Committees and Councils

ADVISORY TEAMS

First Nations Advisory Team (FNAT) 

  • Jeremy Parkin, Chair FNAT 
  • Darrin Spence
  • Colin Shawinimash
  • Nic Rhone
  • Jason Smallboy
  • Faith Ezeazolo
  • Monica Budiselic
Contact: FNAT@oaem.ca

COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS

The OAEM Post-secondary Institutions (PSI) Public Safety Committee is comprised of public safety and security professionals from several Ontario post-secondary institutions.

Committee Members:

  • Chair Darby Pierson, Sheridan College
  • Committee Coordinator, Lawson LaRue
  • Dana Fleming, University of Ottawa
  • Kevin Ferguson, George Brown College
  • Michelle Dakin, Seneca
  • Mike Rozic, Confederation College
  • Kathy Branton, Humber College
  • Cathy O'Donnell, Mohawk College 

 Contact: psicommittee@oaem.ca

OAEM CEMC Advisory Council 


Details coming soon! 

OAEM Student Engagement Committee (SEC)

The SEC supports an emerging workforce in the rapidly growing field of emergency management and business continuity; a unique profession that spans multi-disciplines, multi-sectors and multi-generations! Get involved, interact and connect. The SEC is comprised of emergency management and business continuity student and professional members. The OAEM SEC integrates EM/BCP students, next generation leaders and professionals to create an immersive learning and mentorship experience. Interested in joining the SEC? Send a brief expression of interest and a copy of your resume to Mubin Shaikh, Director of Student Engagement at education@oaem.ca  

Members:

  • SEC Chair: Mubin Shaikh 
  • Ali Asgary, PhD Professor, DEM, Director, CIFAL York, Associate Director Y-EMERGE & Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Response Simulation York University
  • Gary Galbraith, Academic Chair Seneca School of Public Safety and Behavioural Studies
  • Fortunate Ahimbisibwe, Executive Team York University Disaster and Emergency Management Student Association (DEMSA)
  • Ceclia Pickering, Public Safety Canada and York University Disaster & Emergency Management Graduate 
  • Gabrielle Barnett, Emergency Management Specialist 
  • Dan Metcalfe, EM Coordinator/C.E.M.C. County of Essex, OAEM Mentor 
  • Major (Ret'd) Graham Newbold, PhD. Coordinator/Professor Police and Public Safety Institute Algonquin College
  • Mubin Shaikh, Manager Response Operations Canadian Red Cross and former Professor Public Safety at Seneca 
  • Paula-Marie Jannetta, OAEM President, OAEM Mentor
  • Haulin (Kassandra) Zheng, York University Disaster & Emergency Management student 
  • Jacob Allen, Canadian Armed Forces/Emergency Management professional and Fanshawe College EM Program Graduate  
  • Stacey Pipicelli, Associate Dean Fanshawe College School of Public Safety
  • Marco Mancini, TTC Operations and York University BDEM Graduate
  • Cyan Shields Student Program Officer, Public Safety Canada and Hons. Bachelor of Public Safety Algonquin College
  • Ethan Storie, County of Essex, EM Student Intern/Royal Roads University Master of Arts in Disaster & Emergency Management

PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION COMMITTEES

Ontario Municipal Management Institute (OMMI) Certified Municipal Manager (CMM) - OAEM Emergency Management Professional and Emergency Management Specialist Accreditation. 

The program offers present and past local government employees a career recognition and development program with a legally recognized credential:
The Certified Municipal Manager (CMM) Designation

  • widely recognized municipal accreditation with legal status
  • builds on both existing employment experience and education
  • four progressive levels to allow updates of further achievements
  • provides ongoing personal guidance to advance through the program

OAEM Accreditation Committee:

  • Paula-Marie Jannetta, CMM III
  • Jeff Lipskie, CMM III Fire Service Professional 

Incident Management System Steering Committee (IMSSC) is the advisory body for the IMS program in Ontario. The IMSSC consists of a diverse group of stakeholders including First Nation communities and organizations, municipalities, provincial ministries, federal departments, nongovernmental organizations, agencies and associations and other stakeholder groups. As a collective, the IMSSC supports the Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) by providing advice and guidance on IMS program elements and materials based on the expertise brought forward within each stakeholder group. Emergency Management Ontario established the IMSSC to incorporate advice, recommendations, and support from members and associated stakeholder groups as part of continuously improving the IMS program in Ontario.

OAEM IMSSC Delegate: Paula-Marie Jannetta OAEM President