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Trinity Security Allies will host the 3rd Annual Church Safety and Liability Conference on Saturday November 2, 2019 from 8 am - 3 pm at Generations Christian Church. Doors will open at 7 am for registration and breakfast.
HOST HOTEL: Holiday Inn Express Trinity Please continue to watch for more updates as we have them.
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Jim Howard, Executive Director of Trinity Security Allies.
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Born and raised in Glen Rose, Texas Jim Howard brings a wealth of knowledge and skill sets to the church safety and security industry, founding Trinity Security Allies in 2015 based on the needs of community churches. At age 18, Jim joined the Air Force Reserves later moving to the Norfolk Police Department at age 21. There he spent the next 26 years serving in a multitude of capacities including Vice and Narcotics Investigator, Crisis Negotiation Trainer and retired as a Sergeant. After leaving the Norfolk Police Department in 2001, Jim spent time doing worldwide security options analysis and executive protection at the World Bank in Washington D.C. In late 2002, Jim brought his family to Florida where he spent the next four years working with a public safety software company. In 2008, Jim joined the Belleair Police Department as their detective. In 2017, Jim left the Belleair Police Department to work full time with the ministry. Jim currently serves as an auxiliary police officer with the Port Richey Police Department and an adjunct instructor for St. Pete College – instructing legal, crime scene to courtroom classes and lead firearms instructor.
Jim started working with churches in 2006 educating them on how to not be a soft target and is currently the safety consultant for Generations Christian Church in Trinity, FL. Jim currently holds the position of Executive Director of Trinity Security Allies, working with churches across the United States in training them on how to protect their congregation. In 1970, when Jim was just age 16, Jim’s father stepped outside their church and killed the deacon that was helping his family because of domestic issues they were having; bringing the tragedy that happened those many years ago full circle in protecting our houses of worship. |
Kevin Smith, Director of the DHS Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives
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James “Kevin” Smith became Director of the DHS Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives in July 2018 (DHS Center). Mr. Smith is a Certified Emergency Manager who has worked with faith and community based organizations for more than 20 years. Most recently, Mr. Smith served as the State Director for Emergency Disaster Services for The Salvation Army, Florida Division.
In 2001, Mr. Smith served multiple roles for the Salvation Army following the attacks on September 11. In 2004, he supported recovery efforts as the Area Commander for Salvation Army disaster relief in Florida following the unprecedented hurricane landfalls that year. For Feeding America, America’s largest network of more than 200 local and regional food banks, he coordinated immediate response efforts for Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Mississippi, and then supported their recovery operations for the entire Gulf Coast. From 2005-2008, Mr. Smith served as the National Disaster Specialist with Feeding America. His primary role was to build resilience and response capacity within food banks and community based organization member agencies. In 2008, Mr. Smith returned to the Salvation Army where he served as the Florida Area Commander for all Salvation Army disaster response efforts until he left to join the DHS Center. While in Florida, he led the Salvation Army’s efforts to support the 2016 Hurricanes Hermine and Matthew and the 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Outside Florida, he also supported the Salvation Army for the Haiti earthquake response in 2010, and served a leadership role during the South Carolina floods in 2015, and Hurricane Harvey in 2017 in Houston, Texas. As the Director for the DHS Center for Faith and Opportunity initiatives, Mr. Smith and his team promote developing partnerships between the public, faith and community based organizations, emergency managers and first responders to strengthen the resilience of our nation. This includes increasing faith-based and community engagement in support of the DHS Blue Campaign, the unified voice for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to combat human trafficking. In 2015, Mr. Smith completed Harvard University’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. He received the Distinguished Service Award at the National Hurricane Conference in 2005, and again at the Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference in 2018. |
Julie Workman, registered nurse and survivor of mass shooting at First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs, TX on November 5, 2017
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Julie Workman is a God fearing born again Christian and wife of Fireman/chief for 33 years. Julie is a mother of two adult boys and "Grammie" of one "Sunshine of my life". Julie works as a Registered Nurse for 34 yrs primarily in the operating room and has 5 years in ER and First responder/fire fighter experience in LaVernia. Julie teaches Sunday School, works with youth & leads Children’s groups. Julie has survived child sexual abuse, breast cancer and the mass shooting on November 5, 2017 at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX. Julie will share her testimony about how God’s love overcomes through the bad things that happen to us all. In all these things God is still good and has a plan to carry you through it all!
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Jeromy Harding, Agent
Vice President
Barrett Harding Insurance
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Jeromy Harding is Vice President, Executive Managing Agent, for Barrett Harding Insurance, Inc., a top-producing multiple-lines Insurance agency. Jeromy utilizes his construction and insurance adjusting skills in heading up the agencies personal and commercial departments as well as the Non-Profit team that include congregation risk management techniques to best utilize construction and safety measures resulting in insurance-related cost control. Jeromy is a pilot which has allowed him to hold insurance licenses in Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Iowa, Illinois, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Jeromy is the fourth generation owner and operator of Barrett Harding Insurance located in Port Richey and Lutz on the Florida west coast where Barrett Harding has been in business in for the past 40+ years, in addition to their previous 35 years in Ohio, representing more than 100 major insurance markets including companies based in London, New York, Lansing, Chicago, and Atlanta. |
JoAnn Baer, Medical Team Leader Generations Christian Church
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Joann Baer has been a critical care nurse for twenty years. She has been nationally certified by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and has served on the Board of Directors for the Tampa Bay Chapter. She is a two-time recipient of the American Organization of Nurse Executive’s Daisy award for exceptional patient care. This recognition led her to be a keynote speaker for the MPM Foundation Nursing Scholarship luncheon in 2016. In addition to her critical care experience, Joann was also a pivotal participant in the openings of St. Joseph’s Hospital North and as Director of Nursing for Watercrest Senior Living, a memory care assisted living facility.
Retiring from the clinical arena in 2018, Joann now works for United Health Care as an Inpatient Care Manager and is pursing certification as a legal nurse consultant. In her spare time, she and her husband Tom enjoy traveling in their RV to the beach and the mountains, spending time with their two daughters and son-in-law, and is currently training for her fourth half-marathon. Joann serves at Generations Christian Church where she coordinates the medical team. |
Kristine Fletcher,
Assistant Director of CPI,
Pasco Sheriff's Office
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Kristine Fletcher was born and raised in Rochester, New York and relocated to the Tampa Bay area in 1996. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida with a concentration in criminal justice and joined the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in 1999. Kristine began her career working with juveniles involved in the serious habitual offender program and transitioned to a child protective investigator (CPI) in 2001. During her tenure she became proficient in conducting civilian child abuse investigations as well as mentoring new investigators. She worked over 2,000 investigations from 2001-2009.
In 2009 Kristine joined the Pasco Sheriff’s Office as a Quality Assurance Specialist and was quickly promoted to CPI Supervisor in 2010. She has served as a QA Specialist, CPI Supervisor, CPI Manager and is currently the Assistant Director of the Child Protective Investigation Division. Kristine also graduated from the Florida State Certified Public Manager’s program in 2016 and has actively served on several statewide action committees and boards. She was a member of the Career Service Appeals Board, Child Fatality Review Board and has participated on several Critical Incident Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) deployments throughout the state of Florida. Kristine is frequently called upon to speak at child welfare events throughout the local community and statewide to share her experiences and to promote child safety. Kristine is passionate about child safety and committed to strengthening the community by building relationships to ensure children and families have the resources to be successful. She is the proud mother of two teenage daughters who are active in competitive cheer and volleyball. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and traveling to new places. |
James E. Simmons, Esq.
Owner and Founder
Simmons Law Group
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Attorney James Simmons is a personal injury warrior and accomplished champion for his clients serving North and Central Florida. He is the Owner and Founder of The Simmons Law Group, which specializes in nursing home abuse/neglect, employment law, and negligent security claims. His passion for helping others in need is that he, himself, faced similar difficulties in pursuing justice after a traumatic injury before he became an attorney. In 2008, Attorney Simmons was involved in a catastrophic motorcycle accident suffering traumatic injuries. His body was broken, the motorcycle he drove was totaled, and his hospital care led to hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical expenses. It was at that point where he realized that people are vulnerable and the laws in Florida do not always protect the injured. This adversity became a wakeup call for Attorney Simmons and forced him to refocus his career to aide others and fight for them during their difficult times. Attorney Simmons has been there, and he can help you.
Attorney Simmons’ legal career has been centered around helping those in need and he strategically worked to learn how insurance companies, corporations, and even governmental agencies get away with providing unfair results to those seeking justice. He first started out his legal career practicing Administrative Law at the Florida Department of Financial Services (in their Agency Licensing Department) so that he could learn the inner workings of the insurance industry. He later spent the next six years working for two of the largest Fortune 500 Civil Defense Law Firms in the nation. He spent this time defending insurance companies, medical facilities, nursing homes, corporations, and physicians facing medical malpractice claims. He obtained this experience so that he could understand all aspects of the defense side, so that when he represented those seeking justice, he would know all the strengths and the weaknesses of his opponents. Today Attorney Simmons is the Owner of The Simmons Law Group. He has tailored his law practice from his early life and career experiences to provide the optimal result for his clients. Attorney Simmons has been trained, obtained the experience and is always prepared to take on your “Goliath.” Above all else, Attorney Simmons is here to serve you. |
Johnny Scott, Lead Pastor of Generations Christian Church
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Johnny and his wife, Jen, grew up in an awesome church and fully believe that Jesus is actively building HIS Bride. They want to be a part of a body that is centered around getting to know Him and eagerly awaiting His return. They have been married for 23 years and have three boys: Riley (20yrs.), Aiden (15yrs.) and Finnley (13yrs.)
The Scott family traveled for 15 years with the worship band, Foundation Red, and worked with state teen conventions, retreats, and summer camps leading worship. Shortly after graduation from Cincinnati Christian University in 1999, they began a 12-year ministry with Christ In Youth (CIY). While at CIY, Johnny led the largest junior high national tour in the country, wrote multiple books, and created teaching curriculum for junior high leaders. The Scott family most recently served at Lifebridge Church in Windermere, FL. Johnny and his family moved to Trinity in 2017 after accepting the position of Lead Pastor here at Generations Christian Church. They are continuing the mission of connecting people to Christ! |
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