Meeting/Event Information

Speaker: Gary L. Sigrist, Jr. - CEO and President of Safeguard Risk Solutions, LLC.
Topic: Emergency Preparedness and Building Relationships with First Responders

Gary L. Sigrist, Jr., is the CEO and President of Safeguard Risk Solutions, LLC. His career spans more than 30 years as an educator, administrator, and police officer. He is a nationally known speaker, consultant, author, and expert on emergency preparedness and on how to build relationships with first responders.

Gary was an educator and administrator for the South-Western City School District (SWCSD) for 30 years. In 2008, he was named Project Director for Readiness and Emergency Management in Schools.

He secured almost $1M in funding and resources through federal and state grants for SWCSD to enhance safety, security, and crisis management programs, as well as implementing the district’s visitor ID system, developing its Continuity of Operations/Disaster Recovery Plan, and Food Defense Plan. He led the re-engineering of the district’s two-way radio communication system and oversaw the implementation of its Mass Notification Plan.

His work with Law Enforcement, training from New Mexico Tech, the US Department of Homeland Security, and collaboration with members of the Columbus (OH) Fire Department Bomb Squad lead to the current training “Bomb Threat Protocols for Schools” that is being delivered to schools across the nation.

Gary is a certified Department of Homeland Security trainer for both the Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response (LASER) and Screening of Persons through Observational Techniques (SPOT) organizations. He is a trainer for ALERRT and delivers Citizen Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training, and a Law Enforcement Instructor for Single Officer Response to Active Threats (SORAT).