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Hassan Dayfallah

Hassan Dayfallah is a Professor at Algonquin College. He possesses an extensive and diverse professional background in critical infrastructure protection, program management, and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) in the education, government and financial sectors. Throughout his career, he has provided strategic policy advice to senior leaderships and has assisted clients navigate complex technology transformation projects. Hassan has also led numerous initiatives in the areas of security risk management including the development of numerous curriculums for the Bachelor of Public Safety Degree program at Algonquin College. His research interests include legislative and ethical considerations in intelligence gathering as well as the ethics of artificial intelligence in public safety.

In addition to various earned GRC and cybersecurity certifications, Hassan holds a Master’s Degree in Infrastructure Protection and International Security from the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. Additionally, Hassan is recognized as a certified Professional in Critical Infrastructure Protection (PCIP) by the Critical Infrastructure Institute in Canada.

Prior to joining the Bachelor of Public Safety Program, Hassan served in various leadership roles with the Emergency Management and Continuity of Operations Program at Carleton University and served as a Program Advisor for the Emergency Management Program at Algonquin College.

Hassan is committed to making a positive impact both within and beyond the College, inspiring the next generation of public safety graduates and professionals.

Mario D’Angelo

Mario has over 19 years of experience in First Responder and Emergency Management organizations at multiple levels of government. He has served as a Senior Program Officer in the Emergency Management National Security Branch of Public Safety Canada, Superintendent in the Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Division as well as the Ottawa Paramedic Service Special Operations Section, and firefighter for the West Carleton Fire Department. Mario has been involved in numerous emergency responses, including during declared states of emergency and his experience includes participation in emergency management initiatives, programs, and committees at the local, provincial, and federal levels.

Mario’s years of experience in Emergency Management education is characterized in part by his service as a Visiting Staff Member at the Canadian Emergency Management College, where he had the opportunity to instruct Canadians from across the country in a variety of emergency management related topics. In 2008 he was personally selected for secondment to the Canadian Emergency Management College where he coordinated and instructed Incident Site Management and Emergency Operations Center Management national training programs. Mario is a qualified Provincial (Ontario) Emergency Management and Incident Management Instructor, who continues to volunteer his time to train First Responders and others in incident management.

Mario holds a master’s degree and multiple graduate (master’s) certificates in Emergency Management. His professional certifications include Emergency Management Specialist, Firefighter Level II, Hazardous Materials Operations, Fire Instructor Level II, Technical Rescuer, and Associate Business Continuity Professional.

Mario is the recipient of several honours and accolades, including the Ottawa Paramedic Service Medal, City of Ottawa Emergency Management Program Working Group Team Achievement Award, Director’s Certificate of Recognition from the International Police Peace Operations Program (RCMP), Algonquin College’s President’s Star Award, as well as a nomination certificate for an Excellence in Teaching Award by the Algonquin College Student’s Association.

Ben Roebuck

Benjamin has been teaching in the Police & Public Safety Institute since 2010. A full-time professor in Victimology and Public Safety, he serves as the Research Chair for the Victimology Research Centre housed within the Office of Applied Research, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship (ARIE). Benjamin holds a PhD in Criminology from the University of Ottawa and is co-author of Staying Alive While Living the Life: Adversity, Strength and Resilience in the Lives of Homeless Youth, published by Fernwood in 2018.

Benjamin’s professional passion is centered on resilience, having served on numerous committees and Boards of Directors for agencies supporting youth, survivors of violence, and people experiencing homelessness. Currently, Benjamin is an academic advisor to the Crime Prevention Ottawa (CPO) Youth Reference Group, the External Advisory Council for the Sexual Misconduct Response Center with the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence, as well as a member of the Academic Advisory Circle for the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime.

Benjamin is the principal investigator for a national SSHRC-funded study on victim services and vicarious resilience, as well as an NSERC-funded study on COVID-19 and system responses to homelessness. His research has been featured nationally on CBC and in the Globe & Mail.

John Belisle

John Belisle started for his career path in the Canadian Criminal Justice System by attending the University of Ottawa where he studied Criminology and Sociology. Upon completing his undergraduate degree John proceeded to complete his Honors in Criminology and subsequently his Master of Criminology Applied Degree at the University of Ottawa where he studied youth gangs in Canada. While completing his studies at the University of Ottawa, John had the opportunity to work as a Youth Intake Officer at the Ottawa Carleton Detention Center and as a Probation and Parole Officer at the Ottawa West Probation and Parole Office. However, it was His employment as a Provincial Offences Officer with the City of Dollard des Ormeaux which fueled his passion for policing. Upon graduation John worked for the Peel Regional Police in Uniform Patrol, the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Break and Enter Unit, Gang Unit and the Central Robbery Bureau. During his tenure as a Peel Regional Police Officer John worked as a Field Training Officer, conducted mobile and static surveillance and worked in an undercover capacity. After a successful policing career John pursued his passion for teaching, training and mentoring the next generations of justice professionals. He began his teaching career at Mohawk College where he taught Police Foundations and was the lead in conceiving, developing and designing the Advanced Police Studies (APS) Post Graduate Program at Mohawk College. John subsequently had the opportunity to come back to Ottawa where he currently teaches at Algonquin College in the Police Foundations Program, teaching Criminal & Civil Law, Investigation and Evidence, as well as, Interviewing and Investigations.

Graham Newbold

Major (Ret’d) Graham Newbold, PhD. has spent his military and public service career in Search and Rescue (SAR), serving 33 years as a military SAR Pilot, where he accumulated almost 4,500 hours of flying time on three Canadian Forces SAR aircraft types. He’s participated in Canadian support to international humanitarian operations and several hundred individual SAR missions as a SAR Pilot. He’s served as a SAR mission coordinator at the Victoria Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) and as the Deputy Officer in Charge of the Trenton JRCC. These two Rescue Centers have an operational span that reaches almost two-thirds of the country’s SAR operations.

Graham has been heavily involved with SAR volunteers since inception of the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), where he supported some of the earliest CASARA training courses. Internationally, he worked in the development of the first NATO Partnership for Peace SAR simulation exercises and played a key role as national CASARA liaison officer and international “ambassador” for the Canadian Forces’ Search Master Course. During his last tour in RCAF he served as the Air Force adviser and liaison to the National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSS).

After retiring from the Royal Canadian Air Force, Graham worked as a senior analyst within the Emergency Management Program Branch where he was responsible for the successful development, implementation and management of the nation spanning Search and Rescue Knowledge Management System (SAR KMS).

Graham holds a PhD in Public Safety specializing in Emergency Management. While he retired from the Public Service in September of 2017, he has continued to pursue a passion for education and research for the Public Safety community.