Sasha teaches all over the world, to include the Naval Postgraduate School, Police Executive Research Forum and US State Department, for the LVMPD in the field of building programs that support the prevention of terrorism and crime, how to build bridges of trust with the community and prevent a sense of isolation, and ensure the police are integrated throughout the community they serve.

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Michelle Tavarez is a Lieutenant with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, where she has served for over nineteen years. She is currently assigned as the Administrative Lieutenant in LVMPD’s newest station, Summerlin Area Command. She is responsible for overseeing the patrol detectives, FLEX team (a plain clothes unit that specializes in confidential informant buys, search warrant service, and surveillance operations), Community Oriented Policing team, the Summerlin Enforcement Team, and the Area Command Information officers. Michelle also works in an auxiliary position as the back-up team leader for LVMPD’s Crisis Negotiation Team. This position is responsible for the leadership and direction of the team during dynamic hostage/barricade situations.

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Robert conducted extensive research on how Mexican drug traffickers involve the spiritual world in their activities. Known as the drug world’s patron saints, cartel members pray to religious icons for assistance as they operate their criminal empires.

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Victor is a retired Homeland Security Investigations Supervisory Special Agent. He specialized in “Immigration, border security, transnational criminal organizations (cartels), complex international investigations, crisis mgmt, fraud, Intellectual property, Diplomatic relations.”

Avila does public and keynote speaking to share his experience and survivor story. SME on human trafficking investigations and victim identification.

Larry Gordon started his career with the Dallas Police Department in 1995. In June of 1997, Larry was selected to be a part of the Dallas Police Department’s Specialized Crime Unit. After several productive years with the Specialized Crime Unit, Larry transferred to the Narcotics Division. Larry was the lead Detective on countless narcotic investigations. His duties included, but not limited to, executing dynamic entry search warrants, conducting undercover drug buys, and training new detectives that joined the unit.

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Chief Scott Hughes is currently the Chief of Police at Hamilton Township (Warren County) Ohio, Police Department. He possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Charleston and is a graduate of STEP, PELC, and CLEE. For the last nine years, Chief Hughes has worked part-time as an international law enforcement instructor for Calibre Press – one of the Country’s largest police training organizations; instructing officers in topics such as: officer survival, tactics, leadership, use of force, human performance factors, and law enforcement best practices. Scott has authored dozens of articles and presented various training classes to over 10,000 police officers throughout the United States and Canada.