Susan Lewis Simons, M.S., B.C.E.T.S., D.A.A.E.T.S. OBJECTIVE Mental Health Clinician and Stress Coach committed to providing solution-based methods proven to reduce stress and improve the quality of life for law enforcement personnel, emergency services, military, aviation and their families QUALIFICATIONS Under the Shield, Inc. Avondale, AZ 1994 – Present Founder/President Seminars conducted and/or services provided for departments, academies and/or associations regarding Stress Management, Critical Incident Stress Management, Pre-employment Counseling, Conflict Resolution/Anger Management, Forensic Hypnosis and or Psychological Aspects of Hostage Negotiations Clients include law enforcement departments, associations, academies, training centers; hostage negotiators; airline pilots associations; military branches and associated organizations; and many other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and associations ACADEMIC PREPARATION American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress University of Alabama Law Enforcement Academy 1997 Montgomery, AL 1996 Atlanta, GA 1981 Columbia, SC 1981 Litigation Specialist Certification University of South Carolina Tuscaloosa, AL Master of Science in Counseling & Human Development (M.S.) Gamma Beta Phi Honorary Society Advisor: Dr. Len Kitchens National Center for Paralegal Training 2001 Forensic Hypnosis Certification Troy State University Ronkonkoma, NY Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress (B.C.E.T.S.) Diplomate American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (D.A.A.E.T.S.) Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Federal Bureau of Investigation, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department Training Center Instructor Development Course, 40-hour course International Critical Incident Stress Foundation August 18-26, 2008 Charleston, SC November 2006 Train-the-Trainer Critical Incident Stress Management Group Crisis Intervention International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Baltimore, MD 2001 & 2004 University of Maryland Baltimore Campus (UMBC) Train-the-Trainer Critical Incident Stress Management: Individual Crisis Intervention & Peer Support Critical Incident Stress Management: Individual Crisis Intervention & Peer Support Critical Incident Stress Management: Advanced Group Crisis Intervention Critical Incident Stress Management: Basic Group Crisis Intervention Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL Responding to Crises: Recovering Your Vision (334) 324-3570 • undertheshield@gmail.com • www.undertheshield.org 2000 Hostage Negotiators of America, Inc. State of Alabama Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee Montgomery, AL 1997 Orange Beach, AL 1996 Basic Hostage Negotiations High Risk Operations: Drugs & Armed Confrontations PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED Why Good Cops Make “Bad” Decisions Dallas Texas Police Department – Fraternal Order of Police Dallas, TX September 8, 2014 “Warrior Survival at Home and on the Streets” – Officers Only Utah FBINAA Fall Re-Trainer Federal Bureau of Investigations Southeastern Law Enforcement, Executive Development Seminar New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy – New Recruit Basic Police Classes and New Mexico State Police Basic Recruit Class Illinois Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board Executive Institute (Deputy Chief’s Conference) Illinois Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board Executive Institute (All Women In Law Enforcement) Multi Agency Training State of Arizona Pinal County Arizona Sheriff’s Department, In-service Conference Sponsored by 100 Club or Arizona Desert Dog K9 Trials Federal Bureau of Investigation, all Employee Conference St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department SWAT Team Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, sponsored Multi-Agency Training with Lt Col Dave Grossman and Officer Mike Neal Alabama Tactical Officer’s Association United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Alabama, LECC Conference United States Attorney’s Office Eastern & Western Districts, LECC Conference International Narcotics and Interdiction Association (SkyNarcs) FBINAA Kentucky Chapter Minnesota Chiefs of Police Assoc., annual Exec. Training Institute US Marine Corps. 3rd Battalion, 23 Marines, Lima Company The United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Indiana LECC Fall Law Enforcement Conference Bureau of Indian Affairs Narcotics Division, In-service Training FBINAA Alabama Chapter Alabama Criminal Justice Academy, Alabama State Trooper Class Oklahoma Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Personnel FBINAA Alabama Chapter Alabama Criminal Justice Academy, Alabama State Trooper Class Multi-Agency Training State of Alabama United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District, LECC Conference Conference with members of the Mesa Arizona Police Department, Law Enforcement Officers & Federal Flight Deck Officers for US Airways, Southwest Airline & America West St George, Utah Florence, AL Santa Fe, NM October 21, 2014 September 25, 2014 October 2009 - 2013 April 21, 2014 Springfield, IL March 27, 2014 Bloomington, IL March 26, 2014 Safford, AZ Florence, AZ Phoenix, AZ Scottsdale, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Pell City, AL Miami, OK November 20, 2013 March 18, 20 & 22, 2013 August 2012 April 13, 2012 November 8, 2011 October 25, 2011 October 12-13, 2011 Florence, AL Orange Beach, AL October 4, 2011 August 31 - Sept. 2, 2011 Lake Degray, AR July 28, 2011 Reno, NV Frankfurt, KY St. Cloud, MN Montgomery, AL Indianapolis, IN June 6-9, 2011 April 11, 2011 April 4, 2011 November 20, 2010 September 24, 2010 Tulsa, OK Gulf Shores, AL Selma, AL Miami, OK Gulf Shores, AL Selma, AL Hamilton, AL Little Rock, AR Mesa, AZ September 22, 2010 September 20, 2010 September 6, 2010 May 4, 2010 September 20, 2010 September 6, 2010 June 25, 2011 November 9, 2010 May 2007 (334) 324-3570 • undertheshield@gmail.com • www.undertheshield.org “Warrior Survival at Home and on the Streets” – with Spouses/Significant Others Multi Agency Training State of Kentucky Multi Agency Training State of Arizona Multi Agency Training State of New Mexico Multi Agency Training State of Arizona Multi Agency Training State of Arizona Illinois Sheriff’s Summer Training Conference Avondale AZ Police Association Washington County Oklahoma Sheriff’s Department Southern Illinois Law Enforcement Summit Conference Sponsored by 100 Club or Arizona Lexington, KY Mesa, AZ Santa Fe, NM Safford, AZ Mesa, AZ Bloomington, IL Avondale, AZ Bartlesville, OK Mount Vernon, IL Phoenix, AZ October 16, 2014 June 20, 2014 April 22, 2014 November 20, 2013 November 9, 2013 August 3, 2013 July 23, 28, 2013 March 14, 2013 February 27, 2013 August 2012 “Sovereign Citizens at War With Law Enforcement & the Deadly Impact of Stress” with Officer Michael Neal Washington County Oklahoma Sheriff’s Department Southern Illinois Law Enforcement Summit Multi-Agency Training Conference Sponsored by 100 Club or Arizona Multi-Agency Training Conference sponsored by Allied Pilots Association State of Alabama Department of Corrections Bartlesville, OK Mount Vernon, IL Mesa, AZ Glendale, AZ Summerdale, AL Arlington, TX Montgomery, AL March 14, 2013 February 27, 2013 November 7, 2012 November 2012 January 11-12, 2012 November 10-11, 2010 June 17-18, 2010 International Critical Incident Stress Foundation CISM: Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support & Group Crisis Intervention Certification Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association Annual Executive Training Institute Opening Ceremonies State of Alabama Department of Corrections Alabama Council on Crime and Delinquency Fall Conference Alabama NENA Fall Conference, “You Won! Now What?” Law Enforcement and Federal Flight Deck Officers United States Air Force Europe, Chaplain Assistants United States Air Force Europe, Chaplain Assistants St. Cloud, MN April 4, 2011 Montgomery, AL Huntsville, AL Orange Beach, AL Birmingham, AL London, England Garmisch, Germany June 17-18, 2010 October 13, 2010 October 11, 2010 September 11-12, 2008 July 2006 January 17-18, 2006 San Antonio, TX Des Moines, IA Topeka, KS Birmingham, AL Little Rock, AR Florence, AL May 9-13, 2010 March 31-April 2, 2010 March 2010 December 4, 2009 December 3, 2009 October 23, 2009 Keynote and Motivational Speaking Engagements International Narcotics and Interdiction Association (SkyNarcs) Iowa Narcotics Officers Association Annual Training Conference Kansas Narcotics Officers Association Annual Training Conference Federal Bureau of Investigation All Employee Conference United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District, LECC Conference Federal Bureau of Investigation Southeastern Law Enforcement, Executive Development Seminar Criminal Interdiction Training for Patrol Officers Active Shooter Training US Airline Pilots Association, Benefits Forum Airline Pilots Association Annual Aviation Security Forum, “You Won! Now What? The Aftermath of a Critical Incident on the Flight Deck” FBI Florida, Executive Development Seminar Federal Bureau of Investigation, all Employees Conference International Aviation Security Academy and Conference sponsored by the Airline Pilots Association Dahlonega, GA Eufaula, AL Charlotte, NC Washington, D.C. West Palm Beach, FL Kansas City, MO Herndon, VA (334) 324-3570 • undertheshield@gmail.com • www.undertheshield.org June 29, 2009 June 1, 2009 May 14, 2009 August 2007 April 30, 2007 December 8, 2006 2003 (334) 324-3570 • undertheshield@gmail.com • www.undertheshield.org Presenter at Narcotics Officers Association Annual Training Conferences Kansas Narcotics Officers Association Annual Training Conference Tennessee Narcotics Officers Association Conference Oklahoma Narcotics Officers Association A-One Conference Alabama Narcotics Officers Association Annual Training Conf. Topeka, KS Gatlinburg, TN Tulsa, OK Orange Beach, AL March 2010 Sept. 28-30, 2009 August 4-7, 2009 May 2007 Consultant Work Stress Coaching and Mental Health Representation/Advocacy: Chandler Lieutenant & Sergeant Association (07/01/2014) Stress Coaching and Mental Health Representation/Advocacy: Chandler Law Enforcement Association – (07/01/2014 to present) Stress Coaching and Mental Health Representation/Advocacy: Deputies Law Enforcement Association – Maricopa County (06/01/2014 to present) Stress Coaching and Mental Health Representation/Advocacy: Avondale Police Association (07/01/2013 to present) Allied Pilots Assoc: Stress Management/Critical Incident Clinician for American Airlines Pilots (1/13/11 –5/30/13) National Center for Crisis Management (www.nc-cm.org) Premier Speakers Bureau (2008 – Present) Internal Investigation of Employee Complaint for the city of Miami, OK: Consultant/Investigator (1/2/11 – 3/12) US Airline Pilots Association: Stress Management Consultant (2008 – 2009) Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy in Quantico, VA: Trainer (11/14/06 – 1/29/07) o Provided training to FBI training coordinators and support staff Calera (Alabama) Police Department: Victim Services Advocate (2005 – 2007) o Assist victims of violent and non-violent crimes including training local law enforcement officers and other victim advocates PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Herzing University Birmingham, AL 2004 – 2008 Associate Professor General Education Committee Chairman Instructor in Bachelor of Science Homeland Security and Public Safety Degree Instructor in general education and business courses including Critical Thinking, Psychology, Cultural Diversity and many others 2007Instructor of the Year, Herzing System and Birmingham, Alabama campus Authored and taught Critical Incident Stress Management course online, utilizing Blackboard Alabama CISM Inc. Birmingham, AL 2000 – Present Mental Health Clinician Oversee CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) Interventions and assure that the appropriate Critical Incident Stress Service is provided and that all Team Members work together within the scope of their training and expertise Cross train with the various public safety organizations, health service providers and other public service providers represented on the Team Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance (POPPA), NYPD New York, NY December – May 2002 Consulting Clinician Provided Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) debriefings for officers with the New York City Police Department after the September 11, 2001 attack (334) 324-3570 • undertheshield@gmail.com • www.undertheshield.org Paralegal Services, Inc. Montgomery, AL 1989 – 1996 Founder/President & Litigation Paralegal Assist attorneys in trial preparation, drafting and organization of documents and correspondence, research, factual investigations, general administrative filing, review and analysis of documents, preparation for and representation in hearings and trials Previously worked as a litigation paralegal for Haskell, Slaughter and Young, P.C. in Montgomery, AL (19881989); McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, P.C. in New Orleans, LA (1984-1988); and McNair, Glenn, Konduras, Corley, Singletary, Porter & Dibble, P.A. in Columbia, SC (1982-1984) PUBLICATIONS Simons, S.L., Shield Magazine August, 2014 Volume 2 Issue 8 Stress Training for Our “Partners in Crime”. ROCIC Special Research Report POLICE OFFICER SUICIDES January, 2014 Simons, S.L. (January, 2013), Laughter: The Best Medicine, www.lawenforcementtoday.com Simons, S.L., & Maury, R.L., (2007), Federal Flight Deck Officers: LAST LINE OF DEFENSE The Airwaves – US Airways Publication Simons, S.L. (1997), Police officers were also victims, The Front Line – Newsletter for Members of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc. Vol. 6, No. 5 Simons, S.L. (2002), Laughter…..The over the counter drug, The Firearms Instructor – the official publication of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, Issue 32 Stress in Law Enforcement, paper presented at the Alabama Counseling Association Fall Workshop, Birmingham, AL, 1996 Current Research Interest: developing stress management programs for law enforcement, and military personnel and their families PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Institute of Stress American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress/National Center for Crisis Management International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Alabama CISM formerly C.A.R.E., Inc. – Crisis Assistance and Resource Education PROFESSIONAL SERVICE New Mexico DPS Accreditation Oklahoma CLEET Arizona POST Under the Shield, CISM, Mental Health Clinician South Carolina Department of Public Safety, Accreditation Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, Training Provider Accreditation Alabama Peace Officers Standards & Training Commission, Specialized Instructor Crisis Care Network, Mental Health Clinician Hostage Negotiators of America, National Board of Advisors Alabama CISM, Inc., Board of Directors member (334) 324-3570 • undertheshield@gmail.com • www.undertheshield.org 2014 2013 – Present 2012 – Present 2001 – Present 2000 – Present 1998 – Present 1997 – Present 2001 – 2005 1995 – 1999 2001 – 2012
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