Invited Speakers

Invited Speakers

 

The Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Conference is very pleased to announce that the following people have been invited and have agreed to be a speaker at the conference or preconference workshop. This slate of speakers, from the emergency management, emergency social services, first responder, health and business sectors includes representatives from the United States, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.

Bruce Blythe

Chief Executive Officer
Crisis Management International, Inc.,
Atlanta, Georgia

 

Suzanne Bernier, CEM, CBCP, MBCI

Principal,
SB Crisis Consulting
Toronto, Ontario

 

Vicky Mieseler, MS

Vice President Clinical Services
Ozark Center
Joplin, Missouri

 

Dr. Bonnie Henry

Director, Public Health Emergency Services
BC Centre for Disease Control
Vancouver, British Columbia

 

Jim MacDonald

Emergency Program Coordinator
City of Chilliwack, British Columbia

 

Steven Bibby

Senior Manager
Security and Emergency Services
BC Housing Management Commission
Vancouver, British Columbia

 

 

Jeff Cornell

Program Manager
Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC)
New Westminster, British Columbia

 

William Dick, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Medical Director,
Lower Mainland Emergency and Health Services Commission
Vancouver, British Columbia

 

 

Bob Kennedy

ESS Training Specialist
Emergency Management BC (EMBC)
Victoria, British Columbia

Lieutenant-Colonel Pat Quealey

J3 Land Plans and Operations
Joint Task Force Pacific
Victoria, British Columbia

 

 

Emchayiik (Robert Dennis, Sr.)

Chief Council
Huu-ay-aht, First Nation
British Columbia

Mark Eckley

Assistant Chief
Strathcona County
Emergency Management Agency
Sherwood Park, Alberta

 

 

Charmaigne Pflugrath

Emergency Program Coordinator
City of Burnaby, British Columbia

Dawn Hemming

Assistant Chief
Strathcona County Emergency Services
Sherwood Park, Alberta

 

 

Allison Sanderson

Emergency Support Services Director
City of Burnaby, British Columbia

Karen Tomnuk

Communications & Marketing Specialist
Strathcona County Emergency Services
Sherwood Park, Alberta

 

 

Lisa Benini, MBCP, CRM

President,
Benini Consulting
Victoria, British Columbia

Jason Brolund

Deputy Fire Chief, Regional Emergency Program Coordinator
City of Kelowna
British Columbia

 

 

Dr. Christopher Mcstay

Chief of Service, Emergency Department and Associate P rofessor,
Bellevue Hospital, New York
Department of Emergency Medicine,
New York University Langone Medical Center,
New York

 

Kelli Kryzanowski

Manager, Integrated Planning
Emergency Management BC,
Victoria British Columbia

 

 

 

Nela Graham

Industrial Hygienist/ Emergency Social Services Director
Safety, Security & Emergency Management Division
Metro Vancouver, Burnaby, British Columbia

 

Lise Anne Pierce

Provincial Manager
Disaster Management
Canadian Red Cross,
Victoria, British Columbia

 

James Laitinen
Director of Marketing
Vancouver Chapter of APICS
The Association for Operations Management

Kirsten Brown

Director, Planning & Programs
Emergency Management Unit
Ministry of Health
Victoria, British Columbia

 

 

Lynn Orstad

President
The British Columbia Association of Emergency Managers (BCAEM)
Chilliwack, British Columbia

 

Jeff Hortobagy

Planning Manager
TELUS Communications
Burnaby, British Columbia

 

Jowett Wong

USAR Task Force Leader,
City of Victoria, British Columbia

Connie Hart, MBCI, CBRITP

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Manager
Central 1 Credit Union
Vancouver British Columbia

 

 

Jim Young

Assistant Chief Emergency Planning,
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services
City of Vancouver, British Columbia

Emily Kidd

Graduate
Masters of Arts Disaster Management
Royal Roads University
Victoria, British Columbia

 

 

Milen Kutev

Senior Project Manager
British Columbia Automobile Association BCAA
Vancouver British Columbia

 

Phyllis Argue

Manager, Government & Grants Sector, BC & Yukon
Canadian Red Cross,
Victoria, British Columbia

 

Laurie Pearce, PhD

Chair of the National Resilient Communities Working Group
Research Chair, JIBC
New Westminster British Columbia

 

Lambertus Struik

Research Scientist
Natural Resources Canada,
Vancouver British Columbia

 

Staff Sergeant Lee Patterson

Public Safety Unit Tactical Advisor
Vancouver Police Department

Constable John Braithwaite

Public Safety Unit Tactical Advisor
Vancouver Police Department

 

 

 

Rodney Yip

IBM

  

Gregor Robinson

Senior Vice-President, Policy and Chief Economist
Insurance Bureau of Canada

W. Bruce Burrell, Fire Chief

Director, Calgary Emergency Management       Agency
City of Calgary, Alberta