Speakers Biographies

Speakers Biographies
SPEAKERS
CANADIAN
ASSOCIATION OF
POLICE
GOVERNANCE
2015
CAPG
Conference 2015
Inspector Dieter Boeheim
York Regional Police
Police officer for the past 31 years with YRP,
where he has worked in the following capacities
– front line uniform patrol, the Emergency
Response Unit, Training & Education Unit,
Drugs & Vice Unit, Mobile Support Unit and
the Integrated Crime Analysis Unit. Inspector
Boeheim is currently the Intelligence Bureau
commander mandated to investigate organized & serious crime as well as
extremism & radicalization.
Dieter had the opportunity to work at Ground Zero in New York City after the ‘911’ terrorist attacks in 2001 as a founding member of the YRP Critical Incident
Stress Management Team. In 2004 he developed a Counter Terrorism Course
for SENECA College and taught the course for 8 years as part of the Police
Foundations program.
Shaheen Azmi
Director of Police, Outreach and Education
of the Ontario Human Rights Commission
Shaheen previously held positions as Senior Policy
Analyst and Manager of the Mediation Office for the
Commission. In his policy work he helped research
and draft the Commission’s Policy and Guidelines on
Racism and Racial Discrimination released in June
2005, which was the first such human rights policy in
Canada. Since the release of the Policy he has been active in the Commission’s
research, public education, and training work related to this policy and has been
particularly active in human rights organizational change in the law enforcement
sector. He led the Commission’s team that developed and worked on a three year
human rights organizational change partnership with the Toronto Police Service.
Prior to coming to the Commission, Shaheen completed his Ph.D in social work from
the University of Toronto. His academic research focused on dilemmas and challenges
of diversity in human services and social welfare, with particular focus on the needs of
ethnic, racial and religious minorities in Canada.
Dieter is currently engaged with several community groups dealing with
radicalization prevention in York Region.
Constable Danielle Bottineau
Toronto Police Service
Danielle Bottineau is a 16 year veteran police
officer with the Toronto Police Service. Danielle
has served in various areas of the Service
including Primary Response, Community
Response, Family Violence Unit and the
Employment unit. In her current position, as
LGBT Liaison Officer, she focuses on on-going
outreach with community members throughout Toronto and continues to build
and establish new partnerships with community organizations, schools, including
Non-Government Organizations.
Supervisor, Diversity and Outreach,
York Region Children’s Aid Society
In 2000, Michael graduated with a Masters in
Social Work degree from York University.
Since
graduating, he has accrued 9 years of frontline work
in the challenging field of child welfare. As a child
protection frontline worker, he carried out his work
with compassion, imagination, and a deep sense of
equity and alliance with those he served which resulted in former service users from
across the GTA--somehow locating him within York Region just to let him know that
they are doing okay!
In 2006, as an employee of The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, Michael founded
So(ul) Journ(ey) . The So(ul) Journ(ey) experience is a series of excursions that offer
participants an awe-inspiring view of the African Canadian experience.
In late 2008, Michael was hired by York Region Children’s Aid Society as their
Manager of Diversity & Outreach. On behalf of York CAS, Michael works to engage
diverse communities, organizations, service recipients and residents within York
Region towards collaborative work and mutual responsibility for the well-being of
children, families and communities in a manner that embraces diversity, inclusivity
and anti-oppressive practice.
In 2010, the Film Development Council hosted its inaugural multimedia film
festival within the region which explores matters of diversity and social issues. In
early May/2014, the Forth Annual Multimedia Film Festival was hosted by all nine
municipalities in York Region as per the endorsement of their mayors and associated
councils. The multimedia film festival attracts hundreds each year and is hailed as
a seminal accomplishment by the regional government with regards to engaging
newcomers to the region.
In April 2013, Michael founded and led the development of the Diversity, Equity &
Inclusivity Symposium. The symposium is a province-wide two-day initiative that
explores promising practices in community engagement and organizational change
towards embracing diversity, equity and inclusivity. The bi-annual Symposium aims
to illustrate cutting edge practices wherever they may exist on the plant. In April
2015, the Second Bi-Annual Symposium took place! The theme of the event was:
Truth, Reconciliation and Engagement.
Pat Capponi
SPEAKERS
CANADIAN
ASSOCIATION OF
POLICE
GOVERNANCE
2015
Michael Bowe
Author and Activist
Pat Capponi, a psychiatric survivor with lived
experience of poverty, has been an active and
engaged advocate for improved mental health
care as well as poverty issues for well over three
decades. Pat has served on the inaugural board
of CAMH, and the Social Assistance Review
Council, currently she servies as co-Chair of the
Toronto Police Board sub-committee on mental health, and has been appointed
to the Mental Health and Addictions Leadership Advisory Council to the MOH.
She serves as a part time member of the Consent and Capacity Board, is the
author of seven books, five non-fiction and two mysteries, and is a recipient of the
Order of Ontario, the Queen’s Jubilee and the Diamond Jubilee medals.
Dr. Abbee Corb
Dr Abbee Corb is a consultant with a globally
recognized expertise in the areas of hate,
extremism and radicalization. She currently
designs and implements CVE initiatives, (de)
radicalization and disengagement programs.
She has spent the past 18 years acting in the
capacity of consultant to the Law Enforcement
and Intelligence Community.
Corb has a PhD in Criminology, a Masters in Terrorism and Intelligence Studies
and bears the designations of CAS (Certified Anti-Terrorism Specialist) and
CMAS (Certified Master Anti-Terrorism Specialist), and was named a Kentucky
Colonel for her valuable contribution to the global Law Enforcement community.
She is a court-qualified expert on the topic of hate and extremism, specifically as
it applies to the online environment. She has produced 3 award winning films,
was commissioned by Google Ideas and is a published author and editor.
Abbee has provided instruction and lectures to law enforcement and government
agencies around the world, and has also lectured at British Parliament in the UK,
Cambridge University, has provided testimony at the Canadian Parliamentary
Hearings on Anti-Semitism, and was a participant in the Global Forum and
International Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti- Semitism.
Andrew Graham
SPEAKERS
CANADIAN
ASSOCIATION OF
POLICE
GOVERNANCE
2015
of Ontario’s police leaders.
Joe Couto
Director of Government Relations
and
Communications,
Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police
Conference Facilitator, Adjunct Professor,
Queen’s University School of Public
Policy
Joe Couto is a veteran public policy and
communications professional who brings 27
years of proven experience to meeting the
government relations and communication needs
Andrew Graham researches, teaches and writes on
public sector management, financial management,
integrated risk management and governance. He
teaches at Queens University School of Policy Studies
as well as a variety of international and Canadian venues. He is Series Editor of the
Case Study Program of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, Canada’s
leading source of public sector case studies.
Currently, Joe serves as Director of Government Relations and Communications
for the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police. Prior to serving with OACP, he
was Senior Consultant with Enterprise Canada Consultants Inc., one of Ontario’s
leading government relations and communications firms, where he developed a
thorough expertise in a number of public policy areas including municipal affairs,
housing, energy, and taxation and fiscal policies.
A native of Brazil, Joe holds a Master of Arts in Professional Communications
degree from Royal Roads University, a Bachelor of Journalism degree from
Ryerson University, and a Certificate of Public Relations from the Canadian
Public Relations Society.
Jason Fraser
Counsel, York Regional Police
Jason Fraser is the Manager of Legal Services
and counsel to the Chief of York Regional Police.
He advises the Chief and members of the police
service on a broad range of legal issues. He
represents the police service in court for various
matters including the production of police records
and the deployment of police resources. He
represents the Chief at Coroner’s Inquests and acts as a prosecutor in discipline
hearings. Mr. Fraser is a frequent guest lecturer at the Ontario Police College
and has presented at a number of law enforcement conferences. He studied
law at Queen’s University and completed graduate studies specializing in
administrative law with Osgoode Hall Law School. He is a member of the
Ontario Bar.
Dr. Dawn Harvard
President, Native Women’s Association
of Canada
Dr. Dawn Lavell Harvard, Ph.D., was elected President
of the Native Women’s Association of Canada at
the 41st Annual General Assembly, July 11, 2015 in
Montreal, Quebec. Dawn is a proud member of the
Wikwemikong First Nation, the first Aboriginal Trudeau
Scholar, and has worked to advance the rights of Aboriginal women as the President
of the Ontario Native Women’s Association for 11 years. Dawn was Interim President
of NWAC since February 2015 and was Vice-President for almost 3 years. Dawn is
a full-time mother of three girls. Following in the footsteps of her mother Jeannette
Corbiere Lavell, a noted advocate for Indigenous women’s rights, since joining the
Board of the Ontario Native Women Association as a youth director back in 1994, Ms.
Harvard has been working toward the empowerment of Aboriginal women and their
families. She was co-editor of the original volume on Indigenous Mothering entitled
“Until Our Hearts Are on the Ground: Aboriginal Mothering, Oppression, Resistance
and Rebirth” and has also recently released a new book, along with Kim Anderson,
entitled “Mothers of the Nations.”
SPEAKERS
CANADIAN
ASSOCIATION OF
POLICE
GOVERNANCE
2015
Leslie Hughes
Eric Jolliffe
Professor of Social Media, University
of Ontario Institute of Technology and
Principal, PUNCH!media
Chief of Police, York Regional
Police
Leslie Hughes is the Principal of PUNCH!media, a
LinkedIn Specialist and a Professor of Social Media at
both the University of Ontario Institute of Technology
and Durham College. She has been called a “social media guru” by CBC Radio and is
a regular speaker at social media conferences across Ontario.
Leslie fell in love with Digital Marketing back in 1997 and has over 15 years of sales &
marketing experience showcasing brands such as Weddingbells Magazine, Fashion
Magazine, Visa Canada, Novartis and Prozac.
When Social Media made an entrance onto the marketing scene, Leslie launched
PUNCH!media in 2009 to help brands develop strong strategies and train their teams
properly.
Steve Irwin
Inspector, Toronto Police Services,
seconded to the RCMP Integrated
National Security Enforcement Team
(INSET)
In April 2015, Inspector Irwin completed 35 years with
the Toronto Police Service. He started his career as a
uniform officer in North York and has worked in Homicide, Sexual Assault, Hate Crime,
Intelligence and started his involvement in anti-terrorism in 1995 when the Toronto
Police Service created their dedicated Anti-Terrorism Unit in its Intelligence Division.
Since 1995, he has had a lead role within the Toronto Police on Terrorism related
issues.
In 2011, Inspector Irwin was seconded to the RCMP led Integrated National Security
Enforcement Team in Toronto and is responsible to oversee all national security
investigations in the Greater Toronto Area and South Western Ontario.
Over his 35 year career, Chief Jolliffe has
served in a variety of policing capacities
including Deputy Chief of Administration and
Deputy Chief Operations. On December 13,
2010, he was appointed to Chief of Police.
Chief Jolliffe holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from York University. He
is also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy;
the University of Toronto’s Joseph L. Rotman School of Management Police
Leadership Program; the Police Executive Research Forum Management
Institute and the Institute for Strategic International Studies. The Chief also
holds the designation of Certified Municipal Manager III with a Police Executive
designation. In June 2012 Chief Jolliffe completed his Master’s Degree in
Leadership from Royal Roads University and later that year received the first
ever Alumni Leadership award from the University.
The Chief’s leadership in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion includes
the implementation of 17 recommendations resulting from the completion of
his Masters in Leadership Degree through Royal Roads University in Victoria,
British Columbia. His research concentrated on the identification of strategies
through which York Regional Police could further enhance relationships with
the Region’s many diverse communities, including newcomers to Canada
from regions of the world subjected to deficiencies of community trust and
confidence in policing.
Chief Jolliffe’s philosophy has provided York Regional Police opportunities to
build safe, welcoming and inclusive communities.
SPEAKERS
CANADIAN
ASSOCIATION OF
POLICE
GOVERNANCE
2015
Stephen Lewis
Detective Shane Mackenzie
Distinguised Visiting Professor, Ryerson
University
York Regional Police
Stephen Lewis is a Professor of Practice in Global
Governance at the Institute for the Study of International
Development at McGill University and a Professor of
Distinction at Ryerson University. He is the board chair
of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which is dedicated to
turning the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and he is co-founder and co-director of AIDSFree World, an international advocacy organization.
Mr. Lewis is a Senior Fellow of the Enough Project. He is an immediate past member
of the Board of Directors of the Clinton Health Access Initiative, and Emeritus Board
Member of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. He served as a Commissioner on
the Global Commission on HIV and the Law; the Commission’s landmark report was
released in July 2012.
Stephen Lewis’ work with the United Nations spanned more than two decades. He
was the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from June 2001
until the end of 2006. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Lewis was Deputy Executive Director
of UNICEF at the organization’s global headquarters in New York. From 1984 through
1988, he was Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
From 1970-1978, Mr. Lewis was leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, during
which time he became leader of the Official Opposition.
Mr. Lewis is the author of the best-selling book, Race Against Time. He holds 37
honorary degrees from Canadian universities, as well as honorary degrees from
Dartmouth College and Johns Hopkins University in the United States.
In 2003, Stephen Lewis was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada’s
highest honour for lifetime achievement. In 2007, King Letsie III, monarch of the
Kingdom of Lesotho (a small mountainous country in Southern Africa) invested Mr.
Lewis as Knight Commander of the Most Dignified Order of Moshoeshoe. The order is
named for the founder of Lesotho; the knighthood is the country’s highest honour. And
in 2012, Mr. Lewis was an inaugural recipient of Canada’s Queen Elizabeth II Diamond
Jubilee Medal.
Photo Credit: Farhang Ghajar/CBC
Detective Shane Mackenzie joined York Regional
Police in 2000 and is a graduate of the Seneca College
Law Enforcement program. He worked as a uniform
patrol officer and a member of the Community Oriented
Response Unit in Markham and a School Resource
Officer within the Community Services Bureau. In
2010, he joined the Drugs and Vice Unit as an investigator on the Vice Team and was
promoted to Detective in March 2015. Detective Mackenzie received the Excellence
in Policing Award from the Police Appreciation Night Committee in 2012 for his work
combatting human trafficking. He received the award again in 2014 for his work
investigating the sexual assault of a sex trade worker which eventually led to the arrest
of a serial sex offender.
Stephanie Mackenzie-Smith
Supervisor, Strategic Communications,
York Regional Police
Stephanie Mackenzie-Smith is the Supervisor of
Strategic Communications at York Regional Police
where she oversees the marketing, communications
and digital strategy of the 2,000 member police service.
She regularly presents on issues relating to social
media strategy and policy at training and conferences across North America. In the
last 15 years, she has worked as a journalist, online editor, public relations consultant
and as an online and traditional marketing manager for a Fortune 500 company. She
holds a bachelor degree in journalism, a professional certificate in communications
and public relations and is currently enrolled in the masters in public administration
program at Western University, specializing in local government.
Partner,
Borden
Gervais LLP
Sergeant Beth Milliard
Ladner
Kevin McGivney is a partner with Borden
Ladner Gervais LLP and is the Toronto
Region Leader of their Insurance and
Tort Liability group. His practice focuses
on municipal and police liability, property
and casualty insurance, administrative law and commercial matters.
He defends police services boards, police chiefs and police officers in
respect of claims alleging malicious prosecution, negligent investigation,
racial profiling, vehicle pursuits, excessive use of force and damages
under the Charter of Rights, including class actions. He also acts for
his police clients in respect of Human Rights Code applications and at
Coroner’s Inquests. Mr. McGivney obtained his law degree from the
University of Western Ontario and is a member of the Ontario Bar.
Gerry McNeilly
The
Independent
Review Director
Police
Gerry McNeilly was appointed Ontario’s
first Independent Police Review Director
in June 2008. In 2013, his appointment
was renewed for a further five-year
term. Previously, Mr. McNeilly served as
the Executive Director for Legal Aid Manitoba, the Chair of the Board
of Inquiry for the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and the Director of
the Unified Family Court. Mr. McNeilly is a trained mediator and has
served as a justice of the peace and a deputy judge He was a founding
member and chair of the African Canadian Legal Clinic in Toronto and
A Woman’s Place, which provides legal support services to abused
women in Winnipeg. Mr. McNeilly studied law at Queen’s University
and has been called to the Bars of Ontario and Manitoba.
SPEAKERS
CANADIAN
ASSOCIATION OF
POLICE
GOVERNANCE
2015
Kevin McGivney
Peer Support Unit, York Regional Police
Sergeant Beth Milliard has been a police officer with York Regional
Police for 12 years. She has a Master’s in Leadership from the
University of Guelph, where her major research paper focused on
“Leadership Strategies to Promote the Psychological Awareness
of Officers Conducting Internet Child Exploitation Investigations.”
Sergeant Milliard was tasked with reviewing and answering to the
recommendations listed in the Ombudsman report, In the Line of Duty, in 2013. Out of those
recommendations York Regional Police created the Peer Support Unit, which is solely dedicated
to the psychological wellness of their members.
Sue O’Sullivan
Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
Sue O’Sullivan, a 30-year law-enforcement veteran and former
Deputy Chief of Police for the Ottawa Police Service, began her
term as Canada’s Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
August 16, 2010.
Throughout her law-enforcement career, Ms. O’Sullivan has
served in Patrol, Criminal Investigative Services and Operations Support. Ms. O’Sullivan has
been a member of the Leadership in Counter Terrorism Alumni Association, a group of senior
professional executives who work together to influence local, national and international counter
terrorism strategy, and has acted as an advisor to the Auditor General of Canada on National
Security in Canada — The 2001 Anti-Terrorism Initiative Audit.
Throughout her career, Ms. O’Sullivan has continually advocated to increase the efficiency of
services to victims. Prior to her appointment, Ms. O’Sullivan worked with stakeholders from the
victim services community and all three levels of government to develop a co-ordinated victim
assistance program.
Ms. O’Sullivan has been recognized for her leadership both within the service and in the
community. Her honours include the Governor General’s Officer of the Order of Merit of the
Police Forces Award, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, the Governor General’s Exemplary
Service Medal and the House of Commons Leadership Award (Ottawa-Center), the YM-YWCA
Women of Distinction Award, the St. Joe’s Women’s Centre Quality of Life Award, and the Circle
of Canadians Community Service Award.
Ms. O’Sullivan holds a B.A. in Law and Sociology with a subtitle in Criminology and Corrections
from Carleton University and is a graduate of the Police Leadership Program (Ontario Association
of Chiefs of Police and the University of Toronto).
Mayor Frank Scarpitti
President, CAPG
Chair, YRPSB
Cathryn Palmer is a highly regarded
management consultant in health, social
services and voluntary sectors, who
brings extensive leadership experience
to both the CAPG and the Edmonton
Police Commission. Ms. Palmer has
spent a significant portion of her career working in the areas of policy
development, strategic planning, program evaluation, communications,
negotiations, and stakeholder relations.
From 1998 until 2007, Ms. Palmer was employed by the Government
of Alberta where she worked in management with Alberta Health and
Wellness. As an executive director, she managed a branch within the
health ministry with an annual budget of approximately $250 million.
She was the first co-chair of the Primary Care Initiative Committee for
Alberta Health and Wellness, responsible for the development of the
initial funding criteria and approval of the first Primary Care Initiatives
in Alberta. In addition, her branch had responsibility funding a number
of innovative projects, such as Health Link. Ms. Palmer was also a
member of the Physician Services Committee, had responsibility for
academic medicine and other innovative forms of alternate physician
compensation, and was an Alberta Health and Wellness representative
in the early years of the Arthroplasty project. Through the Government
of Alberta Executive Mobility program, Ms. Palmer worked for one year
with the Ministry of Community Development. She was responsible for
developing an evaluation framework for this ministry.
Prior to working with the Government of Alberta, Ms. Palmer spent about
15 years as an independent consultant. She was contracted to work on
projects such as the development and review of management processes
for all Alberta Regional Health Authorities on the use of blood and
blood products, and project management and data analysis for a needs
assessment for the Northern Lights Regional Health Authority.
Ms. Palmer currently serves the community of Edmonton by volunteering
her time on the Bissell Centre Board and the Edmonton Region Persons
with Developmental Disabilities Board. She is a graduate of the University
of Alberta, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Ms. Palmer
is currently a member of the Edmonton Police Commission’s Governance
and Internal Affairs Committees.
SPEAKERS
CANADIAN
ASSOCIATION OF
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2015
Cathryn Palmer
Mayor Frank Scarpitti was reappointed Chair of the York Region Police
Services Board in January 2015. York Regional Council appointed
Mayor Scarpitti to the Board in May 2007 and he has been the Chair
for the past four years.
He was first elected to Markham Council in 1985 as a Regional
Councillor. In total, the people of Markham have voted for Mayor Scarpitti nine times over 29 years.
He was elected as Mayor of Markham in 2006, 2010 and in 2014.
Mayor Scarpitti also serves on York Region Council; he is a former co-chair of the York Region
Inclusivity Action Plan and currently co-chair of the York Region Community Partnership Council
responsible for the Local Immigration Partnership Initiative. He serves as Chair of York Region Rapid
Transit Corporation.
Mayor Scarpitti is Vice Chair of PowerStream, the second largest municipally-owned electricity
distribution company in Ontario, and Chair of Markham Enterprise Corporation, which owns Markham
District Energy, operator of four energy plants.
Mayor Scarpitti gives time to a number of non-profit associations related to health, culture and quality
of life programming. As co-chair of the Markham Stouffville Hospital’s Capital Campaign his efforts
contributed to surpassing the $50 million goal. He is a strong advocate of internet voting for municipal
elections which has been utilized since 2003 in the City of Markham.
He led two key Markham initiatives; the Markham Pan Am Centre and the new campus for York
University.
Mayor Scarpitti and his wife Nancy have three children.
Jennifer Thompson
Peer Support Unit, York Regional Police
Jennifer Thompson has worked as a civilian performing various
roles within York Regional Police over her 14 year career. These
include records, Station Duty Operator and Crime Analyst. Jennifer’s
analytical skills, Psychology Degree, Teaching Certificate and most
importantly lived experience have made her a valuable asset to
the Peer Support Unit. Jennifer’s candid ability to speak about her
struggles as well as her drive to bring awareness to Mental Health and the importance of Peer
Support have been a huge asset in the development of York Regional Police’s Peer Support Team.
Not only has her focus been on our members it has extended to the spouses, as she is also married
to a Police Officer and knows first-hand the struggles a spouse faces.
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2015
Ricky Veerappan
Clive Weighill
Inspector, York Regional Police
Chief of Police, Saskatoon
Police Service
Ricky Veerappan has been a member of York Regional Police for the
past 27 years and is currently the Officer in Charge of the Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion Bureau. The bureau, which reports to the Office
of the Chief of Police, has a mandate which includes the building and
maintenance of strong police/community relations and partnerships, the monitoring and investigation of
Hate Crime and coordination of the 21-member York Regional Police Hate Crime Investigation Team.
Other areas of responsibility include management of the York Regional Police Chaplaincy Program, an
Internal Diversity Specialist, and training for members in these respective areas. In June, 2009, Ricky
was promoted to the rank of Inspector.
Ricky holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Analysis and Management specializing in Political Ethnic,
and Security Issues, from Royal Roads University, and is also a graduate of the University of Toronto
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management Police Leadership Program. He has been the recipient of
the Herbert H. Carnegie Police Officer of the Year Award, Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee Medal and the 2013 YMCA Peace Medallion.
Ricky was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and immigrated to Canada in 1976. He has been
married to his best friend, Sarojini for 25 years and participates in the sport of “extreme parenting” with
his 21-year-old son, Krishna, 8-year-old daughter, Shanthi, and 2-year-old dog, Barkley.
Dr. Dave Williams
Canadian astronaut and physician Dr. Dave Williams is the President
and CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre and Assistant Professor
of Surgery at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Williams joined the Canadian Space Agency in 1992 and made two
flights on the Space Shuttle, in 1998 and 2007. He logged more than
687 hours in space during his career, with a record-setting 17 hours
and 47 minutes performing spacewalks, including installation work at the International Space Station.
Having also lived and worked in the world’s only underwater ocean laboratory, he became Canada’s
first dual astronaut and aquanaut in 2001.
Dr. Williams brings to his role at Southlake an innovative and unique perspective on how to improve the
overall patient experience. Applying processes learned through his time at NASA, Dr. Williams believes
strongly that the development and marketing of commercialized, innovative solutions – whether it be
process solutions, software development or medical device creation – is the key to redefining the
healthcare sector and enhancing our economy.
Clive Weighill is a 39 year veteran
of policing in Saskatchewan, sworn
to the office of Chief of Police for
the Saskatoon Police Service on
September 1, 2006.
During his 31 year career with the Regina Police Service, prior to joining
the Saskatoon Police Service, he worked in Patrol, Communications,
Crime Prevention, Commercial Crime, Property Crime, Drugs, Vice,
Planning and Research and Senior Administration. Chief Weighill
has lectured to universities, police colleges, national conferences,
federal, provincial and municipal governments and appeared before
Parliamentary Committees regarding; crime trends, community
policing, organized crime, street gangs, vehicle theft, leadership,
and the future of policing.
Chief Weighill’s associations are:
• President – Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
• Member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the
Saskatchewan
Association of Chiefs of Police
• Member – Canadian Safety and Security Program Advisory Board
Committee
• Member – CACP National Police Service Special Purpose
Committee
• Member – Advisory Committee on Judicial Appointments Saskatchewan
• Chaired - Business Requirements Sub-Committee developing the
business requirements for the $134 million modernization of CPIC.
Chief Weighill holds certificates in Administration and in Continuing
Education/Administrative Development from the University of
Regina. He has attended Executive courses at the Canadian Police
College, the Banff School of Management and has graduated from
the Senior Management Institute for Police, held in Boston and
sponsored by the Police Executive Research Forum in the United
States.