Dan Marino
Dan Marino, a first-round draft pick for the Miami Dolphins, made an immediate impact in the NFL in 1983, earning MVP honors in his second season. Over his remarkable 17-year career with the Dolphins, he led the team to the Super Bowl in 1985 and played in 18 playoff games. Marino, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005, holds a spot on the NFL’s Top 100 Greatest Players list. He won the Dolphins' Community Service Award twice and was named the NFL Man of the Year in 1998.
Marino currently serves as an Executive Advisor to the Owner and CEO of the Miami Dolphins. He founded the Dan Marino Foundation in 1992, which has raised over $90 million for various initiatives, including the Marino Autism Research Institute and the Marino Campus, providing inclusive education and support for young adults seeking independence.
Belichick has helped produce eight Super Bowl titles since entering the NFL in 1975. He won his first two Super Bowls as defensive coordinator for the New York Giants in 1986 and 1990 before claiming six Super Bowl championships with the Patriots. Belichick launched his coaching career in 1975 with the Baltimore Colts and continued as an assistant coach with Detroit (1976-77), Denver (1978) and the New York Giants (1979-1990). Belichick was named head coach of the Cleveland Browns in 1991, becoming the youngest head coach in the NFL at the time at age 38. By 1994, Belichick brought the Browns back to the playoffs, finishing 11-5 and advancing to the second round of the playoffs, while allowing a league-low 204 total points. In 1996, Belichick joined New England and was a key contributor to the Patriots first division title in 10 years en route to the Patriots appearance in Super Bowl XXXI. Belichick then spent three seasons with the New York Jets from 1997 to 1999, helping New York improve from a 1-15 season in 1996 to an appearance in the AFC Championship Game in 1998.
Throughout his career, Coach Belichick has been active in a wide array of charitable endeavors in New England, New York, Cleveland and beyond. Coach Belichick has been involved in the establishment of scholarship programs in New England, Maryland and Ohio. In 2013, he launched the Bill Belichick Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to provide coaching, mentorship and financial assistance to individuals, communities and organizations with a focus on the sports of football and lacrosse. The foundation has seen results of its work all over the globe. The program "Fields of Growth" was awarded a grant in 2014 via the foundation to build a lacrosse field in Uganda, and the group decided to name it in honor of the coach. Belichick has also supported and participated in events to aid Wesleyan University, his alma mater, which established a full, four-year scholarship for incoming students named the Belichick Scholarship. Additionally, he has presented the Steve Belichick Award in conjunction with the Annapolis Touchdown Club. The award, presented in the name of Coach Belichick's late father, a longtime Naval Academy assistant coach, honors an Annapolis resident deeply involved in sports without seeking a spotlight for their achievements.
Staff assignments include Assistant Operations Officer, 2nd Tank Bn; Ground Watch Officer, I (MEF) G-3 for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM; Plans Branch Chief USCENTCOM J-3; Current Operations Officer, III MEF G-3; Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations (G-3), 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB); Lead Planner & Liaison Officer, MEF (Forward) for the drawdown in Afghanistan; Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations (G-3), Marine Forces Central Command.
Colonel Gordon is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Armor Officers Advance Course and the Joint Forces Staff College. He holds an MA for Webster University and completed his senior level education as the Commandant’s Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).Col Gordon last assignment was as the Director of the Marine Corps’ Command & Staff College in Quantico, Virginia. Examples of other positions include Military Secretary (Chief of Staff) to the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corp and serving as a Resident Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York City.
DavId roberts
"Dedication to Community”
David Roberts, a globally recognized authority in exponential technology, disruption, and leadership, is the founder of GEDI, an exclusive training program shaping leaders for extraordinary human performance. As the visionary behind Exponential Leadership, Roberts aims to revolutionize global leadership through principles of integrity, courage, and compassion. With a background as a military officer and Special Agent, he was the Distinguished Graduate of his class and received accolades from national and military institutions. Roberts was a founder and mission operations commander of the U.S. Drone Program, the largest fleet of autonomous and remotely piloted robots in the world.
Roberts served as Vice President of Singularity University, where he played a pivotal role in understanding the potential of A.I. surpassing human intelligence.
Rob riggle
"Leadership Lessons from the Best (and Worst) of Them"
Rob Riggle, a comedic mainstay for over 20 years in films like The Hangover and Step Brothers, as well as SNL and The Daily Show, is a versatile talent. Recently co-commentating on ABC’s extreme mini-golf series, Holey Moley, and currently hosting the podcast Riggle’s Picks, he continues to entertain audiences. As he broke into comedy, Riggle was also on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps, where he eventually retired as Lieutenant Colonel after 23 years in the Marine Corps Reserve.
Beyond comedy, Riggle is an advocate for mental health among veterans and first responders, and he started an organization in the US to support those communities. He’s a supporter of organizations such as the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation, Semper Fi & America’s Fund, United Service Organization, and Stand Up To Cancer. Riggle also founded the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas City fundraising annually for Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Chief Paco Balderrama
"Dedication to Community”
Chief Paco Balderrama, a seasoned law enforcement veteran with 28 years of experience, embarked on his career as an 18-year-old detention officer with the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office. Joining the Oklahoma City PD in 1999, he earned the prestigious Rookie of the Year Award and dedicated 22 distinguished years to the department, ultimately becoming its first Hispanic Deputy Chief. In 2021, Chief Balderrama assumed the role of Chief of Police for Fresno.
Actively engaged in the law enforcement community, he co-chairs the Wellness Committee at the Major Cities Chiefs Association, serves on the board of Breaking the Chains, a human trafficking rescue organization, and contributes to various executive boards of regional task forces.
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Training the Mind: Mindfulness for Performance and Wellbeing in Law Enforcement
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The Covenant School Tragedy: The Nashville Mass Shooting Event from the Officer's Perspective
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Cops Aren't Cameras: How Calls for Accountability May Be Ignoring Well-Settled Science
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30x30: A Panel Discussion on How Increasing Women Officers Can Help America's Policing Crisis (Joined by Catrina Bonus, Maureen McGough & Armando Aguilar)
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Measuring the Moonshot: Exploring Evidence-Based Opportunities in the Axon Public Safety Gun Fatality Database
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Public Safety's Got Talent: Driving and Retaining Diverse Talent in Your Organization (Joined by Chief Jeri Williams, Jason Murray, Elizabeth Hart, Catrina Bonus)
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Public Safety's Got Talent: Driving and Retaining Diverse Talent in Your Organization (Joined by Chief Jeri Williams, Jason Murray, Elizabeth Hart, Catrina Bonus)