Dan Hally, Founders Accomplishments

Mr. Dan Hally has dedicated his career to strengthening community safety, advancing survivor-centered justice, and building systems that respond to violence with accountability, compassion, and integrity. With decades of experience in law enforcement and victim services, his work focuses on addressing domestic and sexual violence, child abuse and exploitation, human trafficking, stalking, missing persons, and homicide through trauma-informed, evidence-based practices. Mr. Hally holds a Master’s degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University and a Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies from Lewis-Clark State College. His professional

training spans state, federal, and national institutions, including the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and criminal justice training commissions in Idaho and Washington, with specialized expertise in trauma-informed interviewing, forensic facial imaging and coordinated community response.

Mr. Hally is also a veteran of the United States Army, reflecting a lifelong commitment to service, leadership, and public responsibility.

A core element of Mr. Hally’s work is education and collaboration. He has developed and delivered hundreds of trainings nationwide for law enforcement, victim advocates, medical providers, educators, prosecutors, and tribal and rural communities. His trainings emphasize practical tools that improve survivor safety, reduce harm, and strengthen cross-system partnerships—particularly in underserved and geographically isolated regions.

Mr. Hally’s leadership has contributed to meaningful outcomes, including serving as Task Force Commander on the Rachael Anderson homicide investigation in Moscow, Idaho, which resulted in a rare first-degree murder conviction despite the victim never being recovered. He has also been recognized for his service through a nomination for the U.S. Department of Justice National Allied Professional Service Award and by the Lewiston-Clarkston YWCA as Volunteer of the Year.

Through his work as a practitioner, trainer, and community partner, Mr. Hally brings a steadfast commitment to justice, healing, and the belief that safer communities are built when systems work together and survivors are believed, supported, and protected.

Training Materials Developed and Presented

Dan Hally has delivered extensive training nationwide for law enforcement, victim advocates, medical providers, medical schools, educators, tribal governments, and community organizations. His work spans more than two decades and focuses on trauma-informed responses to violence, coordinated community responses, and improving victim safety while strengthening offender accountability.

His trainings include topics such as understanding the impacts of trauma on victim behavior; domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking investigations; interviewing adult and child witnesses; Start by Believing principles; Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP); elder abuse; dating violence; bullying; internet and cell phone safety; crisis intervention; report writing; grant writing; leadership; and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Dan has also taught countless parents and students on internet safety, digital exploitation risks, sexting, and online harassment, delivering presentations across public and private school systems, colleges, and community education programs. He has presented at local, state, tribal, and national conferences, universities, medical schools, and professional trainings, including university programs, tribal justice and victim assistance conferences, law enforcement academies, medical and emergency responder trainings, and rural community forums across the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, the Midwest, the Southwest, and beyond.