Professional Development
Interested in bringing an industry expert to your school or organization? Our customized professional development offerings aim to create a holistic approach to school safety and security, instructional and managerial services, leadership, crisis management, and change within instructional settings. Programs are designed to work within your time frame and your budget. Contact us so we can craft the perfect one-time, or ongoing solution for your school/organization. Prices start at $2500, and will be negotiated directly with the provider.
Dr. John McKenna
President, McKenna Leadership
Area of Focus: Crisis Management
Being prepared to respond to, and recover from a critical event requires a sophisticated crisis management plan. Dr. McKenna can help navigate your organization's Crisis Management process through a strategy-based approach for identifying and responding to a critical event.
Dr. McKenna’s energetic, powerful, and meaningful workshops can be customized to meet each organization’s individual needs and are available in person or remotely. Keynote Presentations and Workshops can be scheduled in half day, one day or multi day increments.
Dr. John McKenna
President, McKenna Leadership
Area of Focus: Crisis Management
Being prepared to respond to, and recover from a critical event requires a sophisticated crisis management plan. Dr. McKenna can help navigate your organization's Crisis Management process through a strategy-based approach for identifying and responding to a critical event.
Dr. McKenna’s energetic, powerful, and meaningful workshops can be customized to meet each organization’s individual needs and are available in person or remotely. Keynote Presentations and Workshops can be scheduled in half day, one day or multi day increments.
Dr. Kevin Eberle
President, Edingenuity: School Safety Consultant
Area of Focus: Promoting Safety & Security Through Trauma-Informed Care and Restorative Practices
Dr. Eberle is presently an Education Consultant focusing on leadership, safety, and mental health. His passion is to keep students and teachers safe in the school setting by showing how the culture and fabric of any school can become an effective learning environment where students can succeed. As a prior police officer before entering into education, Dr. Eberle was trained in emergency response and critical thinking as a tactical officer which assisted in helping create safe schools throughout his educational career.
Dr. Kevin Eberle
President, Edingenuity: School Safety Consultant
Area of Focus: Promoting Safety & Security Through Trauma-Informed Care and Restorative Practices
Dr. Eberle is presently an Education Consultant focusing on leadership, safety, and mental health. His passion is to keep students and teachers safe in the school setting by showing how the culture and fabric of any school can become an effective learning environment where students can succeed. As a prior police officer before entering into education, Dr. Eberle was trained in emergency response and critical thinking as a tactical officer which assisted in helping create safe schools throughout his educational career.
Detective Sergeant Howard Widman
Town of Hamburg Police Department
Area of Focus: Situational Awareness
Situational awareness training for school entryways is crucial to ensuring staff can effectively monitor and respond to potential threats while using a weapons detection systems or other safety equipment/technology. With 30+ years of law enforcement experience, Detective Sergeant Howard Widman provides expert instruction on identifying suspicious behavior, understanding system alerts, and implementing proper security protocols. This training, based on real world and real time situations enhances and sharpens the ability of school personnel to make quick, informed decisions that can prevent dangerous incidents. By improving vigilance and preparedness, schools can create a safer environment for students, staff, and visitors.
Detective Sergeant
Howard Widman
Town of Hamburg Police Department
Area of Focus: Situational Awareness
Situational awareness training for school entryways is crucial to ensuring staff can effectively monitor and respond to potential threats while using a weapons detection systems or other safety equipment/technology. With 30+ years of law enforcement experience, Detective Sergeant Howard Widman provides expert instruction on identifying suspicious behavior, understanding system alerts, and implementing proper security protocols. This training, based on real world and real time situations enhances and sharpens the ability of school personnel to make quick, informed decisions that can prevent dangerous incidents. By improving vigilance and preparedness, schools can create a safer environment for students, staff, and visitors.
Dr. Gabrielle Morquecho (President) & Mr. Rafael Mercado (VP)
G&R Leadership Consulting, Inc.
Areas of Focus: Creating School-based Security protocols - before involvement of law enforcement; Refine effective Leadership strategies; Instructional & Managerial Support
Dr. Gabrielle Morquecho & Mr. Rafael Mercado bring over 60 years of combined experience in education and leadership, serving at schools in NYS and in Higher Education. They offer meaningful guidance to create a number of proactive, formalized School-based Security procedures and protocols that are critical at the early stages of a crisis-- before law enforcement arrives and in the aftermath. Gabrielle & Rafael also provide valuable support to administrators, school staff and stakeholders to improve and refine effective Leadership strategies, as well as Instructional methods to include STEM with interdisciplinary, cross-curricular teaching. Strengthening the managerial aspects in schools is also offered to promote a thriving school environment.
Dr. Gabrielle Morquecho (President) & Mr. Rafael Mercado (VP)
G&R Leadership Consulting, Inc.
Areas of Focus: Creating School-based Security protocols - before involvement of law enforcement; Refine effective Leadership strategies; Instructional & Managerial Support
Dr. Gabrielle Morquecho & Mr. Rafael Mercado bring over 60 years of combined experience in education and leadership, serving at schools in NYS and in Higher Education. They offer meaningful guidance to create a number of proactive, formalized School-based Security procedures and protocols that are critical at the early stages of a crisis-- before law enforcement arrives and in the aftermath. Gabrielle & Rafael also provide valuable support to administrators, school staff and stakeholders to improve and refine effective Leadership strategies, as well as Instructional methods to include STEM with interdisciplinary, cross-curricular teaching. Strengthening the managerial aspects in schools is also offered to promote a thriving school environment.
Paula Austin
Area of Focus: Teacher Training
Are your teachers using their interactive panel to its full potential? With expensive classroom technology, we want to make sure everyone is getting the most out of these tools. Paula offers individualized 1:1 training during a teacher’s planning period. A full day, including 2 after-school sessions for your busiest educators, allows up to ten teachers to gain confidence using their interactive panel in ways that best support their specific teaching style, subject, and goals. See Paula Presents for more info.
Paula Austin
Area of Focus: Teacher Training
Are your teachers using their interactive panel to its full potential? With expensive classroom technology, we want to make sure everyone is getting the most out of these tools. Paula offers individualized 1:1 training during a teacher’s planning period. A full day, including 2 after-school sessions for your busiest educators, allows up to ten teachers to gain confidence using their interactive panel in ways that best support their specific teaching style, subject, and goals. See Paula Presents for more info.
Mr. Bill Naab
President/Co-Founder Ink Labs
Area of Focus: Weapons Detection System Deployment, Implementation, and Evaluation Services
Ink Labs is New York's largest supplier of the Evolv Concealed Weapons Detection systems in the education sector. Mr. Naab brings his unique experience as a classroom teacher and building administrator to train and work with schools looking to implement new safety and security protocols and procedures in their buildings. He and his team have personally worked with hundreds of leadership teams and will assist you in every step of your systems’ deployments and evaluation.
Mr. Bill Naab
President/Co-Founder Ink Labs
Area of Focus: Weapons Detection System Deployment, Implementation, and Evaluation Services
Ink Labs is New York's largest supplier of the Evolv Concealed Weapons Detection systems in the education sector. Mr. Naab brings his unique experience as a classroom teacher and building administrator to train and work with schools looking to implement new safety and security protocols and procedures in their buildings. He and his team have personally worked with hundreds of leadership teams and will assist you in every step of your systems’ deployments and evaluation.