About Speaker

Don Hough serves as the deputy associate director for the School Safety Task Force at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The School Safety Task Force was established to support the federal government's efforts in strengthening the safety and security of K-12 schools across the country. In this role, Hough enhances the safety and security of the nationwide K-12 school community by leading the DHS team responsible for building the capacity of K-12 schools and districts to protect against, and mitigate, security threats and risks, and manages the implementation efforts of the Luke and Alex School Safety Act. In addition, Hough has supported the design and development of SchoolSafety.gov, administered the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse, launched multiple flagship resources such as the CISA K-12 School Security Guide Product Suite and the CISA-United States Secret Service Bystander Reporting Toolkit and directed the National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security.