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CURTIS LAVARELLO

Executive Director

Curtis “Curt” Lavarello came to the Coalition with over 25 years in law enforcement. Curt has served as a patrol officer, patrol supervisor, child abuse detective and both supervisor and detective of the school resource officer program. Curt was recognized in 1987 as South Florida’s Law Enforcement “Officer of the Year”, for his work with the youth of Broward County, Florida.  In 1994, Curt started the first Youth Court Program for Palm Beach County (FL), which now serves as a national model. Curt was the founder, board member, president, life member and for 5-years prior to joining SCoSA, Executive Director of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO). While heading the association, Curt was responsible for increasing membership to over 16,000 members, and developing partnerships with both national companies and federal agencies. Curt has traveled extensively speaking on school safety, school based policing and school terrorism issues, and has been featured on CNN, Fox News, CBS News and ABC, as well as heard numerous times on National Public Radio. Curt continues to have an active role in school safety on the national level, while serving as the Executive Director of SCoSA.

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