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

Want to get involved with PASS? Contact us and let’s work together.


PASS Advisory Council

  • Chair: Guy Grace, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools
  • Vice Chair: Chuck Wilson, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools & National Systems Contractors Association
  • Education Committee Chair: Laura Frye Weaver, Door Opening Industry Training Group (DOIT)
  • Technical Committee Co-Chair: Jim Crumbley, Risk Response Team
  • Technical Committee Co-Chair: Scott Lord, Electronic Contracting Company
  • Outreach Committee Chair: Ken Cook, Allegion
  • Adam Lustig, National School Boards Association
  • Benjamin Crum, Architectural Security Design Group
  • Brian Erickson, Davis Partnership Architects
  • Bruce Canal, Genetec
  • Cedric Calhoun, Door Security and Safety Foundation
  • Chris Noell, Raptor Technologies
  • David Needham, Wesco Engineer-Application Technology Support Services (TSS)
  • David Woodward, Carmel Clay School District
  • Derek Roh, Centegix
  • Frank Kitzerow, National Association of School and Campus Police Chiefs
  • Geoff Kohl, Security Industry Association
  • Ivan Cagle, SWC
  • Jake Parker, Security Industry Association
  • Jim Crumbley, Risk Response Team
  • Jeremy Gulley, Superintendent, Jay School Corporation
  • John Mundo, ECD Systems
  • Russell Garcia, Johnson Controls Inc.
  • Les Nichols, R.L. Nichols & Associates, LLC
  • Lori Greene, Allegion
  • Kevin Wren, The Cook & Boardman Group, LLC
  • Mark Berger, ASIS School Safety and Security Council
  • Max Schacter, Safe Schools for Alex
  • Michael Garcia, HID Global
  • Michael Reidenbach, Charleston County School District
  • Michele Gay, Safe and Sound Schools
  • Mike Harmon, New Era Technologies
  • Noel Glacer, Secure Our Schools Parkland
  • Paul Franco, Convergint
  • Paul Stoupa, Knox Box
  • Paul Timm, Allegion
  • Randy Montelius, CEC
  • Randy Welch, Motorola Solutions
  • Scott Fincher, Inovonics
  • Scott Lord, Electronic Contracting Company
  • Sheriff Tim Troyer, Elite Protection Strategies
  • Tom LeBlanc, National Systems Contractors Assoc
  • Tom McDermott, CEIA-USA
  • Tom Wohlleber, Wisconsin School Safety Coordinators Association
  • Wayne Paes, Louroe Electronics

PASS Board of Directors

  • Chair: Chuck Wilson, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools & National Systems Contractors Association
  • Brian Gard, National Heritage Academies (NHA)
  • James Gammon, Door Security and Safety Foundation
  • Michele Gay, Safe and Sound Schools
  • Guy Grace, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools
  • Jeremy Gulley, Superintendent, Jay School Corporation
  • Jake Parker, Security Industry Association

Get Involved!

Want to get involved with PASS? We need your help to make schools safer. Contact us and let’s work together.