Totti "Mike" Karpela, Sergeant is a 15 year veteran of the National Police of Finland. During his years of service on the streets as a tactical officer Mike has gathered an experience of over 30,000 violent or threatening encounters. Currently Mike works as a sergeant for Helsinki Police Department and runs the country's only Threat Management Unit. Part of his responsibilities are to coordinate crime prevention projects related to workplaces and schools. Mike has also written guidelines for Finnish schools on assessing risks on hostile students.  A former instructor trainer in defensive tactics and firearms, Mike holds a black belt in JuJutsu and is certified instructor in Krav Maga. Currently he still teaches conflict management at the National Police Academy for advanced courses.

 As a nationally recognized expert on work place violence prevention, threat management and violent behavior Mike has also authored four books on the subject and is a well know figure in his own country. Mike is also currently a regional representative in Europe for two American training companies and lectures widely in Europe on threat assessment and threat management. During the winter of 2003 Mike Karpela was appointed to work as a specialist for the European Council and is now working with Russian and Baltic law enforcement agencies and teaching them in threat assessment and case management.

Frank Green, LPC is a 20+ Retired Military Officer. He was a contributing author for Military Field and Training Manuals on Rear Area Combat Operations, Counter Terrorism Procedures, Order of Battle and others that deal with gaining knowledge about and countering the activities of insurgents and terrorists. He gained expertise in identification, methods of employing and functioning of explosive devices while serving in these positions. In assignments around the world and in the United States, Frank was responsible for Risk Assessment, Threat Analysis and Security for international exercises and the dignitaries (at the highest government levels) who attended.

Mike Nelson, MS, LPC, NCC a native of Miami, Florida and Director of Keys To Safer Schools.com, is a Mental Health Therapist and past military Combat Controller/Air Traffic Controller.  He is a member of NASRO.  As a former Director of Program Development for a Tri-County Community Mental Health Center and Assistant Director of Youth Services for a Tri-County Community Mental Health Center, he provided Clinical work with serious offender juveniles and families. He has worked with parents of school shooting victims, law enforcement officers (ex. Officer who shot student in El Cajon, California, at Granite Hills High School.) , Superintendents at Schools involved in School Shootings (ex. Superintendent of Schools in Pearl, Mississippi) teachers, students, and more.