Ali 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 Founder & CEO of 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. Ali is also the Executive Director of First Responders Care, a non-profit whose flagship course The C.A.R.E.S. Project educates first responders on how to recognize and report signs of child abuse, neglect, and trafficking.

Ali is a Certified Crisis Counselor through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, a Certified Trauma Responder through the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, and a Behavioral Health Specialist with the Medical Reserve Corps. Ali has also worked as a sexual assault and domestic violence counselor.

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”, was published in 2022 by Broadleaf Books.

Ali has an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science, a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology: Crisis Counseling, and has her MA in Human Services: Trauma, Resilience, Self-Care Strategies. She moves often with her husband who is in the Air Force.