Ali W. Rothrock

Ali W. Rothrock is an author, speaker, and educator who has delivered 500+ presentations nationwide about resilience after trauma and advocating for first responder mental health.

As the CEO & Lead Instructor for On the Job and Off, an online platform dedicated to building more resilient first responders, she draws from her own experience as a volunteer firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician.

She is a member of the Cumberland County (PA) Critical Incident Stress Management Team, a Certified Trauma Responder through the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, and a volunteer with the Medical Reserve Corps.

Ali has also worked as a sexual assault and domestic violence counselor and is a certified QPR Suicide Prevention instructor through the QPR Institute.

Ali’s first book, “Where Hope Lives”, is a memoir detailing her journey through her first few years in the fire service. Her second book, “After Trauma: Lessons on Overcoming from a First Responder Turned Crisis Counselor”, is being published by Broadleaf Books in April 2022.

Ali has an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with an emphasis in crisis counseling. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband