The School Safety Conference agenda is crafted by a multidisciplinary advisory board and presenter team drawn from federal and local law-enforcement, higher education, threat-assessment research, emergency management, mental-health services, and K-12 district leadership. Their combined expertise ensures every session blends evidence-based strategy with proven, on-the-ground practices—equipping attendees to strengthen campus safety, crisis response, and student well-being in a rapidly evolving risk landscape.

Conference Advisors & Presenters

• Dr. Erroll G. Southers — Associate Senior Vice President, Safety & Risk Assurance, University of Southern California

• Jeff Cugno — Special Agent, FBI (Retired)

• Steve Zipperman — Chief of Police (Retired), Los Angeles School Police Department

• Steve Combre — Assistant Deputy Director, Security & Law Enforcement, California State Lottery

• Dr. Tony Beliz — University of Southern California Safe Communities Institute

• Tom Steele — Director, School Safety Plans, Campus Safety Group

• Jaiquin Moore — Investigative Technician, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office

• Arlene Macias — Domestic Security Strategist, National Threat Assessment Center

• Dr. Nico Beliz — School Threat Assessment Response Team (START), Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

• Dr. Eric Landers — Georgia Southern University

• Eric Rosoff — Executive Director, Campus Safety Group

• Dr. Ed Resnick — PBIS Unit, Los Angeles County Office of Education

• Rocky Herron — San Diego County Office of Education

• Tim Ware — San Diego County Office of Education

• Chief Ed Komin — Kern High School District Police Department

• Kris Hiraoka — Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office

• Raine Ritchey — Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office

• Bart Womack — United States Army (Retired)

• Gina Seiz — Temecula Valley Unified School District

• Eric Vetere — Corona-Norco Unified School District

• John Vandenburgh — Protect Connect Educate Solutions

• Chief Paul LeBaron — Hermosa Beach Police Department

• Dr. Stephen Bucheli Bayne — Risk & Emergency Manager, Irvine Unified School District

• Frank Zerunyan, J.D. LL.D. - Professor of the Practice of Governance at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and Interim Director of the USC Price Safe Communities Institute, University of Southern California