Chip Orton is based in Amarillo, TX, is a product manager for a software company, and has a bachelor's degree in emergency management from UNT, an MBA from WTAMU, and is pursuing an MA in Counseling at WTAMU. Chip holds a CEM with IAEM, a TEM with EMAT, and is a Certified Public Manager (CPM). Chip has 20+ years in the field of emergency management, public safety dispatching, and four years in the USCG. Chip has an 8-year-old son and has a heart for those affected by trauma and disasters, and has experienced personal trauma which has led to his pursuit of a degree in counseling.

Ruth Brown, MA Counseling, PhD Candidate - Psychology in Trauma & Disaster Recovery; began her service-related career as an EMT, firefighter, ropes rescue technician, & later as an emergency telecommunications specialist. She also served as a supervisor for an emergency flight service. Her focus is to bring the experiences, skills, and knowledge from this background and combine that with the concepts and processes found in psychology to create modalities for healing and recovery for those in the field.