“Floyd Rights” A Social Awareness Campaign

Dr. Stuart Lord

Co-Founder

Stuart Lord, the President, and CEO of Delta Developmental, organizational solutions for leadership development, is well versed in higher education administration and leadership, organization development, institutional diversity and inclusion, and business operations. He brings over 25 years of senior executive leadership in strategic planning, leadership development, and executive coaching.

Lord’s efforts have been focused on guiding universities and companies, including Interstate Restoration, FirstonSite, Wheelock College, Emergency Family Assistance Association, Dartmouth College, DePauw University and The Kingston Bay Group, His work in these roles has yielded transformative results, including leveraging assets, enhancing institutional diversity and inclusion, exceeding financial revenue targets, and helping executive leaders address their most important leadership needs.

In higher education he has served as University President, Interim President, Deputy to the President, Associate Provost, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, University Dean, and Executive Director for the White House President’s Summit on America’s Future during the Clinton Administration.

StuartLord@floydrights.org

Doug Katich

Co-Founder

Douglas Katich is the CEO of Ai2, an international business software company headquartered in Chicago, IL. Prior to taking over the helm at Ai2, Mr. Katich was an attorney and senior partner at the New Jersey law firm Ansell, Zaro, Grimm & Aaron, and senior partner at the New Jersey law firm Lomurro, Davison, Eastman and Muñoz.

dougkatich@floydrights.org

Board of Directors

Blake Angelo

John Vincent Campbell

Pouria Montazeri

Leaders

Floyd Rights replace the "objectively reasonable" standard for the use of force with the "absolutely necessary" standard as used by the European Convention of Human Rights. A suspect’s misbehaviors, indignation or disgraceful conduct never justify a police officer’s use of force unless it is "absolutely necessary" to prevent bodily harm to others. Lethal force is never justified unless actual, not perceived, exigencies exist that are absolutely necessary to prevent the loss of life. Together, we will bring about change.

Dr. Stuart Lord

Co-Founder

StuartLord@floydrights.org

Doug Katich

Co-Founder

In addition to his legal and business careers, Mr. Katich has been elected to public office as a Fair Haven, NJ councilman from 2001 to 2004, where he also served in the capacity of Commissioner of Police. Mr. Katich was also a founding trustee of the Hall Institute of New Jersey Public Policy and he was appointed by Governor Chris Christie to the New Jersey Council of the Arts in 2010. In addition to his Juris Doctorate degree, Mr. Katich also holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Katich is a father of three daughters and currently resides in Newport Coast California with his wife Emily.

dougkatich@floydrights.org

Dr. Stuart Lord and Doug Katich first met in 1986 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Doug was then a freshman, and Stuart was the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and the University Chaplain at DePauw. As a freshman, Doug lettered on the DePauw University varsity football team, and he and Stuart would often meet-up at the university athletic center. Later into his college career, Doug became a student leader, and Stuart served as his mentor. They worked closely together, promoting local community service opportunities and student-led initiatives. As a senior, Doug became president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity, and Stuart served as the fraternity's faculty advisor. Since their first meeting over thirty years ago, Stuart and Doug remained close friends to this day. The Floyd Rights Campaign came about during a conversation between Stuart and Doug while they were pondering a question they had been asked innumerable times: "How should I respond, and what can I do, about George Floyd's death and the tragedy of ongoing Police brutality?" The Floyd Rights is their answer to that question, and they feel this project will put an end to needless deaths and Police brutality. Please join Dr. Stuart Lord, Doug Katich, and the rest of the campaign members in this urgent mission and sign our petition. Together we can transition police from "Serve and Protect" to "Serve and Respect."