Detective Sergeant Aaron Hanson has been with De Pere Police Department since 2016 and has been a law enforcement officer since 2013. He spent 6 years as a patrol officer before being promoted to Detective Sergeant in 2022. Detective Hanson is a hybrid detective for the department, investigating both financial crimes and sensitive crimes. He is a member of the Brown County ICAC Task Force, Crisis Negotiation Team, and a member of the Brown County Fire Investigation Task Force.

Alex serves as the Director of Safety Operations at Gaggle, driving efforts to protect student well-being. With over a decade leading Gaggle’s Safety Team, he has created and implemented protocols that address threats in school settings and school-provided digital platforms. He works directly with school district leaders and school resource officers to establish and execute safety measures that are designed to help prevent incidents such as suicide, self-harm, violence and bulling from taking place as well as how to efficiently respond to such events ensuring students are protected. Alex collaborates closely with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and law enforcement agencies to handle urgent cases, keeping Gaggle at the forefront of student safety in classrooms and online.

Amy has been a sworn Police Officer since 2009. Shee was a Reserve Police Officer with Phoenix Police Department for approximately two years before lateraling over to TPD in 2011. Her time with TPD has been split between Patrol Operations and the School Resource Officer Unit. Amy's husband Steve is also a School Resource Officer, with the Chandler Police Department. Amy has two older daughters (Callie, 19/ Hannah, 18). Steve and Amy have a six year old daughter, Grace, who also happens to have Down Syndrome and is the greatest gift of their lives! This year, Amy was recognized as the 2024 Arizona School Resource Officer of the Year by the Arizona School Resource Officers Association (ASROA). She believes being an SRO is the greatest assignment in our Department because you have the ability to build strong working relationships and trust with our youth and the community!

Ashley obtained her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Western Michigan University in 2009. She then began working in child welfare as a foster care worker for a private agency in West Michigan’s Kent County. After several years, Ashley began working with the State of Michigan as a Service Specialist in 2014. During her time with the State of Michigan, she has worked in a number of different programs including Foster Care, CPS Ongoing and CPS investigation. She also served on numerous subcommittees such as Child Death Review Team and MDT representative of the Department. Ashley is also a trainer for the Prosecuting Attorney’s Association of Michigan. Trainings have included training Michigan’s Forensic Interviewing Protocol to DHHS workers, CAC interviewers, law enforcement and prosecutors along with the Statewide MDT training. Ashley co-developed a training focused on victim impact and how our child welfare and law enforcement systems impact our local communities.

Daniel Zsido retired as a lieutenant from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in Florida after 40 years of service in law enforcement with an extensive background focused on substance use and prevention. Dan is currently a national drug trends educator providing situational awareness presentations to law enforcement officials, healthcare practitioners, prevention specialists and drug-free coalitions. Topics include the scope of drug abuse, fentanyl safety awareness, synthetic substances, counterfeit drugs, vaping, over the counter medicine and inhalant abuse. He speaks to middle and high school students, parents, educators, community groups and civic leaders discussing the inherent dangers of drug abuse and how repeat use or even one time use can kill. He further provides new and refresher Naloxone First Aid Safety Awareness Training to first responders, healthcare, outreach and treatment professionals.

Dana Miller is an Associate with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College, as well as an Analyst for the Sex Offender Apprehension & Felony Enforcement Team at Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Dana is a former Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Commander for the state of Wisconsin. In her tenure with ICAC at the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Dana managed the program operations for the ICAC Task Force, including analyzing Wisconsin CyberTips and collaborating with law enforcement regarding investigations, outreach, and training events. Dana has worked extensively on online child exploitation prevention in the state of Wisconsin. She is creator of multiple Wisconsin online safety programs and initiatives, an author of online safety information for parents, and she teaches online safety, responding to sextortion, and analyst classes throughout the nation. Dana holds a master's degree in criminal justice.

Desiree Castell, born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is dedicated to supporting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Criminology, is a nationally credentialed victim's advocate, where she has devoted years to ensuring victims receive the care, resources, and justice they deserve. Currently, Desiree serves as the Executive Assistant to Sheriff Allen, playing an essential role in the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office while still actively involved in community outreach and advocacy. She also works as a Domestic Violence Trainer with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office Regional Training Academy, where she educates law enforcement and other professionals on how to handle domestic violence cases with compassion and expertise. Her community involvement extends to the City of Albuquerque’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault initiative, where she serves as Co-Chair of the training subcommittee.

Douglas is a survivor in long-term recovery, committed to igniting the very spark in a person that will help change the world we live in. In 2013, Douglas co-founded Rise Together; a program that has a mission to create communities where today’s youth can be heard, loved, and inspired to live in hope. Now a distinguished motivational speaker, he has educated over 270,000 people across the nation. Former Cofounder of Rise Together, Douglas found a new business partnership, and more importantly a new friendship in Jacob Jansen. Together they established Turning the Page in 2020, with the mission to bring different educational programs into mental health, substance use, connection and hope. Douglas speaks out with passion, heart, and a powerful deliverance of redemption that not only motivates people across the nation but also has helped to save the lives of our community’s youth. By going out and asking the youth what they need most and giving them a platform to share their voice.

Dr. Amy Rowell is the Executive Director at COA Youth & Family Centers, a nonprofit serving children and families throughout Milwaukee. Additionally, she is an adjunct instructor at Marquette University, teaching two courses in the Public Service program of the graduate school. Amy is also the Immediate Past President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals – Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter and a member of the Code of Conduct Committee for the Association of Fundraising Professionals – Global. In 2024, Amy completed her doctorate degree at Alverno College in Milwaukee, WI. Through a mixed-methods approach utilizing survey data from high school seniors and interview data from SROs at three suburban public high schools located within a large metropolitan area in Wisconsin, her dissertation research sought to understand the level of reported and perceived safety by high school seniors at schools with a full-time SRO program.

Scott Hammond, PhD is the author of the award winning "Lessons of the Lost: Finding Hope and Resilience in Work, Life, and the Wilderness." As a professional educator and search and rescue volunteer, his popular training focuses on lost person behavior and rescue in wilderness and life settings. Dr. Hammond is a popular guest on local and national media, and the author of young adult fiction (Finding Caleb, Finding Asher, Finding the North Wind), as well as non-fiction where he draws on his experience in search and rescue to teach life's lessons.

Hope started her career in education at Wausau East High School as a Social Studies teacher, then served as Dean of Students at Horace Mann Middle School where she developed a passion for school safety. Hope has completed basic and advanced training in Behavioral Threat Assessment, Rural Domestic Preparedness Training through FEMA, serves as a Critical Incident Response Team member for Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA 9), and will complete the National Threat Reporting and Evaluation program (NTER) through the Department of Homeland Security in June. In her current position as Associate Principal at John Muir Middle School, Hope serves as committee chair of the district behavior threat assessment committee, subcommittee of the district safety committee.

Jacob Jansen is a person in long-term recovery, creating change and better resources within the recovery industry. After getting clean in 2010, Jacob found a passion for helping people find their path to recovery. In 2011 Jacob started My Recovery Project which focuses on interventions, recovery coaching, a web radio show and public speaking while simultaneously going back to UW Milwaukee and graduating with a Business Admin degree in 2012. In 2015 Jacob started Addiction Recovery Environment Homes LLC, sober homes for women in Waukesha, WI. From 2017 to 2019, Jacob became a CBRF admin and built The Ladders Recovery Community (now Bethany House). Seeing a need for better substance use disorder education in the community, Jacob and Douglas formed Turning The Page in March of 2020. In June of 2022 Jacob was Pardoned by Tony Evers and the state of Wisconsin for his past drug charge. In 2024, TTP is expanding rapidly and has contracts with the DOC as well as other County grants.

Jennifer has been teaching at the university level for more than 26 years. She regularly teaches courses in theory, victimology, juvenile justice, and research methods, among others. She mentors students pursuing graduate degrees and has co-authored and published seven books, numerous research articles, and presented at state, national, and international conferences. She has been involved in research concerning school shooting survivors and school resource officers, restorative justice, victims of crime, policing ethics and crime, and administration of justice. Prior to higher education, she worked in the juvenile justice system on abuse/neglect cases and in detention facilities. She holds an M.S.A. from Southeast Missouri State University and a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is a full professor at Nova Southeastern University.

Jessica Carreon began her law enforcement career in 2013, serving in the Field Services Division for five years. In 2018, she transitioned to the Criminal Investigations Division, where she was assigned to the Violent Crime/Homicide Unit. While there, Jessica was part of the Multi-Agency Task Force, assisting in investigations of officer-involved shootings and in-custody deaths. In 2020, she advanced to the FBI's Violent Crime/Violent Gang and Violent Crime Against Children Task Force, where she also supported FBI SWAT operations through the Tactical Operations Center. Throughout her career, Jessica held several auxiliary roles, including certified field investigator, member of the Gang Recognition Intelligence Patrol (GRIP), the High-Risk Victims Unit, and Field Training Officer (FTO). She also instructed at the BCSO Regional Academy, teaching Officer Survival, Domestic Violence, Use of Force, Survival Spanish and certified in Crisis Negotiation, Crisis Intervention, and DT Instructor.

Jill is the VP of Sexual Misconduct Liability (“SML”), EPL Public Entity, and D&O Risk Management at ePlace Solutions, Inc. She is a licensed attorney in California, where she received her JD with honors in both criminal law and public service from Western State University College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of California, Riverside. Prior to joining ePlace Solutions, Jill gained significant experience in various areas of law, including civil, insurance defense, and as in-house corporate counsel. However, from a young age, her passion was firmly rooted in criminal prosecution. As a prosecutor, Jill handled thousands of cases from investigation through filing charges, hearings, jury trials, and sentencing. Those cases encompassed, in part, domestic violence, child abuse, animal cruelty, sex offenses, and gang crimes. In her current position, Jill is responsible for oversight of all 3 practice areas. Not only does she develop thorough policies, procedures, and extensive training materials to save claims, prevent tragedies, and to meet an organization’s risk management needs, but Jill also speaks nationwide. Jill has spoken on such topics as A.I.; social media dangers and deepfakes; child sexual abuse; domestic violence, sexual assault, recruitment strategies; general sexual and workplace violence prevention; HR issues for public entities; and many others.

Johnnie obtained his Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Nova Southeastern University in 2021 and his Bachelors Degree from the University of North Dakota in 2012. He worked as a police officer and deputy for 8 years where he was on the SWAT Team, worked closely with the narcotics unit and trained new officers. Johnnie has worked for the State of Michigan since 2019 as a CPS investigator and for LARA as a Licensing Consultant. He is also a trainer for the Prosecuting Attorney’s Association of Michigan. Trainings have included training Michigan’s Forensic Interviewing Protocol to DHHS workers, CAC interviewers, law enforcement and prosecutors. Johnnie co-developed a training focused on victim impact and how our child welfare and law enforcement systems impact our local communities.

Kim has been working with victims of crime for over 15 years in various roles and capacities. Kim developed her passion for advocating for victims of crime while attending the University of WI- Green Bay. Following her undergraduate education, Kim received her Law Enforcement Certification from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. Her Criminal Justice experience includes work in patrol, jail, and dispatch. Kim has years of advocacy experience and worked in Child Protection Services Initial Assessment prior to becoming a Forensic Interviewer at Lakeshore Regional CAC in June of 2023. Kim is passionate about education and is currently an Adjunct Instructor at NWTC and holds her General Law Enforcement Instructor Certification and Scenario Instructor Certification through WI Law Enforcement Standards Board. Kim is trained in Wisconsin Forensic Interview Guidelines and Child Sex Trafficking and continues to train in several areas related to child maltreatment.

Larry Potts received his MS in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati, and a PH.D. in Criminal Justice from Nova Southeastern University. Following his military service, he entered the FBI as a Special Agent where he served for over 23 years. He held various leadership positions including the Chief of the White-Collar Crime Program, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the Criminal Investigative Division, and Deputy Director. He also served as the Inspector-in-Charge of the multi-agency VANPAC Task force that successively investigated the mail bomb murder of a Federal Appellate Court Judge and a civil rights attorney. He received a leadership in law enforcement award from President George H. W. Bush in a White House Rose Garden ceremony. After retirement from the FBI, he served as the Chief Compliance Officer for an international public company. For the past five years, he has taught criminal justice and criminology courses for the online program at Norwich University.

Leslie is a research, planning and evaluation professional with more than twenty-five years of experience. He is currently the Program Services Manager in the Youth and Neighborhood Services Bureau where he oversees organizing and implementing assessments, performance reviews, evaluation, and applied research projects; and identifying current best practices and evidence-based strategies for supporting agency initiatives. He joined the Broward Sheriff’s Office in 2003 and has published journal articles, book chapters and made presentations to academic as well as professional conferences. Leslie holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of North Florida and a Ph.D. in Public Administration (Policy and Planning) from Florida Atlantic University. He is an Adjunct Professor at Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University. He is a 2023 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) LEADS Scholar.

In 1998, Lowell Larson started as a volunteer with Marquette County Search and Rescue and continued serving for ten years. In 1999, Lowell started his career with the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office in the Jail Division. He graduated top academically at both the corrections and police academies. He has learned the operation from the ground level up, working his way through the divisions and ranks. Lowell has worn many different hats over his career to include: corrections deputy, road patrol deputy, detective, evidence technician, medical examiner investigator, firearms instructor, active shooter response instructor, Gang Resistance Education and Training officer, community corrections advisory board chairman, dive team member, MISSION Team Investigator, and department armorer. At the time of the Jordan DeMay case, Lowell was the Detective/Lieutenant. In 2023, he was promoted to Captain of Law Enforcement Services, and in August of 2024 he was appointed to Undersheriff.

Patrick Baldwin is a school safety consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Office of School Safety. He is well versed on the requirements of Wisconsin SS 118.07 and school safety best practices. He is also a certified trainer for the i love you guys’ Foundation’s Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and Standard Reunification Method (SRM). He is retired from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department where he served as the Director of Crime Analysis and the Deputy Director of the Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center.

Ryan Tillman is not your typical police officer; he is a transformative force for change and unity. As the CEO and founder of Breaking Barriers United, he turned his journey from skepticism into a calling. Initially uninterested in law enforcement, Ryan's divine purpose led him to join the Chino Police Department in 2013, where he recognized the need for transparency and dialogue between police and the community. He established BBU to reshape perceptions and foster understanding. Ryan advocates for law enforcement and community organizations through keynotes, workshops and nationwide conferences. These #ITSNEEDED conferences unite law enforcement and community leaders to promote relationships and bridging divides. A graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Ryan lives in Southern California with his wife and three children, dedicated to faith, family, and rewriting the narrative of modern policing. He is a man on a mission for positive change.

Detective Taylor Feist, born and raised in Albuquerque, began her law enforcement career in 2018 with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office. She initially served in the Field Services Division before becoming a detective in the Violent Crimes Unit in 2022. Taylor is a domestic violence instructor with the BCSO Regional Training Academy and an active member of the Community Engagement Team, working to strengthen relationships between law enforcement and the local community.

Tyler Tikkanen is a Detective for the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office. He has been in law enforcement since 2010 and has served in different roles including Lieutenant and School Resource Deputy. Detective Tikkanen is a Crisis Negotiator, a trained Forensic Interviewer, and he is a part of the ICAC Task Force. Detective Tikkanen is a general Detective responsible for all types of investigations but has an extensive background in sensitive crime investigation.