Speakers

Jaclyn Roberts joined Tania Glenn & Associates in August 2019. Working alongside first responders for over twelve years and being the wife of a first responder, Jaclyn saw the need for therapeutic care for those who serve our communities. Jaclyn has a strong desire to help those first responders, veterans, and their families who have been affected by trauma and mental health concerns.
Jaclyn is a Licensed Master Social Worker and has worked with individuals and families in crisis since 2003. Jaclyn earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Sam Houston State University in 2003. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005 with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work. Jaclyn’s social work career has been centered around working with individuals who survived trauma. Jaclyn’s experience includes working within the juvenile justice system, an advocate for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence, providing intensive case management to mental health consumers, and investigating child abuse and neglect.
Jaclyn utilizes a variety of approaches with her clients to best fit their needs, including Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Jaclyn has a strong belief that building resilience and strengthening one’s mental health are imperative in living your best life. Jaclyn frequently visits public safety departments to follow up after stressful and traumatic events. Jaclyn also teaches classes on trauma, resilience and peer support for the practice.
In her spare time, Jaclyn enjoys playing softball and spending time with her husband and rescue dogs.

Judge Linda Davis was appointed to the bench on March 27, 2000, by Michigan Governor John Engler. Prior to her judgeship, she spent 13 years as an Assistant Prosecutor with the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office. Davis played a crucial role in the creation of Families Against Narcotics and has been instrumental in the success and growth of the organization. She has received several prestigious awards from organizations such as the FBI, Care House, and the Girl Scouts of America. Among the awards she has been given are the Macomb Community College Outstanding Alumna Award; the Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals President’s Award; the Macomb Bar Distinguished Public Service Award; and the Macomb County Humanitarian of the Year Award. She has also been named the Henry Ford Hospital Woman of Excellence and Influence and the 2019 Community Star for the state of Michigan in conjunction with National Rural Health Day.

 Judge Davis served on Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s Opiate Task Force and later was appointed to chair the Governor’s Commission for the Prescription Overdose and Opiate Response Team. In addition, she was invited to consult with President Donald J. Trump’s Opiate Task Force and First Lady Melania Trump’s roundtable discussion on how the opioid epidemic is affecting families. Davis’ expertise was also called on by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, resulting in a spot on the state’s Opioid Task Force Advisory Board. Davis is currently FAN’s Executive Director and primary speaker and presents multiple times a week to groups—both statewide and nationally—on the opioid crisis and the stigma associated with addiction. A frequent plenary speaker at conferences, she works tirelessly to educate doctors, nurses, dentists, law enforcement, lawyers, and legislators about substance use disorder.

Davis’ recent presentations include those made to Impact100; the Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals Conference; the Michigan Rural Health Conference; the Michigan Department of Corrections; the Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Virtual Summit; the Police Treatment and Community Collaborative’s Pre-Arrest Diversion Summit (Chicago); the CDC/HIDTA Overdose Response Strategy Conference (Salt Lake City); and the Southern Nevada Substance Misuse and Overdose Prevention Summit (Las Vegas). Presently working on an initiative to take FAN’s programming to rural areas of Michigan, Davis was recently appointed as a voting member of the new Opioid Advisory Commission in Michigan, which will determine how funds from the National Opioid Settlement will be spent in the state.

Charles “Charlie” Hunter, Jr. is the Chief Investigator at the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from McNeese State University in 2005, Charlie began his career as an Investigator at the Coroner’s Office in January 2006 before being promoted to Chief Investigator in January 2015. Charlie is Board-Certified by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI). Along with being recognized as an expert in the field of death investigations, he is a certified crisis/hostage negotiator, a member of the Crisis Intervention Team, and consults for the Department of Children & Family Services investigating suspected child abuse.  Charlie is a member of several local, state, and national boards and committees; he currently serves as the Past-President of the national organization Society of Medicolegal Death Investigators (SOMDI), on the Board of Directors for the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI), as well as an Executive Committee member of the Southwest Louisiana Safe Sleep Task Force.

Angelique Rood is a Boise native who has proudly worked for Idaho Power Company for 16 years.  In her current role as a Regional Manager, Angelique oversees customer operations in Western Idaho and Eastern Oregon.  Her team is responsible for outage response, distribution design, new construction, system maintenance, power quality, metering, customer service, and community relations.    Angelique is passionate about serving the community. She is currently a Director for the Caldwell Night Rodeo, President of the Western Heritage Foundation, and serves as a cabinet member for the United Way of Treasure Valley.

Seth has over 45 years of experience in the field of Radiation Protection.  He served in the US Navy’s nuclear power program on board a fast attack submarine, spent 30 years in commercial nuclear power, and 10 years at DOE facilities. Following his military service, Seth earned a BS in Nuclear Engineering, and became a recognized nuclear industry expert with INPO, NRC, DOE, NEI, and EPRI in the field of operational health physics.  Seth has been recognized by The American Academy of Health Physics as a Certified Health Physicist (CHP) and he is certified by the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT).  Seth also serves in numerous industry related capacities including the Health Physics Society Power Reactor Section Board and Professional Standards and Ethics Committee, the Battelle Radiological Controls Community of Practices, and as Chair of the DOE Energy Facility Contract Owners Group (EFCOG) Radiation Protection Community of Practices Task Team.

Paul Bradley has nearly 30 years of experience working in emergency services. Responding to emergencies, conducting training, and operating as a Hazardous Materials Technician (Emphasis on Radiation Response). He is currently the INL Fire Department’s Deputy Chief of Training, managing all planning and execution of multiple training programs. Paul has spent 23 years at the INLFD responding to and conducting training for emergency response to radiation events.

Micki Goodrich has 30 years of experience in the Health Physics field.  Ten of those years were working in commercial nuclear power plants around the country during their refueling outages as a Health Physics Technician. The rest has been spent here in Idaho Falls as an ES&H Instructor, Health Physics Instrument Calibrations, Lead Health Physics Technician and now the INL Source and RGD Co-Ordinator.

Tim Axford is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Pocatello Idaho serving in this position for the last 4 years. He has a B.S. in Meteorology from Northland College in Northern Wisconsin and a M.S. in Atmospheric Science from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. He has served in the NWS for 13 years in the Charleston, WV, Pittsburgh, PA, and Pocatello, ID offices.

In his current role, Tim serves as the liaison between the NWS office and community partners throughout central and eastern Idaho. His core responsibility is ensuring communities are prepared for inclement weather through regular community meetings, weather safety outreach, StormReady and Weather Ready Nation initiatives. Tim loves to travel around central and eastern Idaho, meeting new people and seeing the beautiful Idaho countryside.

Jordon has been a police officer with the Pocatello Police Department for approximately sixteen years. He has served on the SWAT team as a breacher and medic. Jordon is also an instructor for ARCON (arrest control techniques), ALERRT (Active Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training), and CRASE (Citizen Response to Active Shooter Events).

Mr. Nelson is the Health Preparedness Program Manager for Eastern Idaho Public Health.  His responsibilities include working with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, and partner agencies within the eight counties Eastern Idaho Public Health encompasses to guide the public health preparations for, and response to, natural or manmade threat events.  He currently serves as a member of the Idaho National Laboratory Institutional Biosafety Committee, reviewing work that involves recombinant DNA or biological etiologic agents for compliance with applicable Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization, and other international ,Federal, State, and local guidelines and assess the contaminant level, facilities, procedures, practices, training and expertise of project personnel, community and environmental impacts.  He currently serves as the Public Health representative on the State of Idaho Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, providing direction, advice, oversight, and various viewpoints on issues brought before the committee and the Bureau of EMS and Preparedness.  Mr. Nelson has 20 years of experience working in Public Health Preparedness and Response.

Ryan has worked in the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program for Southeastern Idaho Public Health for over 5 years, serving as the health district’s Training & Exercise Coordinator and Medical Reserve Corps Unit Coordinator for the last 3 of those years. Ryan was heavily involved in the local COVID-19 pandemic response, especially in coordinating vaccination efforts, testing services, and volunteer deployment. He was born and raised in nearby Idaho Falls and has called Pocatello home for nearly 10 years. Ryan is a graduate of Idaho State University where he studied Anthropology and Global Health, and how healthcare affects and is affected by culture. He loves food, music, rockhounding, and non-winter outdoorsmanship throughout all of Southeast Idaho

Jealsy is currently the Trainer and Exercise Coordinator for
the South Central Public Health District.

Stephanie Taylor-Thompson is a resident of Idaho Falls, Idaho. She is in long term recovery and a formerly incarcerated person. Stephanie earned full pardons from both Idaho and Montana in 2017. She graduated from Idaho State University with degrees in Sociology and Criminology and is currently a student at Northwest Nazarene University pursing her MSW. Stephanie is a former Reentry Specialist and subject matter expert for the Idaho Department of Correction, District 7 Probation and Parole office. She is now a Field Director with Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest prison ministry. She is also a Certified Peer Support Specialist, Certified Family Support Partner and Recovery Coach. She is a graduate of the Idaho Citizens Law Academy. Stephanie is an elected board member for Region Seven Behavioral Health board and the Greater Idaho Falls Police Council as well as a council member for the Idaho State Rehabilitation Council. She volunteers in numerous capacities as an advisory member. Stephanie has received both state and national awards for her dedication to reentry, addiction recovery and criminal justice reform. She is passionate about corrections, criminal justice, reentry, recovery, suicide prevention and anti-human trafficking efforts. 

Sarah is a Health Program Specialist for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Drug Overdose Prevention Program (DOPP). Within her role, Sarah works with EMS agencies and healthcare providers around the state to identify opportunities to prevent overdose death and connect individuals to resources. Sarah graduated with her Bachelor of Science in public health and is graduating with her master’s in public health in May 2023 from Boise State University.

Guy Bliesner began his career in education in 1994 as a high school teacher and coach. Moving into administration in 2006 as the Safety and Security Coordinator for the Bonneville School District. While serving in that position he was named to Idaho’s Governor’s School Safety Task Force. Also, during his Bonneville tenure, he was named a finalist for the 2011 Campus Safety Magazine’s national Campus Safety Director of the Year Award. In 2013 he left the district to form, with a partner, the private School Safety, Security, Risk Management consulting firm of Educators Eyes. This firm developed and implemented Idaho’s first statewide school safety and security condition assessment.
In 2016 he dissolved the firm to join, as a founding member, the newly created Idaho Office of School Safety and Security. He currently serves as the School Safety and Security Analyst assigned to schools in Southeast Idaho.

Rich Pottorff currently has nine years in healthcare security. During his work experience, he has had over 500 successful de-escalations, and over 100 successful hands on/restraints. Rich is a former Residential Care administrator and instructor of Join their Journey. Rich is currently an instructor for TEAM essentials and TEAM advanced (Techniques for Effective Aggression Management). He is a consultant for designing/staffing/training security systems and officers for crisis center.