PASS Leadership
The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) is led by a multidisciplinary team of volunteers, supported by the PASS Advisory Council representing partners from the public and private sectors. PASS leadership is tasked with:
- Building relationships across the education, public safety and industry communities in support of the PASS mission
- Ensuring the PASS Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools and related tools and resources are up to date and informed by appropriate subject matter expertise and reflect best practices specific to K-12 environments
- Educating stakeholders concerning PASS resources through speaking engagements, written communications, organizational partnerships and other mechanisms
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PASS Board of Directors
- Chair: Chuck Wilson, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools & National Systems Contractors Association
- Treasurer: Jeremy Gulley, Jay School Corporation
- Brian Gard, National Heritage Academies (NHA)
- Elli Reges, Security Industry Assoc. (SIA)
- Guy Grace, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools
- James Gammon, Door Security and Safety Foundation
- Michele Gay, Safe and Sound Schools
PASS Committee Chairs
- Board of Directors Chair: Chuck Wilson, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools
- Advisory Council Chair: Guy Grace, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools
- Compliance Committee Chair: Laura Frye Weaver, Door Opening Industry Training Group (DOIT)
- Education Committee Chair: Elli Reges, Security Industry Assoc. (SIA)
- Outreach Committee Co-Chair: Geoff Kohl, Security Industry Assoc. (SIA)
- Outreach Committee Co-Chair: Tom LeBlanc, National Systems Contractor Assoc (NSCA)
- Resource Committee Co-Chair: Geoff Kohl, Security Industry Assoc. (SIA)
- Resource Committee Co-Chair: Jake Parker, Security Industry Assoc. (SIA)
- Technical Committee Co-Chair: Jim Crumbley, Risk Response Team
- Technical Committee Co-Chair: Scott Lord, Electronic Contracting Company (ECC)
PASS Advisory Council
- Adam Lustig, National School Boards Association
- Benjamin Crum, Architectural Security Design Group
- Brian Erickson, Davis Partnership Architects
- Bruce Canal, Genetec
- Chris Noell, Raptor Technologies
- David Needham, Wesco Engineer-Application Technology Support Services (TSS)
- David Woodward, Carmel Clay School District
- Desire Bayne, Fairfax County Public Schools
- Frank Kitzerow, National Association of School and Campus Police Chiefs
- Ivan Cagle, SWC
- John Mundo, Nexus/SWC
- Ken Cook, Allegion
- Kevin Wren, The Cook & Boardman Group, LLC
- Les Nichols, R.L. Nichols & Assoc (retired)
- Lori Greene, Allegion
- Mark Berger, ASIS School Safety and Security Council
- Max Schacter, Safe Schools for Alex
- Michael Garcia, HID Global
- Michael Reidenbach, Charleston County School District
- Neal Zipser, KnoxBox
- Noel Glacer, Secure Our Schools Parkland
- Paige Settles, CISA
- Paul Franco, Convergint
- Paul Timm, Allegion
- Randy Welch, Motorola Solutions
- Scott Clark, Geary County Schools/USD 475
- Sheriff Tim Troyer, Elite Protection Strategies
- Slyvia Ifft, Centegix
- Tom McDermott, CEIA-USA
- Tom Wohlleber, Wisconsin School Safety Coordinators Association
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