The ABLE Project is the result of extensive collaboration between law enforcement professionals, criminal legal experts, and community members. This page focuses on the management of the ABLE Project and its subject-matter experts. To see a full list of the Center for Innovations in Community Safety Faculty & Staff, view the Our Team page for the Center’s website.

Georgetown University Faculty
  • Christy Lopez headshot

    Professor from Practice, Co-Faculty Director of the Center for Innovations in Community Safety, & Co-Founder of the ABLE Project

    Christy Lopez

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  • Rosa Brooks headshot

    Professor, & Co-Faculty Director of the Center for Innovations in Community Safety

    Rosa Brooks

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  • Tahir Duckett Headshot

    Adjunct Professor; Executive Director, Center for Innovations in Community Safety

    Tahir Duckett

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ABLE Staff

ABLE National Instructors

Our National Instructor Team facilitates our ABLE Train-the-Trainer (TTT) model and is comprised of professionals from a wide range of fields, including local law enforcement, academia, the FBI, and more. These facilitators serve as subject-matter experts in active bystandership training and play a critical role in supporting agencies as they implement ABLE. As of 2026, the National Instructor Team includes 42 instructors. See below for additional information about selected team members.

Select National Instructors
  • Irene Barath Headshot

    Ontario Police College (Ret.)

    Irene Barath

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  • Scott Fraser Headshot

    Kingston, ON Police Department

    Scott Fraser

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  • Joel Dvoskin Headshot

    Licensed Psychologist

    Joel Dvoskin

  • Jen Falciani Headshot

    Cape May, NJ County Prosecutor's Office

    Jen Falciani

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  • Greg Hanna Headshot

    Washington Metro-Transit Police (ret.)

    Gregory Hanna Jr.

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  • Eric Holmes headshot

    Duquesne, PA University

    Eric Holmes

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  • Chinere Jenkins Headshot

    Passaic County, NJ Sheriff's Office

    Chinere Jenkins

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  • Mildred Johnson Headshot

    Geneva College

    Mildred Johnson

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  • Phillip Terenzi Headshot

    Boston, MA Police Department

    Phillip Terenzi

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  • Abigail Tucker Headshot

    Licensed Psychologist

    Abigail Tucker

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  • Paul Watkins Headshot

    Verona, NJ Police Department

    Paul D. Watkins, III

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  • Jim Kelly Headshot

    Brick Township, NJ Police Department (ret.)

    James Kelly

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