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ZeroNow Conversations. Episode 34
The "Path to Safer Schools" series proudly presents its next critical installment: "Assessing School Safety Vulnerabilities: A Comprehensive Approach." This insightful panel discussion aims to delve deep into the complexities of identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities within our educational environments, ensuring the well-being and security of students and staff alike.
Join us as we bring together a distinguished panel of experts, including renowned school safety professionals, experienced educators, and leading security technology innovators, for an enlightening conversation on the multifaceted aspects of school safety assessment. This session will give attendees a holistic view of the current challenges and innovative strategies to create a secure learning atmosphere.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Glenn Norling
Special Agent (Ret)·
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Glenn Norling is a retired FBI Special Agent, and the Owner and Principal Consultant at TBR Consulting LLC, founded in 2020, providing world-class emergency planning, crisis management, and active shooter preparation consultation services and training.
Glenn also serves as the Executive Director for P.R.O. Community Advisors for the Active Shooter Prevention Project.
Glenn is a certified FBI crisis manager, an FBI instructor, and FBI adjunct faculty. Throughout his 20-year career, he worked as a field investigator, a field supervisory special agent, as well as a supervisory special agent at the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group in Quantico, Virginia.
Glenn has trained over 25,000 people in active shooter awareness and preparation since 2014. Glenn has a passion for preparedness. He has extensive experience in national-level training exercises, as well as local critical incident and special event planning, training, preparation, and response.
He is a court-designated expert witness for school emergency drills and has written numerous articles for multiple law enforcement publications.
He is a member of the National Tactical Officers Association, the National Association of School Resource Officers, the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, and is a lifetime member of the FBI Agents Association.
Glenn is also an avid outdoorsman, shooter, Gunsite graduate, and member of the American Warrior Society.
Chief Valdimir Talley
Safety and Security Administrator
Decatur Public Schools
Chief Talley is a thirty-six-year veteran police professional. He began his career as a correctional deputy with Champaign County, Illinois and later served with the Illinois Department of Conservation, and then with the Illinois State Police. Chief Talley concluded his law enforcement career as the Chief for Maywood, Illinois. In 2021, he began consulting on security matters until January 2023 when he assumed a position with the Decatur Public Schools District 61 as their Department Head for school security.
Carli Ducko
School Safety Specialist
Montgomery County Department of Public Safety
As a former Correctional Officer, she entered this Law Enforcement profession after working at different educational levels throughout Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. she is also an "Autism Mom", who is passionate about promoting and discussing the specific needs of neurodivergent individuals
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