Role: Instructor

Vincent Plair is a regional director (RD) for the Rocky Mountain, Western, and Northwestern regions with the Department of Justice Community Relations Service (CRS), having been with the agency since … Continued

Tony McAleer has been involved in Life After Hate since its inception in 2011. He served as Executive Director from 2013-2017 while Life After Hate developed its online support groups … Continued

Dr. Heidi Beirich is an expert on American and European extremist movements, including white supremacy, nativism, antisemitism and antigovernment movements. In 2020, she co-founded the Global Project Against Hate and … Continued

Justin Feffer is the former Cyber Crime Section Lieutenant of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. He was assigned to cybercrime task forces since 2004. As a sworn law … Continued

LaVonna Blair Lewis, Ph.D., MPH, is a Teaching Professor and the Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. She joined the University … Continued

Ariella Loewenstein is the Deputy Regional Director for ADL Los Angeles. ADL is a leading anti-hate organization. Founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of antisemitism and bigotry, … Continued

Dr. Aquil Basheer the founder and executive director of the Brotherhood Unified for Independent Leadership Through Discipline Program (BUILD). He is an expert on violence intermediation, public safety and hardcore … Continued

John Thomas is currently Interim Chief of the UCLA Police Department. He has worked in law enforcement and public safety for more than 38 years, and has extensive experience in all … Continued

Deborah Natoli, Ph.D. is Professor (Teaching) at the USC Price School of Public Policy. She teaches Human Behavior in Public and Non-­‐profit Organizations, Applied Research Methods, and the Doctoral Capstone. … Continued

William Hodgman joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in November 1978. While serving in different trial and special prosecution units, Mr. Hodgman tried to jury more than 140 … Continued