Walter Perchal served both in the Canadian Forces as Senior Officer and taught a wide range of courses at York University. Over the course of his military service he: Commanded The Royal Regiment of Canada, served as Special Advisor to the Canadian Army Commander, where, among his other duties he was SME for DEM, and, […]
Mike says teaching is about bringing the literature to life and giving it perspective and meaning in the student’s life. Mike is an emergency management practitioner with over ten years of experience and he is passionate about community disaster resilience.
Alain teaches emergency management communication. Communication often fails in emergency management so he aims to give students a fighting chance. He uses case studies a lot to teach from other's successes and failures. He has an interactive style to encourage students to practice effective communication in the classroom. Alain has fifteen years of teaching experience […]
Andrew approaches teaching with the aim of bringing the realities of the professional world into academics and pushing students to tackle the challenges and problems facing contemporary society. His students learn the practical application of academic theory that will help them succeed in the field. Andrew has worked for six years and continues to work as an […]
David believes in passing on information through readings and lectures and then reinforcing learning through interactive discussions and group work. He supports experiential learning by providing scenarios based on real life emergencies or planned contingencies in which there are multiple approaches to solve a problem. David has over 25 years in the Canadian Armed Forces with a focus […]
Sophia is a professional emergency manager with over 17 years of emergency response and recovery experience internationally in complex emergencies, and domestically at municipal and regional levels in Canada. Sophia has held senior positions with various United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations and continues to advise governments in Canada and around the world on their disaster […]
David fosters an inclusive learning environment by integrating academic theory with his decades of professional experience at Hydro One, consulting work, his role as an electricity expert with NATO’s Civil Emergency Planning – Critical Infrastructure (CI) Resiliency Division, and 15 years of teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in York University’s Disaster and Emergency Management Program. […]