Advisory Panel and Judges
Judges are central to the success of our competition. They are ideally professionals experienced in the field of disaster management, business continuity, health and safety management or a related field and have a passion for the recognition and development of young talent in this field. These individuals are recognized in a number of ways; through the inclusion of personal/professional biographies on the competition website and social media feeds, as well as communications with entrants, sponsors, partners and collaborators.
The following experts are currently serving as the member of advisory panel. If you are interested in serving as an advisor to the competition please contact the organizing committee.
- Ali Asgary, PhD, Associate professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada
- Suzanne Brown, PhD, Humber Green Counselling, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.
- David Etkin, Associate professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada
- Jason Levy, PhD, Associate Professor, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedss, Director, National Homeland Security Project, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Ken McBey, PhD, Professor, Graduate Programs in Human Resource Management, Disaster & Emergency Management, Public Policy Administration & Law, York University, Toronto, Canada
- Franklin McDonald, Visiting Scholar,Disaster & Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada
- Jason von Meding, Head of Discipline & Senior Lecturer (Construction Management)School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle, Australia
- Alain Normand, Manager, Brampton Emergency Management Office (BEMO), Brampton, ON, Canada
- Deryn Rizzi, B.A., B.Ed., MADEM, Ph.D. Candidate, Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service – Captain, Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management (OFMEM) - Operations Officer, Vaughan, ON, Canada
- Sharon Walker, ABCP, CMM III-EMP, Manager, Emergency Planning, Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service, Joint Operations Centre, Vaughan, ON, Canada
