14. Part 1: Interview of Nicole Florisi & Von Kliem

Episode 14 – Part 1 of a Two-part Interview of Nicole Florisi and Von Kliem. I’ve mentioned before that while I was working and training for the US Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID), stationed at Ft Leonard Wood, I had the pleasure and honor of meeting and working with many outstanding colleagues and Soldiers…one of the people who made a big impact on my journey and work with the Army was Von Kliem. Von was an attorney in the JAG Corp, and became one of our instructors in the Special Victims Unit Investigation Course, which I co-managed. I think I connected so closely with Von because he had been a police officer in his civilian life, as well as keeping his certification as a reserve police officer in Kansas. In his Army life, Von was an attorney who applied his law enforcement knowledge and expertise to his handling of cases, including rape and sexual assault cases. He was also involved in training and instructing, and when we heard about Von’s expertise and experience, it was plain to see that we needed to implement him into our SVUIC, two-week training course. He was an immediate and strong addition to the team. Fast forward to today…Von is now in the civilian sector at Force Science, a private company which “advances expert decision-making, superior performance, and honest accountability in public safety,”* as the Director of the Consulting Division, Executive Editor, and as a Staff Instructor. He continues to be my colleague and friend, and I am honored that he agreed to be a guest on this show. Von brings with him another well-known expert, and now a new friend and colleague, Nicole Florisi. Nicole is also a former law enforcement officer, who is now working as an instructor and consultant for VirTra, a law enforcement and military simulator training company. “Nicole has a Master of Science Professional Counseling with her post-master work in trauma counseling and human factors psychology. She has a Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration and Emergency Management. Her work as a therapist has an emphasis in crisis and trauma with an added focus in training other therapists on working with the first responder community.”* She is also an expert in presenting and instructing with Force Science, and it is a privilege to have her on this show. Please share this episode with everyone you know, and don’t forget to subscribe to Sexual Assault Survivor Stories – the SASS Podcast; even if you don’t listen to every episode. Your subscription helps the podcast grow, which is important because it helps in doing your part to bringing justice to victims and survivors of rape and sexual assault…because we all know someone whose life has been affected by rape or sexual assault. And remember to Start by Believing. * https://www.forcescience.com