Paula-Marie Jannetta is an accomplished emergency management and business continuity professional with over fifteen years of experience in the field. She has served in program management and operational response positions in provincial (MEMC), municipal (CEMC), non-government organizations and post-secondary institutions including numerous field deployments in response to domestic and international disasters.  Paula-Marie has earned a professional certification in critical infrastructure protection (PCIP), is a Certified Municipal Manager (CMMII), Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP) and IMS Instructor. Specializations include EM/BCP program and plan evaluation/audit review, critical infrastructure protection analysis, public-private sector plan integration, multi-stakeholder response protocols and exercise programs. In 2020, Paula-Marie was the recipient of the John Redpath Niagara College Campus Safety Above and Beyond Recognition Award for Operational Excellence for her efforts in developing an emergency management program framework and management roles for Ontario’s post-secondary institutions.  

Catherine Blair HBSc, BSc, CEM, ABCP, CMM III-EMP is the Manager of Emergency Management for Alectra Utilities. She is widely known across North America as a leading professional with on-the-ground experience of a wide-ranging number of different emergency events.  She has been a guest speaker and trainer at many emergency preparedness conferences over the years. Before joining the Alectra she was the Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Mississauga, the Emergency Planning Officer for the Toronto Transit Commission.  Prior to this she was Technical Representative and Emergency Response Coordinator for a major chemical distributor as a qualified as a Hazardous Materials Technician. She actually started her career out of school working as a chemist in quality control and research laboratories.

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Daphne Farrell, CRSP, ABCP, CEMC, is a leader in development and implementation of strategic emergency management programs.  She continues to specialize in emergency response for private sector companies, municipalities, First Nations communities, federal, provincial, regional governments, and unorganized territories. Daphne is skilled in risk analysis, field deployments, all emergency operations centre (EOC) incident management systems.  She provides advice and assistance to senior leaders and emergency managers before, during, and after evolving or declared emergencies.  Specialist in community evacuations, host community support, and emergency information management. Drawing on over 25 years' experience as an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist in the chemical industry, Emergency Management Ontario, Field Officer, and a Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC), Daphne continues to be engaged and passionate about Emergency Management.  She has successfully worked to simplify emergency management processes through solid strategic alignment, planning processes, legislative compliance, emergency response training, and exercise development and delivery. Provincially certified instructor in Incident Management Systems (IMS) IMS100, IMS200, IMS250, and IMS300, Exercise Design, Emergency Information Management, customized Life Safety & Security Programs and train the trainer modules. In 2022, Daphne was elected to the Board of Directors for the Ontario Association of Emergency Managers (OAEM) as Director of Communities, bringing together industry and government leaders to reflect Ontario's diverse and unique partnerships. EM Canada was founded by Daphne in 2018 - bringing together industry leaders in communities and fostering a "Whole Community Responsibility".

Megan Storozuk, Editor

Megan Storozuk is a second-year student currently enrolled in the English program at the University of Waterloo. She majors in Rhetoric, Media and Professional Communication and minors in Classical Studies. Currently, she is completing her co-operative term as an IT Resource Administrator for Definity Financial. She utilizes her interpersonal skills and creative abilities to allow her passion for writing and editing to flourish. Megan strives to gain writing experience through her volunteer positions as a writer for the University of Waterloo newspaper and editor for the Ontario Association of Emergency Management (OAEM). Ultimately, she wishes to take her writing and editing passion into the field of journalism following graduation. Megan is eager to work with the communications team for OAEM, allowing her to gain new creative experience and develop her skills within the Emergency Managers' realm.