2026 Symposium Speakers & Panelists

  • Michelle Barton, PhD

    Michelle Barton, PhD

    Professor of Practice, Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business

    Sessions: Pre- and Post-Crisis Intervention Strategy and the Leadership Workshop

  • Terrence M. Cunningham

    Terrence M. Cunningham

    Deputy Executive Director; Chief Operating Officer of the International Association of Chiefs of Police

    Sessions: The Evolving Landscape of the Law Enforcement Climate and Enhancing Organizational Health and Crisis Management Through Strategic Management and Collaborative Labor Relations

  • Ed Davis

    Ed Davis

    President and CEO of The Edward Davis Company, Former Police Commissioner of the City of Boston

    Session: Leadership Lessons Learned from Navigating Stressful Organizational Events

  • Colby Dolly, PhD,

    Colby Dolly, PhD,

    Director, National Policing Institute

    Session: Evidence to Outcomes: Applying Research to Improve Officer Health and Wellness

  • George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, ABPP, FAPA, FACLP

    George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, ABPP, FAPA, FACLP

    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Session: Pre- and Post-Crisis Intervention Strategy

  • Chief Eddie Garcia

    Chief Eddie Garcia

    Chief of Police, Fort Worth Police Department

    Session: Police Executives as Change Agents

  • Vanita Gupta

    Vanita Gupta

    Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Director, Center for Law and Public Trust, New York University Law School; Former U.S. Associate Attorney General

    Session: Leadership Lessons Learned from Navigating Stressful Organizational Events

  • Gil Kerlikowske

    Gil Kerlikowske

    Former Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    Session: Pre- and Post-Crisis Intervention Strategy

  • Chief David Mitchell, JD

    Chief David Mitchell, JD

    Chief of Police, University of Maryland Police Department

    Session: Enhancing Organizational Health and Crisis Management Through Strategic Management and Collaborative Labor Relations

  • Chris Myers, PhD

    Chris Myers, PhD

    Peetz Family Professor of Leadership at Johns Hopkins University | Faculty Director of the Center for Innovative Leadership

    Session: Enhancing Organizational Health and Crisis Management Through Strategic Management and Collaborative Labor Relations

  • Robert Paduchik

    Robert Paduchik

    President at Agincourt Consultants, LLC

    Session: Expert Bi-Partisan Perspectives on Policing Policy and Its Implication for Law Enforcement Health and Wellness

  • Jim Pasco

    Jim Pasco

    Executive Director of the Fraternal Order of Police

    Sessions: The Evolving Landscape of the Law Enforcement Climate and Expert Bi-Partisan Perspectives on Policing Policy and Its Implication for Law Enforcement Health and Wellness

  • Greg Schultz

    Greg Schultz

    Strategic Political Advisor

    Session: Expert Bi-Partisan Perspectives on Policing Policy and Its Implication for Law Enforcement Health and Wellness

  • Kathleen Sutcliffe, PhD

    Kathleen Sutcliffe, PhD

    Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business

    Session: Organizational Stress, Uncertainty, Resilience, and Adaptability to Change

  • John Violanti, Ph.D.

    Research Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions

    Session: The Mental Health Crisis in Law Enforcement: Understanding the Impact of Occupational Stress

  • Trisha Wolford

    Trisha Wolford

    Fire Chief at Anne Arundel County Fire Department President, International Association of Fire Chiefs

    Session:Organizational Stress, Uncertainty, Resilience, and Adaptability to Change

  • Patrick Yoes

    Patrick Yoes

    President, Fraternal Order of Police

    Session: Enhancing Organizational Health and Crisis Management Through Strategic Management and Collaborative Labor Relations