Dr. Margaret A. Sedor, NCSP.
Dr. Sedor is a School Psychologist and serves as the District Suicide Prevention and Wellbeing Coordinator within the Sweetwater Union High School District in California. She is also Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at San Diego State University and has a private practice.
Over the past 30 years, Dr. Sedor has provided leadership in the areas of mental health, wellbeing, suicide prevention, USSS/NTAC behavioral threat assessment and crisis management at the county, state and national level. Dr. Sedor has been instrumental with the Sweetwater School District in building a systemic framework for staff and student wellbeing, has created a wellbeing ambassador program, wellbeing centers and a district youth leadership council to engage student voice and agency.
As a nationally recognized presenter, Dr. Sedor provides training in MTSS, mental health and wellbeing, restorative practices, crisis management and psychological triage, suicide prevention, intervention and postvention. She also leads Behavioral and Digital Threat Assessment® (BDTA) training for Safer Schools Together (SST), which is based on the US Secret Service/NTAC model.
Currently, Dr. Sedor serves on the NASP School Safety and Crisis Response Committee, the CASP Legislation Committee, CASP Mental Health Committee, and recently the California Department of Education Social Emotional Learning Task Force.