Conference Speakers
2023 Keynote Speakers
Traci Brown
Fraud-Busting Body Language Expert Recently Ranked at the #5 Body Language Expert in the World.
Liar Liar Pants on Fire
July 17, 2023
TIME Magazine has named Traci Brown, CSP one of the Nation’s Top Deception Detection Experts NBC, CBS and FOX have asked this Fraud-Busting body language expert to reveal secrets hidden in plain sight. She can help your team reveal the secrets your clients are keeping from you. Secrets that are impacting your bottom line.
She’s trained in the body language of deception detection right alongside our country’s top law enforcement. And in her fast paced, interactive keynotes that are sure to entertain, Traci teaches the lie, fraud and identity theft detection skills she’s used to get to the truth in billion dollar business deals, crimes and politics.
You’ll be able to immediately use the same tools to tell whose pants are on fire, stop fraud and create more success in your own organization and personal life… so you see more zeroes (before the decimal) in your bank account.
Traci is a Three Time US Collegiate Cycling Champion and former member of Team USA.
She is a past president of the National Speaker’s Association Colorado Chapter and the author of four books including her latest, How to Detect Lies, Fraud and Identity Theft. And She’s the Executive Producer of a new TV series, Truth, Lies and Coverups. Traci earned her Certified Speaking Professional designation in 2020. Wohoo!! She holds a degree in business from the University of Colorado. She is a certified master practitioner of Neuro Linguistics, Hypnosis and Hawaiian Huna.
John Van Dreal
School Psychologist & Safety/Security Expert
Youth Aggression: Identifying Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies on the School Bus
July 18, 2023
John Van Dreal is a school psychologist and the retired director of Safety and Risk Management Services for the Salem-Keizer School District in Oregon. He continues his career consulting with school districts and communities on behavioral threat assessment systems and violence prevention.
He has over 35 years of experience in threat assessment and management, psycho-educational evaluation, crisis intervention, behavioral intervention, and security and risk management systems consultation.
In 1999, he began the development and implementation of the Salem-Keizer Cascade Model, a multi-agency student threat assessment system considered by experts to be a leading practice. Through that collaboration, he has worked daily with educators, law enforcement, trial court personnel, juvenile justice, and mental health personnel in preventive behavioral threat assessment—the management of youth and adult threats of aggression within the schools, institutions, and the community.
He served as Chair of Oregon’s Mid-Valley Student Threat Assessment Team from its inception in 2000 through 2015 and continues to provide consultation to its membership. He has served as a member of the Marion County Threat Advisory Team since 1999.
He is the editor and principal author of the book Assessing Student Threats: Implementing The Salem-Keizer System, Second Edition and has advised on, or contributed to, a number of threat assessment guides, publications, articles, and documentaries. His third book (authored with Courtenay McCarthy and Coleen Van Dreal), Preventing Youth Violence: The Pathway Back through Inclusion and Connection, was released in March 2022. He regularly provides training and consultation to audiences nationally on threat assessment systems, preventing and mitigating human violence, school security, and response options for violent intruder and active shooter situations.
John is dedicated to his own community, patronizing locally owned establishments and supporting nonprofit arts and human services organizations. He is a musician, a published poet, and a nationally renowned fine artist with paintings in several notable collections. Finally, he is lucky to be the partner of a gifted school counselor and the proud father of two brilliant adult children.