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Trinity Security Allies will host the 2nd 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.
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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. |
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 innerworkings 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. For three years, prior to opening his own practice, Attorney Simmons continued sharpening his skills by learning from the best and fulfilling his calling by representing the injured. At that time, he worked for one of the largest Personal Injury Law Firms in the Country. During those three years, he obtained over $9 MILLION in Client recoveries stemming from car accidents, pedestrian accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and falls, semi-truck accidents, brain and spine injuries and wrongful death. Aside from the monetary recoveries and results of each case, what gave Attorney Simmons satisfaction was “the look on his clients’ faces” when they knew he’d given it his all and have helped them through one of the most difficult situations of their lives. 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. |
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