Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Public Safety Communications program enjoys a symbiotic relationship with the members of its Advisory Committee. Representatives from the province's fire, police, ambulance and telecommunications industries generously advise us of current trends and innovations in the public safety community, allowing us to meet the current training needs for graduates entering this field.

Kwantlen's involvement with these diverse yet interconnected industries naturally allows us to provide an industry wide forum for the public safety community through our Advisory Committee. Members enjoy the opportunity to discuss topical issues of mutual concern. In so doing, these employers contribute to Kwantlen's curriculum, technology acquisition, and selection of instructors. The quality communicators they help produce benefits themselves as employers of our graduates and directly raises the standard of emergency services that the general public depends upon.

The breadth and strength of the committee's commitment to Kwantlen cannot easily be captured. Committee members meet to review program entry requirements, to promote the program inside and outside the province, to fundraise, and to provide a very necessary critical analysis of our work and curriculum.

Kwantlen only meets its commitment to continuous quality learning by respecting the frank assessments and suggestions so expertly offered by our committee members. As the public safety communications industry grows and develops, we count equally upon our long-standing and new members to provide us with a real, practical, and fresh perspective; without which neither our program nor its graduates would be so successful.

B.C. ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

NAME	TITLE	AGENCY
Kim Singh	Program Graduate, Operations Manager	E-Comm Corporation, Vancouver
Bob Gordon	Chief Training Officer (ret'd)	Richmond Fire Department
Barry MacKenzie	Division Chief (ret’d)	Vancouver Fire/Rescue
Brandon Mennear	Vice President	Genesis Systems Corporation, Langley
Heather Sorge	Civilian Member	RCMP Recruiting / Ops Support
Dave Mitchell	Management Consultant	President, Dave Mitchell & Associates, Burnaby
Rob McLean	President, Consultant	Scribbles Media Inc. / Transpro Communication
Deepak Prasad	Program Graduate	RCMP
Barb Moewes	Program Graduate, Telecommunications Supervisor	RCMP Langley Detachment
Bruce Small	Civilian Member	RCMP "E" Division, Vancouver
Chuck Thompson	Communications Consultant	C.P. Thompson Ltd., Burnaby
Laura Willson	Civilian Member	Manager, Telecommunication & Technical Training, Pacific Region Training Centre, RCMP
Karen Hay	Communicator Training	E-Comm Corporation, Vancouver

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Tally Wade, Public Safety Communications Program Coordinator
email: tally.wade@kwantlen.ca or by phone at (604) 598-6118


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Last Communication with this Document December 2009