DR. TODD SAVAGE Professor of School Psychology Dr. Savage IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS Professor of School Psychology Todd Savage is a speaker working with Kirkland Productions through Safe & Sound Schools. ABOUT Todd A. Savage, Ph.D., NCSP is a professor of school psychology, Department of Counseling and School Psychology, College of Education & Professional Studies, University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF). A first-generation college student, Todd earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota and went on to earn master, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees in school psychology from the University of Kentucky, after having completed a pre-doctoral internship in the Omaha (NE) Public Schools. Todd taught at the University of Kentucky for two years before securing his first faculty position in school psychology at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico; he has been in his current position at UWRF since 2008. Todd has held several leadership positions in the National Association of Schools Psychologists (NASP), a 25,000-member strong professional organization, eventually serving as its 47th president during 2015-2016. Throughout his career, Todd has engaged in scholarly and service activities in the areas of culturally-responsive practice; school safety and crisis prevention, preparedness, and intervention; and LGBTQ+ matters they pertain to education. In fact, throughout the past five years, he has focused his energies on providing professional development for teachers, administrators, school-based mental health professionals, and other school personnel on understanding and supporting transgender and gender diverse students in schools. Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

SUSAN PAYNE Founder of Safe2Tell Special Advisor Safe & Sound Schools Susan IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS Founder of Safe2Tell Special Advisor Safe & Sound Schools Susan Payne, the Founder and Former Executive Director of the Safe2Tell non-profit prevention initiative developed as a response to the Columbine tragedy in Colorado. Susan, a 28-year law enforcement veteran, served in this role as a Detective from Colorado Springs Police Department; the first Special Agent with the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security and she served as the Director of Safe Schools at the Colorado Attorney General’s Office directing the Safe2Tell Colorado prevention initiative. Susan Payne, has assisted many states in establishing best practice intelligence gathering and information sharing initiatives to focus on prevention and early intervention. Ms. Payne currently is an adviser and speaker for Safe and Sound Schools, she trains on digital threat assessment for Safer Schools Together, and serves on the National School Safety Consortium. The U.S. Department of Justice, The U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education have recognized Susan as a subject matter expert in school safety, response, recovery and prevention strategies, and she is often sought out by media, schools, and law enforcement for her expertise. Ms. Payne has been invited to speak at the White House on several occasions, but specifically after Columbine, Sandy Hook and most recently after the tragedy in Parkland. Most recently, Ms. Payne was requested to speak to the Federal School Safety Commission at the White House and to Keynote at the Department of Homeland Security School Safety Round Tables in Washington D. C. POPULAR PROGRAMS 20 YEARS AFTER COLUMBINE: TO PROTECT AND EDUCATE YOU RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS TIP! NOW WHAT? (BREAKOUT SESSION) SCHOOL SAFETY, PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION: THE STANDARD OF CARE TO PROTECT AND EDUCATE KOAA 5 news report on Safe2Tell, Susan Payne's prevention initiative Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

JIN KIM FBI Veteran/Expert on Active Shooter & Workplace Violence Preparedness Jin IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS FBI Veteran/Expert on Active Shooter & Workplace Violence Preparedness Jin Kim is a speaker working with Kirkland Productions through Safe & Sound Schools. ABOUT Mr. Jin Kim is widely known as a subject matter expert and material practitioner in active shooter and targeted violence attacks. Mr. Kim retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2018 and is a twenty-three year veteran of the FBI’S New York Division. He served as the Active Shooter Coordinator on the Crisis Management Unit and was the leading authority directing active shooter & workplace violence preparedness, resiliency, and training, for the FBI and its corporate and private sector partnerships. Mr. Kim regularly presents and speaks at international association conferences and seminars, and provides guidance and substantive training to leading corporations and businesses, financial and banking institutions, K- 12 schools and higher education universities, hospitals/healthcare facilities, professional sports teams & sporting venues, hotels, non-profit organizations, and public safety departments. Mr. Kim also served as the FBI’s New York Tactical Training Program Manager in conjunction with his assignment as a primary Firearms and Tactical Instructor and was responsible for providing tactical readiness training for both domestic duties and international deployments. In addition, Mr. Kim is a certified ALERRT/FBI Active Shooter Tactical Instructor and has trained a countless number of law enforcement officers in response training. As part of the FBI’S Police Training and Liaison Program, Mr. Kim was the Director and Principle Instructor of three specialized programs; The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) School, The Executive Protection/PSD Counter Assault Team (CAT) School, and The Observer/Sniper School, respectively. In addition to his early investigative assignments in Violent Crimes/Major Offenses (Fugitive Apprehension), International Drug Trafficking & Money Laundering, Criminal Intelligence, and Special Operations, Mr. Kim proudly served as both a certified tactical Operator and Observer/Sniper on the Special Weapons & Tactics Enhanced Team. Mr. Kim’s career also included numerous international deployments in support of the FBI’s global investigative mission and war on terror. Mr. Kim is the Founder & Principal of The PerSec Academy, LLC, specializing in Active Shooter and Workplace Violence Resiliency Management. Mr. Kim earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Villanova University, completed Post Baccalaureate Management Studies at Wagner College, and is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Public Safety Management at St. Joseph’s University. In early 2023, Mr. Kim launched The Bureau Consortium. As a collaborative effort of former FBI agents, the group specializes in mass shooting prevention, active shooter crisis planning, and workplace violence risk management. Drawing upon its unparalleled collective field experience, The Bureau Consortium caters to client needs by providing services such as advisory thought leadership, training and prevention strategies, employee safety training, and behavioral threat assessments, all in the aim of mitigating catastrophic risks. Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

FRANK DEANGELIS Retired Principal of Columbine High School FEATURED Frank IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS Retired Principal of Columbine High School Frank DeAngelis is a speaker working with Kirkland Productions through Safe & Sound Schools. ABOUT Frank DeAngelis, retired principal of Columbine High School, served as an educator for the Jeffco School District in Littleton Colorado, since 1979, starting as a Social Studies teacher and filling the roles of Head Baseball Coach, Assistant Football Coach, Dean of Students, and Assistant Principal, before becoming the Principal in 1996. Frank is a Colorado native, completing his K-12 education in Denver-area schools, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Education from Metropolitan State College and a Masters Degree in Secondary Education and Social Studies from the University of Colorado. He later earned his Principal’s License and Masters Degree from the University of Phoenix. Frank has been involved in numerous professional activities and associations, and has received multiple awards for his teaching, leadership and coaching skills. A national-level speaker, Frank has addressed numerous professional and school audiences on the topic of recovery after a school-based tragedy. He has visited, consulted, and assisted school communities across the country following incidents of violence and tragedy, including Platte Canyon, Chardon, Virginia Tech, and Sandy Hook. Frank received numerous awards and recognitions throughout his lifetime of service as an educator. He was selected as Colorado High Principal of the Year and was one of the three finalists for National Principal of the Year. He recently received the Jefferson Country Lifetime Achievement Award and the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Award. He retired in June of 2014 after 35 years at Columbine High School. He is presently serving as a consultant for safety and emergency management for the Jeffco School District in Colorado, and continues to travel nationally and internationally, speaking and consulting. Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

MOLLY HUDGENS School Counselor and Congressional Medal of Honor Citizens Honor Recipient FEATURED Molly IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS School Counselor and Congressional Medal of Honor Citizens Honor Recipient Molly Hudgens is a Safe & Sound Schools speaker booked by Kirkland Productions. ABOUT On September 28, 2016, Molly Hudgens, a school counselor in Pleasant View, Tennessee, averted a school shooting when a fourteen-year-old eighth grader, armed with a semi-automatic handgun and an additional magazine of ammunition, came to her in the counseling department at Sycamore Middle School with a plan to harm people on their campus. He told her, “I think you’re the only person who can talk me out of this.” After ninety minutes of talking and ultimately praying with the young man on her knees beside him, Hudgens was able to convince the student to relinquish the weapon to her with no shots fired and no lives lost. As a result of her intervention, Hudgens became a 2017 recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Citizens Honor for a single act of heroism. Hudgens is a 1998 and 2000 graduate of Western Kentucky University with a bachelor of arts degree in English and Allied Language Arts and a master of arts education degree in counseling. She is currently completing her twenty-fourth year as an educator in the Cheatham County School System where she continues to serve as a school counselor at Sycamore Middle. In addition to her counseling role, Mrs. Hudgens also currently serves on SMS’ Crisis Management and Leadership Teams as well as co-sponsoring the Jr. Beta Society at her school. During her tenure in education, Hudgens has served as the president of the Alpha Chi chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International and is an active member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Hudgens was also the writer of an NFL Play 60 Super School Grant for Sycamore Middle School. After a personal experience in college, her interest in violence prevention and safety sparked a desire to educate others who work with intervening in the lives of potentially violent teenagers. Her in-depth study on school shootings and the teenagers who commit these acts, “Recognizing Red Flags,” written prior to the averted school shooting incident at her school, has been utilized nationally to train professionals in the fields of education, law enforcement, juvenile probation, and juvenile court. The training focuses on understanding the three types of school shooters and how to use threat assessment tools as an intervention to prevent violent acts in a school and community setting. Hudgens, the 2004-2005 and 2016-2017 Sycamore Middle School and Cheatham County Middle School Teacher of the Year, is also the 2017 recipient of the Tennessee School Counseling Association’s Phoebe White Award for Excellence in School Counseling and the 2019 Mental Health of the Midsouth's I.C. Hope Award for bringing mental health awareness to schools. Hudgens has been the recipient of three state recognitions for heroic actions on September 28, 2016—a Proclamation from the Tennessee House of Representatives in October of 2016, House Resolution No. 66 from the Tennessee House of Representatives in March of 2017, and Senate Resolution No. 40 from the Tennessee State Senate in April of 2017. Mrs. Hudgens has also been a nominee for the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission as well as the American Hero Channel’s Red Bandanna Hero Award in 2017. Hudgens is a member of the Professional Educators of Tennessee, the Tennessee School Counseling Association, and the American School Counseling Association. She is also a treasurer and choir member at Friendship Church. Because she is the first Congressional Medal of Honor Citizens Honor Recipient from Tennessee, her story is exhibited in the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she serves as a member of the Advisory Board. Mrs. Hudgens is the owner of Molly B. Hudgens Communications and is a national motivational speaker as well as a violence prevention specialist. Hudgens' book, Saving Sycamore: The School Shooting that Never Happened, published by Dave Burgess Consulting in October of 2020, chronicles the story of Hudgens’ life and of the event of 9/28/16. Molly is also a speaker for Safe and Sound Schools through Kirkland Productions. Molly resides in Ashland City, Tennessee where she lives on her family farm with her husband, Jason, and sons, Bradley and Henry. Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

BEN FERNANDEZ Lead School Psychologist Northern Virginia School System FEATURED Ben IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS Lead School Psychologist Northern Virginia School System Ben Fernandez is a Safe & Sound Schools speaker booked by Kirkland Productions. ABOUT Benjamin S. Fernandez, MS. Ed, completed his graduate studies in School Psychology at Bucknell University and has worked as a school psychologist in Pennsylvania and Virginia with 23 years of experience as a practitioner. Currently, he serves as a lead school psychologist for a school system in Northern Virginia providing leadership to school psychologists and a broad array of psychological and school-based mental health services including assessment, consultation, prevention and intervention. Mr. Fernandez also manages the coordination of crisis teams and the implementation of crisis intervention services. In addition to these duties, he is a PREPaRE WS1 and WS2 master trainer and is responsible for training school psychologists, school psychologist interns, school social workers, and school counselors for his division. Additionally, he has contributed to presentations, articles, books, and webinars related to youth suicide, PREPaRE, and school safety and crisis intervention. Mr. Fernandez conducts workshops on PREPaRE and trainings on school safety and crisis response on the local, state, and national levels. He has testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Federal Commission on School Safety, and was a member of Governor of Virginia’s Children’s Cabinet on Student Safety. In 2010, he was named School Psychologist of the Year by the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists and in 2012, he was named School Psychologist of the Year by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). In 2015 and 2018, Mr. Fernandez received the NASP Presidential Award. He also is a member and currently is the professional development lead for NASP’s School Safety and Crisis Response Committee. Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

MISSY DODDS Survivor of the Red Lake High School Shooting FEATURED Missy IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS Survivor of the Red Lake High School Shooting Missy Dodds is a speaker working with Kirkland Productions through Safe and Sound Schools. ABOUT On Monday, March 21, 2005, Missy Dodds’ life was forever changed. A former student shot his way into her classroom at Red Lake High School in Northwest Minnesota. He killed a teacher and five of her students before taking his own life. Since that day, Missy has worked hard on her healing journey. This journey has taken her down many roads: learning to live with PTSD, the difference between being a victim and being a survivor, and learning to allow her own children to experience and love school as much she did. These paths have led Missy to becoming a school safety and mental health advocate. While Missy no longer teaches high school math, she is passionate about sharing what she has learned to help schools, parents and communities understand the importance of a comprehensive approach to school safety and recovery. Missy’s court case, Dodds vs Red Lake School District Workman’s Comp, helped to change the law in Minnesota to include PTSD as a viable workman’s comp claim. In 2015, Missy shared her story of recovery in the award-winning documentary, Red Lake, produced by Billy Luther. In 2018, Missy joined Safe and Sound Schools as a National Parent Ambassador and now serves as a regular speaker and trainer for the national school safety non-profit. In 2022, Missy received the Outstanding Service Award from the Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma for her work in school safety. She also serves as a parent representative for her local school district’s Emergency Operation Planning Committee and on her local Boys and Girls Club’s Program and Safety Committee. Born and raised in Arkansas, she lives in Northwest Minnesota with her husband and three children. Missy holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Central Arkansas and a Master of Science in Mathematics Education from Bemidji State University. Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

DR. CHARLES BARRETT Lead School Psychologist, Loudoun County Public Schools Dr. Barrett IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS Lead School Psychologist, Loudoun County Public Schools Charles Barrett is a speaker working with Kirkland Productions through Safe & Sound Schools. ABOUT Anchored by an unwavering commitment to equity and justice, Charles Barrett is a lead school psychologist with Loudoun County Public Schools and an adjunct lecturer in the Graduate School of Education at Howard University and George Mason University. Actively involved in the training and development of future psychologists, he serves as assistant director, internship supervisor, and chair of the Committee on Diversity for LCPS’ APA-Accredited Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology. His current leadership positions within the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) include being a member of the Nomination and Elections, Publications, and Social Justice Committees; chair of the Multicultural Affairs Committee; and the Virginia Delegate to the NASP Leadership Assembly. Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

NATALIE HAMMOND Elementary Principal and Sandy Hook School Shooting Survivor Natalie IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS Elementary Principal and Sandy Hook School Shooting Survivor Natalie Hammond is a speaker working with Kirkland Productions through Safe & Sound Schools. ABOUT Natalie Hammond taught third grade at Sandy Hook Elementary for thirteen years before becoming the Lead Teacher in the building. In a morning meeting on December 14, 2012, she heard alarming sounds outside of the main office. She, along with the Principal and School Psychologist, confronted the unknown. Although wounded multiple times during the attack, Natalie survived her injuries. She now serves as Principal in a K-4 elementary school in Connecticut. Since the tragedy, she works with groups around the country to discuss resiliency in the face of adversity, the importance of communication and collaboration when developing safety plans, and the necessity for social-emotional learning to be embedded into our daily practice as educators. Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

DANIEL JEWISS Lead Investigator for the Sandy Hook School Shooting Daniel IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS Lead Investigator for the Sandy Hook School Shooting Daniel Jewiss is a speaker working with Kirkland Productions through Safe & Sound Schools. ABOUT Dan retired in 2021 after serving 23 years with the Connecticut State Police. He began his career as a road Trooper, patrolling the northwest corner of CT. He then spent 12 years as a Detective in the elite Western District Major Crime Squad, where he investigated numerous felony cases such as homicides, bank robberies, sexual assaults, financial crimes and most notably, the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting. As the Lead Investigator of that tragedy, Dan still remains committed to supporting the victims and their families. Dan also spent 7 years as an Instructor at the CT State Police Training Academy, where his primary roles as a P.O.S.T. certified instructor were teaching Leadership & Team-Building, Search & Seizure Case Law, as well as Active Shooter Response. Dan also served 20 years in the CT Army National Guard. During his military career, Dan served full-time for 3 years in Counterdrug Operations, where he helped establish military based training for local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. As a Sergeant First Class he was selected to be a TAC for Officer Candidate School (OCS), where he became a certified Army Instructor and Platoon Trainer. He helped develop, coordinate and conduct Leadership training to mentor soldiers to become commissioned officers in the United States Army. Dan eventually became the Chief Instructor at OCS and then the Battalion Operations Non-Commissioned Officer at the Leadership Regiment at Camp Niantic in CT, before he retired in 2011 at the rank of Master Sergeant. In the private arena, Dan has been conducting training since 2008. He is the Founder and President of The RAK Academy, where Dan and his co-instructors teach audiences easy to understand and affordable strategies to SAVE LIVES in Active Killer incidents. The RAK Academy’s primary audiences are 1st Responders, School Personnel, Houses of Worship Communities and Businesses. Dan is also a Senior Associate at Team Training Associates, a Certified Everything DiSC Workplace Instructor and a co-creator of the Performance Leadership Model. In all his capacities, Dan strives to inspire his audiences to become positive influences in their families, workplaces and communities. He is also the proud father of two beautiful daughters. POPULAR PROGRAMS TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK: A LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE & LESSONS LEARNED ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING FOR DISPATCH Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

JOHN MCDONALD Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, Council for School Safety Leadership (CSSL) John IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, Council for School Safety Leadership (CSSL) John McDonald is a speaker working with Kirkland Productions through Safe & Sound Schools. ABOUT John McDonald co-founded The Council for School Safety Leadership (CSSL) in 2022, and today serves as the organization's chief operating officer. This new national school safety organization provides crisis management services for executive leaders. Within CSSL's first two months, John assembled a network of national experts and hit the ground running by supporting executive school district leaders after a school shooting in St. Louis, which was the 7th school shooting John has responded to or provided support to during the past 14 years. John's work protecting kids has been featured on the front page of the Washington Post and in the Showtime documentary "Active Shooter: America Under Fire," as well as in the FBI documentaries "Echoes of Columbine" and "In the Aftermath." John is recognized internationally as the architect of the post-Columbine tragedy safety, security, and emergency management plan, now considered a gold standard in the industry. For 14 years, John was responsible for protecting 86,000 students and 14,000 employees as executive director of school safety for Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado. Along the way, he made a difference by leading school safety preparedness, response, and recovery efforts not just in Colorado, but also in districts around the country following various school-related tragedies. In 2016, John created the Frank DeAngelis Center for Community Safety, located in Colorado. This first-of-its-kind, school-owned active shooter training center has provided no-cost training to more than 12,000 first responders and educators. Following the Sandy Hook tragedy, the White House asked John to speak about the importance of active shooter preparedness in America's schools and the imperative of building positive relationships between schools, students, and law enforcement. In 2022, John was awarded the prestigious Homeland Security ASTORS award for "his dedication to safeguarding our nation's children." John's work helping school districts make sense of the unimaginable so kids and teachers can get back to the business of learning goes far beyond school shootings. He led Jeffco Public Schools' recovery efforts following kidnapping and homicide of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in Westminster, Colorado and after the public suicide of a student who set himself on fire in front of 200 students. Often sought out as a national presenter and by media both for us insight and his willingness to share the uncomfortable truths impacting school communities, John provides support for K-12 and higher ed institutions because he believes that every student deserves a safe learning environment free from threat, intimidation, and harassment. John earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology from Metro State University in Colorado. His experience as a former police officer, proud Army National Guard veteran, and senior manager of U.S. investigations for a worldwide corporation have provided the foundation for a life's work protecting the most innocent. Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS

SCOTT ERVIN Behavioral Consultant Specializing in At-Risk, Disturbed, Abused and Neglected Kids Scott IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR EVENT! BOOK NOW KEYNOTE TOPICS Behavioral Consultant Specializing in At-Risk, Disturbed, Abused and Neglected Kids Scott Ervin is a speaker working with Kirkland Productions through Safe & Sound Schools. ABOUT Scott Ervin has spent twenty-three years working with kids. He has served as a principal, superintendent, and discipline specialist. Scott has worked in schools and classrooms with poverty rates between 84% and 100%. During his tenure as a principal, he doubled the size of his school, receiving students exclusively from schools in Academic Watch and Academic Emergency while maintaining Continuous Improvement status during that time. Scott’s positive outcomes were exemplified by, one year teaching third grade, having a 95% poverty rate in his room, and having 95% of those students pass the reading guarantee of the Ohio Achievement Assessment. Scott has published a book with ASCD, The Classroom Behavior Manual: How to Build Relationships with Students, Share Control, and Teach Positive Behaviors, and also writes a nationally syndicated newspaper advice column called “The Kid Whisperer.” The book was the number one new release in the world in the field of education on Amazon. He has been featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, and on MSN. Scott and his team now travel the country teaching adults how to teach kids to use positive, pro-social behaviors. They demonstrate how to elicit positive behaviors in classrooms and common areas, retrain educators on how to do this, and coach these educators in real-time. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Master’s degree in Education, and has held an Ohio PreK-3 Teacher’s License. He has taught classroom management as an adjunct professor at Antioch-Midwest and as a visiting lecturer at The University of Dayton, Kansas State University, Ohio University, and Wright State University. Previous Next POPULAR PROGRAMS