Kevin Becker, Psy.D.
kevin@ORIconsulting.com

Dr. Kevin Becker is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in trauma and crisis intervention for 15 years. He is a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry in Harvard Medical School's Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Becker also serves as Director of the Institute for Trauma & Crisis, a division of the Continuing Education Program Inc., at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He organized and participated in responses following the September 11th attacks, the 2004 South Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Pakistan earthquake. He is the former director of the Trauma Center in Boston, an international research and treatment facility. He was founding chairperson of the Massachusetts Disaster Response Network for the Mass. Psychological Association, and he was formerly a Vice President with Marsh Crisis Consulting, part of Marsh USA. He advises public and private organizations on how best to prepare for crisis and provide effective responses for their employees and other stakeholders.

Jeffrey Weir, MA LCMHC
jeff@ORIconsulting.com

Jeffrey has over fifteen years of experience in the field of traumatic stress and disaster response and is a senior partner of ORI Consulting. He received his Masters degree in Psychology from Antioch New England Graduate School in Keene, NH and has been a supervisor at The Trauma Center in Boston since 1999. Jeffrey has provided training and consultation throughout the U.S. and Europe on issues related to trauma and stress and has worked with corporate and governmental organizations following varying degrees of crisis including workplace violence incidents, mergers and acquisitions, acts of terrorism including New York after 9/11 and natural disasters including hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He has worked with numerous and diverse groups including police, fire and other first responders, court personnel, school systems, federal law enforcement, corporate and manufacturing industries.