Nazmia E.A. Comrie is a sociologist (policing assistance and reform) at the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). She provides leadership for the development, implementation, and delivery of technical assistance efforts to state, local, tribal, campus, and territorial law enforcement agencies across the country as the program manager for the Collaborative Reform Initiative (CRI) Technical Assistance Center and CRI: Critical Response programs. Nazmia has more than 13 years of experience in managing programs in the areas of police reform, mass demonstrations, agency safety and wellness, and combating human trafficking, hate crimes, and interpersonal violence. To date, Nazmia has authored and co-authored a number of publications relevant to her areas of expertise and the criminal justice field as a whole, including the "Critical Incident Review: Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School" and "Building Stronger, Safer Communities: A guide for law enforcement and community partners to prevent and respond to hate crimes." In addition, Nazmia was a significant contributor to the "After-Action Assessment of the Police Response to the August 2014 Demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri" report that was released in 2015. Nazmia received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Rochester and her master's degree in criminal justice from University at Albany, where she worked on research involving homicides, wrongful convictions, community policing and gangs.

James B. (Jim) Golden has worked in law enforcement for more than 40 years and began his career in the Philadelphia, PA Police Department. Rising through the ranks to Captain, he served as the department's Executive Officer from 1992 until his retirement in 1996. Following Philadelphia, Jim went on to serve as Chief of Police for the City of Saginaw, MI, until 2000, when he was appointed Trenton, New Jersey's first civilian Police Director. His experience as a senior police official led to his appointment by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to serve as the first Federal Security Director at Philadelphia International Airport for the Transportation Security Administration in 2002. Jim's last career assignment was as Deputy Chief of School Operations and Chief Safety Executive for the School District of Philadelphia, where he and his team were responsible for the safety and security of more than 200,000 students and staff on 267 school campuses. As a partner of the ADG Law Enforcement Training Group, LLP, Jim currently provides advice to communities and police departments seeking to build trust and strengthen the relationship between police officers and the citizens they are sworn to serve and protect. With his vast law enforcement and public safety background, Jim is uniquely qualified and enjoys assisting communities across the country in shaping a new direction that engages citizens in a real partnership with their police departments to identify and solve neighborhood problems. His particular interest in improving the juvenile justice system and breaking the school-to-prison pipeline makes him a valued member of the SFY training team.

Frank G. Fernandez is currently the president of Blueprints 4 Safety (B4S) Strategies Group LLC; a security and risk assessment consulting firm specializing in vulnerability assessments, strategic planning and best practice policing/public safety strategic development. Aside from his current engagement in the private sector, Fernandez possesses extensive executive-level government and law enforcement experience in the Miami metropolitan area, as well as adjunct faculty experience in the Miami-Dade academic arena. Fernandez has proven to possess far-reaching access to a diverse audience in the Greater Miami Area. During his 25 years of service in the law enforcement field, Fernandez's experience includes top leadership positions such as deputy chief of police and chief of operations for the Miami Police Department (MPD), as well as key positions in the areas of Patrol, Narcotics, Crime Suppression, Tactical and Investigations Unit, Community Affairs Section, and the Neighborhood Enhancement Team (NET). He also held team leader and command positions at the Miami Police SWAT team. Fernandez has worked as an expert police consultant to the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division for over 11 years. He is currently the Vice-Chairman and past chairman of the IACP Firearms Committee. Post-retirement from MPD in 2010, Fernandez served as police chief and assistant city manager for public safety for the city of Hollywood, FL. Subsequently, he was recruited by the City of Coral Gables, FL, to be the assistant city manager/director of public safety with operational authority over Police, Fire and Emergency Management in addition to Information Technology, Labor Relations and Risk Management, and Human Resources Departments. Fernandez holds a Bachelor's Degree from Barry University and a Master's Degree from Nova Southeastern University. He has served as an adjunct professor at Miami-Dade College School of Business and at Florida International University Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. In 2018, Fernandez was the Chairman for the American Heart Association and has recently been appointed as a Board Member for the greater Miami/Fort Lauderdale Board of Directors. He has been awarded the National Latino Peace Officers Association's Chief's Leadership Award, and the nationally-recognized Police Executive Research Forum's Gary P. Hayes Leadership Award, among others.