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Michael Dorn Executive Director (Click here for press photo)

Michael Dorn is one of the most credentialed, experienced, highly respected and most trusted school safety experts in the nation. Selected as the world’s top school safety expert by Jane’s after an international search, Michael has authored and co-authored twenty books on school safety and has three more books due for publication. Michael has also authored hundreds of articles as well as columns for School Planning and Management, Campus Safety, Today’s School, School Transportation News and College Planning and Management magazines. During his twenty five year public safety career, Michael served as:

• Police Officer, Corporal, Sergeant and Lieutenant for the Mercer University Police Department
• Chief of Police for the Bibb County, Georgia Public School System
• School Safety Specialist for the Office of the Governor – Georgia Emergency Management Agency (top expert for the nation’s largest state government school safety center)
• State Antiterrorism Planner for the Georgia Office of Homeland Security, Terrorism Division
• Lead Program Manager for the Georgia Office of Homeland Security, Terrorism Division
• Senior Analyst for Public Safety and Emergency Management – Jane’s Consultancy

A graduate of the prestigious three month FBI National Academy, Dartmouth College’s Advanced Russian Language Immersion Program and Bachelor’s and Master’s programs at Mercer University, Michael also received fourteen days of intensive antiterrorism and counterterrorism training from the Israel Police, Israel Defense Forces and the Mossad through the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange Program at Georgia State University.

Michael has completed more than 3,000 classroom hours of law enforcement and emergency management training. Michael also holds a certificate in Management Development from the American Management Association – Harvard School of Business delivered through Mercer University.

Michael’s expertise has been routinely utilized by many organizations including the FBI, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Israel Police, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Attorney General’s Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and dozens of state police, emergency management agencies and departments of education.

Michael’s DVDs and training videos are in use by more than 50,000 school systems and public safety agencies in over thirty countries. The FBI, U.S. Secret Service, Texas Rangers, Israel Police and British Intelligence and security services are among the organizations that have utilized Safe Havens resources.

Sought out as a neutral, accurate and qualified expert by reputable media organizations, Michael has been featured on Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight and has been interviewed by the BBC, New York Times, Time Magazine, Tokyo Broadcasting and hundreds of other media organizations from more than a dozen countries.

Materials from this Staff Member:

Weakfish: Bullying Through the Eyes of a Child

Innocent Targets: When Terrorism Comes to School

School/Law Enforcement Partnerships: A Guide to Police Work in Schools

Secrets of the Weapons Violator Exposed (DVD)

Jane's Safe Schools Planning Guide for All Hazards

Weakfish: Live Presentation (DVD)

Sexual Monsters: What Every Parent, Educator and Youth Service Professional Must Know About Child Molesters
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The Last Straw: Warning Signs of Hate Groups, Cults, Youth Gangs and Destructive Youth Behaviors
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