Video and Web Awards

“Safe Topics” DVD Box Set

Collateral Produced for Clients

Instructor Certification from the Georgia Peace Officer Standards & Training Council (Georgia Police Academy)

Certificate for Keynote Presentation at the FEMA National Training Academy

Books & Publications Authored & Co-Authored

• Extreme Violence:Understanding and Protecting People from Active Assailants, Hate Crimes, and Terrorist Attacks (2021, Cognella)
• Staying Alive: How to Act Fast and Survive Deadly Encounters (2014, Barron’s Education Series)
• FEMA IS-360 Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents Web course (2013, FEMA, USDOE)
• Safe and Healthy Student Course Manual (2008, Human Factors Research Group)
• Safe and Healthy Student Instructor Manual (2008, Human Factors Research Group)
• “When Terrorism Comes to School: Better Planning through a Focus on Key Functions, Not Scenarios”. Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 5, no. 1, Jan. 2007
• Innocent Targets: When Terrorism Comes to School (2005, Safe Havens International)
• Passing the LEAP 21 Grade 8 in Social Studies (2004, American Book Company)
• Reducing Weapons at Your School (2002, LRP Publications)
• School-to-Student Partnerships (2002, LRP Publications)

Certifications & Roles

• Salesforce Certified Administrator
• Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Specialist (Pardot)
• Adobe Certified Professional: Video Design
• Adobe Certified Photoshop Professional
• Adobe Certified Premiere Professional
• Certified Guest Instructor for the Georgia Public Safety Training Center/State of Georgia Peace Officer Standards & Training Council
• Member, Oregon School Safety Task Force (2014-2016)
• Dozens of compliance related certifications from FEMA and other organizations (see below for a complete list of FEMA certifications)
• Certified Beekeeper, Oregon Master Beekeeping Program
• Volunteer Videographer, Georgians for a Healthy Future, Atlanta, GA
• Videographer, Sopo Bicycle Cooperative, Atlanta, GA
• Official Photographer (2009-2012), Little 5 Fest, Atlanta, GA

Awards & Recognitions

• 2025 W3 Award for “Tax Brackets and Basketball” informational video
• 2025 Telly Award for “Tax Brackets and Basketball” informational video
• 2014 W3 Award for “School Safety Assessment Tool” mobile business application
• 2014 Telly Award for the “Safe Topics” Training video series
• 2014 Communicator Award for the “Safe Topics” Training video series
• 2014 Communicator Award for “Safer Schools in Rock Hill”
• 2013 Davey Award for “Safe Topics” Training video series
• 2011 Telly Award for “Lincoln County School District Emergency Procedures”
• 2011 Telly Award for “School Crisis Recovery in Pennsylvania”
• 2011 W3 Award for “LCSD Emergency Procedures” web course content

Executive Producer Selected Credits

• The Hawaii Department of Education safe schools video and web course
• Pennsylvania Department of Education Center for Safe Schools (video and training tool)
• Lincoln County School District, Newport, OR (35-part training video series/web course)
• “Ask Safe Havens” 34-part web series (https://vimeo.com/channels/asksafehavens)
• Western North Carolina Consortium for Safe Schools training series
• Appalachian Consortium for Safe Schools training series
• Critical Incident Stress Management First Responder training video
• Safe Topics: The First 30 Seconds School Crisis Scenarios
• Safe Topics: School Mental Health Recovery
• Safe Topics: School Transportation Security
• Safe Topics: Special Needs Emergency Preparedness

Executive Producer Credits for Safe Schools training videos for the following school districts:

• Clark County School District, Las Vegas
• Rock Hill School District, SC
• Pulaski County Public Schools, VA
• Marion County Public Schools, FL
• Stillwater Area Public Schools, MN
• Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District, MN
• Waukegan Public Schools, IL
• Atlanta Public Schools, GA
• Chesterfield County Schools, VA
• Tell City Schools, IN
• Rockdale County Schools, GA
• Glynn County Schools, GA
• Indianapolis Public Schools (multiple projects)
• Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, IN

FEMA Emergency Management Institute Course certifications

• IS-42 (Social Media in Emergency Management)
• IS-100ScA (Incident Command System for Schools)
• IS-120 (Introduction to Exercise Design)
• IS-139 (Exercise Design)
• IS-200b (ICS for Single Resources)
• IS-230 (Principles of Emergency Management)
• IS-230.a (Fundamentals of Emergency Management)
• IS-360 Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents
• IS-362 (Multi-hazard Emergency Planning for Schools)
• IS-393 (Introduction to Mitigation)
• IS-700a (National Incident Management System)
• IS-800b (National Response Framework)
• IS-907 (Active Shooter: What You Can Do)

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

• Double Bachelor’s in International Affairs & Modern Languages (French) from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs & the School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College, 2009
• Certificate of Marketing from the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, 2009
• Awarded “Most Successful Student on Campus” by the Ivan Allen College, 2009
• Guest Presenter on Filmmaking, School of Modern Languages, Georgia Tech, 2012
• Guest lecturer, Georgia Tech Library “Tuesday Talks”, 2008

Central High School, Macon, GA

• International Baccalaureate Certificate, 2002
• Captain, Varsity JROTC Marksmanship Team, 2000-2002