporate training, prevention
effectiveness and one on one coaching. The company’s main
focus is leadership and prevention effectiveness. No stranger
to the media, Donna has been interviewed on 60 Minutes and quoted
in the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Defender. She holds a BA in
English from Xavier University and an MA from Lewis University.
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| Ms. Shannon Sullivan, MPH |
| Shannon Sullivan, MPH is
the Executive Director of the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance.
The Alliance is dedicated to promoting the safety, support and
healthy development for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
questioning (LGBTQ) youth, in Illinois schools and communities,
through advocacy, education, youth organizing and research. Shannon
received her Masters of Public Health Sciences with a focus on
adolescent health. Her undergraduate work culminated in a B.S.
in English and Education with a focus on teaching high school
English. Shannon has been involved in education, youth violence
prevention and LGBT activism for 10 years.
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| Dr. Sara Salmon |
| Sara Salmon, Ph.D., Indiana
State University (formerly Assistant Superintendent in St. Louis
County) is the Executive Director of the Center for Safe Schools
and Communities, Inc. with locations in St. Charles, MO and Erie,
CO. Dr. Salmon has been a classroom teacher, counselor, director
and clinical psychologist. She has worked closely with the late
Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein in adapting the Aggression Replacement
Training Program to school districts and other organizations who
help aggressive students. Dr. Salmon started the Center for Safe
Schools and Communities, Inc., which is a non-profit organization,
committed to working in both the prevention and treatment of violent
and aggressive youth.
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| Mr. Ron Mirr, M.S.W. |
Ron Mirr, M.S.W., is a master’s
level social worker who has assisted school districts and health/human
service agencies obtain over $100 million in grant funds since
1989. He is currently a private consultant in Iowa City, Iowa.
Mr. Mirr has received public and private sector funding from federal,
state, and local sources. He has worked as a mental health clinician,
a school administrator, and a consultant to educational, health
and human service agencies in 20 states and has presented at conferences
both nationally and internationally. |
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| Dr. Tommy Williams |
Dr. Tommy Williams currently serves as the director of the Alcohol
and Drug Education Program for the Gary Community School Corporation
in Gary, Indiana. Dr. Williams has an extensive background in
mental health services and court-related alcohol and drug programs.
He previously served as the director of a methadone clinic in
Gary, Indiana. He has vast experience working with at-risk youth
programs; for example, he designed many school and social drug
prevention programs to help youths, which are still currently
being utilized within their systems. Dr. Williams conducts various
seminars and workshops across the United States. In addition,
he attends numerous conferences and workshops in order to keep
abreast of current trends in the field. A NAADAC-certified
provider, received his B.S. and M.A. from Jackson State
University in Alcohol and Drug Counseling. His Ph.D. is in
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs. |
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| Judy S. Freedman |
Judy S. Freedman is a school
social worker and author of Easing the Teasing - Helping Your
Child Cope with Name-Calling, Ridicule, and Verbal Bullying (Mc-Graw-Hill,
2002). As a social worker in elementary schools for over 20 years,
she has repeatedly witnessed that teasing is a universal and widespread
stressor for most children and teens, and it can have damaging
and lasting effects. She created Easing the Teasing, a groundbreaking
program to pro-actively address the issue of teasing, which empowers
children with essential life-long coping skills to manage and
overcome these painful incidents. Recently, Judy discovered the
necessity to expand the direction and scope of her work due to
the new social arena for kids to bully and harass using electronic
technology. Her most recent endeavor is presenting workshops to
raise the awareness about the magnitude and risks of electronic
communication and online socializing. Judy lectures and conducts
workshops for parents, educators, mental health professionals,
and kids throughout the country, while she continues to practice
social work at Prairie Elementary School, District 96 in Buffalo
Grove, Ill. |
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| Dr. Ian MacLeod |
Ian MacLeod has presented
on topics related to school bullying at the local, state, and
national levels. His main interest in this area relates to the
development and implementation of school bullying policies along
with responsive services provided to bullies, victims and bystanders.
Ian is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) and recently
completed his Ph.D. with a research focus on bullying policies
in Illinois secondary schools and related aspects of social-emotional
learning. He currently works as the Division Chair for Special
Education at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School. |
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| Ambrose Panico |
Ambrose Panico administers
programs for Behavior Disordered, Emotionally Distrubed, adjudicated,
at-risk and alternative education students for the ECHO Joint
Agreement in northern Illinois. Ambrose supervises and evaluates
administrative personnel, as well as coordinates curriculum, instructional
methodology, and therapeutic interventions. He is a practitioner
who knows what it means to run a school on a daily basis. He offers
strategies and materials that allow teachers to move away from
curriculums of control and towards curriculums of engagement.
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| Dr. Dorothy Espelage |
| Dorothy Espelage, Ph.D is
a Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Espelage is a leading researcher in the
studies of bullying and hazing. Her scholarship at UIUC has included
investigations of several health related behaviors, including
bullying and youth aggression during early adolescence. Dr. Espelage's
nine-year track record on the study of bullying is widely recognized
(more than 30 professional publications and a co-edited book entitled
Bullying in American Schools). Dr. Espelage has appeared three
times on the nationally-syndicated Oprah Winfrey show as a spokesperson
for bullying prevention, and has presented over 100 training and
professional development sessions on the prevention of bullying
and other forms of violence.
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Kenneth
S. Trump, M.P.A. |
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Kenneth S.
Trump, M.P.A.
is the
President of National School Safety and Security Services, a
Cleveland-based national firm specializing in school security and
emergency preparedness training and consulting. Ken served as a
school safety officer, investigator, and youth gang unit supervisor
for the Cleveland City Schools' safety division, and as a suburban
Cleveland school security director and assistant gang task force
director. He has authored two books and over 50 articles on school
security and crisis issues. As one of the leading U.S. school safety
experts, Ken has 25 years experience in the school safety profession
and has worked with school and public safety officials from all 50
states. He is one of the most widely quoted school safety experts,
appearing on all national news networks and cable TV and in top
market newspapers. Ken is a three-time invited Congressional witness
testifying on school safety and emergency preparedness issues, was
an invited attendee at the Fall 2006 White House Conference on
School Safety, and was recently selected by the U.S. State
Department to provide a briefing to educators in Israel on school
safety best practices. |
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| Dan Lomas |
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Dan Lomas
graduated from the University of Nevada in 1993 with a BA in
Criminal Justice. He has worked with youth for 15 years. He has
developed, implemented and operated programs ranging from
alternative behavior, orientation, non-secure/ secure residential
treatment centers to academic model programs. He currently is an
associate director of a 500 bed residential facility. He has had
success in consulting and training with troubled programs. He is
involved in day-to-day operations of programming, developing and
implementing new alternatives to deal with youth. His success is
proven with low incidents vs. population of program, supported by
99.9% de-escalation vs. .1% physical intervention |
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| Dr. Diane Ehrlich |
|
Dr. Diane
Ehrlich is a Professor of Educational Leadership at Northeastern
Illinois University, Chicago. She has chaired Northeastern’s
Department of Educational Leadership and Development and coordinated
its program in Human Resource Development. Dr. Ehrlich is a
frequent presenter at national and international meetings on the
roles that educational leaders can play in encouraging creative
teaching while developing student skills. She is a principal
consultant to Northeastern’s ENLACE program which fosters
educational leadership in the Latino community in the Chicago area.
Dr. Ehrlich has taught educational leaders in the Chicago area to
build effective prevention programs in their schools. |
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| Dr. Ron Glick |
|
Dr. Ron
Glick is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Northeastern Illinois
University and Director of the university’s Network for
Dissemination of Curriculum Infusion (NDCI). For the past 15 years
he has directed grants that have prepared college/university faculty
and future in-service k-12 teachers to integrate pressing life
issues including substance abuse and violence prevention seamlessly
into classes across the curriculum. Dr. Glick has expertise in the
sociology of drug abuse. For more than twenty years he served as
academic adviser to Chicago area substance abuse counselors and
prevention workers through Northeastern’s University Without Walls
Program. His research and writing are on heroin addiction in the
Chicago Puerto Rican community. Dr. Glick was co-editor of Drugs
in Hispanic Communities (Rutgers University Press, 1990) |
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| Bruce Joleaud, M.A. |
|
Bruce
Joleaud, M. A. is Coordinator of Northeastern Illinois University’s
Network for Dissemination of Curriculum Infusion (NDCI). He has
provided both addictions counseling and prevention training in a
variety of settings throughout the Midwest. Mr. Joleaud has worked
as the Clinical Training Director/Senior Manager for Alternative
Healthcare Alternative Systems (HAS), a Latino community based
addictions treatment and prevention program with multiple locations
in Chicago and for eleven years was Coordinator of Grant Hospital’s
Clinical Training Program for Addictions Counselors (CTPAC). He is
co-author of The Training Life: Living and Learning in the
Substance Abuse Field. Mr. Joleaud has served on the Board of
Directors and Education Committee of the Chicago area Latino
Coalition for Prevention. |
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