Keynote Speaker
OSROA is honored to welcome Jill Lemond as the keynote presenter for the 2026 conference. Jill is a dynamic and mission-driven leader on the Evolv Technology team, where she serves as Head of Education. In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Oxford, Jill felt called to expand her impact beyond a single district and work toward meaningful, nationwide change. She joined Evolv because of its clear mission to keep weapons out of schools and protect learning environments across the country.
With more than 15 years of experience in education—including over twelve years with Oxford Community Schools—Jill has served in multiple leadership roles, including ESL and International Programs Coordinator, Director of International Operations, and Assistant Superintendent of Safety & School Operations. As a school administrator who lived and worked through the Oxford tragedy, she brings a deeply personal and professional perspective to school safety, crisis response, and long-term recovery.
At the conference, Jill will provide insight into the events surrounding the Oxford school shooting and share powerful lessons learned from leading during and after an unimaginable crisis. Her message will focus on preparedness, collaboration between school leaders and law enforcement, and the critical importance of comprehensive safety planning that prioritizes both physical security and emotional well-being.
Jill holds a Bachelor of Arts in English/Language Arts Teacher Education and TESOL from Michigan State University and an MBA from Capella University. She has extensive school safety training and certifications, is an active member of the Bureau Consortium, and serves on the advisory council for ZeroNow.
Jill is unwavering in her commitment to safer school communities. She believes effective safety planning must involve all stakeholders—educators, law enforcement, families, and students—and must integrate prevention, training, implementation, and continuous improvement. Emergency preparedness is truly a matter of life and death, and she passionately advocates for schools where students and staff can focus on learning in environments that are secure, supportive, and resilient.
OSROA is proud to welcome our friend, Detective Richard Wistocki (Ret.), back to our School Safety Conference. Rich will open the conference with a powerful general session designed for all attendees focused on one of the most urgent challenges facing schools today: identifying, investigating, and preventing threats of violence before they escalate.
When threats of school violence appear online - especially when there is “leakage” targeting specific students or staff - every minute matters. In his opening session, Rich will outline what school officials and law enforcement must do immediately to secure critical information, preserve digital evidence, and ensure proper due process. He will explain how investigators use Exigent Circumstances protocols to obtain time-sensitive information, identify perpetrators quickly, and disrupt potential acts of violence.
Following the general session, Rich will conduct three in-depth breakout sessions specifically for law enforcement personnel. These hands-on trainings will focus on investigative strategies, digital evidence collection, legal considerations, and practical tools officers can use immediately in their jurisdictions. Attendees should bring their laptops for these interactive, application-based sessions.
Detective Wistocki served 30 years in law enforcement, including 28 years with the Naperville Police Department. For 22 of those years, he worked as an Internet Crimes Investigator, specializing in cyber investigations and online threats. He also served 22 years as a SWAT operator and sniper.
Rich is a founding and affiliate member of the Illinois ICAC Task Force and serves as an instructor for the U.S. Department of Justice and numerous law enforcement Mobile Training Units and POST academies nationwide. He is the architect behind several significant pieces of legislation in Illinois, including the Illinois Sexting Law, Swatting Law, Child Exploitation Online Law, and the SRO mandatory certification law.
He currently serves as one of the cyber trainers for the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) and continues his service as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, assisting with cyber investigations.
With decades of frontline experience in cybercrime, school safety, and tactical operations, Detective Wistocki brings unmatched expertise, urgency, and practical insight to the OSROA conference. His sessions will equip attendees with the knowledge and tools needed to act decisively, lawfully, and proactively when threats emerge—helping protect students, staff, and communities.
Anastasiya is a seven-time Emmy Award–winning journalist and the founder of ViKSTORY Media LLC, with more than 25 years of experience covering crime, courts, mass shootings, school violence, and law-enforcement response across the country. A trusted former investigative reporter in Colorado and Texas, Bolton has spent much of her career on the front lines of critical incidents—standing alongside law-enforcement leaders during rapidly evolving, high-stakes moments that demanded clarity, credibility, and compassion.
Her lived experience reporting on officer-involved incidents, active-shooter events, and school safety crises directly informs the practical, scenario-based training she now delivers to law-enforcement agencies, School Resource Officers, and public-safety professionals nationwide. Bolton understands the unique pressures officers and SROs face when communicating with students, parents, staff, media, and the broader community—often simultaneously, and often with incomplete information.
Today, Bolton specializes in helping law-enforcement professionals communicate effectively in a shrinking media landscape, where misinformation spreads quickly and trust is fragile. Her training emphasizes clear messaging, information timing, word choice, and on-camera presence, with a focus on skills participants can apply immediately—during daily interactions, school-based incidents, and major critical events. Her approach is direct, realistic, and rooted in respect for the mission, the profession, and the communities officers serve.
ETHOS Training Academy
Greg grew up in Southern Oregon. He attended North Medford High School and graduated from Western Oregon State College as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Military Police Corps where he was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. While in the Army, he served as a Platoon Leader and Executive Officer for the 101st MP Company. He also held assignments as a Special Reaction Team (SRT) Commander, Operations Officer, K-9 Commander, and Special Operations Officer. During Greg’s service in the U.S Army he instructed thousands of Soldiers in various tactical and specialized police disciplines.
In 1998, Greg was hired by the Oregon State Police. He held assignments including; Resident Trooper, Motorcycle Officer, K9 Handler, and Bomb Technician. Greg has instructed thousands of police officers and Soldiers in a variety of topics including; Criminal Apprehension through Patrol Enforcement (C.A.P.E.), Search and Seizure, K-9 application, Leadership, Ethics, and is currently employed as an Adjunct Professor at Southern Oregon University.
In 2014, Greg graduated with his Master’s Degree from Western Oregon University in Criminal Justice, where he was inducted into the Phi Honor Society. Building upon his education, Greg implemented the Ethics That Help Organizations Succeed (ETHOS) program to public and private organizations across Oregon. Since 2014, ETHOS has reached over 30,000 students while teaching the ETHOS philosophy. The ETHOS Academy is a comprehensive training program that instills a “real life” training approach to emphasize the concepts of ethical awareness, leadership, and successful strategies to maintain a successful career. Since 2014, ETHOS has reached over 30,000 students. In 2021 the ETHOS Academy landed in Phoenix, Oregon where the ETHOS campus was created to bring leadership training to the next level.
ETHOS Training Academy
Colonel (Retired) Jeffrey Crapo is a native of Medford, OR. He graduated from North Medford High School and entered the United States Army in 1994. He was commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Western Oregon State College where he graduated with honors and earned a BS Degree in Criminal Justice. Jeff has served in multiple leadership roles from the tactical to strategic levels in the Army including Rifle Platoon Leader, Airborne Company Commander, Infantry Battalion Commander, and Airborne Brigade Commander. Jeff has led and commanded over 4,800 Soldiers during his 24 years in the Army.
In addition to leading Soldiers, Jeff has served in various staff positions across the Army including Battalion Logistics Officer, Battalion Personnel Officer, Battalion Operations and Executive Officer, and Deputy Brigade Commander. Jeff has also served as an advisor to the Oregon Army National Guard, Combat Advisor to the Iraqi Army and U.S. Army Ranger Instructor.
At the operational and strategic levels, Jeff has served on the National Situational Awareness Team for the Commander of United States Northern Command, and as the Director of Training for United States Army Alaska. Jeff has led military delegations to Japan, Australia, Poland, and Korea as well as provided strategic level briefings to the Army Chief of Staff, The Secretary of the Army, The Indo-Pacific Commander, and numerous Congressional delegations.
Jeff is a decorated combat veteran having been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star in Iraq, as well as the Bronze Star and Valorous Unit Award in Afghanistan. In 2016, Jeff and his longtime friend Greg Costanzo founded the Ethos Consulting Team. Jeff and Greg believe every organization should encompass Ethics and Leadership training as a foundation to their core values. In 2022, Jeff and Greg purchased and renovated the Ethos Academy campus expanding their training to businesses throughout Oregon. Since retiring from the Army in 2019, Jeff has trained thousands of first responders, businesses professionals, and individuals from all walks of life to increase their effectiveness through the application of leadership. Jeff holds a Master’s of Science degree in Disaster and Emergency Management from Touro University.
Key Operational Insights
Dr. Bruno Dias, PhD, CTM, PCI, is a recognized expert in safety, security, emergency management, and behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM). A retired police commander, Bruno has extensive experience in public safety, corporate security, the education sector, and federal government violence prevention initiatives. He holds a PhD in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, along with advanced degrees in Homeland Defense, Security Studies, and Criminal Justice.
Bruno is Co-Founder and Principal of Key Operational Insights, where he supports government, corporate, and educational organizations on BTAM, workplace violence prevention, school safety, and protective intelligence. He is qualified as a Subject Matter Expert witness in both State and Federal Courts.
Dr. Dias previously served as Associate Director for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, a board-certified investigator, and a Certified Threat Manager. Bruno envisions expanding the role of prevention and advocating for it to become a formalized professional discipline. His approach focuses on integrating physical security, behavioral threat assessment, and emergency management, aiming to establish scientific practices, protocols, and capacity-building, and to foster collaboration across sectors.
Critical Response Group, America’s most trusted provider of indoor mapping solutions, provides simple visual communication and collaboration tools to coordinate emergency response both outside and inside a building. CRGs enhance response time and improve command and control during an incident through common language and unified points of reference between internal teams and response units. Our solutions, validated by thousands of real-world incidents, are deployed across the United States to protect schools, businesses, hospitals, and other critical infrastructure. Our team of former military Special Operations veterans and retired public safety executives ensure the solution is fully implemented into preexisting software platforms used by public safety. crgplans.com
CRG is a 2025 DIAMOND level sponsor
PACE was formed in 2006 by the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) and the Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO). These organizations work together to keep Oregon students safe, reduce risks and conserve member resources. No one can match the expertise and decades of experience that OSBA and SDAO bring to property-casualty coverage for local public entities, and their property and liability risk pool of school entities in the state - the largest in Oregon, with more than 200 education organizations.
pace.osba.org PACE is a 2025 GOLD level sponsor
Oregonians Credit Union is a team of individuals who live and work in the same communities as you do, and they exist to serve you. They're not a bank. They are a member-owned not-for-profit financial co-op. Every dollar invested by members is reinvested in members in the form of lower loan rates, higher deposit rates, low fees, and great service. oregonianscu.com
Oregonians Credit Union is a 2025 SILVER level sponsor
Safer Schools Together is a global leader in school violence prevention, supporting school districts, law enforcement, and community partners with proven strategies to create safe learning environments. Our expert team helps identify and manage threats - including violence, suicide, and radicalization - through best practices in Safety/Threat Assessment. Regardless of where technology takes us, it’s the staff, students, caregivers, and agency partners who will always be the best app to ensure safe and caring school communities. saferschoolstogether.com
SST is a 2025 SILVER Level Sponsor
OSROA is proud of our continuing partnership with the National Association of School Resource Officers. As a chartered state organization under the NASRO banner, we share their vision of safer schools and safer kids and believe we can accomplish that with law enforcement officers who are carefully selected, specifically trained and properly equipped for the SRO position. NASRO is supporting our conference with a generous grant. nasro.org
Verkada is the leader in cloud-based enterprise building security. By building high-end hardware on an intuitive, cloud-based software platform, modern enterprises are able to run safer, smarter buildings across all of their locations. More than 5,000 organizations, including 28 Fortune 500 companies, use Verkada to protect people and assets, secure facilities, and gain new insights that improve the efficiency of their operations. Verkada’s vision is to be the operating system that runs every building in the world. verkada.com
Verkada is a 2025 BRONZE level sponsor
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