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2010 Keynote Speakers
Speakers are in alphabetical order.
 Leroy D. Baca
Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department |
On December 7, 1998, Sheriff Baca was sworn in as Los Angeles County’s 30th Sheriff, having been elected by the citizens of Los Angeles County. Sheriff Baca commands the largest sheriff ’s department in the world and supervises more than 13,000 sworn and civilian personnel.
Sheriff Baca began his public service career on August 23, 1965, when he was sworn into the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as a Deputy Sheriff Trainee. Sheriff Baca excelled as the Commander of numerous stations as well as Aero Bureau and Special Enforcement Bureau.
As the Chief of Court Services Division, Sheriff Baca directed the strategy that led to the merger of the Sheriff ’s Department with the Marshal’s Department. The merger saved the taxpayers of Los Angeles County 14 million dollars per year. For his efforts, Sheriff Baca received the Department's
Distinguished Service award.
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 Gary Bass, O.O.M.
Deputy Commissioner Pacific Region
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
Deputy Commissioner Bass joined the RCMP from New Brunswick in 1971 and,following training, was posted to Canada's East Coast where he worked in General Duties, Underwater Recovery Operations, National Criminal Intelligence Section and the General Investigation Section.
In 1992, he was commissioned to the rank of Inspector and transferred to British Columbia's Provincial Serious Crime Section. Deputy Commissioner Bass has investigated and overseen a multitude of complex investigations, including several hundred homicides. He has been accepted as an expert witness in the Supreme Court of Canada with respect to Major Case Management, Organized Crime and Drug investigations.
In December 2006, Deputy Commissioner Bass was promoted to his current rank and position as the Deputy Commissioner, Pacific Region and Commanding Officer "E" Division for the RCMP in British Columbia. He is responsible for all policing matters for the 5,800 police officers serving hundreds of communities from 127 detachments.
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 William Blair
Chief of Police
Toronto Police Service |
Chief Blair was appointed Chief of the Toronto Police Service on April 26, 2005. Toronto has one of the largest municipal police services in North America, employing over 5,200 officers and more than 2,000 civilian staff.
In January 2001, Chief Blair was promoted to Staff Superintendent and became the Commander of Central Field, and was responsible for nine police divisions within the inner city with approximately 2,000 personnel, centralization of the Paid Duty System Administration and overseeing major community events. In January 2003, he was the Staff Superintendent In Charge of Detective Support and was responsible for all specialized criminal investigations, including organized crime and national security issues. In March 2005, Chief Blair was appointed the Interim Deputy Chief of Policing Operations Command and was responsible
for the management of all uniform field divisions.
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 Peter F. Brust
Deputy Superintendent
Chicago Police Department |
Deputy Superintendent Brust was sworn in as Deputy Superintendent of the newly formed Bureau of Professional Standards by Superintendent Weis in February 2008.
In 1985, he began his career as a law enforcement officer in the Investigative Services Bureau, Illinois Department of Revenue. He graduated from the Illinois State Police Academy as President of Local Class 400-14.
In 1986, Deputy Superintendent Brust entered on duty as a Special Agent with the FBI. He advanced to the position of Supervisory Special Agent in the Office of Public and Congressional Affairs at FBI Headquarters, and later in the Los Angeles, CA, field office supervising two criminal squads. He was promoted to Unit Chief of the Major Theft/Transportation Crimes Unit, Violent Crime and Major Offenders Section of the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters. He served as Assistant Special Agent in Charge in the Baltimore, MD, Field Office and later as Section Chief in the Cyber Crime Section of the Cyber Division at FBI Headquarters. He most recently served as a Special Agent in Charge in the Los Angeles, CA, field office until his retirement on January 31, 2008.
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 Jim Cessford
Chief Constable
Delta Police Department |
Chief Constable Cessford was appointed to his position with the Delta Police Department in 1995. Prior to this, he was Superintendent In Charge of Edmonton's Downtown Division. Chief Cessford�s career with the Edmonton Police Service spanned 27 years where he worked as a homicide and major crimes investigator for 14 years.
Chief Cessford has been recognized and designated by the courts as an expert hostage negotiator after handling numerous high-risk situations as a primary negotiator.
Upon his arrival in Delta, Chief Cessford moved community based policing to new levels and has also been instrumental through the strategic planning process in bringing about sound leadership training education for his members and volunteers.
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 Greg Dionne
President
Canadian Association of Police |
Mr. Dionne is a lifetime resident of the province of Saskatchewan. He has participated in and held seats on many volunteer boards over the years and believes that if you want to see change,
improvement and progress you have to be proactive.
In August 2005, Mr. Dionne was elected to the Canadian Association of Police Boards (CAPB). In 2006, Mr. Dionne was Secretary-Treasurer, in 2007 he was elected Vice-President and in 2008, Mr. Dionne was elected President of CAPB. This was the first time in Prince Albert’s history that this had ever happened. This now allows the city direct input into changing laws and lobbying the federal government for changes.
Mr. Dionne believes that by volunteering on the board of CAPB he has been given an opportunity to assist the team in making our country a safer place to raise our families. Mr. Dionne was re- elected for a second term as President in 2009.
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 Mohamed Doma
Senior Partner
Canadian Professional Management Services |
Mr. Doma has worked extensively with policing organizations that have required his expertise, diplomacy, knowledge and expert counsel in such areas as strategic planning, contract negotiations, labour relations and executive coaching.
Mr. Doma has facilitated complex discussions regarding policing services and community expectations, the Police Complaints process, integration of municipal and federal services, and by order in council, has facilitated the discussion regarding the integration amongst the South Vancouver Island Police Departments.
Other policing experience includes the development of a five year strategic plan for the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police, the integration of the Organized Crime Agency of B.C. with the RCMP and a strategic planning model for the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police Service as they transitioned from a transportation to a policing organization. Mr. Doma developed and facilitated a series of leadership programs to the Canadian Association of Police Boards, the Vancouver Police Department, the Delta Police Department and the Abbotsford Police Department to name a few.
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 Michael Downing
Deputy Chief of Police
Los Angeles Police Department |
Deputy Chief Downing was sworn in on October 30, 2009 as the Los Angeles Police Department's 55th Chief of Police. Deputy Chief Downing is a 27 year veteran of the Department. Prior to being named Chief of Police, he was the Deputy Chief of the Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence Bureau. In that capacity he commanded two operational divisions which oversee the Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center, Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section, Criminal Investigative Section, Organized Crime Section, Surveillance Support Section, Criminal Conspiracy Section, Liaison Section, Hazardous Devices/Materials Section, LAX-K9 Section and Archangel Section.
Deputy Chief Downing served as the Commanding Officer,Hollywood Community Police Station, from July 1999 to April 2005, where he oversaw a command of 300 sworn and 40 civilian personnel. He was promoted to Commander in April 2005 and was assigned to the position of Assistant Commanding Officer, Operations-South Bureau, a command serving nearly 700,000 people, four service areas and 1,200 police officers in South Los Angeles.
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 Julian Fantino
Police Commissioner
Ontario Provincial Police |
Commissioner Fantino was appointed Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on October 30, 2006. He is responsible for policing services to diverse communities throughout the province, including front-line delivery, administrative support services and highly specialized and multi-jurisdictional investigations.
Commissioner Fantino leads more than 7,000 OPP uniform and civilian members.
Prior to his appointment to the OPP, Commissioner Fantino was Commissioner of Emergency Management for the Province of Ontario, a position he held since March 1, 2005. In that capacity, he was responsible for providing leadership to all facets of the government�s emergency management programs. Prior to his appointment as Commissioner of Emergency Management, Commissioner Fantino was Chief of the Toronto Police Service. In all of Commissioner Fantino's assignments, significant change took place that is best characterized as leading-edge within the policing community.
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 Bruce Farr
Chief
Toronto Emergency Medical Services |
As Chief of Toronto Emergency Medical Services, Chief Farr leads the largest EMS service in Canada,
responding to 250,000 calls per year. Chief Farr has had a distinguished career as a Paramedic, Supervisor, Manager, Deputy Chief and Chief of Toronto EMS spanning more than 36 years. During his tenure as Manager of EMS Education, Toronto EMS implemented one of Canada’s first Advanced Life
Support Paramedic Programs.
As Deputy Chief of EMS Operations, he oversaw his team through major events affecting EMS in Toronto, including the G7 Summit, the Papal Visit and World Youth Days. Chief Farr has spoken at international emergency service conferences about Toronto EMS and its successful management of the SARS Crisis, the Molson Toronto Rocks Concert, the 2004 Blackout, and the 2005 Air France Crash.
He was elected to this position in 2006 by his peers, and is currently involved in multi-level government awareness campaigns on EMS, both nationally and internationally.
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 Bill Fisch
Chairman & CEO
Regional Municipality of York |
Mr. Fisch has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Regional Municipality of York since 1997. He is a
results-oriented leader with a proven track record of bringing people and organizations together to address important community needs. A team builder with an in-depth knowledge of a wide variety of services provided by all levels of government, Mr. Fisch is known for his ability to develop partnerships.
In his fourth term as the Region's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Fisch continues to be a driving force
behind the Region’s award-winning Viva Rapid Transit system, and is a sought-after speaker at municipal and
international conferences.
His visionary plans in the area of municipal service delivery and his ability to establish clear and concise policies have resulted in the introduction of new, innovative programs for the citizens of York Region.
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 Edward A. Flynn
Chief of Police
Milwaukee Police Department |
Chief Flynn was appointed Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department in January 2008. He commands an agency of 2,000 sworn officers and 700 civilians serving a city of over 600,000 residents. Prior to his appointment, he was Police Commissioner in Springfield, Massachusetts from 2006 to 2008.
Chief Flynn served as Secretary of Public Safety under Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney from January 2003 until taking command in Springfield. He also served as the Chief Adviser to the Governor on homeland security.
Prior to his appointment as Secretary of Public Safety, Chief Flynn served for five years as the Chief of Police in Arlington, Virginia. Chief Flynn is a member of the Board of Directors for the Police Executive Research Forum, and serves on the Executive Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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 Jean-François Gayraud
Commissaire Divisionnaire
Ministere de l'intérieur, de l'outre-mer et des collectivités territoriales, France |
Jean-François Gayraud is the Commissaire Divisionnaire of Police at the High National Institute for Homeland Security in Paris. He graduated from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris with a Doctor of Law degree and the Institute of Criminology in Paris.
Divisional Commissioner Gayraud has published several books on police and gangs including: "The World of Mafias. The Geopolitics of Organized Crime," "Crime without Frontiers, and The Nine Gangs That Infest the World Economy."
In his books, Divisional Commissioner Gayraud states that there are nine mafias around the world that share common characteristics. They have developed from port cities to occupy large parts of the world economy. They now benefit from the liberalization of trade, which makes porous borders between legal and criminal activities. He also states that mafias are invisible. They manage to escape the gaze of the media, public opinion and state and it is dangerous just what is not seen.
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 Paramdeep Singh Gill
Director General of Police
Punjab Police, IPS, India |
In July 2009, Director General Paramdeep Singh Gill of the Jammu and Kashmir Vigilance Organization was promoted from his post to become the Punjab Police Chief.
Director General Gill started his career in 1974 after graduating as a cadre Indian Police Services Officer. As the Chief of a force with 70,000 officers, Chief Gill’s mission is threefold: control of crime, maintenance of law & order, and efficient delivery of police services to the citizens.
Director General Gill emphasizes accessibility to the members of the public and responsiveness to the grievances of the people at large.
Community policing should be a tool to bridge the perceptional divide between the police and the public. He points out that Punjab has witnessed a high rate of urbanization in recent years and hence there was a need to come up with an effective urban policing strategy.
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 Rick Hanson
Chief of Police
Calgary Police Service |
Chief Hanson joined the Calgary Police Service in February 1975. From October 2005 to April 2006 he was
Superintendent, RCMP, "K" Division as the Officer in Charge of the Calgary Urban Area. He returned to the Calgary Police Service, as Chief, in 2007.
Chief Hanson has over 32 years of policing experience, the last 15 of which have been at the senior management levels within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Calgary Police Service. Prior to serving with the RCMP, Chief Hanson served with the Calgary Police Service as the Deputy Chief of Bureau of Support Services, Bureau of Community Police and Bureau of Research, Development and Learning.
Chief Hanson has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Sciences and is a graduate of the Executive Development Program through the University of Calgary. He is also a graduate of the FBI Leadership in Counter-terrorism course and the Canadian Police College Executive Development Program.
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 Khoo Boon Hui
President
INTERPOL |
President Khoo is presently serving a term from 2008 to 2012 as President of INTERPOL. He has more than 30 years of police experience as well as recognized expertise in organizational management.
Mr. Khoo began his career in the Singapore Police Force in 1977 and served as Commissioner of the Singapore Police Force for twelve and a half years, from 1997 to 2010. On February 1, 2010, he was appointed Senior Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
In 2006, he was elected to the INTERPOL Executive Committee as Vice-President for Asia. During his two years in the post, he actively worked to strengthen ties between INTERPOL and Southeast Asian police forces, culminating in the signing of a Declaration of Cooperation between ASEANAPOL and INTERPOL in June 2007.
Mr. Khoo holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Engineering and Economics from the University of Oxford.
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 Armand P. La Barge, O.O.M.
Chief of Police
York Regional Police |
Chief La Barge was appointed Chief of Police on December 12, 2002. He began his career with York Regional Police in 1973. Chief La Barge is the Past President of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and a member of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association.
Chief La Barge holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree, a Multiculturalism Studies Certificate from York University and a Masters Degree from Trent University in the field of Canadian and Native Studies. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and the Queen's University Executive Program.
Chief La Barge has extensive involvement with community based agencies with many of those dedicated to youth in the local community and beyond.
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 Barry MacKnight
Chief of Police
Fredericton Police Force |
Chief MacKnight was appointed Chief of the Fredericton Police Force in July 2005. Prior to his appointment, he was Deputy Chief in Fredericton for two years after successfully rising through the department ranks. Chief MacKnight joined the Fredericton Police Force in 1988.
Chief MacKnight served with the RCMP for one year before returning to New Brunswick in 1987, where he worked with the Blackville Police Department. He has served as aide-decamp to two Lieutenant Governors and it was in that capacity in 2002 that he received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal.
He is also a recipient of the Police Exemplary Service Medal. Chief MacKnight, completed a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in English Literature and Linguistics from the University of New Brunswick in 1985, before taking his police training with the RCMP. Chief MacKnight is currently the President of the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Chair of the CACP Drug Abuse Committee.
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 Antonio Manganelli
Chief of Police
National Public Security Services, Italy |
Chief Manganelli was appointed Chief of Police by the Council of Ministers on June 25, 2007. Prior to his appointment as Chief, the Council of Ministers appointed him Prefetto di prima classe, assigning him to the post of Criminal Police Director and Deputy Director of Public Security. On December 3, 2001, he was appointed First Deputy Director of Public Security.
In the 1970s, he started his career as an Investigator, gaining extensive experience first working on kidnapping cases and then on mafia investigations. Chief Manganelli has worked together with some of the bravest magistrates and became an important point of reference for prosecuting and investigating authorities both in Italy and abroad. His name has been associated with the arrests of a number of notorious mafia fugitives.
In 1996, he was appointed Dirigente Superiore. He directed the Central Witness Protection Service and contributed to reforming such sensitive sector with great skill.
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 Dalton McGuinty
Premier
Government of Ontario |
Premier McGuinty is Ontario’s 24th Premier. In the provincial election of 2003, he led the Liberal party to a majority government. He and his party earned a second consecutive majority on October 10, 2007. He has represented the riding of Ottawa South as its MPP since 1990.
During his first term, Premier McGuinty's government reduced class sizes and hospital wait times, improved Ontario’s infrastructure, and attracted billions in new investment to the province of Ontario. Now in his second term, Premier McGuinty remains committed to building an even stronger economy for Ontario families.
The government has laid out a plan for Ontario that includes training for workers; increasing the Ontario child benefit; building more affordable-housing; and increasing funding for health care, education and post-secondary education.
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 Daniel Parkinson
Chief of Police
Cornwall Community Police Service |
Chief Parkinson started his career in policing in 1973 with the Mississauga Police Department. He continued in policing with the Peel Regional Police until December 2003 at which time he commenced employment as Chief of Police with the Cornwall Community Police Service on January 2, 2004.
Chief Parkinson currently serves as President of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, as well as a member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Chief Parkinson was recently appointed to the National Crime Prevention Centre’s joint management committee. In January 2007, he was appointed as the Canadian Commissioner with Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
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 Charles H. Ramsey
Police Commissioner
Philadelphia Police Department |
Commissioner Ramsey was appointed Police Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department on January 7, 2008. He leads the fourth largest police department in the country with 6, 700 sworn members and 830 civilian members.
Commissioner Ramsey was the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department from April 21, 1998 to December 28, 2006. Under his leadership, the Department regained its reputation as a national leader in urban policing. Commissioner Ramsey is known to refocus police departments on crime fighting and crime prevention through a more accountable organizational structure, new equipment and technology, and an enhanced strategy of community policing. Commissioner Ramsey holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in criminal justice from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the National Executive Institute.
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 Warren J. Riley
Superintendent of Police
New Orleans Police Department |
Superintendent Riley was appointed Interim Superintendent on September 27, 2005, 28 days after Hurricane Katrina. He was officially sworn in as Superintendent of Police on November 24, 2005. Superintendent Riley is a 26 year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department. Prior to his appointment as Superintendent, he served as the Deputy Superintendent or the number two position in the Department as the Chief Operations Officer. Chief Riley was the Assistant Superintendent in command of the Policy, Planning and Training Bureau.
As a Captain of Police, Superintendent Riley commanded the 5th Police District which includes the Lower 9th Ward. This area is comprised with some of the highest crime areas and the largest concentration of low-income residents in the City of New Orleans. He was successful in reducing the homicide crime in that area by nine percent.
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 Wendy Southall
Chief of Police
Niagara Regional Police Service |
Chief Southall became the seventh Chief of Police in the history of the Niagara Regional Police Service on January 1, 2005. Chief Southall started her policing career in 1970 with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Service and joined the Niagara Police Services Board in 1982. In 1989, she was promoted to Administrator of the Police Services Board and worked under the direction of eight Board Chairs.
Chief Southall was appointed acting Chief Administrative Officer in February 2000 and promoted to Chief Administrative Officer in January 2001. She has been directly responsible for Human Resources including Recruiting, Training, Career Development, Information Services and Police Records.
Chief Southall is leading the Niagara Regional Police Service through a time of transition, including a complete technological renovation; a region wide change, focused on promoting greater road safety and the development of formal structures aimed at succession planning and recruiting.
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W.M. (Bill) Sweeney
Senior Deputy Commissioner
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
Senior Deputy Commissioner Sweeney was appointed to the Office of the Senior Deputy Commissioner (formerly known as Special Advisor to the Commissioner) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on August 9, 2007. In this role, Senior Commissioner Sweeney performs his duties as an associate to the Commissioner of the RCMP, William J.S. Elliott.
On February 15, 2006, Senior Deputy Commissioner Sweeney was appointed to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and was given the responsibility of overseeing RCMP operations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the North West Territories and Nunavut. This area, known as the North West Region of the RCMP, is comprised of more than 6,600 employees distributed across Canada’s prairie provinces and the Arctic.
In addition to this regional role, Senior Deputy Commissioner Sweeney also served as the Commanding Officer of “K” Division, a post he was appointed to on October 19, 2001.
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 Don Trider
Managing Director
Canadian Professional Management Services |
Dr. Trider joined Canadian Professional Management Services in 1999 upon his retirement from the Halifax Regional School Board as Superintendent. His education career spans over 32 years and includes many high profile roles and responsibilities including President of the Canadian Association of School Administrators.
Since joining CPMS, Dr. Trider has been instrumental in the creation and development of the annual International Conference for Police and Law Enforcement Executives. These executive education conferences have become recognized for the relevance of the program and the quality of the speakers. Dr. Trider’s work in policing also includes the development and presentation of leadership programs for various police departments, an orientation program for the police boards, and assistance to First Nations Police agencies in the areas of board governance and strategic planning.
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 Chuck Wexler
Executive Director
Police Executive Research Forum |
Mr. Chuck Wexler was appointed as the Executive Director of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) in 1993. He leads a staff engaged in police and criminal justice research, management studies and consulting, publication of research findings, technical assistance, demonstration projects, and executive development and selection. PERF is a membership organization of law enforcement chiefs from the larger police agencies in the country.
Executive Director Wexler has been directly involved in numerous technical assistance, research and consulting projects. He has been involved in policing projects in Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Northern Ireland, Kingston, Jamaica, London and the Middle East. In each of these projects his purpose is to more efficiently deliver policing services to the community. He also co-authored “Good to Great” Policing: Application of Business Management Principles in the Public Sector.
Mr. Wexler held a number of key positions in the Boston Police Department including Operations Assistant to the Police Commissioner.
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