What is the PAVE Trainer Webinar Series?

PAVE stands for Proactive Anti-Violence Education, and we teach people how to proactively disrupt the dominoes of violence in organizations and communities everywhere. We provide in-house training in a variety of formats for businesses, groups, and organizations that teach fundamental human safety skills such as trauma-informed care, effective communication rooted in compassion and empathy, physical safety skills, de-escalation, and more. Joining one of our Webinars is the first step to joining our Trainer Team.

PAVE is growing, and we need committed professionals like yourself willing to explore opportunities to:

Become a certified PAVE Trainer © and get paid for what you love
Learn core components of PAVE’s workplace violence prevention training programs and certification process
Expand your learning and development skill and create impactful changes at organizational levels
Navigate your biases and become part of the cultural change needed around violence prevention and healing
Create safe, healthy and inclusive workplaces
Grow your network and work with unique professionals from a variety of sectors

Currently we are offering the option of 2 webinars:

Please choose the session that works best for your schedule. The sessions follow identical formats, only one session is required. If the two options offered are outside of your availability, we invite you to reach out to our CEO Arlene Limas to set up an exploratory conversation. arlene@paveprevention.com

Option 1

April 21st from 2 – 3 pm CST

Option 2

April 25th from 12 – 1pm CST

Meet Your Facilitators:

Arlene Limas

Olympic Gold Medalist and former owner of Power Kix Martial Arts, Arlene Limas, has been facilitating large-scale change for over 30 years since becoming the first American and the first woman to win Gold in the sport of Tae Kwon Do. Now, Arlene seeks to advocate for personal safety and empower entire corporations in her role as the CEO of PAVE Prevention. Her vision is to connect high-level programming with corporations and organizations, addressing counterproductive work behaviors that may lead to low productivity, tardiness, absenteeism, and high turnover. PAVE’s evidence-based, trauma-informed programming will empower employees and members with the tools for better performance, stronger engagement, and healthier work culture.

Dr. Kate Webster

Kate Webster, PhD is a strategist, educator, TEDx Speaker, and social justice warrior with over 20 years’ experience assessing, designing, and implementing capacity building programs to support the development of more inclusive and welcoming organizations. Dr. Webster has a PhD in Administrative Institutional Policy Studies in Education from the University of Chicago, a BA in Psychology & Social Relations from Harvard University, a certification as an Empowerment-based Self-Defense Instructor, and a third-degree Black Belt in Seido Karate.

Julie Harmon

For the past 30 years, Julie has dedicated her professional life to preventing and protecting people from violence. As a director for IMPACT, she has programmed coursework, developed organizational and agency safety policies, and created and implemented skills-based personal safety curricula. Julie applies her extensive background in psychology, chemical dependency, counseling, and training to her Empowerment Self-Defense work and the complexity of issues intersecting personal violence and personal safety.

Heather Turnbull

Heather has over 25 years of experience as a strategic planning facilitator, career advancement advisor, and development professional. In addition to designing and facilitating personal safety and Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) programs for community organizations, Heather advocates on behalf of marginalized and at-risk persons, especially women and girls, impacted by violence and trauma. Her approach and philosophy draw upon the discipline of the martial arts; Heather is a world champion gold medalist and 6th degree Black Belt Martial Artist (Renshi).

Why Should I Become a PAVE Trainer?

Facilitation and creating impactful change at an individual AND at an institutional/organizational level
Social justice work and reducing workplace aggression
Violence prevention in the workplace and beyond
Creating welcoming and inclusive workplaces
Learning new approaches and content to shift culture
Creating workplaces where everyone is welcomed, valued, respected and heard?

PAVE is dedicated to creating lasting change on a large scale, starting by empowering the individual. Your participation as a PAVE Trainer will be essential to not only our growth, but our ability to reach more people more efficiently. We value your unique perspective, experience, and knowledge, and believe that a diverse and inclusive Training Team* provides significant value to participants.