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Cheryl Michaels is the Associate Director of Security at Seattle Pacific University and co-owner of a security consulting firm, Educational Safety LLC. With 28 years of experience in the security and emergency management field, Cheryl began developing her knowledge and expertise when managing a physical security and the classified information protection program for a branch of Raytheon’s naval weapons manufacturing firm. As Associate Director of Security, she oversees the campus security operations center, a 24/7 emergency dispatch center for the campus that also monitors surveillance systems, fire systems, and the campus emergency notificationsystem. She is the lead advisor on threat assessments for at-risk individuals. Since joining SPU in 2001, she is responsible for the University emergency and crisis management plans, overseeing their implementation through the four phases of emergency management. She provides training for University first responders and the campus community through seminars, exercises and campus-wide drills. Cheryl is also the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students and responsible for campus gender-based violence awareness program as well as a certified self-defense instructor with Rape Aggression Defense Systems. During the 2014 SPU shooting, she was the operational commander for the response and recovery phases. Cheryl is a nationally recognized speaker on the role of threat and consequence management in the ecology of targeted violence.
SESSIONS
TBC Thu, Apr 25, 2019 TBC
Lessons in Readiness, Response, and Recovery from the Seattle Pacific University Attack
It only has to happen once and you never forget the lessons learned. In 2014, a man shot and killed 1 student and wounded 2 more in a campus attack. Through the lens of victims, unsung heroes, and the security program, hear the story and learn the lessons to guide our next steps in protecting our schools. This case study contains some emotionally intense audio and video.Learning Objectives and Participant Outcomes
Participants will identify important planning decisions and critical actions to take before, during and after an incident.
Learning Objectives
- Describe readiness factors that include physical mitigation, training, and crisis communication.
- Differentiate the types of responders in an incident and the time imperative that impacts response.
- Summarize the types of recovery issues common to all active shooter events and identify unique actions that planning often overlooks.
Participant Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of readiness factors that include physical mitigation, training, and crisis communication.
- Describe actions that can be expected from responding law enforcement officers.
- List three commonly overlooked recovery issues in active shooter planning.