Safe2Tell Staff

Staff

SUSAN PAYNE
Founding ExecutiveDirector/Special Agent
719-520-7435 (Please note the administrative office phone is NOT the anonymous hotline. Please do not leave or relay confidential or anonymous information on this number.)

Susan Payne is the Executive Director for the Safe2Tell® prevention initiative. Having served in this role as a Special Agent with the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security from 2006 until 2010, she currently serves in this role through the Colorado Attorney General’s Office.

After the Columbine tragedy, Susan was appointed to the Attorney General’s office to develop a statewide program to facilitate open lines of communication and collaboration between young people, parents, law enforcement, government agencies, and community groups in which students are encouraged to report any threat to their own safety or the safety of others. The outcome results have proven the Safe2Tell® prevention initiative is a simple, yet profound solution to breaking the Code of Silence and promoting school and community safety.

Susan is a seventeen-year veteran of the Colorado Springs Police Department. Her experience includes team leader for Hostage Crisis Negotiations, FBT fugitive task force, and training at the FBI Academy. Susan is a graduate of the National School Safety Center and also has advanced Public Information Officer certification. Susan has also conducted over 1,000 training sessions, seminars, and presentations – including the Colorado District Attorney’s Council, the Colorado Association of School Board Executives, and Terrorism Liaison Officers.

In 2006, Susan’s expertise was requested at the President’s White House Conference on School Violence Prevention. As a national expert on prevention, intervention, awareness, education, and training for school safety, Susan also consults extensively with Emergency Management planning teams throughout the U.S. while continuing the development and expansion of the Safe2Tell® model.

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NATASHA SANSONI
Communications/Training Manager
Safe2Tell®
719-520-7435 (Please note the administrative office phone is NOT the anonymous hotline. Please do not leave or relay confidential or anonymous information on this number.)

Natasha Sansoni is a skilled public speaker and trainer with over 10 years of experience in the corporate sector. As the Communications Manager for Safe2Tell®, Natasha concentrates on the outcome of each tip that comes through the Safe2Tell® system. She works with school administrators and law enforcement each day to ensure that issues are addressed in an effective and timely manner.

Natasha has previously served as the Vice-President of the Rocky Mountain Toastmasters Forum and has enjoyed teaching public speaking at the collegiate level. She enjoys presenting the Safe2Tell® program to parent and teacher organizations throughout the state of Colorado.

Natasha holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership with a focus on Marketing and Communication. A mother of two school-age children, she is passionate about school safety and feels very fortunate to be part of such an outstanding Safe2Tell® team.