Scott Lowry has spent his career at the intersection of tactical operations and community preparedness. Over 25 years in law enforcement in Ohio, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant, working assignments that ranged from complex narcotics investigations to serving as commander of the agency's tactical team — where he was responsible for training, readiness, and operational decision-making in high-risk incidents.

That operational background shaped how he approaches school safety. As a certified A.L.I.C.E. instructor, Scott recognized early that the gap in most school emergency planning was not equipment or intent, but coordination. He spearheaded the development of the first critical incident coordinated response plan for schools in the State of Ohio — a framework that aligned law enforcement, fire, EMS, and school administrators around shared protocols, common language, and joint training rather than separate plans that had never been tested together. The model has since informed preparedness efforts across the State of Ohio.

Today Scott serves as lead trainer for two courses certified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and delivered nationally through the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium —instruction designed specifically for the rural and small-town agencies and school districts that often carry the greatest responsibility with the fewest resources.

He is also President and a founding member of StrataSite a cloud-based school emergency preparedness platform that puts response plans, drill documentation, and critical site information in the hands of responders and school staff when seconds matter.

Scott speaks on School Safety, drawing on both the incidents he has commanded and the plans he has helped build.