Four Pillars of School Safety: A Holistic Approach

Bryan Krause is a K-12 Education Strategist for CDW Education. He works with school districts across the western US in the implementation of strategic technology initiatives. He is a former teacher, coach, and district administrator with over 31 years of experience in Colorado. He has a Master’s degree in Instructional Leadership from the University of Colorado. He has held roles such as Area Assistant Superintendent, Executive Director of Student Services, Director of Student Services, and CTE Director. He was principal of a school that suffered a school shooting and has shared his experience and learnings with multiple school districts and organizations nationally for over 17 years. In addition, he has led crisis response teams in numerous school crisis situations to help in response and recovery.

Cari Warnock, CDW Education Ambassador, K-12 Scale – Cari’s focus is on building strategy and alliances to impact work with education organizations that may differ from a “traditional” district: regional service centers, magnet, charter, choice, parochial/private schools, alliances, and more. Cari humbly served over 20 years in public education in Metro Nashville and in Central Florida. Her roles as Director of School Choice/Charter/Magnet as well as her experience writing and directing 40 million in federal grants allows her to vision and create wall to wall access, equity, and opportunity for all students regardless of zip code.

Daniel Casselli is a life-long learner whose passion for education has driven his career. He is a former teacher whose entrepreneurial spirit landed him in the world of education technology. At EVERFI, Daniel helped run the business development efforts for EVERFI’s Financial Education Program and the company was eventually sold to Blackbaud for $750M in 2021. Shortly before EVERFI’s acquisition, Daniel joined Class Technologies as one of the earliest K12 hires and went on to lead K12 Partnerships, helping the company land its first 100+ school clients. At BuyQ he is focused on growth, operational excellence and client satisfaction.

Dr. Jennette Vanderpool has over 20 years of experience in education as a teacher, professor, school district administrator and school board trustee. Her area of specialty is school transformation to meet the needs of all learners. Jennette also served as the Chairperson for the California State Council on Adapted Physical Education and has an additional expertise in curriculum design. Her passion is to support school leadership and staff through professional development and curricular supports including educational technology.