First Responder Wellness Podcast

PTSD911 Presents: Robert Mann

Robert Mann is the co-founder of Pathfinder Resilience LLC., an organization dedicated to preventing public safety suicides and empowering people with the resilience to live their best lives. He served for twenty-five years with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, CA., six years in the United States Marine Corps, and three years as a Program Coordinator with the Government Training Agency. He previously was the principal of Robert served as President of the Board of Directors for the Orange County Peace Officers’ Association for three years.

Robert is certified by Gallup as a Strengths® coach and completed the instructor course for Crucial Conversations©. He is a CA POST certified Master Instructor and nationally certified by IADLEST. Robert is also NENA Instructor. He has designed and instructed courses in Communication, Time Management, Coaching for Immediate Performance, Biased Action Reduction, Conflict Management and Resolution, Mindfulness, and Instructor Development. Robert instructed in the CA POST Management course, the Arson & Explosives Investigation course, and the Officer Involved Shooting Investigation course. In addition, he has been part of the instructional cadre at the Orange County Sheriff’s Academy and the Golden West Police Academy. In 2006, he was awarded the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Medal of Courage for an on-duty incident while working as a bomb technician.

Learn more about Pathfinder Resilience: https://www.pathfinderresilience.com

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PTSD911 Presents: Dr. Lorie Hood

Dr. Lorie Hood is a clinician and researcher with a specialty in trauma, human potential, and High Stakes Performance. She is an ICF Master Certified Coach and a board certified in emergency crisis response, domestic violence, and forensic traumatology (Diplomate Credential). Dr. Hood is also the host of the Traumatic States of America Podcast.

 

Connect with Dr. Hood at: https://www.loriehoodphd.com/

 

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PTSD911 Presents is presented by the producers of PTSD911 Documentary Film

and is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC. 

Host: Conrad Weaver
To learn more about the documentary film, visit: www.ptsd911movie.com

PTSD911 Presents: Brandon Griffith

Cardiac Arrest and Law Enforcement
Brandon Griffith is the founder & CEO of Griffith Blue Heart Nonprofit which specializes in preparing, training, and equipping law enforcement for resuscitation emergencies like cardiac arrest and hemorrhage control. Brandon is an Arizona police officer, multi-disciplined instructor, former EMT, and an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest survivor. In this episode we'll talk about the issue of cardiac arrest in first responders. Be sure to subscribe to our email list so you won't miss an episode!

 

Be sure to support Brandon's non-profit: https://griffithblueheart.com/

 

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PTSD911 Presents is presented by the producers of PTSD911 Documentary Film

and is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC. 

Host: Conrad Weaver
To learn more about the documentary film, visit: www.ptsd911movie.com

Chief Patrick J. Kenny - Dealing with Suicide when it hits home

Fire Chief Patrick Kenny’s world was rocked when he lost his own son to suicide. This was devastating as a leader. Join us for a candid conversation about mental health, wellness, and leadership in the first responder community. Chief Kenny joined film Director Conrad Weaver for a discussion about mental health and suicide in front of a ZOOM audience of about 150 people. 

ABOUT CHIEF KENNY
PATRICK J. KENNY has been a member of the fire service for over 38 years, and before retiring in January 2021 served as the Fire Chief in Hinsdale and Western Springs, Illinois. He has been a Chief Officer for over 25 years and a speaker in multiple countries on Mayday for Mental Health® for more than a decade. He has articles published in the areas of mental health, leadership, fire safety, and fire code challenges. He was awarded the Fire Chief of the Year in 2004 by the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association. He was awarded the Fire Engineering/International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) George D. Post Instructor of the Year Award for 2020-2021.

Robert "PIP" Piparo - Motivating first responders to a better workout.

Pip joined Director Conrad Weaver for a LIVE interactive interview on ZOOM! 

ABOUT PIP

Robert “Pip” Piparo is a Lieutenant with the City of New Brunswick Fire Department in New Jersey and is the Director of 555 Fitness , a firefighter operated not for profit, that began with the  mission  to reduce line of duty deaths within the fire service. 555 Fitness has grown to  provide motivation and free workouts to Emergency Responders each day via social media.  555 now awards fitness equipment grants to fire police and EMS  departments through their Strength is Our Foundation Grant Program.

Pip’s role with 555 Fitness has given him a vast amount of experience when it comes to motivating and assisting Emergency Responders in regards to several different functional fitness topics. Pip has both career and volunteer fire and EMS experience, as well as working as a NREMT-P for several years.  Pip is a married father of 2 young boys.

Pip was recently seen in a Verizon Commercial that played during the 2021 Oscars!  

 

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PTSD911 Presents is a presentation of PTSD911 Documentary, produced by ConjoStudios, LLC. 

Producer/Host: Conrad Weaver

Visit ptsd911movie.com for more info about the film. 

 

First Responder Leadership Podcast - Chief Gary Ludwig

Chief Ludwig discusses firefighter wellness and mental health solutions with Host, Conrad Weaver. 

BIO
Gary Ludwig is recognized as a respected national fire and EMS author, leader, public speaker, and expert who has managed two award-winning metropolitan EMS systems (Memphis and St. Louis) and has pioneered many concepts which are now standard practice in fire and EMS systems today.  Chief Ludwig has over 43 years of fire, rescue and EMS experience - and over 40 years experience as a paramedic.  He currently serves as the fire chief of Champaign, Illinois and was President and Chairman of the Board of the International Association of Fire Chiefs during the 2019-20 term.

First Responder Leadership Podcast - Keith Knotek

Keith Knotek is a retired law enforcement official who served as Commander of the San Jacinto Police Department and as a sergeant with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in California before retiring after a 30-year career in police-work. He is a former soldier of the California State Guard with the 40th Military Police Company in Los Alamitos, CA, which is part of the only National Guard specific MP Brigade in California, the 49th Military Police Brigade.

 

Knotek is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Law Enforcement Executive Development (FBI/LEEDA) Regional Command College; the California P.O.S.T. Executive Course; and the California P.O.S.T. Supervisory Leadership Institute. Keith recently completed training as a law enforcement chaplain and as a certified Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) counselor. Keith enjoys lecturing on law enforcement topics as an adjunct at several universities in Arizona.

 

From Sorrow to Amazing Grace: One Cop's Journey Learn more: https://amzn.to/38BOwNG

 

About First Responder Leadership Podcast
Host Conrad Weaver is the director and executive producer for PTSD911 a documentary that will tell the story about first responders dealing with post traumatic stress. Learn more at www.ptsd911movie.com

First Responder Leadership Podcast - Deputy Chief James Price

Deputy Chief James Price of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department was the incident commander at the January 26, 2014, arson fire resulting in the deaths of Firefighters Jamie Dickman and Stephen Machcinski.

BIO
Deputy Chief James Price was appointed to the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department on September 11, 1992 after completing his Associate Degree in Fire Science at Owens Community College. He received his paramedic certification in 1997 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1998. He served the department in the Communications Bureau until transferring to Field Operations where he served as a relief officer on “B” Platoon and later as the shift officer at fire station #11 on “A” Platoon. Deputy Chief Price was promoted to Captain in 2005 and remained in Field Operations as a relief officer on “A” Platoon until 2009 when he accepted an assignment as station commander at fire station 18 on “B” Platoon. While at station 18, he completed the department’s Confined Space Training. In 2007, he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Public Safety from Siena Heights University. Also in 2007 he obtained his State Fire Instructor’s certification. In 2010, Deputy Chief Price was promoted to Battalion Chief and then to Deputy Chief on November 2, 2018. He is a 2015 graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program at The National Fire Academy and he completed his MS in Executive Fire Leadership and Disaster Preparedness from Grand Canyon University in 2017. Chief Price is currently assigned as the Deputy Chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau and EMS Bureau.

014 First Responder Leadership Podcast - Chief Steven Casstevens

Chief Steven Casstevens is the immediate past president of the International Chiefs of Police and the current Chief at the Buffalo Grove, IL Police Department. He provides his take on mental health and wellness in law enforcement. 

 

BIO
Steven Casstevens is the Chief of Police with the Buffalo Grove, IL Police Department. He retired in 2011 as an Assistant Chief with the Hoffman Estates, IL Police Department, where he served for nearly 30 years. He then served as Chief of Police with the Cary, IL Police Department for 2 ½ years prior to being hired in Buffalo Grove June of 2013. He began his law enforcement career in the Military Police with the U.S. Army’s 101^st Airborne Division in 1976.

Casstevens is a Past President of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP). He is currently President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). He serves on the Executive Committee of “Fight Crime-Invest in Kids” as well as their National Leadership Council. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, the Advisory Board for Blue H.E.L.P. as well as the Executive Board of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).

He has authored numerous articles for Police Chief Magazine, Command Magazine and Law and Order. His 2011 keynote speech to a basic law enforcement academy class was featured in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. He served as an adjunct instructor for Northwestern University Center for Public Safety for over 20 years. He has been a guest speaker for WYCC – Chicago TV, WGN Radio, Fox TV, C-SPAN, the Sean Spicer Show as well as several state and national law enforcement conferences. He has been a consultant for Ford Motor Company and Technical Advisor for Allstate Insurance and the National Safety Council. He has been called to testify before a Congressional Committee on health benefits for law enforcement and most recently was called before the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice to provide testimony on the issue of police officer safety and wellness. In 2020 he testified before a Senate Judiciary Hearing on Police Reform.

 

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The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2021 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved. 

First Responder Friday - Ernie Stevens

Ernie Stevens joins us for a conversation about mental health and law enforcement. Ernie was instrumental in changing the way the San Antonio Police Department handled calls dealing with citizens who have mental health issues.

 

BIO

Ernie Stevens started his law enforcement career in 1992 when he joined the Terrell Hills Police Department; he then transitioned to the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) in 1994. Ernie has been assigned to a wide variety of units throughout his 28 year career, helping him gain a deeper understanding of the unique struggles police encounter on a daily basis. He has served with the Patrol, DWI, Tactical Response, and Field Training units, and he’s currently assigned to the Mental Health Unit where he has been for 12 years. Ernie was one of the founding members of SAPD’s Mental Health Unit where he pioneers innovative training to provide law enforcement with a deeper understanding of citizens living with mental health diagnosis and the real-world skills necessary to assist them. 

Ernie is an advanced instructor and has been certified by the FBI in hostage negotiation. He has served on the board of Directors of The National Alliance On Mental Illness. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and is currently enrolled in Graduate school.

In 2019 Ernie was featuring in the EMMY®-Award Winning HBO Documentary, Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops. He’s also appeared on a number of television programs including: NBC’s A Different Kind of Force and ABC’s Nightline.

Ernie is dedicated to continue the effort to find better ways for law enforcement and the community to connect with each other. He has been married for 16 years and has two children.

 

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The First Responder Friday Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC as a part of the PTSD911 Documentary project. Visit our web site for more info about the film. www.ptsd911movie.com

Host/Producer: Conrad Weaver

Please support our film: https://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/fiscalsponsorship/projects/ptsd911

Copyright ©2020 ConjoStudios, LLC All rights reserved.