— lead instructors —

William E. Keegan

Founder/President HEART 9/11
Retired PAPD Lieutenant, Special Ops

Lt. Lisette Rivera

SMART Program S.W. Coordinator
Dallas, TX PD

Sgt. Scott Ruszczyk

SMART Instructor, SMART Program Author
Newtown, CT PD Sandy Hook School Shooting Responder

Sgt. William Chapman

Newtown, CT PD Community Services
Sandy Hook School Shooting Responder

Lt. Richard Robinson

SMART Instructor, SMART Program Author
Retired Newtown, CT PD Sandy Hook School Shooting Responder

Sgt. Richard Parenti

SMART Program N.E. Coordinator
School Resource Officer
Scituate, RI PD

— Advance LEVEL TRAINERS —

Det. Ryan Schoerlucke

Criminal Investigations, Grosse Pointe Woods MI PD

Roberto Ortiz

New Haven, CT PD

Nick Reay

Warwick, RI PD

Nicole Motzer

New Haven, CT PD

Lt. Kwai Chan

FDNY

Joseph Gonzalez

FDNY (Retired)

Chris Horwood

Newport, RI PD

Dean D'Aquila

Rhode Island Department Of Corrections

Christina Alitieri

New Haven, CT PD

Teddy Bulis

Warwick, RI PD

Arron Key

Warwick, RI PD

Lisa Leveille

Rhode Island Department Of Corrections

— master LEVEL TRAINERS —

Donna Lamonaco

Founder of the NJ State Police
Survivors of the Triangle

Det. Sgt. Amity LaFantano

Danbury CT PD

Detective Christopher Cote

North Providence, RI PD

Corporal Daniel O'Neil

Rhode Island State Police- Canine Unit

Lt. Owen McCaffrey

NYPD ESU Night Commander 9/11 Rescue Recovery (Retired)

Chief Rebeca Garcia

Former Acting Police Chief Bridgeport, CT PD


— Academic Partners —

Dr. Gregory Fricchione, MD, Harvard Medical School Mind-Body Medicine Professor of Psychiatry

Dr. Spencer Eth, MD, Chief of Mental Health, Miami VA Healthcare System, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Miami, Rhodes Scholar

Dr. John Denninger, MD, Ph.D., Executive Director of Research, Benson-Henry Institute