The CIFAL-York Disaster Risk, Emergency Management, and Humanitarian Actions Technical Advisory Committee (DEMTAC) is composed of academics and professionals to provide expert input, direction, and support towards various types of executive, leadership, and civil society training and knowledge sharing around disaster risk reduction and emergency management.
Committee Members

Niru Agrawal
Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, York University

Jaime Burke
Regional Director, Ontario Region, Public Safety Canada

David Etkin
Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University

Sam Eustace
Vice President, International Association of Emergency Managers Canada Council (IAEM Canada)

Eric Kennedy
Assistant Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University

Alain Normand
Consulting Associate, ADRA Canada, NGO Alliance of Ontario

Mesha Richard
Emergency Preparedness Lead, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

Deryn Rizzi
Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Management, Fire Department, City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Sonia Singh
Emergency Manager, City of Markham, Ontario, Canada

Jennifer Spinney
Assistant Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University

Sharon Walker
Emergency Manager, Vaughan Fire and Rescue Services, City of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

Arshad Khalafzai
Regional Emergency Management Coordinator, South Slave Region, Municipal and Community Affairs, Government of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Richard Karsseboom
Program Manager, Community and Health Service Emergency Management, York Region, Ontario, Canada
Tariq Butt
Program Manager Training & Education (EM), Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management, Ministry of the Solicitor General (Ontario)

Idil Boran (ex officio)
Associate Director, CIFAL York, York University

Ali Asgary (ex officio)
director, CIFAL York , York University