Advisory Council

Safe to Learn Advisory Council

Chate Asvanonda, Cheif Executive Officer for gTHIRA Systems, LLC

Chate Asvanonda, California

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for gTHIRA Systems, LLC.
Los Angeles Police Department
POST (Peace Officer Standard Training) certified instructor
About Chate Asvanonda | Media

Dr. Nancy Degnan Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) Earth Institute, at Columbia University

Anne (Nancy) Degnan, PhD, New York

Director, Academic Initiatives, Earth Institute, Columbia University
Dr. Degnan spearheads initiatives and programming in education, training and applied research in sustainability science and practice, as well as in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
Degnan has consulted with nonprofit and public sector organizations domestically and internationally including the: Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, the United Nations Environment Program, and Development Program, the National Science Foundation, The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, The New York City Department of Education, The Kentucky Technical and Community College System, and the Colombian and Mexican governments.
About Dr. Nancy Degnan | Uncommon Sense, Uncommon Courage | Media

Renee Domingo is the IT Business Continuity Manager, Kaiser Permanente

Renee Domingo, California

IT Business Continuity Manager, Kaiser Permanente
Director of Emergency Services and Homeland Security, Oakland Fire Department (Retired 2014)

Award Winning Project Impact Coordinator responsible for the implementation and management of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Project Impact initiative, called Project SAFE in Oakland
About Rene Domingo | Supporting School Safety | Media

Kim Ebert-Colella is a Peace Educator, Photographer, Author and founder of Body Sacred

Kim Colella, Washington

Dr. Tom Horton Author and History Instructor

Dr. Thomas Horton, South Carolina

History Instructor, 1986-2015 Porter-Gaud School (Episcopal), Charleston, S.C. (Retired 2015)
Author of History 's Lost Moments - The Stories Your Teacher Never Told You (5 books on local history)
About Dr. Tom Horton | Dr.Tom Horton - History of fire drills, "1923 School Fire Gave us Fire Codes" | Media

Kay Karr, President of Responsive Learning

Kay Karr, Texas

President of Responsive Learning
School Administration
Evidence Based Education, e-Learning, Training and Video Productions
Public Speaking
Leadership Development, Instructional Design
Teaching, Educational Leadership
Staff Development, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Education Technology
About Kay Karr | "Why Plan" - Executive Producer | Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike | Media

Avagene (Nelson) Moore, CEM® Consultant / Contractor

Avagene Moore, Tennessee

Served as Sole Proprietor, President and Manager of the Emergency Information Infrastructure Project (EIIP), 501(C)3 educational nonprofit for 17 years (based in Lawrence County).
Provided Outreach/Communication Support Services for Federal, State and Local Governments on behalf of DHS and FEMA.
Coordinated, conducted and moderated Webinars for federal and contractual clients.

Established professional network with Governmental, Private Sector, Industrial-Business, Academic and Volunteer Stakeholders.
About Avagene Moore | My Dream of "A Nation Prepared" | Media

Sergeant Tracy Moore, Washoe County School District Police Department

Sgt. Tracy Moore, Nevada

Sergeant, Washoe County School District Police Department
Emergency Manager Washoe County School District
Exercise Director for the Urgent Solidarity exercise for Washoe County in 2013
Deputy Washoe County Sheriff’s Office (Training Officer, Hostage Negotiator Fire Safety Officer)

Emergency Manager at Littleton Fire Rescue and Paramedic Captain

Captain Jim Olsen, Colorado

Barbara Thurman, J.D., Washington

Safety policy consultant to the Washington State Office of Public Instruction
President of Thurman Consulting
Award winning public educator, author and speaker, delivering presentations and training across the United States
Facilitates the development of supportive learning environments and reduction and prevention of youth problem behaviors and with particular focus on school safety policy guidelines, procedures and practices of schools and their stakeholders.

Keynote speaker at conferences increasing awareness, effectiveness and collaboration in the area of Emergency Management, School Safety, Diversity, Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination.
26 years of Emergency Management experiences at both the state and local level and earned a Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law.
About Barbara Thurman | Media