Cathryn Masters

Cathy Masters has created a life of service and leadership through her career, educational endeavors, and non-profit work.   With nearly 30 years of combined service with the US Army, Pima County Sheriff’s Department, AZPOST, Salt River Police Department, and the Tempe Police Department, retiring as an Assistant Chief, Cathy is committed to excellence. She gained vast experience and education in patrol operations, internal investigations, employee and workforce development, long term strategic and crisis planning, project management, community relations, employee wellness, training and mentorship, budget management, and comprehensive telecommunications and technology. 

Cathy is the founder and past chair for the Arizona Women’s Initiative Network (AZWIN), a non-profit organization serving to recruit, hire, train, retain, mentor, support, promote and sustain women in public safety professions. 

Cathy earned her undergraduate degree in Public Safety Administration from Grand Canyon University. And her master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Northern Arizona University, where she is an Associate Professor of Practice in Justice Studies. She will be starting her doctorate program in January 2024.  Cathy is also the newly elected President of the Arizona Justice Educators Association. 

Ms. Masters is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute Class #85, the International Association Chief’s of Police Leadership in Police Organizations Class #19 and numerous other courses and certification programs. Cathy joined Versaterm Public Safety as the Partner Success Manager for CI Technologies in July 2023 where she continues to serve those who serve others. She has two grown children and loves spending time traveling and with her two fur babies.

Captain Michelle Tavarez

Michelle Tavarez is a Captain with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, where she has served for 20 years. She is the commander of Spring Valley Area Command and has roughly 200 officers and civilian staff under her direction.
Prior to her promotion to Captain, Michelle was the Administrative Lieutenant in LVMPD’s newest station, Summerlin Area Command. She was responsible for overseeing the patrol detectives, the FLEX team (a plainclothes unit that specializes in confidential informant buys, search warrant service, and surveillance operations), the Community Oriented Policing team, the Summerlin Enforcement Team, and the Area Command Information Officers. Michelle also worked in an auxiliary position as the team leader for LVMPD’s Crisis Negotiation Team.
Michelle was a founding member of the leadership team responsible for opening Summerlin Area Command. As the day shift Lieutenant, she oversaw the shift through a difficult year of civil unrest, COVID-19, and an unprecedented economic downturn. Prior to the opening of Summerlin Area Command, Michelle was assigned as the day shift Lieutenant in LVMPD’s Southeast Area Command. Here she helped lead a long-term project that turned one of the city’s highest crime complexes into crime free multi-housing.
Prior to her promotion to Lieutenant, Michelle was a Training and Counseling Sergeant in LVMPD’s police academy at a time when the agency was experiencing a year and a half 600-officer hiring push. Preceding her time at the Academy, Michelle revitalized the recruiting section and was responsible for rebuilding the section.
Michelle also served as a Crisis Negotiator for six and a half years with LVMPD’s Crisis Negotiation Team. She has responded to over 150 dynamic incidents of suicidal subjects, barricaded individuals, and hostage takers all around southern Nevada.
Michelle has a bachelor’s degree from Liberty University majoring in Criminal Justice and graduating Summa Cum Laude. Both of her parents retired from LVMPD; her father as a Police Captain in 2015 and her mother as an Abuse and Neglect Specialist in 2018. She is most proud of the family that she’s built with her wife of nine years, a fire Captain with the Clark County Fire Department. Together they have four young children who range in ages from three to eight years old.

Gina Rollo White

Gina Rollo White is the founder and CEO of Mindful Junkie, a not-for-profit focused on First Responder Stress and Trauma. Gina has over 17 years of experience as a mind-body teacher, educator, and author. She has a Masters degree in Mindfulness Studies from Lesley University. Her graduate thesis was Mindfulness and Law Enforcement, An Effective Approach to Implementing Mindfulness for First Responders.  

Gina has spent the last eight years developing trauma-aware mindfulness programs tailored for law enforcement, fire services, medical professionals, military, and other trauma sensitive communities. She has delivered training across the country to 100’s of departments.

Gina authored a Justice Department approved Criminal Justice Mindfulness Training Curriculum, which forms the backbone of her program – Tactical Brain Training®: Mindfulness for First Responders. She has spoken about First Responder Mindfulness at over a dozen conferences across the US. She authored and delivered the First Responder Mindfulness Journey on the AmDTx mindfulness app. She authored and delivered Learn To De Stress, a 15 day mindfulness course with Mindful magazine. Her book, Tactical Brain Training, A Guide to Stress and Trauma Management for First Responders, will be available in mid-2024.

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Ashley Ferris

Ashley Ferris was a law enforcement officer with a Denver metro area police department from January of 2018 to June of 2023. Before becoming an LEO, Ashley was an All Source Intelligence Analyst with the United States Army and a project manager for a Denver area developer. 

After becoming an LEO, Ashley was appointed to several leadership, mentoring, and instructing positions. She excels most speaking with individuals experiencing mental health related crises due to her own personal experience with depression. Ashley lives and loves to serve the community, her organization, and her friends and peers.

Ashley has received 15 awards since her hire date as a law enforcement officer, most of which were a result of an incident on December 27, 2021. Those awards include a Purple Heart, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year 2022 by the National Police Hall of Fame, Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Officer of the Year 2022 and Valor Award, and the International Footprint Association Most Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year 2022.

Ashley looks to continue and expand her service through LEO training and outreach. She now works for the University of Tennessee’s Law Enforcement Innovation Center in Knoxville, TN.

Captain Heather Glogolich

Heather Glogolich started her law enforcement career in 2004. She is presently a Captain with the NJ Institute of Technology Police Department. She transferred to NJIT in September of 2023 after 18 years with the Morris Township Police Department. In her present assignment, Captain Glogolich is the Patrol Division Commander. During her career, she has been assigned to a multitude of diverse assignments including patrol, school resource officer, traffic safety officer, Domestic Violence Liaison, LGBTQ+ Liaison, and has performed the role of field training officer. She has also received numerous awards including Life Saving Awards, Meritorious Service Awards, Investigative Excellence Awards, and more. Additionally, she is the current President of New Jersey Women in Law Enforcement (NJWLE). Captain Glogolich earned her Doctorate in Higher Education with a Servant Leadership focus from Saint Elizabeth University.In addition to her impressive resume filled with achievements and accolades, Heather Glogolich survived a harrowing domestic violence incident in 2008 at the hands of her ex-husband. Instead of allowing it to break her, she shares her story as a survivor through speaking presentations and victim advocacy by turning her pain into purpose. She believes that heart-led leadership promotes a change in culture throughout the profession of policing.

“Be The Change and Lead with Grace & Patience.”