{"id":453,"date":"2021-08-16T20:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T00:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies-socanth\/?page_id=453"},"modified":"2024-08-23T14:28:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T18:28:16","slug":"our-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/dem\/about-us\/our-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right text-primary\"><\/i> Learn about what others have chosen to study and do through this innovative program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni List<\/h2>\n\n\n <\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-28707-CATTRffc58cef0e6d43c0be54ec7a4fbce907\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-28707-CATTRffc58cef0e6d43c0be54ec7a4fbce907\" data-viewnumber=\"28707-CATTRffc58cef0e6d43c0be54ec7a4fbce907\" data-pagination=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;28707&quot;,&quot;query&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;speed&quot;:5,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;stop_rollover&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;cache_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_images&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_reach&quot;:1,&quot;spinner&quot;:&quot;builtin&quot;,&quot;spinner_image&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/info\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-views\/embedded\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif&quot;,&quot;callback_next&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;manage_history&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;has_controls_in_form&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;infinite_tolerance&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;max_pages&quot;:0,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;base_permalink&quot;:&quot;\/gradstudies\/dem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453?wpv_view_count=28707-CATTRffc58cef0e6d43c0be54ec7a4fbce907&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[],&quot;id&quot;:0}}\" data-permalink=\"\/gradstudies\/dem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453?wpv_view_count=28707-CATTRffc58cef0e6d43c0be54ec7a4fbce907\">\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-deck mb-3 alumni-profiles\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\"><div class=\"row no-gutters d-flex align-items-center\">\n  <div class=\"col-4\">\n    \n    \n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/dem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2023\/02\/Keith-Melo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"rounded-left w-100\" alt=\"Photo of Keith (Melo) Melo\" \/>\n    \n <\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"col-8\">\n  \n    <div class=\"p-lg-4 p-4 p-md-2 d-flex align-items-center\">\n      \n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-link p-0 text-left text-truncate text-wrap\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#student58023\">Keith (Melo) Melo<\/button>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Modal -->\n<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"student58023\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"student58023\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\">\n    <div class=\"modal-content\">\n      <div class=\"modal-header\">\n        <span class=\"h5 modal-title\" id=\"aluni58023Label\">Keith (Melo) Melo<\/span>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n          <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-body\">\n        <p><strong><em>Graduating Year:<\/em><\/strong><em> 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Current Positions and Organizations:<\/em><\/strong><em> Emergency Management Academic Program Coordinator at George Brown College \u2013 School of Emergency Management, Professor at Seneca College and Manager of Security and Life Safety at Cadillac Fairview.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Brief Overview:<\/em><\/strong><em> Melo has his designation through Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) as a Community Emergency Management Coordinator, he\u2019s been an EMO Provincial Instructor for several years and certified as a Professional in Critical Infrastructure Protection. Melo has completed courses in emergency management through the Federal Canadian Emergency Management College, Toronto Police Service, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police where he holds the accreditation of Counter Terrorism Information Officer.\u00a0 Melo has<\/em><em> received a letter of recognition from the House of Commons, Minister of Public Safety Canada, Honorable Steven Blaney, for his efforts in national security.\u00a0 <\/em><em>快播视频 awarded him the Ambassador Award in Disaster and Emergency Management.\u00a0 He served as the Vice President of Ontario Volunteer Emergency Response Team which responds to local and international disasters.\u00a0 Melo currently sits on several groups that include, <\/em><em>Public Safety Canada \u2013 Emergency Management Branch as an Advisor, <\/em><em>EMO as part of the Educational\/Instructional Working Group and just recently, Melo has joined the Office of Emergency Management \u2013 City of Toronto Working Group \u2013 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the last 20 years, Melo has executed several full mock exercises with large organizations that included: Toronto Port Authority, Metrolinx, City of Brampton and Toronto, Region of Durham, Nuclear plants, and Toronto Police Service. With all these years of experience in the field, Melo felt that it was time to return back to 快播视频 and obtain his Masters in Disaster and Emergency Management where he learned so much from likeminded Professors and colleagues.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How the MDEM program helped:<\/em><\/strong><em> The program allowed Melo to bring in and share his own experience but learn from others in the room as many learners came from their respected fields, for example, military, law enforcement, fire, EMS, and the critical infrastructure industry.\u00a0 The Masters program focuses on research, analyzing and writing in-depth papers which allowed Melo to be one of the authors of one of the first Canadian emergency management books, \u2018Introduction to Emergency Management in Canada\u2019.\u00a0 The MDEM program has allowed Melo to grow within his current positions and share the program to others who would like to expand their educational experience.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-footer\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\"><div class=\"row no-gutters d-flex align-items-center\">\n  <div class=\"col-4\">\n    \n    \n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/dem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2023\/01\/Magda-Sulzycki-150x150.jpg\" class=\"rounded-left w-100\" alt=\"Photo of Magda Sulzycki\" \/>\n    \n <\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"col-8\">\n  \n    <div class=\"p-lg-4 p-4 p-md-2 d-flex align-items-center\">\n      \n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-link p-0 text-left text-truncate text-wrap\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#student56043\">Magda Sulzycki<\/button>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Modal -->\n<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"student56043\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"student56043\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\">\n    <div class=\"modal-content\">\n      <div class=\"modal-header\">\n        <span class=\"h5 modal-title\" id=\"aluni56043Label\">Magda Sulzycki<\/span>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n          <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-body\">\n        <p><b>Year Graduated:<\/b>\u00a02015<br \/>\n<b>Current Position:<\/b>\u00a0Business Continuity Management Consultant<br \/>\n<b>Organization:<\/b>\u00a0Toronto Hydro<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brief Overview of My Career Path:\u00a0<\/strong>I began my career in public safety in 2007, with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) as a student and then eventually full-time Border Services Officer. During my time with the CBSA I worked at ports of entry across the province of Ontario in all modes of travel (air, land, and marine), on a variety of specialized enforcement teams in both the customs and immigration streams. Midway through my career, I was accepted into the MDEM program at York, which is where my career took a turn towards emergency management.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the MDEM program, I completed an internship in municipal public service, working in the City of Brantford\u2019s Office of Emergency Management as an Emergency Management Specialist. In my final year of the MDEM program, I obtained a position in the major events management industry, working on the Pan Am Games as a Manager of Security Integration. As part of this project, I had an opportunity to travel across Canada with the Torch Relay team and to partner with Police Services across the country to\u00a0deliver security services for the national relay. During the Games themselves, I represented the Security Integration Unit in the Games\u2019 Main Operations Center, facilitating security services across the Games footprint.<\/p>\n<p>After the Games, I took on a project role with the Ontario Ministry of Labour, working as an Emergency Management Specialist within the Operations Unit\u2019s Occupational Health and Safety Department. Upon completion of that contract, I transitioned into my current role at Toronto Hydro.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What My Current Job Entails:\u00a0<\/strong>Today, I work for Toronto Hydro as Business Continuity Management Consultant. In this role and with my team, I am responsible for supporting the implementation, sustainment and overall operation of the emergency preparedness framework within Toronto Hydro, specifically an all hazards emergency preparedness program focused on major power system disruptions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the MDEM Program Helped Prepare Me for a Career In DEM:\u00a0<\/strong>While in the MDEM program at York, I made some amazing professional connections, many of which I maintain to this day. The individuals I met while at York helped me navigate the emergency management industry, providing strategic guidance on which skills to develop and areas to focus on to increase my professional success. I have no doubt that many of these connections will be life-long.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-footer\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\"><div class=\"row no-gutters d-flex align-items-center\">\n  <div class=\"col-4\">\n    \n    \n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/dem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2023\/01\/Manpreet-Jaiswal-150x150.jpg\" class=\"rounded-left w-100\" alt=\"Photo of Manpreet Jaiswal\" \/>\n    \n <\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"col-8\">\n  \n    <div class=\"p-lg-4 p-4 p-md-2 d-flex align-items-center\">\n      \n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-link p-0 text-left text-truncate text-wrap\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#student56046\">Manpreet Jaiswal<\/button>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Modal -->\n<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"student56046\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"student56046\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\">\n    <div class=\"modal-content\">\n      <div class=\"modal-header\">\n        <span class=\"h5 modal-title\" id=\"aluni56046Label\">Manpreet Jaiswal<\/span>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n          <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-body\">\n        <p><b>Year Graduated:<\/b>\u00a02009<br \/>\n<b>Current Position:<\/b>\u00a0Emergency Management Advisor<br \/>\n<b>Organization:<\/b>\u00a0Ministry of Community and Social Services\/Ministry of Children and Youth Services<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brief Overview of My Career Path:\u00a0<\/strong>I currently work with the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) and the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) as an Emergency Management Advisor.\u00a0 Prior to this I worked with Emergency Management Ontario (now the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management) for over 7 years, where I developed guidelines, standards, and tools to assist with the implementation of ministerial and municipal emergency management programs. I have also been involved in the coordination of several emergencies in Ontario, including annual floods and forest fires, H1N1, and G8\/G20, and was also deployed to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2011 to assist with the provincial flood response.\u00a0 I am currently pursuing a doctorate in disaster management while continuing my professional career in the field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What My Current Job Entails:\u00a0<\/strong>As an Emergency Management Advisor, I provide advice and assistance to the Senior Manager of the Emergency Management Unit.\u00a0 Additionally, I work with corporate subject matter experts to ensure their respective business continuity plans are revised and exercised.\u00a0 Finally, I oversee the MCSS contract with the Canadian Red Cross for the provision of emergency social services, and provide operational readiness on behalf of the ministries in case of a provincial emergency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the MDEM Program Helped Prepare Me for a Career In DEM:\u00a0<\/strong>As a student in the first ever cohort of the DEM program, I had certain expectations about what the program would do for me.\u00a0 I expected that the program was going to prepare me for the skills required to take on an emergency management role in the field.\u00a0 What I realized later on is that the program, being at a university level, actually equipped me with the theoretical knowledge I needed to be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of what happens when hazards interact with people, infrastructure, and the environment.\u00a0 Emergency management is, in large part, about managing people, and what I benefitted from the most during my time in the program is that it prepared me to understand the disaster cycle so that I could apply the theory to the practice.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-footer\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-deck mb-3 alumni-profiles\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\"><div class=\"row no-gutters d-flex align-items-center\">\n  <div class=\"col-4\">\n    \n    \n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/dem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2023\/01\/Roland-Daley-150x150.jpg\" class=\"rounded-left w-100\" alt=\"Photo of Roland Daley\" \/>\n    \n <\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"col-8\">\n  \n    <div class=\"p-lg-4 p-4 p-md-2 d-flex align-items-center\">\n      \n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-link p-0 text-left text-truncate text-wrap\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#student56039\">Roland Daley<\/button>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Modal -->\n<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"student56039\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"student56039\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\">\n    <div class=\"modal-content\">\n      <div class=\"modal-header\">\n        <span class=\"h5 modal-title\" id=\"aluni56039Label\">Roland Daley<\/span>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n          <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-body\">\n        <p><b>Year Graduated:<\/b>\u00a02011<br \/>\n<b>Current Position:<\/b>\u00a0Community Preparedness Advisor<br \/>\n<b>Organization:<\/b>\u00a0City of Brampton<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Brief Overview of My Career Path So Far:<\/strong>\u00a0I got involved in emergency management after working as a career firefighter for 4 years outside of Canada and attending college where I majored in Emergency Management. What I learnt was quite intriguing and a career path I was ready take. I really enjoyed being a career firefighter but personally I wanted to know more about prevention\/mitigation, preparedness, response, and the recovery aspect of emergency management. After earning my Bachelor\u2019s degree,\u00a0 I enrolled in 快播视频\u2019s Disaster &amp; Emergency Management program where I earned my MDEM degree in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>While studying at 快播视频 in the MDEM program, I got an internship as an Emergency Management Assistant with the City of Brampton Emergency Management Office. During my internship, I demonstrated the personal traits, knowledge, and skills needed to be an effective emergency management professional. After my internship ended with the city, I continued to network with the emergency management professionals that I had worked with. I also took free online emergency management courses offered through Emergency Management Ontario, got my HAMS radio licence, and volunteered with the Canadian Red Cross in their Disaster Management Program. Like faith would have it, a Community Preparedness Advisor position later became open with the City of Brampton Emergency Management Office. I submitted my application through the City\u2019s HR process and my application was accepted. During several interviews with the interview panel, I demonstrated my skills, knowledge, passion, networking skills and all the personal traits needed to be a successful emergency management professional. At the end of the process,\u00a0 I was successful. I am quite happy to say that I am enjoying every moment of my career in the emergency management field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What My Current Job Entails:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Responsible for the public education segment of the Emergency Management Program, which is provincially legislated<\/li>\n<li>Raises the publics\u2019level of emergency preparedness awareness through public education initiatives such as; school programs, library programs, presentations to clubs and associations on various topics relating to personal preparedness and planning for specific emergencies<\/li>\n<li>Coordinates and promotes the City of Brampton Community Emergency Response Volunteer (CERV) program<\/li>\n<li>Liaison with support groups such as the Canadian Red Cross and Peel Amateur Radio<\/li>\n<li>Maintains and develops any and all online media presence associated with the Emergency Management Office to reflect the diverse and far-reaching Public Education program. This includes social media and the external Brampton Emergency Management Office website<\/li>\n<li>Provides supervision and leadership to any interns or student placements that are assigned to report to the Community Preparedness Advisor.<\/li>\n<li>Reports to the EOC during emergency situations, to assist the Manager in any duties that may be required as part of the emergency plan<\/li>\n<li>Develops safety plans for special events taking place in the City of Brampton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How the MDEM Program Helped Prepare Me for a Career In DEM:\u00a0<\/strong>The MDEM program helped prepare me for this role in that it gave me further experience with presenting to an audience and knowing how to conduct in-depth research on emergency management topics. It also enabled me to work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders. MDEM also enabled me to be familiar with emergency management terminologies used in my work setting, and gave me a level of confidence in knowing that I received the necessary academic background in emergency management, and was equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to enter the job market and apply these skills while taking on leadership roles.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-footer\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\"><div class=\"row no-gutters d-flex align-items-center\">\n  <div class=\"col-4\">\n    \n    \n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/dem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2023\/01\/rupinder-kambo-235x300-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"rounded-left w-100\" alt=\"Photo of Rupinder Kambo\" \/>\n    \n <\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"col-8\">\n  \n    <div class=\"p-lg-4 p-4 p-md-2 d-flex align-items-center\">\n      \n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-link p-0 text-left text-truncate text-wrap\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#student56048\">Rupinder Kambo<\/button>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Modal -->\n<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"student56048\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"student56048\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\">\n    <div class=\"modal-content\">\n      <div class=\"modal-header\">\n        <span class=\"h5 modal-title\" id=\"aluni56048Label\">Rupinder Kambo<\/span>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n          <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-body\">\n        <p><strong>Year Graduated:<\/strong>\u00a02010<br \/>\n<strong>Current Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Manager, Enterprise Risk Services<br \/>\n<strong>Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0MNP LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brief Overview of My Career Path:\u00a0<\/strong>I came into the program with a background in the crisis management and conflict intervention from the Canadian Armed Forces. Upon completing the degree, I joined MNP\u2019s National Business Resilience Practice because I really wanted to broaden my scope of business resilience in all sorts of industries, in order to fully understand the challenges DEM professionals face.<\/p>\n<p>I have had the opportunity work with many professionals and academics, become a trusted advisor to many clients and an opportunity to mentor practitioners by either working together, or speak at various conferences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What My Current Job Entails:\u00a0<\/strong>As a Manager at MNP, I manage client engagements which includes the conduct risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy and plan development, and training and exercise facilitation across the public and private sector.<\/p>\n<p>On a more personal note, my job allows me to learn my clients\u2019 business, identifying their risk needs, and working with them to develop solutions that enable them to proactively address issues that affect the entire organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the MDEM Program Helped Prepare Me for a Career In DEM:\u00a0<\/strong>The one great fact of our Century is that the rate of change that defines it is accelerating at a rate previously unknown. We are challenged as perhaps no others have ever been challenged. These challenges come in a broad range of forms, which include: social change and unrest, environmental change, technological implications, bioscience, and issues, as yet unknown. Accordingly, programs of study such as the MDEM, that directly confront these challenges take on increasingly greater importance within our social context. This follows from the fact that these programs both enable and empower us, not only to be reactive, but also be proactive with respect to this brave new world.<\/p>\n<p>MDEM gave me a great basis upon which I entered industry. But more importantly, it allowed me to rethink broadly about our world. I was able to gain knowledge and skills needed to understand new and emerging problems we collectively face relating to disaster and emergency management, and identify ways to reduce uncertainty and increase resiliency.<\/p>\n<p>The diverse background and knowledge of my colleagues, along with the quality of the faculty in the program, prepared me to be a leader in the industry. These qualities serve as an attraction for young aspiring DEM students, and existing DEM practitioners and academics to come and refine their understanding.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-footer\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\"><div class=\"row no-gutters d-flex align-items-center\">\n  <div class=\"col-4\">\n    \n    \n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/dem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2023\/01\/Sarah-Thompson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"rounded-left w-100\" alt=\"Photo of Sarah Thompson\" \/>\n    \n <\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"col-8\">\n  \n    <div class=\"p-lg-4 p-4 p-md-2 d-flex align-items-center\">\n      \n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-link p-0 text-left text-truncate text-wrap\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#student56036\">Sarah Thompson<\/button>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Modal -->\n<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"student56036\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"student56036\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\">\n    <div class=\"modal-content\">\n      <div class=\"modal-header\">\n        <span class=\"h5 modal-title\" id=\"aluni56036Label\">Sarah Thompson<\/span>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n          <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-body\">\n        <p><b>Year Graduated:<\/b>\u00a02016<br \/>\n<b>Current Position:<\/b>\u00a0Emergency Management Coordinator, Office of Emergency Management<br \/>\n<b>Organization:<\/b>\u00a0City of Toronto<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brief Overview of My Career Path:<\/strong>\u00a0During an emergency response 7 years ago, during a severe snowstorm, I became part of team which provided information, food services, first aid and, operation of overnight shelters on campus at Simon Fraser University in BC.\u00a0I noticed the work of municipal Emergency Management experts from the City of Vancouver, and it wasn't long before I started volunteering for their Emergency Social Services team. After that I spent 5 years gaining experience responding to a great variety of emergencies as part of the municipal\u00a0program.<\/p>\n<p>Since then I have worked hard to build an Emergency Management career, and even moved provinces in 2014 to complete the Master of Disaster and Emergency Management degree at york University. I have held many municipal positions over the years, always making sure to include Emergency Management portfolios in that work as much as possible; this included the review and redevelopment of the Rapid Damage Assessment procedures for the City of Burnaby Building Department in 2013. Prior to the MDEM, I completed a certificate in Emergency Management at the Justice institute of BC.<\/p>\n<p>After working on a contract position for Simon Fraser University in 2014 with David Etkin, I completed an internship through the MDEM program with the City of Toronto. This experience helped me gain the experience I needed to become the Research Analyst for the City of Toronto Office of Emergency Management in 2015. I was then faced with the tough decision of whether to return to BC after finishing at York. After working in\u00a0a\u00a0temporary position at the City of vancouver Office of Emergency Management in summer 2015, I completed the York MDEM program and decided to stay in Ontario to try to further my EM career. This decision has led to many wonderful opportunities, including my appointment to the Board of the Ontario Association of Emergency Managers, and more recently\u00a0my promotion to the position of Emergency Management Coordinator at the City of Toronto<\/p>\n<p><strong>What My Current Job Entails:\u00a0<\/strong>I manage the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment for the City of Toronto Office of Emergency Management. I am also responsible for a number of risk-specific portfolios, including nuclear emergency management as a key stakeholder in planning led by Ontario Power Generation. I am also involved in management of the internal Business Continuity Program at the City, as well as plan maintenance and updates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the MDEM Program Helped Prepare Me for a Career In DEM:\u00a0<\/strong>The program was my first introduction to Ontario and it's Emergency Management community. in addition to the comprehensive theoretical grounding in EM principles, the program became an important conduit through which I was able to connect with a wide range of professionals and peers in the field. I would say the most critical piece of any effort to become an EM professional are the connections you make along the way. These professionals are mentors, friends and colleagues along the path of your career, and you can't do it without them!<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"modal-footer\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni Spotlight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized border-md border-fgs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/dem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2023\/02\/sushan-pradhan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" style=\"width:400px;height:532px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><sub>Sushan Pradhan, an MDEM graduate helped his family and neighbourhoods in Nepal after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country on April 25, 2015.<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sushan Pradhan, an MDEM graduate, reflects on his involvement in Nepal's 2015 earthquake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I was there with the Canadian Red Cross team comprising 2 doctors, 3 nurses and 2 technicians from Canada, 1 doctor and 1 nurse from the Philippines, 2 Nepali Interpreters and 3 drivers. We were in the clinic when the second big earthquake hit Nepal. We were 16 km away from the epicentre this time and I cannot describe in words what that felt like. We had big rocks rolling down from high hills around us and landslides taking place very frequently. The area was deemed too dangerous and a Chinese Rescue helicopter with a max capacity of 18 people was sent to bring back the deployed Canadian Red Cross team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the helicopters arrived a group of locals made a run for the helipad requesting us to take them along but having 2 stranded Indian nationals working in the area in relief activities and a severely injured patient we were already max capacity. The locals argued that they should be taken in the helicopter instead of the expatriates. When we informed them that their requests could not be addressed by us and the orders would have to come from higher authority, the locals picked up rocks and claimed to smash the helicopters if we did not take them along. Until that point, we were seen as their only hope for relief and survival but seeing us plan an evacuation leaving them behind turned them from friends to foes in a matter of minutes. They had a legitimate claim as they too were in harm's way but we had no other option than to leave the area as soon as possible which made them lose all hopes of surviving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wanted to share this experience here because it describes a very crucial humanitarian negotiation point which could have ended up in a bloody situation for us. Along with Dr. Stanley (our team leader), I faced the crowd to negotiate our lives for theirs. I honestly cannot remember how or what we said or if we even were able to convince them in any way but we succeeded in getting them to turn around and let us leave the area unharmed. That negotiation we did with the furious community has by far been the greatest relief challenge\/experience I faced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Right now we (my parents and I) are working on installing water purification stations in communities surrounding us. 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