Ali Rothrock is a speaker, author, educator and advocate. She has delivered over 500 presentations nationwide. Ali has been in the volunteer fire service since 2005, enjoying more than a decade as a firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician.

Ali is the CEO & Lead Instructor for On the Job and Off, which is an online platform dedicated to building more resilient first responders. Ali is also the Executive Director of First Responders Care, a non-profit that empowers first responders to take an active role in their communities resilience.

She is a member of the Cumberland County (PA) Critical Incident Stress Management Team and is a Behavioral Health volunteer with the Medical Reserve Corps. Ali is a Certified Trauma Responder through the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. Ali has worked as a sexual assault and domestic violence counselor and has served on multiple national diversity and inclusion committees.

Ali is also a certified QPR Suicide Prevention instructor through the QPR Institute. She is the Eastern Division Trustee for Women in Fire. Ali is the author of Where Hope Lives, a memoir detailing her journey through her first few years in the fire service. She is currently writing her second book which details her story of trauma recovery while featuring other’s stories too. Book Two is being published in 2022 by Broadleaf Books.

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.