Dawn Clinch has over 17 years’ experience in healthcare and supporting emergency services related to Health & Safety, Emergency Disaster Preparedness and Occupational Health (including communicable disease exposure follow-up, and lead for COVID-19 safety response for a hospital, 2020-2022). Dawn is currently a Health & Safety consultant with Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) supporting Ontario Emergency Services. Prior to joining PSHSA she worked as a Health & Safety Officer, with primary focus on worker safety, hospital emergency/disaster preparedness and response lead, including work with community emergency services. Dawn has a Diploma of Occupational Health & Safety with honours and is working towards obtaining a Certified Health & Safety Consultant (CHSC) designation by spring 2023
Steve is an Acting Captain and was a member of his departments Hazardous Materials team for nearly 10 years. Previous to that, he worked in the private sector as a hazmat responder for a national spill response contractor. Steve has been in the fire service for approximately 15 years, and has taught, written, and spoken on Hazardous Materials and CBRNE response internationally.
Phil has served with the Hamilton Fire Department for over 10 years. He is currently a Captain and serves as the department's HazMat Response Team Coordinator and chairs the Hazmat Committee. He has been a recruit and shift instructor in HazMat for several years.
Brent is currently a police officer with the Niagara Regional Police Service with 16 years of service. For the past 7 years he has been a member of the Police CBRNE Team as well as Niagara‘a Regional Hazmat Team.
Adam McFadden has been a career firefighter for the past 8 years, and has been a hazmat technician for over 13 years. He is currently part of the City of Toronto Joint Task Force for Hazmat and CBRNE Response, and also participates on the Toronto Fire Services Hazardous Materials Operations Deployment Committee. He serves as a shift training instructor for Hazmat. Adam has experience in the industrial sector teaching industrial safety, emergency spill preparedness, fire and medical response and has spoken at various industrial safety events across the province. Adam has completed courses in Hazardous Materials Cargo Tank Car Specialist Training, with the Michigan State Police Academy and is also the Owner and Director of Firehouse Training, based out of Fergus, Ontario
Toby has been a paramedic in Ontario since 2002. She has endeavoured to remain a paramedic that adapts with new equipment, ever changing protocols and ways of doing things. Her adaptability saw her recruited for the IPAC Coaching and Support Team during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In that role she led a team where she delivered training to over 3000 people. In 2021 she became a welcomed addition to Niagara Region's CBRN Team.
Lyle has been working as an Operations Superintendent and Advanced Care Paramedic since 2001. He has been a member of the CBRNE team with his service since 2007 and is the lead educator for training staff to the Operations level. Lyle also is a paramedic educator/instructor with the local Base Hospital Program and teaches at a local college. He has also been a volunteer firefighter for 15 years and often assists the training department with new recruit training.
Randy has over 15 years in the Pharmaceutical sector overseeing the security, storage, distribution, and spill response for HAZMAT. He is a professional and Volunteer firefighter with over 10 years experience. Randy has also served on fire service Section 21 committee and on the Fire Marshall's public safety council, and is a self proclaimed Sci-fi nerd.
Larry is a Fire Buff and member of the Greater Toronto Multiple Alarm Association, which operates Toronto Fire's Canteen (Support 7) in 2009.Larry is well known and respected by the Fire Family around the world, as well as by local Police and EMS services.
Tracy received her Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing at Ryerson University (re-named Toronto Metropolitan University) in 2002. Following 15 years of bedside nursing, Tracy’s career focus shifted to Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing where she obtained her Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing from Mohawk College. Tracy worked as an Occupational Health Nurse for a large Ontario hospital chain and an American multinational pharmaceutical company before joining the Peel Regional Police Service in 2019. Tracy is the primary Designated Officer for Peel Regional Police and oversees the Infection Prevention and Control program for the Service along with many other responsibilities related to health and safety. Throughout Tracy’s career, she has had various teaching roles and responsibilities and obtained her certificate in Adult Education from The Michener Institute in 2007.
