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Todd Hammond
Security & Risk Officer
Ascend Teaching and Learning

Building safe, secure, and resilient schools so educators can focus on their highest calling — teaching and learning. Todd Hammond combines decades of frontline and executive experience to help schools move from confusion to clarity. A cybersecurity, risk, and emergency management leader, he has served as a SWAT operator, firefighter, EMT, police officer, and forensic investigator, as well as directing global security and risk programs for Fortune 500 organizations. As a school board member, award-winning speaker, and professor, Todd inspires educators to lead with courage, protect what matters most, and build schools where learning thrives without fear.