Emergency & Disaster Planning Summit - List of Speakers
Key Speakers:
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Dr. Ann CavoukianInformation and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario |
Angela MarshallDirector, Health and CounsellingSt. Francis Xavier University |
Ted GorskiPrincipalMother Teresa Catholic Secondary School, London, ON |
David BurnsEmergency Preparedness ManagerUniversity of California, Los Angeles |
Valerie Lucus-McEwenInstructor, Emergency Services AdministrationCalifornia State University, Long Beach |
Hear from these leaders
Adrian Wiggins, Chief of Police and Public Safety, Morgan State University (Baltimore)
Angela Marshall, Director, Health and Counselling, St. Francis Xavier University
Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Carol Cwiak, Emergency Management Program, North Dakota State University
Dan Bilodeau, Business Developer, Emergency Communication Systems, Mass Notification Systems, Siemens Canada Ltd, Building Technologies Division
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Dan Bilodeau has more than 12 years experience in Fire, Security and Emergency Communication systems. As Emergency Specialist for Siemens Canada Ltd. on Network Centric - Web & Premise Based Mass and Emergency Notification Systems, Mr. Bilodeau is involved in the development and deployment of the largest Emergency & Mass notification systems in Canada. As a subject matter expert, Mr. Bilodeau has performed multiple, advanced hostile risk assessments for commercial, defence, health care and critical infrastructure applications. Most recently in and around the new Athletic and Ice complex at Canada Olympic Park which will be the home to 20 National and Provincial programs. Dan has certifications in Fire Alarm Notification Systems, Security Systems, Network Systems as well as the Emergency Management Certification from the Justice Institute of BC. He is an active member of the Alberta Fire Association and the American Society for Industrial Security. |
David Black, Coordinator, Emergency Response Planning, University of Toronto
David Burns, Emergency Preparedness Manager, University of California, Los Angeles
Eric Roher, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP
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Eric M. Roher is a partner and National Leader of the Education Focus Group with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. He practices in the areas of education law, labour relations and employment law. Mr. Roher advises school boards, independent schools, community colleges and universities on a range of education law issues, including student discipline, human rights, freedom of information and special education. Mr. Roher is author of An Educator’s Guide to Violence in Schools, Second Edition, released in September 2010, co-author (with Simon Wormwell) of An Educator’s Guide to the Role of the Principal, Second Edition, released in August 2008 and co-author (with Robert Weir) of An Educator’s Guide to Safe Schools, released in 2004, all published by Canada Law Book. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he teaches a course in Youth and the Law. Mr. Roher received his Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, Masters of Arts from Brown University and Bachelor of Laws from McGill University. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1987. |
Irene Opendak, Assistant Director, Emergency Preparedness, Drexel University
Mark Allen, National Trainer, Canadian Centre for Threat Assessment and Trauma Response
Mark Toman, Superintendent, Systems Operations Support, Toronto EMS Communications
Rick Townend , Vice Principal, Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School, London, ON
Rodger Sloan, Environmental Health and Safety Director, Medicine Hat College
Russell James, Associate Professor, Department of Applied & Professional Studies Texas Tech University
Scott Mills, Social Media Adviser to IT Committee at Crime Stoppers International, Toronto Police Services
Valerie Lucus-McEwen, Instructor, California State University, Long Beach
Vernon May, Manager, Security and Emergency Response, Red Deer College



























