Crawford Coates

Crawford Coates is the head of marketing at FirstWatch and the author of *Mindful Responder: The First Responder's Field Guide to Improved Resilience, Fulfillment, & Presence--On & Off the Job*. Crawford previously served as an account director at RedFlash Group, content marketing manager at Lexipol, and publisher at Calibre Press, among other roles. A co-founder of Below 100, a national risk management initiative for first responders, Crawford earned a Master of Public Policy and Administration from California Lutheran University. Their experience in publishing and public safety has fostered a strong interest in mindfulness, particularly for frontline professionals.