Kaitlin roig biography

This past fall, Armoured One celebrated its tenth anniversary, and with that came a special visit from Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis – the source and inspiration for Armoured One’s mission. It was December 14, 2012, when first grade teacher, Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis, single-handedly saved her entire class of students from a gunman who stormed into Sandy Hook Elementary School. CEO and co-founder, Tom Czyz, had the privilege of sitting down with Kaitlin to reflect on her experience and the inspiration behind Armoured One.

Inspiration

In their conversation, Tom recalled that it was during an evening news program that highlighted Kaitlin’s story, that the seed was planted for Armoured One. Naturally, he explained to Kaitlin that she has quickly become one of his “heroes”. But Kaitlin humbly refuses this title. She claimed that she was just “doing what any teacher would do” in that moment when terror arose. But Tom was quick to remind Kaitli