About - National Emergency Responder & Public Safety Center

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Our Mission

Daily challenges have reached unprecedented levels for law enforcement, emergency medical services personnel, fire, search and rescue, military, dispatchers, corrections/detentions officers, victim advocates, probation/parole, and others who work within associated fields or high-stress environments.

Cordico recognizes and understands the unique needs of the community it serves. We have created a powerhouse of resources to build and enhance sustained performance, wellness, and resiliency through standardized training and certification for peer supporters and clinicians working with public safety.

Our Team Of Experts:

Jaime Brower, Psy.D., ABPP

Dr. Jaime Brower is the Founder and serves as the Vice President of Peer Support and Clinician Training and Certification for the National Emergency Responder and Public Safety Center (NERPSC). Lexipol acquired the NERPSC in early 2023.

Dr. Brower devoted herself to serving emergency responders and their loved ones for more than 20 years. The breadth of her professional experience includes work with law enforcement, fire, corrections/detentions, EMS, dispatch, victim advocates, military, probation/parole, and others associated professionals. Also, with personal ties to this population, she understands the unique demands and challenges that responders and their families face while serving their communities.

Dr. Brower is also the Founder and Owner of Jaime Brower Psychological Services & Consulting, Inc. Brower Psychological supports more than 150 agencies nationally at local, state, and federal levels. The agency’s services include counseling services; peer support team development, training, and oversight; critical incident response; and both organization and operational consulting.

Because of those efforts, she recognized an opportunity to better support the responder community, creating the National Emergency Responder and Public Safety Center™ (NERPSC). Dr. Brower believes that lasting change is built through a systems approach. NERPSC is sustained by a community of class-leading contributors with a like-minded and like-hearted dedication to creating national success outcomes for responders (including retirees), their loved ones, the agencies and communities they serve, and the clinicians that support them.

Through a systems approach, NERPSC creates value-added, proprietary, nationally recognized training, education, and support tools that follow and empower a responder from hire to retire. Each tool is developed with a single goal – to improve the lives of responders.

Dr. Brower is American Board Certified in Police & Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) and currently serves on the ABPPSP Board, as its Academy President.

Emily Hitchings

Emily is currently the Programming Director for the National Emergency Responder and Public Safety Center. Emily served as a police officer for the Aurora Colorado Police Department for nearly 17 years in a variety of uniform and undercover assignments, including patrol, vice and narcotics, and fugitive apprehension.

While there, she served as the department’s employee support and wellness officer, overseeing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual support programs. She led the department’s peer support team, lethal response team, and trauma response team. Emily is recognized state-wide for her work and has been pivotal in establishing and building employee support programs for departments of all sizes throughout the country.

Her diverse career has fostered an evolving and continued passion to better help responders and their families navigate professional and personal life demands. As the Programming Director, she is a key contributor/creator of peer support training and resources that help educate and empower the community NERPSC serves.

Currently, Emily is completing her MA in counseling, to allow her to assist emergency responders through therapy, crisis response, and trauma treatment.

Adam Brower

Adam serves as the videographer and editor for the National Emergency Responder and Public Safety Center. His role includes video production, post-production, and technical support to ensure the seamless delivery of NERPSC content.

From a young age, Adam began telling stories through video and photography. His interest and passion continued through college, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Iowa State University.

His career began in broadcast at a local Iowa TV station working as a photojournalist, on-air reporter, video editor, and multimedia journalist. Each role has strengthened his knowledge and understanding of the importance of strong visuals in effective storytelling. His enthusiasm is evidenced in each NERPSC training and education video.

Wade Brower

Wade serves as the Project Manager for the National Emergency Responder and Public Safety Center. He has more than 16 years of experience in business management and leadership development in both the Colorado and Arizona markets. Wade also has a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Phoenix.

Within his years of experience, Wade has worked to implement leading technology and develop leaders to higher levels of success in all areas of business. Creating an environment for growth, teamwork, and development is one of his highest achievements.

Wade grew up in a small Iowa town with a military father and family members and friends in law enforcement. These connections amplify his passion to provide support to responders and military members.

Cati Apala

Cati serves as the Service Administrator for the National Emergency Responder and Public Safety Center (NERPSC).

She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from Colorado State University. She is married to a law enforcement officer and is thrilled and honored to help and work with other first responders and clinicians in the field. Cati has a passion to support others and provides excellent customer service within the clinician certification.

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