Panelists

John Daily has been with the Anchorage Police Department for 43 years. His front-line tactical experience includes 26 years with the Major Crimes Scenes Unit, 29 years SWAT and the US Marshalls Fugitive Task Force as well as 8 years with the Homicide Unit. John is an avid pilot exploring the beauty of Alaska that people dream of seeing in their lifetime.

Greg MacDonald is a retired Alaska Fired Prevention Specialist and Fire Investigator with a focus in juvenile fire setting and behavioral changes. Greg is also a brilliant photographer and polar bear whisperer diverting them from the oil fields.

Dayna Durr has been a principal of a large secondary school that provides emotional development as well as behavioral interventions for students as well as an elementary school principal. She holds several degrees in Special Education and is an expert in the area of trauma, youth and families, having survived her own family’s worst night, coming out the other side to still stand with others who are struggling.

Bonnie Gross: Former: New York City Department of Education, Executive Director, Office of Student Enrollment; Director of Students Living in Temporary Housing; Chairperson of Chancellors’ Advisory Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect/Prevention and Intervention. CUNY Brooklyn College Adjunct Instructor in School of Education.

Patricia Barker is on the executive committee of the National School Nurses Association of the United States, she has been given awards as a nurse of excellent and won the Johnson and Johnson fellow award, she is the Director of the Alaska State School Nurses Association and has been a respected and honored nurse for almost thirty years. Her tremendous connection with youth and families has allowed her the opportunity to see through a lens many of us are unaware of.