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Our Team
Kathleen Kiernan, Founder
“Preparedness without Paranoia® is an educational platform we created to address the critical time gap between an incident occurring and resources responding. We do this by educating with scenario-based training, engaging individuals in their own safety, and empowering each with the knowledge - and the confidence - to react without hesitation when an ordinary day turns extraordinary. The development of a preparedness mindset is a lifelong skill when learned and practiced can be applied where we work, learn, serve, worship and play”.
Meet Our Team
DR. GENE DEISINGER
Behavioral Psychologist
Dr. Deisinger is President of Deisinger Consulting, LLC, a professional services firm specializing in protective intelligence and behavioral threat as...
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THOMAS J. LANGER, CPP
Principal of Atlantic Security Advisors
Tom Langer is the Principal of Atlantic Security Advisors, LLC, a consultancy in the broad spectrum of industrial security, risk mitigation and leader...
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KATHLEEN L. KIERNAN, ED.D
Founder
Dr. Kathleen Kiernan is the founder and CEO of Kiernan Group Holdings, a company built by practitioners, for practitioners who bring a common-sense ap...
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DENNIS COBB
Retired as Deputy Chief
Dennis Cobb retired as Deputy Chief from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police in 2007 where he served as Division Chief of Communications and Information...
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JIM O'BRIEN, PH.D
Certified Emergency Manager
Dr. O'Brien has a distinguished forty years' record providing leadership, program management, planning, training and exercises in the field of emergen...
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LAURA J. FALVEY PH.D
Educator
Dr. Falvey is a career long educator in public elementary schools from Massachusetts to Alaska specializing in early childhood education. She is state...
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DR. MICHELLE WARD
Educator
Dr. Michelle Ward is a lifelong educator with experience in working with both K-12 and university level students for which she brings incredible energ...
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DAVID SONG
Chief Marketing Officer
David is transforming the way companies look at marketing and technology to yield success. He advises companies on how blockchain, social media, digit...
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LEXIE MCCULLOCH
Chief Creative Director
Lexie is a Phoenix-based content strategist with footprints in New York and Prague. She has a history of international experience working with the Glo...
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JAMES CARLINO, DBA
Practitioner, Scholar
Dr. Carlino is a leading expert and trainer in the area of active shooter prevention methods, employee response training and security methods to preve...
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MARCIE ROTH
Advocate Expert
Marcie Roth is CEO of the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, leading disability inclusive emergency management initiatives for 61 million ...
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DR. CRYSTAL LEWIS
Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Crystal Lewis has ten years of experience as a grant writer, an adjunct professor, an academic researcher, and as a professional editor. Her grant...
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KATHLEEN D. TIMMONS
Chief of Healthcare Security and Strategy
Kathleen Timmons serves as the Chief of Healthcare Security and Strategy sector at Kiernan Group Holdings. Her expertise in healthcare security and di...
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LAURA MANNNING JOHNSON
Educator
Dr. Laura Manning Johnson PHD, most recently served at the National War College as the Department of Homeland Security Chair and a Professor of Strate...
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ALAN JOHN
Chief, Southeast Operations
Alan John is a nationally recognized trainer in both law enforcement and private security services in a multitude of topics including leadership, and ...
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LINDA S. MILLIS
Educator
Linda S. Millis currently leads the intelligence concentration in the Forensics and Legal Psychology Department at Marymount University. She is a vete...
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KATHY L. FRANCIS
Emergency Management Educational Leader
Kathy L. Francis has dedicated her career to service in education and public safety. By combing her passion for learning and dedication to a safe, sec...
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MARK STRICKLAND
Physical Security Practitioner
Mr. Strickland is a Physical Security practitioner with over 20 years of both federal civilian and private sector experience. He served for 12 years w...
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MIKE CRANE, J.D.
Illinois Licensed Attorney
Michael A. Crane is an Illinois licensed attorney and private detective. He specializes in conducting security and behavioral threat assessments, trai...
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SHAWN DYBALL
Senior Instructor
Ms. Shawn Dyball is a Senior Instructor for Kiernan Group Holdings, Inc. Ms. Dyball retired at the rank of Investigator from the Orange County (Califo...
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RACHEL SISK
Researcher
Rachel brings both an academic and analytic approach to her work at KGH. She supports the development of content for the dynamic Preparedness Without ...
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Researcher
Chloe Sexton is a Researcher for Kiernan Group Holdings. As a researcher, she assists with intelligence and analysis of various security and threat is...
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LINDSEY HEDRICK
Intelligence Research Analyst
Lindsey Hedrick is an Intelligence Research Analyst for Kiernan Group Holdings. She assists with the analysis and exploitation of open source data for...
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