Speakers

Donald W. Baucom
Donald Baucom is employed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United States Department of Justice as a Senior Special Agent stationed at the Fayetteville Field Office, Fayetteville, North Carolina.  Read more...

Christopher G. Blake, CAE
Mr. Blake currently serves as Associate Director and Campus Preparedness Project Director for the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), a professional organization dedicated to advancing public safety for educational institutions through educational resources, advocacy, and professional development programs and services.  Read more...

Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D
Dr. Van Brunt has worked in the counseling field for over fifteen years. He served as Director of Counseling at New England College from 2001-2007 and currently serves as Director of Counseling and Testing at Western Kentucky University.  Read more...

John Kenney
John Kenny is the Resident Agent in Charge (RAIC) for the United States Secret Service (USSS) in Charleston South Carolina.  Agent Kenney has been a special agent since December, 1988; prior to that he was a police officer and detective with the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia. He has been a sworn law enforcement officer since 1982.  Read more...

W. Scott Lewis, JD
W. Scott Lewis, JD is a partner with the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management and a faculty member at the USC Daniel-Mickell School for Executive Education. He recently served as the Assistant Vice Provost at the University of South Carolina.  Read more...

John Wesley Lowery, Ph.D.
Dr. John Wesley Lowery joined NCHERM as an affiliated consultant in August 2009.  He is an associate professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  Read more...

L. William Mulbry Jr. M.D.
Dr. Mulbry is the Fellowship Training Director for the Forensic Psychiatry Program at the Institute of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. He received training at Counseling and Psychological Services, the student counseling division of the Medical University.  Read more...

Saundra Schuster, Esq.
Saundra K. “Saunie” Schuster is a partner with the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management. Most recently, she served as the General Counsel for Sinclair Community College.  Read more...

Brett Sokolow, JD
Mr. Sokolow is a specialist in campus safety, security and high-risk student health and safety issues. He is the Founder and President of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM), a national multidisciplinary risk management consulting firm.  Read more....

Paul V. Verrecchia
Paul V. Verrecchia has over 36 years of law enforcement experience, with over ten years experience in campus law enforcement/public safety.  He is the Chief/Director of Public Safety at the College of Charleston (Charleston, SC), where he oversees the College’s law enforcement, security, and fire safety programs.  He is the chair of the College’s Emergency Management Team.  Read more...