Stanhope Presenters 2024
Learn About Our 2024 Stanhope Presenters
Looking Back and Thinking Forward: 20 Years of Policing Leading Future Directions
Wednesday, September 25 | 8:30 a.m.
Paul Pedersen - Moderator
Paul Pedersen started his role as Executive Director with the OACP on June 24, 2024. He has more than 40 years of exceptional experience in policing having served in senior leadership positions with York Regional Police and Chief of Police of the Greater Sudbury Police Service.
Paul holds a Master of Public Administration from Western University along with a Diploma in Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University and is a graduate of Executive Leadership programs from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Business, the National Police Improvement Agency in the United Kingdom and the Senior Management Institute for Police through the Police Executive Research Forum in the United States.
Paul is a proud Officer of the Merit of the Police Forces and a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal and the Police Exemplary Service medal as well s being invested as a Member in the Order of St. John.
Paul is passionate about community engagement serving on the Board of St. John Ambulance as the Vice-Chair, the Chair of the Sudbury Food Bank, the Chair of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, and a past President of the Cambrian College Board. He participates in a wide variety of community events connection with diverse and multicultural communities all thorough the year.
Fady Dagher
Mr. Fady Dagher has over 30 years’ experience in various roles in the police force. He held several positions before being appointed manager, where his keen interest in innovation led him to introduce cutting-edge policing practices and innovative projects to improve the service provided to the public and raise awareness of police duties.
Recognized for his unifying leadership, he was Chief of the Service de police de l'agglomération de Longueuil from 2017 to 2022, before returning to the fold and becoming Chief of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), where he
had previously worked for 25 years.
Born in the Ivory Coast to parents of Lebanese origin, Mr. Dagher is the first diversity Chief of the SPVM.
He prefers a vision of policing based on openness and humility towards the public. The objective for Montréal is to have an inclusive police force which, in complete synergy, understands the challenges facing the public, which strengthens residents’ feeling of safety, which works together with partners and which focuses on both
preventing and suppressing crime.
Del Manak
Chief Del Manak is in his 34th year of policing and was promoted to the rank of Chief Constable on July 1, 2017.
Chief Manak is a graduate of the FBI’s National Academy Program and the Dalhousie University Police Leadership Program. In 2019, he completed his Master of Arts in Terrorism, Risk and Security Studies from Simon Fraser University.
In 2011, Chief Manak was the recipient of the Sergeant Bruce MacPhail Award for Academic Excellence. In 2014, Chief Manak was appointed Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces. In addition, he is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal and the Police Exemplary Service medal.
AI, Trust, and the Future of Policing
Wednesday, September 25 | 9:30 a.m.
Colin Stairs
Colin Stairs was appointed as the first Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Toronto Police Service on March 24, 2020. In his role as CIO, Colin oversees the Information Management and Information Technology Services pillars and is responsible for furthering the organization’s goal of transforming operational capacity, efficiency and agility through the information and technology portfolios.
Prior to joining the Service, Colin led digital transformations as the CIO in private and public healthcare. He has worked in successively deeper organizational transformations addressing culture change and strategy in addition to information management, technology and automation. Colin was also a founding member of start-ups in software development and management consultancy.
Colin holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. He has been a guest lecturer in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and currently sits on the Board of CPKN.
Laila Martin
Laila Martin is the Director of the RCMP's National Technology Onboarding Program (NTOP). She has extensive experience in IT and software development and has been a 25-year civilian member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Ms. Martin worked previously in various roles within the IM/IT Program and the last 5 within Technical Operations as the Implementation Manager within the National Cybercrime Coordination Center (NC3) and currently as the Director of NTOP.
NTOP's mandate is to assess operational technologies that collect, use or retain personal information and to ensure the use of such tools is effective, lawful, and transparent.
Howard Tran
Vancouver Police Department (VPD) Superintendent Howard Tran has 27 years of police experience and is regarded as the VPD’s subject matter expert on mental health concerns. In this role, he established the Mental Health Unit, improved the department’s ability to collect and analyze mental health data and secured an important Information Sharing Agreement with health. He is the VPD’s executive lead for the Generative AI Working Group and Body-worn Camera pilot. He currently chairs the BC Association of Chiefs of Police (BCACP) Mental Health and Addictions Committee and serves on the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Crime Prevention, Community Safety & Well Being Committee.
The Evolution of Police Leadership: Where We Came From, Where We Are, and Where We're Going
Wednesday, September 25 | 11 a.m.
Roger Wilkie - Moderator
Roger Wilkie began his career with the Halton Regional Police Service in 1996. He was sworn in as a Deputy Chief in 2018 and currently oversees frontline operations and innovation portfolios. He is the President of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police where he has been a board member since 2019.
Roger has Co-Chaired the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee and has been a been a board member of the Canadian Police Knowledge Network since 2022. He is also the Board Chair of the Reach Out Centre for Kids, Halton Region’s Lead Agency for Youth and Child Mental health.
Roger is committed to modernizing policing and leveraging innovation, partnerships and technology to create a sustainable, adaptive and effective service delivery model. Above all else, he prioritizes people and building a healthy police organization.
Chirag Bhatt
Inspector Chirag Bhatt began his policing career with York Regional Police in April 2006. He is presently assigned to the Professionalism, Leadership and Inclusion Office where he supports work in the area of leadership development, conflict resolution and YRP’s inclusion strategy. He is the current Chair of the Ontario Association of Chief’s of Police Education, Training and Professional Development Committee.
Chirag is committed to fostering progress through partnerships, collaboration and innovation. Chirag recently led the development of the Future of Leadership in Policing Program in partnership with York University’s Schulich School of Business - Schulich Exec Ed. The Future of Leadership in Policing Program is a one-of-kind, hire to retire leadership development program for aspiring leaders at York Regional Police. He is an advocate for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility and is leading the implementation of multi-year programs related to this space.
Chirag is presently the co-chair of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s Executive Education Working Group. In this role, Chirag is supporting work to build out a standardized leadership development framework for police leaders in Ontario.
Susanne DeCock
Retired Chief Superintendent Susanne DeCock has held a variety of positions in her 30 year career with the Ontario Provincial Police. (OPP) Susanne was hired in 1993 and she went on to serve in various roles, including Crisis Negotiator, Criminal Investigations, Provincial Police Academy Instructor, Manager of the First Nations Policing Program, and Commander of the Indigenous Policing Bureau. Susanne later became the first female Director of the Provincial Police Academy and later as a Chief Superintendent was the Bureau Commander of the Career Development Bureau.
Over the years, Susanne has served on various Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police committees. Susanne is Anishinaabe and a member of Alderville First Nation. Susanne is a graduate of both the University of Ottawa with a Baccalaureate in Social Sciences-Criminology and the Queen's University Executive Program. She is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Police Exemplary Service Medal and is a Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces. These days she is enjoying spending time on the family farm with her husband and children.
Chantelle Ivanski
Chantelle Ivanski is the Director of Innovation at CPKN, having started with the organization in the summer of 2023. In this role, she oversees a multitude of projects ranging in topics from leadership training to the use of virtual reality in training, the development of a National Police Training Inventory, and more.
Chantelle comes from the world of academia and is currently completing her doctoral program. Her research focuses on social and personality psychology, examining how people are influenced by the world around them. She has won multiple awards for her work and has been invited to present on her research nationally and internationally. Chantelle has a keen interest in research on memory and learning and the psychology of leadership.
Broadly, Chantelle is passionate about taking innovative, evidence informed, approaches to her work. She believes critical thinking is a key component of problem-solving that can improve the lives of everyday Canadians.
Helen Peters
Inspector Helen Peters is a 22 year member of the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS), wife, and mother of two energetic pre-teen daughters. She has worked across all areas of policing including, Frontline Operations, Specialized Investigations, Records & Reporting, Project Management and Service Enhancement.
Helen has also volunteered as a Police Chaplain with the WPS Behavioral Health Unit for 14 years, supporting members through their own crisis and is the Mental Health Liaison for the WPS, working hand in hand with the Winnipeg Fire & Paramedic Service, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Shared Health Manitoba.
She is currently assigned as the Commander responsible for General Patrol, Community Support and Foot Patrol across downtown Winnipeg, as well as a lead partner of ARCC, Alternative Response to Citizens in Crisis. Helen is a passionate, intentional leader, providing a balanced approach to wellness and accountability.
Tanya McLachlan
Tanya has been a member of the VPD since August 1999 spending her first five years in downtown Vancouver and then nine years with the Forensic Identification Unit. After returning to patrol in 2012, Tanya joined the Robbery Assault Arson Unit in 2014. In 2019, she transferred to the Research & Policy Unit where she was promoted to Sergeant in 2021 and led the creation of the EDI Review Team. In 2022, she joined the Career Development Unit. Tanya was promoted to Staff Sergeant in 2024 and is currently oversees Human Resources Employee Services.
Tanya is a recipient of a Chief Constable’s Commendation and a Chief Constable’s Citation. In 2021, she was awarded the International Association of Women Police Mentoring & Coaching Award. Tanya is an active community volunteer, serving on three executive boards. She has been married for 20 years to Colin, a VPD member. They live in Langley and have two children, Sophia, 17, and Samuel, 13.
Jeff Sandy
Superintendent Jeff Sandy began his policing career with the Halton Regional Police Service in August 1997. Jeff is a graduate of Carleton University, and the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management.
Throughout Jeff’s career, he developed a profound appreciation for the importance of supporting our communities through collaboration and mobilization. During his assignments he made contributions to service delivery enhancements in the areas of incident response, training and professional development of sworn and civilian members, mental health response and diversity/inclusivity programming for the Service. He is committed to responding to local priorities and risks through collaborative strategies in support of the Service’s Framework for Community Safety and Well-Being.
Jeff is currently the Superintendent of Specialized Support Services and is one the Service’s six Critical Incident Commanders, responsible for overseeing high risk incidents in the Region. He is the former Chair of both the OACP Incident Response Sub-Committee and the OACP Education, Training & Professional Development Committee. He is currently serving as the Co-Chair of the OACP Executive Education Working group.
Jeff is actively engaged is fundraising particularly in the area of pediatric cancer and continues to support these activities with his wife Tammi and son Chase.
Wellness Early Intervention Program: Using Technology to Strengthen our Police Service
CONCURRENT | Wednesday, September 25 | 1:20 p.m.
Christine Callaghan
Christine Callaghan has worked for the Ottawa Police over more than two decades, gaining extensive and varied experience across multiple departments and roles. Her journey with the service has seen her progress through several key positions, each adding to her deep understanding of law enforcement operations and the unique challenges they entail. In her current role, Christine is a subject matter expert as it pertains to the Early Intervention Program leveraging her experiences and expertise is data management. Her role involves meticulous oversight of data systems, ensuring the accurate collection, analysis, and interpretation of information critical for early intervention strategies. Her proficiency in business architecture further enhances her ability to streamline processes and improve program efficiency.
Wellness Early Intervention Program: Using Technology to Strengthen our Police Service
CONCURRENT | Wednesday, September 25 | 1:20 p.m.
Kylea Jackson
Kylea Jackson has been a programmer analyst at CPKN for the past six years, specializing in Front End development and Quality Assurance. She is now a full stack developer with a keen interest in emerging technologies and responsive web design. Kylea is proficient in PHP, Drupal, WordPress, various query languages, Laravel, JavaScript, CSS, and many more. Currently, she is focused on enhancing her front end web development skills, expanding her UI/UX knowledge, and undergoing accessibility training.
In her spare time, Kylea enjoys gardening, traveling, attending live music events, and spending time with her three dogs. She is also an active foster with the local humane society and has cared for many neonatal kittens over the summer.
Ryan Buhrig
Sgt. Ryan Buhrig is a member of the Surrey Police Service, currently assigned to the Professional Skills Section. His primary responsibility is managing the use of technology in learning and development, including the CPKN platform. In addition to his work at SPS, Ryan is an Instructor at the University of the Fraser Valley and a PhD Candidate at Simon Fraser University.
Kelly Wong
Kelly Wong is an Inspector at the Surrey Police Service, where she has led the Professional Skills Section since April 2021, overseeing the design of comprehensive training programs. With over a decade of experience in leadership and training development, Kelly holds a Master of Leadership from Royal Roads University. As project manager, she successfully led a highly skilled team in implementing a customized CPKN Learning Management System (LMS), positioning the Surrey Police Service as a forward-thinking organization.
Kelly is passionate about sharing her experience in building a training section from the ground up for a new police service, which is set to become the largest municipal force in British Columbia. She offers valuable insights into both training program development and the technological integration of workflows and processes, resulting in a more efficient system for managing training programs.
Recruitment and Retention in Today's Multi-generational Workforce
Wednesday, September 25 | 2:40 p.m.
Andrea Forbes-Hurley
As Managing Partner of KBRS, a leading Canadian integrated leadership consulting firm with a strong focus in executive search and recruitment, Andrea has completed hundreds of executive search assignments across public and private sectors, including for police organizations, most recently supporting the search for the incoming president of the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN). Her expertise lies in facilitating collaborative decision-making in publicly accountable settings, with sector specialties in provincial and municipal governments, health care, and academia.
In addition to leading executive searches, Andrea oversees the firm's large research and recruitment team and supports day-to-day operations across offices in Halifax, St. John’s, Moncton, and Toronto, with over 70 professionals. She holds an MBA from Saint Mary’s University, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Hons.) from St. Francis Xavier University, and is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR). She has also completed the Diversity and Inclusion Certificate at Cornell University.
Andrea is actively involved in her community, serving on boards and mentoring through various initiatives.
Charting the Course, Data Literacy for Modern Policing
Thursday, September 26 | 8:30 a.m.
Farley Meredith
Farley Meredith has 20 years of experience in law enforcement and data analysis. For the past 6 years, she has led a team at the BC RCMP Hub, developing data products and services that support operational policing. With over a decade of experience as a Law Enforcement Analyst, Farley has extensive experience in analysis for criminal operations and data analysis techniques. Farley is passionate about improving law enforcement through innovative data solutions that enhance data-driven decision making capabilities for all.
Greg Stanisci
Greg Stanisci has spent the last 9 years leading the development of award winning Data Driven solutions made up of unique dashboards, geospatial applications and a comprehensive data warehouse. Greg has 25 years of experience in the field of IT and data analytics. He has been a member of York Regional Police (YRP) for over 20 years. Most recently Greg led the design and implementation of their new Community Safety Data Portal focused on improving transparency and engaging the community to help keep York Region Safe.
Greg is one of the founders and Co-Chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Analytics Sub-Committee.
Greg has participated in an Ethical Use of AI National working group as well as Chairs YRP AI committee.
Modernizing a National Police Competency Framework
Thursday, September 26 | 10:10 a.m.
Dominic Mallett
Dominic is the Innovation Advisor at CPKN, where he develops projects aimed at enhancing CPKN’s educational offerings for police and public safety professionals. With over 14 years of experience in higher education, including teaching in both education and healthcare fields, Dominic has also served as the Educational Consultant for The Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI. There, he assisted in mapping the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program to the North American Competency-Based Veterinary Education framework. Additionally, he worked as a Curriculum and Instructional Consultant at Holland College in PEI, designing microcredentials as part of the federally funded Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery project. His interests include curriculum design, curriculum mapping, and competency frameworks.
Angela Ripley
Angela Ripley is an Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychologist and Education Consultant with over 14 years of experience working with police agencies. She specializes in job task analysis and performance expectations, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating police processes and training programs. Angela has successfully collaborated with experts on the job, to review and optimize training and management processes within policing, ensuring they align with contemporary best practices and operational needs. Her work drives the evolution of police competency frameworks to meet the challenges and demands of modern law enforcement.
The Edmonton Police Service Critical Incident Reintegration Program - A Healthier Return to Work
Thursday, September 26 | 12:45 p.m.
Tim Moeller
Sgt. Tim Moeller has been in Law Enforcement for the last 23 years, spending his first 6 years with Alberta’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Branch before being hired by the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) in 2007.
Sgt. Moeller spent his first 8 years with EPS in West Division Patrol working in both a patrol and Neighbourhood Foot Patrol capacity. Sgt. Tim Moeller spent the next 5 years as a firearms instructor in the Firearms Training Unit (FTU), teaching new recruits and in-service members firearms and officer safety skills. While in FTU, Sgt. Moeller became a Reintegration Facilitator working with members after an Officer Involved Shooting.
Sgt. Moeller returned to the front-line for a year before being promoted to the Sergeant i/c of the Reintegration Unit. In this role, Sgt. Moeller works with members returning to work after critical incidents, leaves of absence due to physical or psychological injury, and/or parental leaves. Sgt. Moeller also assists in teaching the Reintegration Program across Canada, including presentations in the United States.
The Future of Policing, Professional Development, and the Network
Thursday, September 26 | 12:45 p.m.
Krystine Richards
Krystine has been an advocate for innovation in police training and education since 2010. At that time, she joined CPKN to foster collaboration with like-minded individuals from the policing sector to ensure that the Canadian Police Knowledge Network could best support police and public safety through the distribution of highly effective and efficient training. As Vice President, she has cultivated an extensive network of stakeholders that has advanced CPKN from a pioneering concept to a collaborative network with a vision of driving excellence in policing professional development.
Krystine holds a Bachelor of Science and an executive MBA from the University of Prince Edward Island. She completed the Strategic Executive Program from the Wallace McCain Institute in 2024 and was a member of the 2018 Canadian Association Chiefs Police (CACP) Global Studies program.