Lee has over three decades experience in public safety, leadership and instruction. His passion is building culture, leading organizations through challenges and creating positive change. Before joining Eckberg Lammers, Lee was the public safety director and police chief for the City of Woodbury, MN. Prior to that, he worked 18 years as a police officer and patrol sergeant. Throughout his career, Lee has taught classes and developed curriculum for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and has consulted and instructed on numerous topics including coaching, emerging leadership, implicit bias and management and supervision.

Dr. Shawn Moore is a former Police Officer for Brooklyn Center Police Department. He has 20 years of professional experience in the field of Cultural Competency, Conflict Resolution, and Community Engagement. This has included, working as a community liaison in the Moundsview School District, a community and cultural coordinator for North St. Paul School District, Coordinating the Scholars Program at Century College, and Director of community engagement and service learning at Bethel University, and Metro State University. He has taught in this field as an adjunct professor, senior Mall of America training officer, and community-training liaison. Shawn is currently a Volunteer State Mediator for Hennepin County. Throughout all of his work experience he has been tasked with the responsibility to teach and conduct cross-cultural, conflict resolution, and community engagement workshops and trainings. He also gained experience from his time living abroad which included living in Guam for 4 years. Also, Shawn spent significant time in Japan, Korea, China, the Philippines, Australia, and South Africa.

Kelly Friesen, RN, PHN, provides law enforcement agencies with practical, best practice training that meets Minnesota’s POST autism training mandate. As an Autism Nurse Consultant, she combines more than 35 years of nursing experience, autism certifications through the Autism Society of Minnesota, and personal insight as the mother of an adult who lives with an autism spectrum disorder. With a family member serving in law enforcement, Kelly also understands the realities officers face. Her balanced and engaging training equips officers to recognize and respond to autism related crises using effective communication and de escalation strategies. Officers leave with practical approaches that promote safer encounters with members of the autism community while reducing the risk of adverse outcomes for officers and their departments.