Meet the team
Erick Gil
With more than 15 years in law enforcement, Erick Gil has dedicated his career to some of the most demanding and sensitive areas of policing: domestic violence, sexual assault investigations, human trafficking, and child sex trafficking.
Erick serves as both a law enforcement instructor and field training officer — roles that reflect his deep belief that better training leads to better outcomes for everyone involved. He brings a victim-centered, trauma-informed mindset to every course and consultation, drawing on years of frontline experience to help professionals navigate the complexities of high-stakes investigations with integrity, empathy, and effectiveness.
His goal is straightforward: to raise the standard of response across the profession — one well-trained officer at a time.
Samantha Gil
Samantha Gil is an advocate, consultant, and trainer with over 14 years of experience supporting individuals, families, and systems through crisis, recovery, and systemic change.
Her work includes seven years in tribal advocacy — centering Native voices, culturally grounded healing, and sovereignty in every aspect of her practice. That experience continues to shape how she approaches every training and every room she walks into.
As co-founder of Butterfly Effect Training & Consulting, Samantha works with first responders and agencies to build more effective, trauma-informed responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and related harms. Her background as a Tribal Court Legal Advocate gives her rare insight into both the human and systemic dimensions of crisis response.
She believes change happens at the intersection of knowledge, compassion, and collaboration — and she brings all three to every engagement.