Abbie Rosenberg is a mental health clinician, nurse practitioner, educator, and national speaker who founded Mental Health Collaborative (MHC) in 2019 to improve mental health literacy across clinical, school, and community settings.

Under her leadership, MHC provides evidence-based education to schools, youth-serving organizations, and community agencies to reduce stigma, promote early identification, and build practical skills—prioritizing prevention, equity, and support for underserved populations and the adults who care for youth.

Allizandra Herberhold works directly with radicalized youth and young adults to help them exit the Pathway to Violence and is a leading expert in True Crime Community (TCC) education and training, delivering instruction to law enforcement, state and federal agencies, and schools.

She is the Lead Exit Interventionist at Parents for Peace, owner of Seeking Safer Pathways, LLC, and has worked in clinical and forensic settings specializing in interventions for individuals at risk of violent extremism.

Dr. Beth Sanborn is a nationally recognized school safety leader, former police officer, and longtime School Resource Officer who advances trauma‑informed, relationship‑centered approaches to school‑based law enforcement and equips educators and officers with practical strategies for de‑escalation, engagement, and trust building.

As President of the Pennsylvania Association of School Resource Officers, a NASRO instructor, author, and national speaker, she champions school safety models that prioritize connection, compassion, and consistent support for students most affected by stress and instability.

Christin helps schools, parishes, and community organizations create safer, more welcoming places as part of Allegion, drawing on a background in engineering, public health, trauma research, and security work with the Archdiocese of Baltimore—where she helped secure more than $4 million in safety grants.

A CPTED practitioner active in national security circles who helped develop the ANSI‑certified school security standard, she guides leaders to practical, thoughtful security solutions that support ministry and community and is pursuing doctoral studies in school safety and emergency operations planning.

Craig Minski is an FBI NY BAU‑C and TMC responsible for threat assessment and management across New York City, Nassau County, and Suffolk County, and represents the Bureau on multi‑disciplinary threat advisory committees.

He develops and implements proactive violence prevention strategies for schools, corporations, hospitals, and universities on both active cases and management plans, and frequently presents to school communities about risk factors, warning behaviors, and triggers associated with targeted violence.

Grant Miller is National A&E Manager at Allegion, overseeing Security Consultant relationships and bringing experience across loss prevention, investigations, corporate security, and consulting, with expertise in security management, technology and physical design, standards, operations, management, commissioning/testing, and CPTED.

He holds a Master’s in Criminal Justice and certifications including LEED Green Associate, APP, CSPM, and CPD, and volunteers in security leadership roles with TiNYg (Midwest Advisory Council), the US CPTED Association (Director), and the Secure Building Council (Co‑Chair, Technical Committee).

Dr. Naomi Goldstein is a professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Drexel University and director of the Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab, where she uses social science to drive large‑scale system change in juvenile justice policy and practice.

She partners with juvenile justice agencies, police, schools, and community organizations to develop, implement, and evaluate evidence‑based reforms that strengthen diversion and promote developmentally appropriate responses to youth behavior.

Paul F. Benne, PSP, CPOI, is a security professional with more than three decades of experience in protective services, consulting, emergency operations, and security technology design.

He has led risk assessments and built integrated protection programs for complex environments—including critical facilities, high‑profile buildings, public venues, educational institutions, transportation infrastructure, and commercial developments—and has also taught Security and Police Science, blending practitioner, strategist, and educator perspectives.

Paul Timm is Director of Education Safety at Allegion, a board‑certified Physical Security Professional (PSP), author of School Security: How to Build and Strengthen a School Safety Program, and host of The Changing Face of School Security podcast; Security Magazine named him one of the Most Influential People in Security in 2020.

He has conducted 2,000+ vulnerability assessments, volunteers on the National Organization for Victims Assistance School Crisis Assistance Team, serves on multiple school safety advisory boards, and holds VAM and ALPHA vulnerability assessment certifications and an M.A. in Biblical Studies.

Detective Gregg Pingitore is an 18‑year NYPD veteran assigned to the Counterterrorism Division’s Threat Reduction & Infrastructure Protection Section (TRIPS) since 2014, specializing in risk and vulnerability assessments and protective strategies for critical infrastructure.

He partners with city agencies, developers, architects, and engineers to integrate security into major construction, capital projects, and large-scale events, and has contributed to projects including the World Trade Center campus, United Nations Capital Master Plan, Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, and the New York City Football Club stadium.

Meghan Smith is Deputy Chief of the Office of Prevention and Intervention for the School District of Philadelphia, where she leads trauma-informed, culturally responsive MTSS and school-based mental and behavioral health initiatives, including crisis response, to promote student success, equity, and compassionate, strength-based practices. 

With nearly 30 years in education, beginning as an elementary and special education teacher, more than a decade as a school counselor, and now in district leadership, she holds dual undergraduate degrees from Arcadia University, an M.S. in School Counseling from Rowan University, and an M.S. in Educational Leadership from Cabrini University.

Art Hushen, CPD, FCP, is a nationally recognized leader in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), an Adjunct Instructor at the University of South Florida, and a retired 30-year Tampa Police Department veteran who established the nation’s first dedicated CPTED unit and helped develop Tampa’s early CPTED ordinances and design standards.

As Executive Director of the US‑CPTED Association and through the National Institute of Crime Prevention he has trained thousands of professionals, held leadership roles such as Past Chair of FLDOCA, and received honors including induction into USF’s Department of Criminology Wall of Fame (2022) and the US‑CPTED Association Lifetime Achievement Award (2025).

Troy C. Hill, AIA, ALEP, is a Principal at Blackney Hayes with more than 30 years’ experience designing and modernizing educational facilities, specializing in planning, renovation, and new construction for districts, charters, and independent schools.

He has led adaptive reuse and modernization projects across the tri‑state region—integrating mechanical, electrical, technology, and security systems—to create collaborative, flexible, daylight‑filled learning environments that support evolving educational models and long‑term community needs.

Zach Querry is a decorated Special Operations soldier who left active duty in 2023 after serving in the 75th Ranger Regiment and a Special Missions Unit as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller on dozens of high‑risk direct‑action raids across seven deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.

He now leads the Critical Response Group in PA, OH, WV, MI, and NE, translating battlefield lessons into better incident planning and response and has delivered hundreds of presentations to public‑safety audiences on improving the usability and accessibility of mapping data for tactical decision‑making.

Tawny Lund-Kellogg is a school safety specialist and scholarly practitioner with over a decade of experience in K–12 education, instructional leadership, educator development, and comprehensive school safety implementation, with expertise in behavioral threat assessment and management, restorative practices, school-wide discipline strategies, school climate, and data-informed decision-making.

Experienced in guiding schools and organizations to develop and implement comprehensive safety programs; research and practice focus on understanding factors that influence student behavior and on building supportive, relational, and psychologically safe learning environments.

Maria Vita is an award-winning educator and nationally recognized leader in psychology and social studies education who has taught AP Psychology at Penn Manor High School since 2003, inspiring students to pursue careers in psychology, neuroscience, and education.

With more than 25 years in the classroom, she has held leadership roles with the College Board and the APA (including AP Psychology Consultant, Exam Leader, and Chair of TOPSS), earned the 2023 Mary Margaret Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award and a Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year finalist spot, holds an M.A. in Education in School Counseling from Millersville University, and is known for innovative, student-centered teaching and mental health advocacy.