Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW, holds the role of co-founder and Director of Innovation at the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI), a nonprofit dedicated to promoting resilience and trauma-informed care. Under her guidance, TRI has pioneered groundbreaking initiatives such as the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) and the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), both widely acknowledged interventions for addressing and preventing traumatic stress. She established the Family Resiliency Project, equipping caregivers, educators, and community workers dealing with children.

She is a Senior Consultant for Emory University's SEE Learning Program, a curriculum that imparts schools’ body literacy, compassion, and ethics. Miller-Karas is the author of "Building Resilience to Trauma: the Trauma and Community Resiliency Models, Second Edition," a work commended by the United Nations and Taylor and Francis for its alignment with the U.N.'s sustainable development goals. Her contributions extend to regular insights in Psychology Today on trauma-related subjects and hosting the weekly radio show "Resiliency Within" on VoiceAmerica.

Michael Sapp, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, and the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI) CEO. Dr. Sapp is dedicated to concepts of community healing through simple biological-based resiliency skills. As a Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)® and Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® Senior Trainer, Dr. Sapp has helped train clinicians and non-clinical community leaders both locally and internationally. Domestically, he has provided trainings throughout the United States, including California, as well as Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New York, and North Carolina. Internationally, he has helped provide trainings in the Philippines, Turkey, England, Nepal, Germany, Iceland, and Northern Ireland. He also co-authored a chapter with Elaine Miller-Karas entitled, “The Nervous System, Memory, and Trauma” in Ms. Miller-Karas’ book “Building Resilience to Trauma: The Trauma and Community Resiliency Models”.

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