Enhancing Camp Safety: Conflict Prevention, Anonymous Threat Response, and Bystander Reporting
Virtual - Zoom
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Join representatives from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) School Safety Task Force and Active Assailant Branch to explore evidence-based practices to address the evolving security risks that camps face. The presenters will share research-informed strategies that enhance safe and supportive camp environments through collaborative, holistic, and actionable approaches to reducing violence. This session will focus on conflict prevention, de-escalation, what can be done to prepare for anonymous threats of violence, and how to strengthen camp reporting systems and encouraging bystander reporting. This session will also offer information, resources, guidance, and evidence-based practices available from the federal government to prevent, protect against, respond to, and mitigate acts of violence.
Presenter Bios:
Mr. Andrew Dominic serves as the Engagement Manager for the School Safety Task Force at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The School Safety Task Force was established to strengthen the safety and security for K-12 schools across the country. In this role, Mr. Dominic enhances the safety and security of the nationwide K-12 school community by managing the School Safety Task Force’s involvement in conferences and engagements. In addition, Mr. Dominic is currently managing the School Safety Task Force’s engagement pipeline, portfolio, and schedule, leading the creation of conference engagement materials, and managing conference staffing, correspondence, and travel.
Aileen Clemente is a Program Specialist for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Office of Security Program, I have over 18 years of federal, private sector and contractor experience providing program and project management leadership, administrative functions, business communications and instructional design and planning experience. In my current role within the Office of Security Programs Active Assailant Branch, I am CISA’s Conflict Prevention Portfolio manager. I develop policies, guidance, resources and best practices regarding human, physical and cyber threat programs on behalf of CISA/ISD. I also serve as an analyst on the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness and ensure plans, programs and communication activities are consistently implemented to meet and exceed customer and partner expectations.