In 2011, Mason began his journey into the world of public safety. In 2013, he started focusing more on the topic of school safety. In 2014, he took part in implementing and launching “The Safest School in America.” In 2016, he officially co-founded Our Kids Deserve it (OKDi) with his partner Jessica. Also in 2016, he was part of the team assembled by the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association to get their safe school legislation passed within the state of Indiana. In 2017 their legislative efforts took effect, essentially creating minimum standards of safety for the new construction of public k-12 schools within Indiana - 2017 was also the year that the state of Indiana stopped short in making that legislation actually change anything for the better. In 2018, Mason wrote a book with his partner Jessica named “Soft Targets,” and OKDi hit the road to travel the country to work with other states who had the desire to make their state the safest for schools in America. By the end of 2018, Pennsylvania presented itself as the next state worth OKDi’s time and efforts. By the end of 2019, OKDi transformed into a nationally trusted resource and regionally sought after provider of school based services. As of today, Mason’s name has appeared in hundreds of local, regional, and national school safety outlets, articles, broadcasts, magazines and blog posts. Somewhere along the way he became a national expert in the world of school safety, with a primary focus on preventing mass shootings and protecting educational environments from acts of mass violence.

CDR James L. Feldkamp, USN Ret., is a former FBI Agent, with over 30 years of National security experience. Currently, he is the Lead Consultant on Intelligence & Counterterrorism at Complete Threat Preparedness (CPT), a company comprised of Emergency Management, Public Safety, Self-Defense, Survival, Construction, and Military Special Operations professionals who train and consult individuals and organization, both public and private, on safety, security and protection against natural and man-made hazards.
Feldkamp began his naval career as Naval Flight Officer, flying the EA-6B “Prowler” the navy’s carrier based electronic attack aircraft. He flew 34 combat missions off the USS Midway during operation Desert Storm and has over 300 carrier arrested landings on several aircraft carriers. He then became a Special Agent for the FBI and founding member of the Joint Counter Terrorism Task Force in Norfolk, Virginia. In 2004 he resigned to become a candidate for Oregon’s 4th Congressional seat. From 2007-2012, Feldkamp was recalled to active duty to establish the international outreach office, for the Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness; coordinating non-classified information-sharing among Federal agencies, foreign governments, and the international shipping industry to increase maritime safety and security.
Feldkamp has an MA in International Affairs from Catholic University and is the author/editor of a university textbook Theory and Politics of Terrorism. He has been an adjunct professor at several universities in the Washington DC area, lecturer, and trainer with expertise in terrorism, international security, Middle East, world history, law enforcement, and military affairs, and has edited numerous books on same from Oxford, Routledge, and Lynne Rienner Publishers. He also has a “side hustle” as a copywrite editor for Reedsy, an online publishing firm from London, UK. He recently returned from a Clipper yacht race around the world.
Feldkamp has lived in Atsugi, Japan; “ran the bulls” in Pamplona, Spain; dove off the Great Barrier Reef in Australia; and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. He is an enrichment speaker on cruise ships, volunteers as a scientific research diver and enjoys his work as a sommel-ain’t (aka sommelier) at a local Virginia vineyard.

Mr. Trent Frazier is the Executive Director for Academic Engagement at the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In his role, Mr. Frazier leads the Department’s
engagement with the academic community with a focus on building resiliency against the growing threats and challenges, both man made and natural, that confront U.S. academic institutions. In addition, Mr. Frazier oversees the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse, a partnership across four federal agencies to provide one-stop access to federal school safety resources, programs, and actionable recommendations to create a safe and supportive learning environment where students can thrive and grow.