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John Thomas is Chief of the USC Department of Public Safety (DPS). Prior to USC, he spent 21 years as a member of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), where he retired at the rank of Lieutenant in December 2005 to accept a position as Deputy Chief of Police for the University of the District … Continued

Richard S. John is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Southern California and Associate Director for Strategic Planning and Transition at the Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE). His research focuses on normative and descriptive models of human judgment and decision making and methodological issues … Continued

Deborah Natoli, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor (Teaching) and director of the professional doctorate program at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Her research and practice areas include faculty development and evaluation of teaching, adult learning and development, depth psychology and leadership, and human behavior in organizations. She teaches courses in research methods, … Continued

In December 2012, Mr. Hodgman was appointed by District Attorney Jackie Lacey to serve as the Assistant District Attorney for line operations. He has management oversight over the Bureau of Central Operations and the two Bureaus of Branch and Area Operations. In addition, Mr. Hodgman has worked with District Attorney Jackie Lacey in coordinating the … Continued

Dr. Robert J. Bunker is a Director of Research and Analysis, C/O Futures, LLC. He previously served as Futurist in Residence for the FBI Academy and Minerva Chair at the U.S. Army War College. He is also a founding member of the Los Angeles and Inland Empire Terrorism Early Warning Groups. Dr. Bunker holds degrees … Continued

Grace Weltman, founder of Communities in Motion, has more than 20 years of public policy, nonprofit leadership and community development experience. She has led many collaborative efforts focused on improving social and human services. Leveraging her experiences and expertise in public policy and nonprofit management, Grace has been providing nonprofit capacity building, training, and technical … Continued

Frank Vram Zerunyan, JD is a Professor of the Practice of Governance at the Sol Price School of Public Policy and Director of Executive Education at USC Price Bedrosian Center on Governance and The Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making, an Interdisciplinary Center USC Marshall USC Viterbi and USC Price (DECIDE). His key … Continued

Ehsan Zaffar is an educator, civil rights lawyer and founder of The Difference Engine, ASU’s Center on the Future of Equality. As ASU’s “Chief Difference Engineer” Ehsan works with some of the brightest students and thoughtful faculty and staff in the country to craft real-world solutions to some of our nation’s most daunting problems. Prior to … Continued

Detlof von Winterfeldt is a Professor at the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of the Viterbi School of Engineering and a Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Price School of Public Policy at USC. In 2004 he co-founded the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events … Continued

Dr. Deborah Tull has had a 38-year history with the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) serving in numerous roles, including counselor, instructor and administrator. She has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and a Master of Science in Rehabilitation and Community College Counseling. She has worked collaboratively with law enforcement entities on violence prevention training … Continued