The CIFAL-York Disaster Risk, Emergency Management, and Humanitarian Actions Technical Advisory Committee (DEMTAC) is composed of academics and professionals to provide expert input, direction, and support towards various types of executive, leadership, and civil society training and knowledge sharing around disaster risk reduction and emergency management.
Committee Members
Niru Agrawal
Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, York University
Robin Bleich
Chair, Crime Prevention Committee, International Association of Chiefs of Police
David Etkin
Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University
Sam Eustace
Vice President, International Association of Emergency Managers Canada Council (IAEM Canada)
Eric Kennedy
Assistant Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University
Alain Normand
Consulting Associate, ADRA Canada, NGO Alliance of Ontario
Mesha Richard
Emergency Preparedness Lead, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Deryn Rizzi
Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Management, Fire Department, City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Sonia Singh
Program Manager, Emergency Management and Business Continuity, City of Markham, Ontario, Canada
Jennifer Spinney
Assistant Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University
Sharon Walker
Emergency Manager, Vaughan Fire and Rescue Services, City of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Arshad Khalafzai
Regional Emergency Management Coordinator, South Slave Region, Municipal and Community Affairs, Government of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Paula-Marie Jannetta
President, Ontario Association of Emergency Managers
Crystal Dixon
Deputy Director, Emergency Management Training and Professional Development, Government Operations Centre, Public Safety Canada
Richard Karsseboom
Program Manager, Community and Health Service Emergency Management, York Region, Ontario, Canada
Tariq Butt
Program Manager Training & Education (EM), Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management, Ministry of the Solicitor General (Ontario)
Ali Asgary (ex officio)
director, CIFAL York , York University