Dr. Christopher “Kirk” Johnson has been the Director of Vancouver Guidance Clinic, a private practice, since 1989. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona with a major in Counseling/Guidance and a minor in Educational Psychology. He received a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon. He is a Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Specialist for the State of Washington and also sits on the Clark County Sheriff’s Department’s Sex Offender Leveling Committee. Kirk also specializes in child sex abuse counseling and treatment. Prior to receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona and becoming a licensed psychologist, he was a juvenile probation officer in Lane County, Oregon. He has directed child and family programs as well as outpatient and emergency services at a community mental health center.

John Wallschlaeger started his career in law enforcement with the Hartland Police Department in 1994. John joined the Appleton Police Department in 2002 and achieved the rank of Sergeant in May 2009. In 2004, John became Wisconsin’s first “Memphis Model” based CIT officer after attending the 40- hour course offered at the Akron Ohio Police Department. John sees CIT as the best model of training on crisis response available to law enforcement and has helped develop it, in conjunction with NAMI Fox Valley, not only at the Appleton Police Department but throughout Wisconsin. That effort resulted in John earning the “CIT International CIT Officer of the Year Award” in 2010. John was also awarded in 2010 the “Protect & Serve Award” from NAMI WI. John recognizes that through CIT, community collaboration between the law enforcement and mental health communities is enhanced, bettering the lives of persons and families living with mental illness.

Prior to joining NCJTC, he served as the Chief of Police with the Pueblo of Isleta Police Department. He has over seventeen years of law enforcement experience capitalizing on supervisory experience, operational management, staff development, administrative and finance management, motivational leadership and decision making. He served as the liaison between the Pueblo of Isleta, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and surrounding law enforcement agencies to build relationships and matters related to community safety. He has worked closely with diverse teams to successfully receive federal grant funding, implement Memorandum of Agreements, develop policy and procedures, and for implementing and managing the Sex Offender Registry Program.