Dan Ferguson in an Environmental Health Officer with the First Nations Health Authority. Environmental Health addresses all the physical, chemical and biological factors external to a person, and all related factors impacting behaviors. Dan holds a Certificate in Public Health Inspection (Canada) and a Certificate in Emergency Management. He has 35 years’ experience in Environmental Public Health and environmental emergencies. Dan developed an Emergency Management program for an Environmental Public Health program of a Regional Health Authority and also has experience supporting hospitals and long term care facilities with emergency planning and training. Dan is married and has three adult children. In his free time he enjoys curling, golfing and soaking up the warm Kamloops sun.

Joe Kwan is a Senior Manager with the Squamish Nation in British Columbia.His areas of responsibility include oversight of Emergency Intake, Outreach, Justice, Events & Funerals for Squamish Nation.Recently, his portfolio expanded to include supporting members and families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness.Joe works collaboratively with internal departments & external partners (including government officials, medical professionals, police officers, guardians, peacekeepers, and staff at local shelters & non-profit organizations) to support vulnerable members & families.

Michael has spent the majority of his career in emergency health services managing  in the  Municipal ,Provincial and third service models with a primary focus on the development and implementation of performance based Emergency Medical Services and Medical Oversight processes.   During his career, Michael has held senior leadership roles across Canada.  His prior experience includes: Charter member of the Northern Albert Institute of Technologies Emergency Paramedic program, Manager of Staff Development and Technical Services for the City of Calgary Emergency Medical Services Department, Director/Consultant  for Clinical Development and Disaster Planning Medavie EMS;  Vice President Provincial Operations for Emergency Medical Care , Director of Medical First Programming   for the Nova Scotia Department of Health, Chief Operating Officer for the Yukon Hospital Corporation; Director of Yukon Emergency Medical Services , and most recently as a Lead Emergency Management Advisor for the  Health Network in New Brunswick.  Michael has also consulted for the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety and the Nova Scotia Department of Health.

Michael is a graduate of Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Biology, and holds several related professional certificates, in Adult Education , Business Continuity Planning and an Honors Diploma in Emergency Prehospital Care.   Michael has been actively involved in various professional associations including the establishment of the International Rural and Remote Prehospital Care Collaborative, and a previous member of the Canadian Medical Association’s  Conjoint Committee on Accreditation, a charter member of the Emergency Medical Services Chiefs of Canada and he was the founder of the International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine.

Michael has spoken nationally and internationally on topics ranging from Quality and Performance Management to the Disaster Response, he is currently on the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch Standards committee on CBRN Surveillance and has previously assisted in the development of Health Canada’s Infection Control Guidelines on Health Care Facility Preparedness / Contingency Plans for Bioterrorism Events and the development of Health Canada’s Infection Control Precautions for Respiratory Infections Consensus Meeting for SARS Outbreak and non -SARS Outbreak Management Guideline review.

Londea is a Status First Nation from Tsal’alh (Seton Portage Band) St’at’imc Nation, and has many relatives from Nlaka’pamux Nation – Cooks Ferry Band. Londea is married to Curtis, is the mother of 3 and the grandmother of 6. As a 60’s scoop survivor, Londea grew up in Kamloops, but has since returned many times to her home land for teachings, sharing and cultural learnings.

Londea’s background has provided her with numerous learnings and opportunities that have focused on intergenerational and historical traumas, behavior and mental health concerns and healing practices. 20 years in criminal justice field with a strong focus on mental health and addictions, problem solving, suicide intervention/prevention, mental health first aid, and cognitive behavioral therapy. The past number of years have been with FNHA in Emergency Management, responding to emergencies and providing mental health and mental health and wellness support. Her passion is for holistic healing, and community integration comes from community, family and nations.

Londea is looking forward to starting a Social Justice Master’s Program at TRU and increasing her knowledge and learnings. Please reach out anytime.

As a Mi’kmaq Acadia First Nation community member, Barry has held positions in both management and engineering roles in advanced development laboratories, anti-submarine warfare product design, HFcommunications, business development and consulting, training, product sales, and production management. At his last place of employment, he was V.P. of Operations. In 2001, Barry launched Stevens Solutions & Design Inc. (SS&DI) and has supplied communications and custom electronic hardware designs/software solutions for use in corporate communications, instruction and eLearning, security, defense, government agencies, global corporations, non-profits, and Indigenous organizations.

As SS&DI focused its R&D efforts to Climate Change adaptation visualization software, 3D Wave Design Mapping Solutions www.3dwavedesign.com was born. 3D Wave Design has developed close relationships with environmental, First Nations and applied geomatics research groups, particularly in relation to wildfire and inland flood risk assessments and global warming induced sea-level rise prediction and simulation. SS&DI/3DWave’s 3D proprietary LiDAR ingestion software/WebGL visualizations have been used by Atlantic Canadian towns, Municipalities and First Nation communities to demonstrate risks and to develop engineered mitigation solutions for council and public review. Software helps First Nation communities see how climate change could impact them | CBC News.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/mikmaq-software-climate-change-floods-wildfire-3d-models-1.5482571

Barry has sat on numerous Indigenous and non-indigenous boards and committees including:

• As a regional zone Chief for the Native Council of Nova Scotia,
• NCNS Indigenous Citizenship committee member,
• Nations in a Circle indigenous heritage and culture society, founding Board Member,
• Nova Scotia Indigenous Tourism Enterprise Network, founding Board Member,
• Coastal Action Foundation Board Member,
• JEDI Indigenous Entrepreneur Consultant/Mentor,
• Mahone Bay Museum Advisory committee member,
• Indigenous Consultant for NSCC’s CPET educational program,
• Indigenous Consultant for Canada’s Ocean Super Cluster AOSP Vitality program.
• Barry’s traditional Mi’kmaq petroglyph artwork has been acquired by the Smithsonian’s Museum of the North American Indian.
• Level III Security Clearance held.
• NATO NCAGE Supplier.

Barry resides with his wife Mary, in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.