Morgan Butler is a social media expert, photographer, videographer, and creative director, currently serving as the Engagement and Outreach Manager for Public Policy at Twitter. Prior to Twitter, she spent four and a half years as a digital and creative director in Congress managing members’ social media channels and creating content. When she’s not hard at work, Morgan fuels her love of sports by working as an in-house television director at the Capital One Arena for Washington Wizards, and Georgetown Hoyas. She also serves as an adjunct instructor at San Francisco Film School, teaching digital media production and management. Morgan holds a Master of Communications degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication from Grambling State University. When she’s not working, Morgan enjoys watching horror movies, exploring the great outdoors, and spending time with her family and four pets.

Officer Paul Estrada Cruz has been with the Wichita Police Department for over eight years. He began his law enforcement career as a patrol officer and specialized enforcement team called Special Community Action Team (SCAT) which focused on drugs and violent crimes. He was promoted to the Public Relations Unit where he works as the Public Information/Social Media Officer, and Liaison Officer for the Hispanic/Latino community of Wichita. Officer Cruz is the municipal government liaison for the radio, television, and print media. Aside from his years as an officer, he has an extensive background in journalism of which he obtained prior to joining the Wichita Police Department. Officer Cruz is known for his leadership, and passion for working with the communities of Kansas. He brings the experience of a former journalist for local television stations and someone who has worked with local non-profits, focusing on work in minority communities. Officer Cruz has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Wichita State University and over 14 years of experience in working with minority communities in Kansas.

An Emmy-award winning communications and crisis management professional, Anthony Guglielmi has served as the chief communications officer and lead spokesman for three of the nation’s largest police departments. He leads all aspects of media relations, employee and external communications for the Fairfax County police department in Virginia. As chief communications officer for the Chicago police department, Mr. Guglielmi developed the Department’s communications and transparency strategy around the 2014 police-shooting of Laquan McDonald and federal consent decree; the 2018 active-shooter tragedy at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital and the 2019 prosecution of actor Jussie Smollett. Guglielmi was the architect of a strategic communications and media strategy that assisted Chicago police detectives to secure a confession from co-conspirators in the Smollett case.

In March of 2020, he was asked by the US State Department to assist the Haitian National Police Department with building a communications and public engagement function following the withdrawal of UN support services. He co-chairs the Public Information Committee for the Major Cities (Police) Chiefs’ Association and instructor for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a law enforcement, public engagement, and crisis communications speaker for the U.S. State Department.

Howard Ludwig has spent his professional career telling compelling stories. He does that now by working with reporters throughout the Washington DC region as the Assistant Director of the Public Affairs Bureau for the Fairfax County Police Department. Howard works directly with various media members on breaking news as well as in-depth think pieces. He is also responsible for collaborating with FCPD Command Staff to craft internal messaging and branding for Virginia’s largest police department. Prior to arriving in Fairfax, Howard served the Chicago Police Department as the Public Information Coordinator. He was the voice of three superintendents in Chicago, serving as a speech writer and crafting all executive-level communication. Howard worked as a newspaper reporter for 20 years prior to making the shift to public relations. His byline has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, the Daily Southtown and numerous other publications.