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.

Cody has been a police officer with the city of Apple Valley, MN for 10 years. He has been a patrol officer throughout his career. Cody has held different supplemental positions throughout his career. He is currently a K9 handler, firearms instructor, a member of the peer support team, a crisis negotiator with the South Metro SWAT CNT team, and is also a law enforcement presenter and coach for Minnesota CIT. Cody has a strong passion for mental health and crisis response. He recognizes the need for a shift in how law enforcement responds to these types of calls, and the significant rise of crisis and check the welfare calls. Cody is committed to ensuring everyone’s safety in these dynamic situations. He is an avid reader of all things mental health related, and brings that information back to the law enforcement community. He has attended multiple trainings in mental health, and he also has a passion for self-care for law enforcement professionals. Cody was awarded Crisis Negotiator of the Year in 2023. He responded to three separate attempts of suicide by jumping from a bridge where he was able to come to a successful resolution with those individuals and self harm was avoided. In his spare time Cody is pursuing his own business in photography and videography, trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, spends time hiking, hunting, and camping, and is always searching for the best slice of pizza.

Leah graduated with her Bachelor Arts in Theater from Concordia University. Leah is a stage and film actor in the Twin Cities. She also got accepted into The Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles where she studied and worked on her improvisation skills. She has been doing crisis acting since 2015. She then became a crisis actor coordinator where she hired and trained actors for crisis intervention work. She also teaches improvisation at Minneapolis Community and Technical College as an adjunct professor. Throughout her time working with other crisis intervention teams - she saw the need to create an actor company that works directly with providers to ensure trainings that are realistic and applicable to you and your staff. That is where First Response Actors was created. As a company, we have worked with Eagan Police Department, Dayton Police Department, Hennepin County SWAT, Burnsville SWAT, St Louis Park Fire Department, just to name a few. First Response Actors is excited to be apart of the Eckberg Lammers team.

Kelly Friesen, a Registered Public Health Nurse with over three decades of experience, has dedicated her career to advocating for others in both acute care and community settings. Her journey into autism advocacy began in 2001 when her son was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, leading her to educate herself and others, earning autism certification through the Autism Society of Minnesota in 2016. In 2022, she founded Friesen Holistic Services LLC, pioneering Nurse Advocate Services to enhance life skills and foster independence for neurodiverse individuals. Her advocacy extends to roles like the Minnesota Waiver Reimagine Advisory Committee and testimony before the Minnesota Senate Human Services Committee. Kelly's work with law enforcement has been crucial for her son's development, and her informed policing instruction bridges understanding between the autism community and law enforcement, a connection deepened by her daughter's marriage to a police officer.