Her past experience includes 26 years of service as a teacher, central office administrator, building principal, and college professor. Dr. Klinger is a certified Department of Homeland Security Instructor, as well as a certified ALICE trainer. She conducts school and law enforcement based trainings in crisis management through ESSN as well as through the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium, FEMA, and the Department of Homeland Security. She has recently completed the development of a two-day crisis management course and accompanying materials for FEMA and DHS entitled Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents for Key Decision Makers.