In addition to selecting persons with professional expertise that would be informative in a School Security context, we also focused on having representation from all municipalities that comprise the Beaver Area School District, as well as representation for each school building within our district. To that end, three parents and one teacher from each building, as well as one secretary were selected as committee participants.
Board liaisons will be Directors Dikec and Petersen. Chairing the committee and representing the administration will be Principal Beltz.
The committee is comprised of the following individuals:
Building | Names | Expertise |
CS-Teacher | Allison Palombo | School Nurse; Expertise in Trauma Care; STOP the Bleed Program |
CS-Parent | Jason Dobronz | Certified Emergency Management Planner by IAEM |
CS-Parent | Michael Miller | Criminal Investigaton Unit Supervisor for the PA State Police
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CS-Parent | Eric Schwartz | Police Officer for Brighton Township |
DR-Teacher | Jenn Larson | ALICE trained |
DR-Parent | Jennifer Cribbs | Former IU employee providing knowledge and expertise in Beaver County Schools |
DR-Parent | Sean Snowden | Beaver Borough Council Member |
DR-Parent | Nicole Stoudt | Structural engineer with experience in anti-terrorism design
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MS-Teacher | Julie Allison | ALICE trained, District Safety Committee Member |
MS-Parent | David Linkimer | Former Emergency Planner for Beaver County Emergency Management and current Emergency Planning Liaison for Beaver Valley Power Station; Emergency Management Coordinator for Beaver Borough |
MS-Parent | Patrick Thomas | Current criminal investigator for PA State Police; Former instructor and evaluator for security forces at Malmstrom Air Force Base |
MS-Parent | Cristen McCoy | Mental Health professional providing resources and assistance to Beaver County schools |
HS-Teacher | Beth Spence | ALICE trained |
HS-Parent | Elizabeth Jones | Security and safety trainer for procedures for active shooter situations, workplace violence scenarios, and hostile work environment |
HS-Parent | James Reid | Department of Homeland Security and Transportaton Security Administration Deputy, Retired |
HS-Parent | Kelly Schulte | Training in school safety protocols |
Secretary | Terri Belanger | ALICE trained, District Safety Committee Member |