Consilium offers a range of consulting services for municipal, provincial and federal governments, and their associated agencies focusing on corporate and\/or strategic level initiatives, ranging from service delivery reviews to future strategic planning efforts. Consilium\u2019s strength lies in our knowledge and experience in these areas as well as our ability to leverage our horizontal leadership capacity to support all levels in client organizations to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n
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CEO<\/h3>\nKIM DERRY<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#edbb5f” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Kim retired as Deputy Chief of Police, Toronto Police Service in 2011. His 38-year career in law enforcement has carved a solid niche for his leadership role in several private corporations as well as non-profit and charity boards.<\/p>\n
During his six years as Deputy Chief, Toronto Police, Kim was responsible for policing operations of all 17 uniform divisions.\u00a0 He managed 4221 uniform and civilian personnel and was accountable for divisional policing budgets of 490 million dollars. He oversaw and led organizational reviews (OSSG, IMPART and 90-Day Review) for the command, preparing recommendations for the command and the board to initiate.<\/p>\n
In 2010 he became the first non-U.S. citizen to lead the FBI\u2019s National Academy Association, representing the largest association of law enforcement leaders in the world.\u00a0 As president of the 18,000-member organization that spans 165 countries, he developed initiatives, such as the focus on human trafficking, that have changed the face of policing across the globe and affected the lives of people around the world.<\/p>\n
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COO<\/h3>\nPETER LENNOX<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#edbb5f” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Peter served for 36 years with the Toronto Police Service retiring as unit commander of the Toronto Police College in 2018 and having served as commander of No. 11 Division in West Toronto. He continues to serve as a adjudicator for police tribunals across the province.\u00a0 Peter\u2019s strengths include communication and facilitation, and he is an energetic, strong and thoughtful leader.\u00a0 His approach is collegial, consultative and strategic.\u00a0 He excels at solving problems, whether working alone or with others.<\/p>\n
Peter has substantial experience in police and community leadership, policing operations, planning and administration, and has been involved in several significant organizational change initiatives.\u00a0 He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree (honours) from the University of Toronto and a certificate in adult education from St. Francis Xavier University.\u00a0 He completed the Senior Management in Policing program from the Police Executive Research Forum in 2012.<\/p>\n
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CFO<\/h3>\n\n\nANGELO CRISTOFARO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angelo retired as the Director, Finance & Administration after 27 years with the Toronto Police Service (TPS). As the Director at TPS he was responsible for the development and monitoring of the annual operating budget and the capital plan as well as overseeing critical administrative functions in accounting, payroll, purchasing, asset management, fleet & materials management and facilities. Angelo provided advice to senior management and the Board on all aspects of finance and was involved in various organizational reviews and strategic planning initiatives.\u00a0 He made presentations to the Board and City Council. As Director, the position required an overall understanding of the civilian and uniform functions and the policing culture.<\/p>\n
Currently, Angelo is an instructor on Humber College\u2019s Organizational Behavior course. The preparation and delivery of this course has provided Angelo with enhanced knowledge in organizational structure, change management, communication, leadership, motivation and organizational culture. In addition, Angelo has gained experience as a management consultant providing services to the Toronto Police Services Board and Toronto Police Association. Angelo also has experience as a board member serving on the Toronto Police Widows and Orphans Fund and the Catholic Children\u2019s Aid Society.<\/p>\n
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CAO<\/h3>\n\n\nJAMES BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJim is currently an Adjunct Professor of Criminology at Ontario Tech University, following a career of over 30 years in policing at the municipal and international levels.\u00a0 Jim holds a MSc. (with distinction) in Security Studies focused on human security (including human trafficking), and has served as the Executive Director of the Global Resource Epicenter Against Human Trafficking (GREAT), a registered Canadian charity, since 2015.\u00a0 During his policing career he was seconded to work with provincial and state agencies as well as with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). His international experience included leading community consultations across Eastern Europe, leading police capacity development missions to several countries including Ukraine, Poland and Hungary, leading ministerial-level negotiations on police training, and leading the hate crime information exchange mission to Russia on behalf of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). His Canadian policing experience focused on major project management, designing and leading police reform and organizational change, policy analysis, business process mapping and analysis along with threat, risk and vulnerability analysis.\u00a0 Jim received his certification as a critical infrastructure protection specialist from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security \u2013 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and he has extensive experience in successfully building effective cross-functional teams, in successfully executing projects and in the management and operational application of new technologies.\u00a0 He is currently a professional doctoral candidate in Policing and Community Safety, and holds a certificate in University Education, as well as numerous certificates from United Nations Department of Safety and Security, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the Peace Operations Training Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\nMAUREEN McVEY<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#edbb5f” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMaureen is a flexible and versatile CBAP certified Business Analyst, with over 20 years of experience specializing in aligning organizational goals and objectives to solutions and stakeholder focused approach. She has helped set the international standards in business analysis practices, she is an international speaker, and trainer on business analysis topics.<\/p>\n
At the federal government level, Maureen has elicited requirements from Fishery Officers and Operations staff from across Canada for a Case Management software solution and facilitated and documented an enforcement audit infrastructure designed to support the Canadian Federal Government Cannabis regulation and producer\/retail compliance and for DND, she has architected complete support business processes to address 14,000 Canadian Armed Forces relocations.<\/p>\n
She has facilitated cross functional teams to reach consensus on process and technology solutions for fortune 1000 organizations (industries: not-for-profit, insurance, banking, manufacturing and law enforcement) and managed process optimization and organizational change to meet industry framework requirements such as CMMI at Bank of Montreal and Blue Cross Blue Shield impacting over 2000 IT and Business practitioners<\/p>\n
Maureen is a founding member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), and a contributor to the IIBA BABOK\u00ae Guide v3.0, the IEEE IT BOK, the IIBA Agile Extension to the BABOK\u00ae Guide.\u00a0 She has researched and provided strategic plans addressing the needs of 27,000 IIBA member customers worldwide.\u00a0 She is also author of \u201cThe Forgotten Requirement \u2013 Organizational Change\u201d published in 2013.<\/p>\n
Maureen holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Carlton University, a Telecommunications Management diploma from Ryerson University, as well as being a Certified Business Analysis Professional, and having certifications in; Online Community Management, SAP, CMMI, Instructional Design and Records Management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nCLARE PLATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Clare has over 30 years\u2019 experience in project management in the information technology,
financial and energy sectors.\u00a0 She holds a\u00a0 Masters\u2019 Certificate in Project Management from the York University Division of Executive Development Schulich School of Business as well as industry standard practices training (ITIL, PMI, CCF)
Experience includes project management, project implementation; SLA & KPI adherence, security policy reconciliation and strong vendor and relationship management.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Along with her Project Management skills (Masters Certification), her core competencies include ITIL & Six Sigma training, Continuous Process Improvement, Functional People Management (H.R., training, Union employee\u00a0 management) and Security Analysis & policy implementation; Vendor Management, Relationship
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nPAUL BEESLEY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Beesley started his policing career in 1986 serving as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police serving in Ottawa and Toronto.\u00a0 In 1989 he became a member of the Orillia Police Service where he was assigned to various front-line policing duties and the Detective Bureau.\u00a0 In 1996 upon amalgamation of the Orillia Police Service he became a member of the Ontario Provincial Police.<\/p>\n
As a member of the OPP\u2019s Criminal Investigation Branch he cased managed several high-profile investigations including the murder of eight members of the Bandido\u2019s Motorcycle Gang, Ontario Lottery Corporation insider wins, and the destruction of emails related to the cancellation of Ontario gas plants.<\/p>\n
Cross-command leadership experience with the Ontario Provincial Police has included tenures as Manager in the Professional Standards Bureau, the Director of the Anti-Rackets Branch, Director of Organized Crime, Director of Criminal Investigation Support Services, Commander of the Investigation and Support Bureau and as Interim Deputy Commissioner of Investigations and Organized Crime Command.<\/p>\n
Paul led the development and implementation of several change management initiatives including the OPP Cyber Strategy, The Behavioural Sciences Renewal Project and the Victim Support Strategy.\u00a0 He represented Ontario at the provincial, national and international levels regarding various public safety initiatives and issues.<\/p>\n
He is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nWILLIAM NEADLES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWilliam (Bill) Neadles is a senior management, highly experienced police officer with over four decades of progressive responsibility and leadership in law enforcement, emergency management, \u00a0preparedness, response operations, recovery, training, exercise design.\u00a0 He has an extensive background with major events planning at local, provincial, national and international in scope.\u00a0 This is combined with a thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation and its impact on the practical elements of emergency management program service delivery.\u00a0 Bill has a broad range of experience in emergency management policies, \u00a0procedures, plans for public and private sector organizations as well as extensive emergency services \u00a0training with emergency services collaboration in Emergency Management, Public Order, Crowd\u00a0 Management, Search Management, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Security. \u00a0\u00a0He is a professional with a proven track record of successful planning, training, \u00a0development, implementation, deployment measures for many planned and unplanned major \u00a0events including high level official visits of heads of states, major sporting events, natural and \u00a0human created emergency events, both lawful and unlawful protests that were both peaceful and violent in nature.\u00a0 He has been engaged with numerous policing, emergency management committees at the municipal, provincial, federal level in support of public and private sector organizations and stakeholders to enhance public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHe is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
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Kim retired as Deputy Chief of Police, Toronto Police Service in 2011. His 38-year career in law enforcement has carved a solid niche for his leadership role in several private corporations as well as non-profit and charity boards.<\/p>\n
During his six years as Deputy Chief, Toronto Police, Kim was responsible for policing operations of all 17 uniform divisions.\u00a0 He managed 4221 uniform and civilian personnel and was accountable for divisional policing budgets of 490 million dollars. He oversaw and led organizational reviews (OSSG, IMPART and 90-Day Review) for the command, preparing recommendations for the command and the board to initiate.<\/p>\n
In 2010 he became the first non-U.S. citizen to lead the FBI\u2019s National Academy Association, representing the largest association of law enforcement leaders in the world.\u00a0 As president of the 18,000-member organization that spans 165 countries, he developed initiatives, such as the focus on human trafficking, that have changed the face of policing across the globe and affected the lives of people around the world.<\/p>\n
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COO<\/h3>\nPETER LENNOX<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#edbb5f” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Peter served for 36 years with the Toronto Police Service retiring as unit commander of the Toronto Police College in 2018 and having served as commander of No. 11 Division in West Toronto. He continues to serve as a adjudicator for police tribunals across the province.\u00a0 Peter\u2019s strengths include communication and facilitation, and he is an energetic, strong and thoughtful leader.\u00a0 His approach is collegial, consultative and strategic.\u00a0 He excels at solving problems, whether working alone or with others.<\/p>\n
Peter has substantial experience in police and community leadership, policing operations, planning and administration, and has been involved in several significant organizational change initiatives.\u00a0 He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree (honours) from the University of Toronto and a certificate in adult education from St. Francis Xavier University.\u00a0 He completed the Senior Management in Policing program from the Police Executive Research Forum in 2012.<\/p>\n
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CFO<\/h3>\n\n\nANGELO CRISTOFARO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angelo retired as the Director, Finance & Administration after 27 years with the Toronto Police Service (TPS). As the Director at TPS he was responsible for the development and monitoring of the annual operating budget and the capital plan as well as overseeing critical administrative functions in accounting, payroll, purchasing, asset management, fleet & materials management and facilities. Angelo provided advice to senior management and the Board on all aspects of finance and was involved in various organizational reviews and strategic planning initiatives.\u00a0 He made presentations to the Board and City Council. As Director, the position required an overall understanding of the civilian and uniform functions and the policing culture.<\/p>\n
Currently, Angelo is an instructor on Humber College\u2019s Organizational Behavior course. The preparation and delivery of this course has provided Angelo with enhanced knowledge in organizational structure, change management, communication, leadership, motivation and organizational culture. In addition, Angelo has gained experience as a management consultant providing services to the Toronto Police Services Board and Toronto Police Association. Angelo also has experience as a board member serving on the Toronto Police Widows and Orphans Fund and the Catholic Children\u2019s Aid Society.<\/p>\n
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CAO<\/h3>\n\n\nJAMES BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJim is currently an Adjunct Professor of Criminology at Ontario Tech University, following a career of over 30 years in policing at the municipal and international levels.\u00a0 Jim holds a MSc. (with distinction) in Security Studies focused on human security (including human trafficking), and has served as the Executive Director of the Global Resource Epicenter Against Human Trafficking (GREAT), a registered Canadian charity, since 2015.\u00a0 During his policing career he was seconded to work with provincial and state agencies as well as with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). His international experience included leading community consultations across Eastern Europe, leading police capacity development missions to several countries including Ukraine, Poland and Hungary, leading ministerial-level negotiations on police training, and leading the hate crime information exchange mission to Russia on behalf of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). His Canadian policing experience focused on major project management, designing and leading police reform and organizational change, policy analysis, business process mapping and analysis along with threat, risk and vulnerability analysis.\u00a0 Jim received his certification as a critical infrastructure protection specialist from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security \u2013 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and he has extensive experience in successfully building effective cross-functional teams, in successfully executing projects and in the management and operational application of new technologies.\u00a0 He is currently a professional doctoral candidate in Policing and Community Safety, and holds a certificate in University Education, as well as numerous certificates from United Nations Department of Safety and Security, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the Peace Operations Training Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\nMAUREEN McVEY<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#edbb5f” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMaureen is a flexible and versatile CBAP certified Business Analyst, with over 20 years of experience specializing in aligning organizational goals and objectives to solutions and stakeholder focused approach. She has helped set the international standards in business analysis practices, she is an international speaker, and trainer on business analysis topics.<\/p>\n
At the federal government level, Maureen has elicited requirements from Fishery Officers and Operations staff from across Canada for a Case Management software solution and facilitated and documented an enforcement audit infrastructure designed to support the Canadian Federal Government Cannabis regulation and producer\/retail compliance and for DND, she has architected complete support business processes to address 14,000 Canadian Armed Forces relocations.<\/p>\n
She has facilitated cross functional teams to reach consensus on process and technology solutions for fortune 1000 organizations (industries: not-for-profit, insurance, banking, manufacturing and law enforcement) and managed process optimization and organizational change to meet industry framework requirements such as CMMI at Bank of Montreal and Blue Cross Blue Shield impacting over 2000 IT and Business practitioners<\/p>\n
Maureen is a founding member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), and a contributor to the IIBA BABOK\u00ae Guide v3.0, the IEEE IT BOK, the IIBA Agile Extension to the BABOK\u00ae Guide.\u00a0 She has researched and provided strategic plans addressing the needs of 27,000 IIBA member customers worldwide.\u00a0 She is also author of \u201cThe Forgotten Requirement \u2013 Organizational Change\u201d published in 2013.<\/p>\n
Maureen holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Carlton University, a Telecommunications Management diploma from Ryerson University, as well as being a Certified Business Analysis Professional, and having certifications in; Online Community Management, SAP, CMMI, Instructional Design and Records Management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nCLARE PLATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Clare has over 30 years\u2019 experience in project management in the information technology,
financial and energy sectors.\u00a0 She holds a\u00a0 Masters\u2019 Certificate in Project Management from the York University Division of Executive Development Schulich School of Business as well as industry standard practices training (ITIL, PMI, CCF)
Experience includes project management, project implementation; SLA & KPI adherence, security policy reconciliation and strong vendor and relationship management.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Along with her Project Management skills (Masters Certification), her core competencies include ITIL & Six Sigma training, Continuous Process Improvement, Functional People Management (H.R., training, Union employee\u00a0 management) and Security Analysis & policy implementation; Vendor Management, Relationship
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nPAUL BEESLEY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Beesley started his policing career in 1986 serving as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police serving in Ottawa and Toronto.\u00a0 In 1989 he became a member of the Orillia Police Service where he was assigned to various front-line policing duties and the Detective Bureau.\u00a0 In 1996 upon amalgamation of the Orillia Police Service he became a member of the Ontario Provincial Police.<\/p>\n
As a member of the OPP\u2019s Criminal Investigation Branch he cased managed several high-profile investigations including the murder of eight members of the Bandido\u2019s Motorcycle Gang, Ontario Lottery Corporation insider wins, and the destruction of emails related to the cancellation of Ontario gas plants.<\/p>\n
Cross-command leadership experience with the Ontario Provincial Police has included tenures as Manager in the Professional Standards Bureau, the Director of the Anti-Rackets Branch, Director of Organized Crime, Director of Criminal Investigation Support Services, Commander of the Investigation and Support Bureau and as Interim Deputy Commissioner of Investigations and Organized Crime Command.<\/p>\n
Paul led the development and implementation of several change management initiatives including the OPP Cyber Strategy, The Behavioural Sciences Renewal Project and the Victim Support Strategy.\u00a0 He represented Ontario at the provincial, national and international levels regarding various public safety initiatives and issues.<\/p>\n
He is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nWILLIAM NEADLES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWilliam (Bill) Neadles is a senior management, highly experienced police officer with over four decades of progressive responsibility and leadership in law enforcement, emergency management, \u00a0preparedness, response operations, recovery, training, exercise design.\u00a0 He has an extensive background with major events planning at local, provincial, national and international in scope.\u00a0 This is combined with a thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation and its impact on the practical elements of emergency management program service delivery.\u00a0 Bill has a broad range of experience in emergency management policies, \u00a0procedures, plans for public and private sector organizations as well as extensive emergency services \u00a0training with emergency services collaboration in Emergency Management, Public Order, Crowd\u00a0 Management, Search Management, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Security. \u00a0\u00a0He is a professional with a proven track record of successful planning, training, \u00a0development, implementation, deployment measures for many planned and unplanned major \u00a0events including high level official visits of heads of states, major sporting events, natural and \u00a0human created emergency events, both lawful and unlawful protests that were both peaceful and violent in nature.\u00a0 He has been engaged with numerous policing, emergency management committees at the municipal, provincial, federal level in support of public and private sector organizations and stakeholders to enhance public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHe is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
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Peter served for 36 years with the Toronto Police Service retiring as unit commander of the Toronto Police College in 2018 and having served as commander of No. 11 Division in West Toronto. He continues to serve as a adjudicator for police tribunals across the province.\u00a0 Peter\u2019s strengths include communication and facilitation, and he is an energetic, strong and thoughtful leader.\u00a0 His approach is collegial, consultative and strategic.\u00a0 He excels at solving problems, whether working alone or with others.<\/p>\n
Peter has substantial experience in police and community leadership, policing operations, planning and administration, and has been involved in several significant organizational change initiatives.\u00a0 He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree (honours) from the University of Toronto and a certificate in adult education from St. Francis Xavier University.\u00a0 He completed the Senior Management in Policing program from the Police Executive Research Forum in 2012.<\/p>\n
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CFO<\/h3>\n\n\nANGELO CRISTOFARO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angelo retired as the Director, Finance & Administration after 27 years with the Toronto Police Service (TPS). As the Director at TPS he was responsible for the development and monitoring of the annual operating budget and the capital plan as well as overseeing critical administrative functions in accounting, payroll, purchasing, asset management, fleet & materials management and facilities. Angelo provided advice to senior management and the Board on all aspects of finance and was involved in various organizational reviews and strategic planning initiatives.\u00a0 He made presentations to the Board and City Council. As Director, the position required an overall understanding of the civilian and uniform functions and the policing culture.<\/p>\n
Currently, Angelo is an instructor on Humber College\u2019s Organizational Behavior course. The preparation and delivery of this course has provided Angelo with enhanced knowledge in organizational structure, change management, communication, leadership, motivation and organizational culture. In addition, Angelo has gained experience as a management consultant providing services to the Toronto Police Services Board and Toronto Police Association. Angelo also has experience as a board member serving on the Toronto Police Widows and Orphans Fund and the Catholic Children\u2019s Aid Society.<\/p>\n
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CAO<\/h3>\n\n\nJAMES BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJim is currently an Adjunct Professor of Criminology at Ontario Tech University, following a career of over 30 years in policing at the municipal and international levels.\u00a0 Jim holds a MSc. (with distinction) in Security Studies focused on human security (including human trafficking), and has served as the Executive Director of the Global Resource Epicenter Against Human Trafficking (GREAT), a registered Canadian charity, since 2015.\u00a0 During his policing career he was seconded to work with provincial and state agencies as well as with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). His international experience included leading community consultations across Eastern Europe, leading police capacity development missions to several countries including Ukraine, Poland and Hungary, leading ministerial-level negotiations on police training, and leading the hate crime information exchange mission to Russia on behalf of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). His Canadian policing experience focused on major project management, designing and leading police reform and organizational change, policy analysis, business process mapping and analysis along with threat, risk and vulnerability analysis.\u00a0 Jim received his certification as a critical infrastructure protection specialist from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security \u2013 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and he has extensive experience in successfully building effective cross-functional teams, in successfully executing projects and in the management and operational application of new technologies.\u00a0 He is currently a professional doctoral candidate in Policing and Community Safety, and holds a certificate in University Education, as well as numerous certificates from United Nations Department of Safety and Security, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the Peace Operations Training Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\nMAUREEN McVEY<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#edbb5f” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMaureen is a flexible and versatile CBAP certified Business Analyst, with over 20 years of experience specializing in aligning organizational goals and objectives to solutions and stakeholder focused approach. She has helped set the international standards in business analysis practices, she is an international speaker, and trainer on business analysis topics.<\/p>\n
At the federal government level, Maureen has elicited requirements from Fishery Officers and Operations staff from across Canada for a Case Management software solution and facilitated and documented an enforcement audit infrastructure designed to support the Canadian Federal Government Cannabis regulation and producer\/retail compliance and for DND, she has architected complete support business processes to address 14,000 Canadian Armed Forces relocations.<\/p>\n
She has facilitated cross functional teams to reach consensus on process and technology solutions for fortune 1000 organizations (industries: not-for-profit, insurance, banking, manufacturing and law enforcement) and managed process optimization and organizational change to meet industry framework requirements such as CMMI at Bank of Montreal and Blue Cross Blue Shield impacting over 2000 IT and Business practitioners<\/p>\n
Maureen is a founding member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), and a contributor to the IIBA BABOK\u00ae Guide v3.0, the IEEE IT BOK, the IIBA Agile Extension to the BABOK\u00ae Guide.\u00a0 She has researched and provided strategic plans addressing the needs of 27,000 IIBA member customers worldwide.\u00a0 She is also author of \u201cThe Forgotten Requirement \u2013 Organizational Change\u201d published in 2013.<\/p>\n
Maureen holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Carlton University, a Telecommunications Management diploma from Ryerson University, as well as being a Certified Business Analysis Professional, and having certifications in; Online Community Management, SAP, CMMI, Instructional Design and Records Management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nCLARE PLATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Clare has over 30 years\u2019 experience in project management in the information technology,
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Along with her Project Management skills (Masters Certification), her core competencies include ITIL & Six Sigma training, Continuous Process Improvement, Functional People Management (H.R., training, Union employee\u00a0 management) and Security Analysis & policy implementation; Vendor Management, Relationship
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nPAUL BEESLEY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Beesley started his policing career in 1986 serving as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police serving in Ottawa and Toronto.\u00a0 In 1989 he became a member of the Orillia Police Service where he was assigned to various front-line policing duties and the Detective Bureau.\u00a0 In 1996 upon amalgamation of the Orillia Police Service he became a member of the Ontario Provincial Police.<\/p>\n
As a member of the OPP\u2019s Criminal Investigation Branch he cased managed several high-profile investigations including the murder of eight members of the Bandido\u2019s Motorcycle Gang, Ontario Lottery Corporation insider wins, and the destruction of emails related to the cancellation of Ontario gas plants.<\/p>\n
Cross-command leadership experience with the Ontario Provincial Police has included tenures as Manager in the Professional Standards Bureau, the Director of the Anti-Rackets Branch, Director of Organized Crime, Director of Criminal Investigation Support Services, Commander of the Investigation and Support Bureau and as Interim Deputy Commissioner of Investigations and Organized Crime Command.<\/p>\n
Paul led the development and implementation of several change management initiatives including the OPP Cyber Strategy, The Behavioural Sciences Renewal Project and the Victim Support Strategy.\u00a0 He represented Ontario at the provincial, national and international levels regarding various public safety initiatives and issues.<\/p>\n
He is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nWILLIAM NEADLES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWilliam (Bill) Neadles is a senior management, highly experienced police officer with over four decades of progressive responsibility and leadership in law enforcement, emergency management, \u00a0preparedness, response operations, recovery, training, exercise design.\u00a0 He has an extensive background with major events planning at local, provincial, national and international in scope.\u00a0 This is combined with a thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation and its impact on the practical elements of emergency management program service delivery.\u00a0 Bill has a broad range of experience in emergency management policies, \u00a0procedures, plans for public and private sector organizations as well as extensive emergency services \u00a0training with emergency services collaboration in Emergency Management, Public Order, Crowd\u00a0 Management, Search Management, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Security. \u00a0\u00a0He is a professional with a proven track record of successful planning, training, \u00a0development, implementation, deployment measures for many planned and unplanned major \u00a0events including high level official visits of heads of states, major sporting events, natural and \u00a0human created emergency events, both lawful and unlawful protests that were both peaceful and violent in nature.\u00a0 He has been engaged with numerous policing, emergency management committees at the municipal, provincial, federal level in support of public and private sector organizations and stakeholders to enhance public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHe is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
ANGELO CRISTOFARO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angelo retired as the Director, Finance & Administration after 27 years with the Toronto Police Service (TPS). As the Director at TPS he was responsible for the development and monitoring of the annual operating budget and the capital plan as well as overseeing critical administrative functions in accounting, payroll, purchasing, asset management, fleet & materials management and facilities. Angelo provided advice to senior management and the Board on all aspects of finance and was involved in various organizational reviews and strategic planning initiatives.\u00a0 He made presentations to the Board and City Council. As Director, the position required an overall understanding of the civilian and uniform functions and the policing culture.<\/p>\n
Currently, Angelo is an instructor on Humber College\u2019s Organizational Behavior course. The preparation and delivery of this course has provided Angelo with enhanced knowledge in organizational structure, change management, communication, leadership, motivation and organizational culture. In addition, Angelo has gained experience as a management consultant providing services to the Toronto Police Services Board and Toronto Police Association. Angelo also has experience as a board member serving on the Toronto Police Widows and Orphans Fund and the Catholic Children\u2019s Aid Society.<\/p>\n
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CAO<\/h3>\n\n\nJAMES BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJim is currently an Adjunct Professor of Criminology at Ontario Tech University, following a career of over 30 years in policing at the municipal and international levels.\u00a0 Jim holds a MSc. (with distinction) in Security Studies focused on human security (including human trafficking), and has served as the Executive Director of the Global Resource Epicenter Against Human Trafficking (GREAT), a registered Canadian charity, since 2015.\u00a0 During his policing career he was seconded to work with provincial and state agencies as well as with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). His international experience included leading community consultations across Eastern Europe, leading police capacity development missions to several countries including Ukraine, Poland and Hungary, leading ministerial-level negotiations on police training, and leading the hate crime information exchange mission to Russia on behalf of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). His Canadian policing experience focused on major project management, designing and leading police reform and organizational change, policy analysis, business process mapping and analysis along with threat, risk and vulnerability analysis.\u00a0 Jim received his certification as a critical infrastructure protection specialist from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security \u2013 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and he has extensive experience in successfully building effective cross-functional teams, in successfully executing projects and in the management and operational application of new technologies.\u00a0 He is currently a professional doctoral candidate in Policing and Community Safety, and holds a certificate in University Education, as well as numerous certificates from United Nations Department of Safety and Security, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the Peace Operations Training Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\nMAUREEN McVEY<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#edbb5f” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMaureen is a flexible and versatile CBAP certified Business Analyst, with over 20 years of experience specializing in aligning organizational goals and objectives to solutions and stakeholder focused approach. She has helped set the international standards in business analysis practices, she is an international speaker, and trainer on business analysis topics.<\/p>\n
At the federal government level, Maureen has elicited requirements from Fishery Officers and Operations staff from across Canada for a Case Management software solution and facilitated and documented an enforcement audit infrastructure designed to support the Canadian Federal Government Cannabis regulation and producer\/retail compliance and for DND, she has architected complete support business processes to address 14,000 Canadian Armed Forces relocations.<\/p>\n
She has facilitated cross functional teams to reach consensus on process and technology solutions for fortune 1000 organizations (industries: not-for-profit, insurance, banking, manufacturing and law enforcement) and managed process optimization and organizational change to meet industry framework requirements such as CMMI at Bank of Montreal and Blue Cross Blue Shield impacting over 2000 IT and Business practitioners<\/p>\n
Maureen is a founding member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), and a contributor to the IIBA BABOK\u00ae Guide v3.0, the IEEE IT BOK, the IIBA Agile Extension to the BABOK\u00ae Guide.\u00a0 She has researched and provided strategic plans addressing the needs of 27,000 IIBA member customers worldwide.\u00a0 She is also author of \u201cThe Forgotten Requirement \u2013 Organizational Change\u201d published in 2013.<\/p>\n
Maureen holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Carlton University, a Telecommunications Management diploma from Ryerson University, as well as being a Certified Business Analysis Professional, and having certifications in; Online Community Management, SAP, CMMI, Instructional Design and Records Management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nCLARE PLATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Clare has over 30 years\u2019 experience in project management in the information technology,
financial and energy sectors.\u00a0 She holds a\u00a0 Masters\u2019 Certificate in Project Management from the York University Division of Executive Development Schulich School of Business as well as industry standard practices training (ITIL, PMI, CCF)
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Along with her Project Management skills (Masters Certification), her core competencies include ITIL & Six Sigma training, Continuous Process Improvement, Functional People Management (H.R., training, Union employee\u00a0 management) and Security Analysis & policy implementation; Vendor Management, Relationship
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nPAUL BEESLEY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Beesley started his policing career in 1986 serving as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police serving in Ottawa and Toronto.\u00a0 In 1989 he became a member of the Orillia Police Service where he was assigned to various front-line policing duties and the Detective Bureau.\u00a0 In 1996 upon amalgamation of the Orillia Police Service he became a member of the Ontario Provincial Police.<\/p>\n
As a member of the OPP\u2019s Criminal Investigation Branch he cased managed several high-profile investigations including the murder of eight members of the Bandido\u2019s Motorcycle Gang, Ontario Lottery Corporation insider wins, and the destruction of emails related to the cancellation of Ontario gas plants.<\/p>\n
Cross-command leadership experience with the Ontario Provincial Police has included tenures as Manager in the Professional Standards Bureau, the Director of the Anti-Rackets Branch, Director of Organized Crime, Director of Criminal Investigation Support Services, Commander of the Investigation and Support Bureau and as Interim Deputy Commissioner of Investigations and Organized Crime Command.<\/p>\n
Paul led the development and implementation of several change management initiatives including the OPP Cyber Strategy, The Behavioural Sciences Renewal Project and the Victim Support Strategy.\u00a0 He represented Ontario at the provincial, national and international levels regarding various public safety initiatives and issues.<\/p>\n
He is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nWILLIAM NEADLES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWilliam (Bill) Neadles is a senior management, highly experienced police officer with over four decades of progressive responsibility and leadership in law enforcement, emergency management, \u00a0preparedness, response operations, recovery, training, exercise design.\u00a0 He has an extensive background with major events planning at local, provincial, national and international in scope.\u00a0 This is combined with a thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation and its impact on the practical elements of emergency management program service delivery.\u00a0 Bill has a broad range of experience in emergency management policies, \u00a0procedures, plans for public and private sector organizations as well as extensive emergency services \u00a0training with emergency services collaboration in Emergency Management, Public Order, Crowd\u00a0 Management, Search Management, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Security. \u00a0\u00a0He is a professional with a proven track record of successful planning, training, \u00a0development, implementation, deployment measures for many planned and unplanned major \u00a0events including high level official visits of heads of states, major sporting events, natural and \u00a0human created emergency events, both lawful and unlawful protests that were both peaceful and violent in nature.\u00a0 He has been engaged with numerous policing, emergency management committees at the municipal, provincial, federal level in support of public and private sector organizations and stakeholders to enhance public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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JAMES BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jim is currently an Adjunct Professor of Criminology at Ontario Tech University, following a career of over 30 years in policing at the municipal and international levels.\u00a0 Jim holds a MSc. (with distinction) in Security Studies focused on human security (including human trafficking), and has served as the Executive Director of the Global Resource Epicenter Against Human Trafficking (GREAT), a registered Canadian charity, since 2015.\u00a0 During his policing career he was seconded to work with provincial and state agencies as well as with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). His international experience included leading community consultations across Eastern Europe, leading police capacity development missions to several countries including Ukraine, Poland and Hungary, leading ministerial-level negotiations on police training, and leading the hate crime information exchange mission to Russia on behalf of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). His Canadian policing experience focused on major project management, designing and leading police reform and organizational change, policy analysis, business process mapping and analysis along with threat, risk and vulnerability analysis.\u00a0 Jim received his certification as a critical infrastructure protection specialist from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security \u2013 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and he has extensive experience in successfully building effective cross-functional teams, in successfully executing projects and in the management and operational application of new technologies.\u00a0 He is currently a professional doctoral candidate in Policing and Community Safety, and holds a certificate in University Education, as well as numerous certificates from United Nations Department of Safety and Security, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the Peace Operations Training Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\nMAUREEN McVEY<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#edbb5f” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMaureen is a flexible and versatile CBAP certified Business Analyst, with over 20 years of experience specializing in aligning organizational goals and objectives to solutions and stakeholder focused approach. She has helped set the international standards in business analysis practices, she is an international speaker, and trainer on business analysis topics.<\/p>\n
At the federal government level, Maureen has elicited requirements from Fishery Officers and Operations staff from across Canada for a Case Management software solution and facilitated and documented an enforcement audit infrastructure designed to support the Canadian Federal Government Cannabis regulation and producer\/retail compliance and for DND, she has architected complete support business processes to address 14,000 Canadian Armed Forces relocations.<\/p>\n
She has facilitated cross functional teams to reach consensus on process and technology solutions for fortune 1000 organizations (industries: not-for-profit, insurance, banking, manufacturing and law enforcement) and managed process optimization and organizational change to meet industry framework requirements such as CMMI at Bank of Montreal and Blue Cross Blue Shield impacting over 2000 IT and Business practitioners<\/p>\n
Maureen is a founding member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), and a contributor to the IIBA BABOK\u00ae Guide v3.0, the IEEE IT BOK, the IIBA Agile Extension to the BABOK\u00ae Guide.\u00a0 She has researched and provided strategic plans addressing the needs of 27,000 IIBA member customers worldwide.\u00a0 She is also author of \u201cThe Forgotten Requirement \u2013 Organizational Change\u201d published in 2013.<\/p>\n
Maureen holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Carlton University, a Telecommunications Management diploma from Ryerson University, as well as being a Certified Business Analysis Professional, and having certifications in; Online Community Management, SAP, CMMI, Instructional Design and Records Management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nCLARE PLATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Clare has over 30 years\u2019 experience in project management in the information technology,
financial and energy sectors.\u00a0 She holds a\u00a0 Masters\u2019 Certificate in Project Management from the York University Division of Executive Development Schulich School of Business as well as industry standard practices training (ITIL, PMI, CCF)
Experience includes project management, project implementation; SLA & KPI adherence, security policy reconciliation and strong vendor and relationship management.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Along with her Project Management skills (Masters Certification), her core competencies include ITIL & Six Sigma training, Continuous Process Improvement, Functional People Management (H.R., training, Union employee\u00a0 management) and Security Analysis & policy implementation; Vendor Management, Relationship
Management.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nPAUL BEESLEY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Beesley started his policing career in 1986 serving as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police serving in Ottawa and Toronto.\u00a0 In 1989 he became a member of the Orillia Police Service where he was assigned to various front-line policing duties and the Detective Bureau.\u00a0 In 1996 upon amalgamation of the Orillia Police Service he became a member of the Ontario Provincial Police.<\/p>\n
As a member of the OPP\u2019s Criminal Investigation Branch he cased managed several high-profile investigations including the murder of eight members of the Bandido\u2019s Motorcycle Gang, Ontario Lottery Corporation insider wins, and the destruction of emails related to the cancellation of Ontario gas plants.<\/p>\n
Cross-command leadership experience with the Ontario Provincial Police has included tenures as Manager in the Professional Standards Bureau, the Director of the Anti-Rackets Branch, Director of Organized Crime, Director of Criminal Investigation Support Services, Commander of the Investigation and Support Bureau and as Interim Deputy Commissioner of Investigations and Organized Crime Command.<\/p>\n
Paul led the development and implementation of several change management initiatives including the OPP Cyber Strategy, The Behavioural Sciences Renewal Project and the Victim Support Strategy.\u00a0 He represented Ontario at the provincial, national and international levels regarding various public safety initiatives and issues.<\/p>\n
He is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nWILLIAM NEADLES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWilliam (Bill) Neadles is a senior management, highly experienced police officer with over four decades of progressive responsibility and leadership in law enforcement, emergency management, \u00a0preparedness, response operations, recovery, training, exercise design.\u00a0 He has an extensive background with major events planning at local, provincial, national and international in scope.\u00a0 This is combined with a thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation and its impact on the practical elements of emergency management program service delivery.\u00a0 Bill has a broad range of experience in emergency management policies, \u00a0procedures, plans for public and private sector organizations as well as extensive emergency services \u00a0training with emergency services collaboration in Emergency Management, Public Order, Crowd\u00a0 Management, Search Management, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Security. \u00a0\u00a0He is a professional with a proven track record of successful planning, training, \u00a0development, implementation, deployment measures for many planned and unplanned major \u00a0events including high level official visits of heads of states, major sporting events, natural and \u00a0human created emergency events, both lawful and unlawful protests that were both peaceful and violent in nature.\u00a0 He has been engaged with numerous policing, emergency management committees at the municipal, provincial, federal level in support of public and private sector organizations and stakeholders to enhance public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHe is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
MAUREEN McVEY<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#edbb5f” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMaureen is a flexible and versatile CBAP certified Business Analyst, with over 20 years of experience specializing in aligning organizational goals and objectives to solutions and stakeholder focused approach. She has helped set the international standards in business analysis practices, she is an international speaker, and trainer on business analysis topics.<\/p>\n
At the federal government level, Maureen has elicited requirements from Fishery Officers and Operations staff from across Canada for a Case Management software solution and facilitated and documented an enforcement audit infrastructure designed to support the Canadian Federal Government Cannabis regulation and producer\/retail compliance and for DND, she has architected complete support business processes to address 14,000 Canadian Armed Forces relocations.<\/p>\n
She has facilitated cross functional teams to reach consensus on process and technology solutions for fortune 1000 organizations (industries: not-for-profit, insurance, banking, manufacturing and law enforcement) and managed process optimization and organizational change to meet industry framework requirements such as CMMI at Bank of Montreal and Blue Cross Blue Shield impacting over 2000 IT and Business practitioners<\/p>\n
Maureen is a founding member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), and a contributor to the IIBA BABOK\u00ae Guide v3.0, the IEEE IT BOK, the IIBA Agile Extension to the BABOK\u00ae Guide.\u00a0 She has researched and provided strategic plans addressing the needs of 27,000 IIBA member customers worldwide.\u00a0 She is also author of \u201cThe Forgotten Requirement \u2013 Organizational Change\u201d published in 2013.<\/p>\n
Maureen holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Carlton University, a Telecommunications Management diploma from Ryerson University, as well as being a Certified Business Analysis Professional, and having certifications in; Online Community Management, SAP, CMMI, Instructional Design and Records Management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nCLARE PLATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Clare has over 30 years\u2019 experience in project management in the information technology,
financial and energy sectors.\u00a0 She holds a\u00a0 Masters\u2019 Certificate in Project Management from the York University Division of Executive Development Schulich School of Business as well as industry standard practices training (ITIL, PMI, CCF)
Experience includes project management, project implementation; SLA & KPI adherence, security policy reconciliation and strong vendor and relationship management.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Along with her Project Management skills (Masters Certification), her core competencies include ITIL & Six Sigma training, Continuous Process Improvement, Functional People Management (H.R., training, Union employee\u00a0 management) and Security Analysis & policy implementation; Vendor Management, Relationship
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nPAUL BEESLEY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Beesley started his policing career in 1986 serving as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police serving in Ottawa and Toronto.\u00a0 In 1989 he became a member of the Orillia Police Service where he was assigned to various front-line policing duties and the Detective Bureau.\u00a0 In 1996 upon amalgamation of the Orillia Police Service he became a member of the Ontario Provincial Police.<\/p>\n
As a member of the OPP\u2019s Criminal Investigation Branch he cased managed several high-profile investigations including the murder of eight members of the Bandido\u2019s Motorcycle Gang, Ontario Lottery Corporation insider wins, and the destruction of emails related to the cancellation of Ontario gas plants.<\/p>\n
Cross-command leadership experience with the Ontario Provincial Police has included tenures as Manager in the Professional Standards Bureau, the Director of the Anti-Rackets Branch, Director of Organized Crime, Director of Criminal Investigation Support Services, Commander of the Investigation and Support Bureau and as Interim Deputy Commissioner of Investigations and Organized Crime Command.<\/p>\n
Paul led the development and implementation of several change management initiatives including the OPP Cyber Strategy, The Behavioural Sciences Renewal Project and the Victim Support Strategy.\u00a0 He represented Ontario at the provincial, national and international levels regarding various public safety initiatives and issues.<\/p>\n
He is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nWILLIAM NEADLES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWilliam (Bill) Neadles is a senior management, highly experienced police officer with over four decades of progressive responsibility and leadership in law enforcement, emergency management, \u00a0preparedness, response operations, recovery, training, exercise design.\u00a0 He has an extensive background with major events planning at local, provincial, national and international in scope.\u00a0 This is combined with a thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation and its impact on the practical elements of emergency management program service delivery.\u00a0 Bill has a broad range of experience in emergency management policies, \u00a0procedures, plans for public and private sector organizations as well as extensive emergency services \u00a0training with emergency services collaboration in Emergency Management, Public Order, Crowd\u00a0 Management, Search Management, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Security. \u00a0\u00a0He is a professional with a proven track record of successful planning, training, \u00a0development, implementation, deployment measures for many planned and unplanned major \u00a0events including high level official visits of heads of states, major sporting events, natural and \u00a0human created emergency events, both lawful and unlawful protests that were both peaceful and violent in nature.\u00a0 He has been engaged with numerous policing, emergency management committees at the municipal, provincial, federal level in support of public and private sector organizations and stakeholders to enhance public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHe is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
Maureen is a flexible and versatile CBAP certified Business Analyst, with over 20 years of experience specializing in aligning organizational goals and objectives to solutions and stakeholder focused approach. She has helped set the international standards in business analysis practices, she is an international speaker, and trainer on business analysis topics.<\/p>\n
At the federal government level, Maureen has elicited requirements from Fishery Officers and Operations staff from across Canada for a Case Management software solution and facilitated and documented an enforcement audit infrastructure designed to support the Canadian Federal Government Cannabis regulation and producer\/retail compliance and for DND, she has architected complete support business processes to address 14,000 Canadian Armed Forces relocations.<\/p>\n
She has facilitated cross functional teams to reach consensus on process and technology solutions for fortune 1000 organizations (industries: not-for-profit, insurance, banking, manufacturing and law enforcement) and managed process optimization and organizational change to meet industry framework requirements such as CMMI at Bank of Montreal and Blue Cross Blue Shield impacting over 2000 IT and Business practitioners<\/p>\n
Maureen is a founding member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), and a contributor to the IIBA BABOK\u00ae Guide v3.0, the IEEE IT BOK, the IIBA Agile Extension to the BABOK\u00ae Guide.\u00a0 She has researched and provided strategic plans addressing the needs of 27,000 IIBA member customers worldwide.\u00a0 She is also author of \u201cThe Forgotten Requirement \u2013 Organizational Change\u201d published in 2013.<\/p>\n
Maureen holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Carlton University, a Telecommunications Management diploma from Ryerson University, as well as being a Certified Business Analysis Professional, and having certifications in; Online Community Management, SAP, CMMI, Instructional Design and Records Management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nCLARE PLATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Clare has over 30 years\u2019 experience in project management in the information technology,
financial and energy sectors.\u00a0 She holds a\u00a0 Masters\u2019 Certificate in Project Management from the York University Division of Executive Development Schulich School of Business as well as industry standard practices training (ITIL, PMI, CCF)
Experience includes project management, project implementation; SLA & KPI adherence, security policy reconciliation and strong vendor and relationship management.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Along with her Project Management skills (Masters Certification), her core competencies include ITIL & Six Sigma training, Continuous Process Improvement, Functional People Management (H.R., training, Union employee\u00a0 management) and Security Analysis & policy implementation; Vendor Management, Relationship
Management.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nPAUL BEESLEY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Beesley started his policing career in 1986 serving as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police serving in Ottawa and Toronto.\u00a0 In 1989 he became a member of the Orillia Police Service where he was assigned to various front-line policing duties and the Detective Bureau.\u00a0 In 1996 upon amalgamation of the Orillia Police Service he became a member of the Ontario Provincial Police.<\/p>\n
As a member of the OPP\u2019s Criminal Investigation Branch he cased managed several high-profile investigations including the murder of eight members of the Bandido\u2019s Motorcycle Gang, Ontario Lottery Corporation insider wins, and the destruction of emails related to the cancellation of Ontario gas plants.<\/p>\n
Cross-command leadership experience with the Ontario Provincial Police has included tenures as Manager in the Professional Standards Bureau, the Director of the Anti-Rackets Branch, Director of Organized Crime, Director of Criminal Investigation Support Services, Commander of the Investigation and Support Bureau and as Interim Deputy Commissioner of Investigations and Organized Crime Command.<\/p>\n
Paul led the development and implementation of several change management initiatives including the OPP Cyber Strategy, The Behavioural Sciences Renewal Project and the Victim Support Strategy.\u00a0 He represented Ontario at the provincial, national and international levels regarding various public safety initiatives and issues.<\/p>\n
He is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nWILLIAM NEADLES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWilliam (Bill) Neadles is a senior management, highly experienced police officer with over four decades of progressive responsibility and leadership in law enforcement, emergency management, \u00a0preparedness, response operations, recovery, training, exercise design.\u00a0 He has an extensive background with major events planning at local, provincial, national and international in scope.\u00a0 This is combined with a thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation and its impact on the practical elements of emergency management program service delivery.\u00a0 Bill has a broad range of experience in emergency management policies, \u00a0procedures, plans for public and private sector organizations as well as extensive emergency services \u00a0training with emergency services collaboration in Emergency Management, Public Order, Crowd\u00a0 Management, Search Management, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Security. \u00a0\u00a0He is a professional with a proven track record of successful planning, training, \u00a0development, implementation, deployment measures for many planned and unplanned major \u00a0events including high level official visits of heads of states, major sporting events, natural and \u00a0human created emergency events, both lawful and unlawful protests that were both peaceful and violent in nature.\u00a0 He has been engaged with numerous policing, emergency management committees at the municipal, provincial, federal level in support of public and private sector organizations and stakeholders to enhance public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHe is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
CLARE PLATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Clare has over 30 years\u2019 experience in project management in the information technology,
financial and energy sectors.\u00a0 She holds a\u00a0 Masters\u2019 Certificate in Project Management from the York University Division of Executive Development Schulich School of Business as well as industry standard practices training (ITIL, PMI, CCF)
Experience includes project management, project implementation; SLA & KPI adherence, security policy reconciliation and strong vendor and relationship management.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Along with her Project Management skills (Masters Certification), her core competencies include ITIL & Six Sigma training, Continuous Process Improvement, Functional People Management (H.R., training, Union employee\u00a0 management) and Security Analysis & policy implementation; Vendor Management, Relationship
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nPAUL BEESLEY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Beesley started his policing career in 1986 serving as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police serving in Ottawa and Toronto.\u00a0 In 1989 he became a member of the Orillia Police Service where he was assigned to various front-line policing duties and the Detective Bureau.\u00a0 In 1996 upon amalgamation of the Orillia Police Service he became a member of the Ontario Provincial Police.<\/p>\n
As a member of the OPP\u2019s Criminal Investigation Branch he cased managed several high-profile investigations including the murder of eight members of the Bandido\u2019s Motorcycle Gang, Ontario Lottery Corporation insider wins, and the destruction of emails related to the cancellation of Ontario gas plants.<\/p>\n
Cross-command leadership experience with the Ontario Provincial Police has included tenures as Manager in the Professional Standards Bureau, the Director of the Anti-Rackets Branch, Director of Organized Crime, Director of Criminal Investigation Support Services, Commander of the Investigation and Support Bureau and as Interim Deputy Commissioner of Investigations and Organized Crime Command.<\/p>\n
Paul led the development and implementation of several change management initiatives including the OPP Cyber Strategy, The Behavioural Sciences Renewal Project and the Victim Support Strategy.\u00a0 He represented Ontario at the provincial, national and international levels regarding various public safety initiatives and issues.<\/p>\n
He is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nWILLIAM NEADLES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWilliam (Bill) Neadles is a senior management, highly experienced police officer with over four decades of progressive responsibility and leadership in law enforcement, emergency management, \u00a0preparedness, response operations, recovery, training, exercise design.\u00a0 He has an extensive background with major events planning at local, provincial, national and international in scope.\u00a0 This is combined with a thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation and its impact on the practical elements of emergency management program service delivery.\u00a0 Bill has a broad range of experience in emergency management policies, \u00a0procedures, plans for public and private sector organizations as well as extensive emergency services \u00a0training with emergency services collaboration in Emergency Management, Public Order, Crowd\u00a0 Management, Search Management, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Security. \u00a0\u00a0He is a professional with a proven track record of successful planning, training, \u00a0development, implementation, deployment measures for many planned and unplanned major \u00a0events including high level official visits of heads of states, major sporting events, natural and \u00a0human created emergency events, both lawful and unlawful protests that were both peaceful and violent in nature.\u00a0 He has been engaged with numerous policing, emergency management committees at the municipal, provincial, federal level in support of public and private sector organizations and stakeholders to enhance public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHe is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
PAUL BEESLEY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Paul Beesley started his policing career in 1986 serving as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police serving in Ottawa and Toronto.\u00a0 In 1989 he became a member of the Orillia Police Service where he was assigned to various front-line policing duties and the Detective Bureau.\u00a0 In 1996 upon amalgamation of the Orillia Police Service he became a member of the Ontario Provincial Police.<\/p>\n
As a member of the OPP\u2019s Criminal Investigation Branch he cased managed several high-profile investigations including the murder of eight members of the Bandido\u2019s Motorcycle Gang, Ontario Lottery Corporation insider wins, and the destruction of emails related to the cancellation of Ontario gas plants.<\/p>\n
Cross-command leadership experience with the Ontario Provincial Police has included tenures as Manager in the Professional Standards Bureau, the Director of the Anti-Rackets Branch, Director of Organized Crime, Director of Criminal Investigation Support Services, Commander of the Investigation and Support Bureau and as Interim Deputy Commissioner of Investigations and Organized Crime Command.<\/p>\n
Paul led the development and implementation of several change management initiatives including the OPP Cyber Strategy, The Behavioural Sciences Renewal Project and the Victim Support Strategy.\u00a0 He represented Ontario at the provincial, national and international levels regarding various public safety initiatives and issues.<\/p>\n
He is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nWILLIAM NEADLES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWilliam (Bill) Neadles is a senior management, highly experienced police officer with over four decades of progressive responsibility and leadership in law enforcement, emergency management, \u00a0preparedness, response operations, recovery, training, exercise design.\u00a0 He has an extensive background with major events planning at local, provincial, national and international in scope.\u00a0 This is combined with a thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation and its impact on the practical elements of emergency management program service delivery.\u00a0 Bill has a broad range of experience in emergency management policies, \u00a0procedures, plans for public and private sector organizations as well as extensive emergency services \u00a0training with emergency services collaboration in Emergency Management, Public Order, Crowd\u00a0 Management, Search Management, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Security. \u00a0\u00a0He is a professional with a proven track record of successful planning, training, \u00a0development, implementation, deployment measures for many planned and unplanned major \u00a0events including high level official visits of heads of states, major sporting events, natural and \u00a0human created emergency events, both lawful and unlawful protests that were both peaceful and violent in nature.\u00a0 He has been engaged with numerous policing, emergency management committees at the municipal, provincial, federal level in support of public and private sector organizations and stakeholders to enhance public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHe is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
WILLIAM NEADLES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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William (Bill) Neadles is a senior management, highly experienced police officer with over four decades of progressive responsibility and leadership in law enforcement, emergency management, \u00a0preparedness, response operations, recovery, training, exercise design.\u00a0 He has an extensive background with major events planning at local, provincial, national and international in scope.\u00a0 This is combined with a thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation and its impact on the practical elements of emergency management program service delivery.\u00a0 Bill has a broad range of experience in emergency management policies, \u00a0procedures, plans for public and private sector organizations as well as extensive emergency services \u00a0training with emergency services collaboration in Emergency Management, Public Order, Crowd\u00a0 Management, Search Management, Heavy Urban Search and Rescue and Security. \u00a0\u00a0He is a professional with a proven track record of successful planning, training, \u00a0development, implementation, deployment measures for many planned and unplanned major \u00a0events including high level official visits of heads of states, major sporting events, natural and \u00a0human created emergency events, both lawful and unlawful protests that were both peaceful and violent in nature.\u00a0 He has been engaged with numerous policing, emergency management committees at the municipal, provincial, federal level in support of public and private sector organizations and stakeholders to enhance public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
He is a Member of the Order of Merit of Police Forces, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science in public policy and management from the Centre of Financial and Management Studies (CeFims) at University of London, England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
ANGELA PALERMO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Angela Palermo has 34 years of municipal service experience in leading and developing a variety of portfolios, in addition to community and corporate projects. Her work has centred around engaging committees, task forces, staff teams, and senior and elected officials.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Angela managed the development and delivery of a variety of programs, services, and corporate projects which included facility planning\/revitalization initiatives, strategic and service plans and cultural projects. <\/p>\n
Her work also included the management of a variety of service areas such community partnerships, recreation and cultural services, recreation marketing, and community development. Her experience in public service has centred around the value of accountable governance and the importance of community and stakeholder engagement in decision making.<\/p>\n
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts and completed a number of management and leadership certificates, as well as having extensive, hands-on experience in project management and group facilitation.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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JEAN-MICHEL BLAIS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or over thirty-one years, Jean-Michel has worked and held diverse, significant positions of leadership in three distinct policing agencies, working in different parts of Canada and in several Caribbean nations supervising large numbers of police and non-police professionals in various investigations with large budgets and extensive resources. He has also been responsible for the investigation of internal discipline and police compromising, harassment and other areas of police labour and human relations as well as sitting as a permanent adjudicator for quasi-judicial disciplinary matters. His experience has allowed him to be the architect of various change management processes for improved work environments, negotiations and strategic planning. he has led numerous administrative, operational and leadership reviews, providing extensive reports to various governments agencies at federal, provincial, municipal and
international levels.<\/p>\n
He has lectured extensively for over the past fifteen years in the areas of supervisory and executive leadership development, risk management of complex matters involving human interactions, dealing with poor performers & challenging employees as well as health & wellbeing to the policing, public, not-for-profit and private sectors. He has
developed advanced public relation skills through hundreds of media interviews and interactions in English and French.<\/p>\n
He is strongly committed to the communities he serves and has developed numerous community outreach initiatives and training opportunities to enhance relationships between police and stakeholders to make a difference in the lives of others. He has been involved with large pan-Canadian fundraising organizations such as The Salvation Army, United Way and the Law Enforcement Torch Run and have focused his efforts on the local improvement of social capital.
He is also strongly committed to the people with whom he serves and is a recognized national advocate for mental health among first responders, having spoken out, lectured and collaborated with various pan-Canadian agencies such as provincial Workers\u2019 Compensation Boards, the Tema Conter Memorial Trust and the Canadian Mental Health Commission while raising funds and awareness for occupational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
MIKE FEDERICO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Deputy Chief, he led the Service\u2019s response to police use of force and to persons with mental health issues. He oversaw the development and implementation of policy, training, and accountability. He co- chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Use-of-Force Advisory Committee and was the Advisor to the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) on Police Use of force and Police Response to Persons with Mental Health Issues. As Deputy Chief, he was also a member of the Use-of-force Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (now the Ministry of the Solicitor General), and the Mental Health Sub
Committee of the Toronto Police Services Board.<\/p>\n
Previously, he was the Deputy Chief in charge of Human Resources Management, Corporate Services, Professional Standards, and Corporate Communications. Human Resources Management was responsible for recruitment, training, labour relations, employee benefits, staff deployment, occupational health and safety, psychological services, medical services, and diversity management. Corporate Services was responsible for policy, research and planning, information and records management, and property and evidence management. Professional Standards was responsible for risk management, conduct investigations, and legal services. Corporate Communications oversaw media and issues management.<\/p>\n
Prior to his promotion to Deputy Chief, he held the rank of Staff Superintendent in charge of Professional Standards, and Human Resources Development, and before that, he was in charge of Central Field Command, which oversaw 9 of the 17 police divisions of the Service.<\/p>\n
Michael Federico has previously commanded uniform and investigative units. He has served as an investigator in the Service\u2019s Internal Affairs Unit, the unit responsible for investigating police misconduct, and was the Senior Investigative Advisor to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (now the Ontario Civilian Police Commission), the government agency responsible for police oversight in the Province of Ontario.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
Dr. MARCEL VAN DER WATT<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a senior lecturer and researcher in the area of police practice at the University of South Africa, Marcel taught both graduate and undergraduate classes focusing on policing concepts and criminal investigations, including issues surrounding the legitimacy of the police and their authority in the application of force. He spent a
decade in the South African Police Services (SAPS) and worked in a variety of frontline and high-risk settings. These include duties as an operational hostage and suicide negotiator, and rapid response activites at the Port Elizabeth highway patrol and flying squad. As a complex-systems strategist, Marcel has a combination of international recognition and 18 years\u2019 operational, academic and consulting
experience in combating crimes such as human trafficking, organized\u00a0 crime, and violence against women and children. He is a highly adept and proficient criminal investigator, expert witness and relational thinker, and the recipient of multiple awards for the investigation of crime and human trafficking combating efforts. As an international trainer and speaker, Marcel presented and published research on local
and international platforms. He is committed to achieving positive\u00a0 outcomes in a role that combines thought leadership, strategy, research, teaching, community service, and criminal\u00a0 intelligence\/investigations.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
Dr. RON HOFFMAN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Ron Hoffman was formerly an instructor and the coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario Police College (OPC), a centralized police training facility operated by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Prior to his commencing duties at OPC, Ron held various positions including police officer, probation and parole officer, and college teacher. While at the Ontario Police College, he coordinated the Basic Constable Training (recruit), Advanced Patrol Training (refresher), Coach Officer Training (field training officer), and Crime Prevention Training Programs, and was responsible for reviewing Coroners\u2019 Inquest recommendations pertaining to police training and procedures.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nDr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
Dr. GREG BROWN<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr. Gregory P. Brown is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Institute for Applied Research (IASR) at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Brown is Chair of the Ontario Correctional Services\/Youth Justice Research Committee and an interRAI Fellow.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has completed numerous applied research studies in corrections and in policing, including a study of the prevalence of mental illness and mental health care needs among inmates in the Ontario correctional system making using of the RAI-MH, and recently completed a study of the prevalence of use of psychotropic medication among federal inmates in Canada. Dr. Brown is also a co-developer of the interRAI Brief mental health Screener (BMHS).<\/p>\n
Dr. Brown has been a faculty member at Nipissing University since September 1999.<\/p>\n
He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo in 1991, specializing in research methods and statistics.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nJENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
JENNIFER CHAMBERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, Jennifer is frequently tasked with being the voice of the community of mental health patient\/survivors with the media, courts. politicians and the police.\u00a0 Her career includes research and education in the mental health field, and she has testified before\u00a0 numerous committees, tribunals, and hearings on issues surrounding mental health and social support for mental health patient\/survivors.<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nMARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\nShe has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\nSCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n
Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n
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SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
MARY REALI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mary is a leadership and management consultant following 35 years of senior leadership experience at the City of Vaughan most recently as the Deputy City Manager, Community Services. \u00a0 \u00a0In the last six months prior to retiring in September 2020, Mary was also \u00a0the Acting City Manager at which time she managed the City\u2019s response to COVID.\u00a0In December of 2020, Mary was given the Order of Vaughan award in recognition of the contribution she made to public service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the role of Deputy City Manager, she acted as a senior advisor to Council, the City Manager and the Senior Leadership Executive for the Community Services Portfolio which consisted of the Access Vaughan, Bylaw Compliance and Permit Services, Fire and Rescue and Recreation departments. The knowledge and experience attained in the 35 year tenure has provided Mary with exceptional competencies in leadership, visioning and strategic planning.\u00a0\u00a0As Mary progressed through various ranks in the organization and as Vaughan grew from a town to a world class City, she garnered unique insight and a wealth of knowledge allowing her to be proficient in all aspects of the multifaceted municipal environment including staff and stakeholder relations, and the management of effective delivery of integral programs and services.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s experience includes conducting service level reviews, user fees studies, organizational reviews, enhancing customer service, improving staff engagement, liaising with community stakeholders and creating efficient processes for the City of Vaughan. These initiatives resulted in improved service to citizens, numerous awards for the City, increased staff engagement scores, departmental alignment,\u00a0<\/span>department goals aligned with the strategic plan and a more transparent and accountable city structure.<\/span><\/p>\n She has obtained a Masters Certificate in Municipal Management and Management Development Certificate from York University to augment her Business Administration diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”scott” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”scott” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#edbb5f” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Poppins||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Scott is a human resource and compensation specialist with a tremendous depth of experience across corporate Canada.\u00a0 He has in the recent past served as Vice President and Head of Total Rewards at Lightspeed and Samuel, Son & Co, and had previously served as the Senior Director of compensation for the Loblaws companies.\u00a0 He has provided senior level human resource and compensation services at Tim Hortons, Bombardier and Sobey\u2019s.\u00a0 Scott is an energetic, ambitious business executive who has a natural curiosity which drives him to thoughtfully and respectfully challenge the status quo, to create new opportunities where none appear to exist and to push teams outside of their comfort zone to deliver extraordinary results.<\/p>\n Scott holds an H.B. Comm (Hons) from Lakehead University and Human Resource specialization from McMaster University. He is a certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and an Accredited Executive Compensation Professional (AECP).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Statistics” module_id=”billStewart” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”billStewart” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”38px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Poppins|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#edbb5f” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” header_3_line_height=”2em” max_width=”550px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nSENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n
SCOTT BUSCH<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/h3>\n