Organization and Leadership
Board of Directors
Jan Fox (Co-Chair) (she/her)
Jan Fox is the Executive Director of REACH Edmonton Council for Safe Communities. REACH is a stand alone not for profit Centre of Responsibility with the goal of making Edmonton a safer community within one generation. Prior to that Jan was a senior Executive with the Correctional Service of Canada. Jan has extensive training experience both nationally and internationally and currently is a consultant with the Robcan group where she regularly provides leadership training. Jan graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts (honours), has pursued classes in Human Justice and completed the Queens University Executive Leadership program.
Dave Dickson (Co-Chair) (he/him)
Dave is the co-chair for the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention. He recently retired from his position as the Manager of Community Safety for the City of Williams Lake, where he was responsible for multiple community safety programs and the management of the RCMP based victim services team. I worked as a regular member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police stationed in several communities throughout British Columbia, and as a Road Safety Manager for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. Both were lengthy careers which were community-based and all about building positive relationships that forged very strong partnerships around community safety. Dave continues to be involved in Emergency Support Services for the City of Williams Lake and Cariboo Regional District. He has worked in depth with Indigenous communities in all aspects of his career. Dave is an avid road bike cyclist, kayaker, and hiker. Williams Lake is his permanent home and his wife and him are blessed with 3 children and 9 grandchildren that are all healthy and happy.
Paul Lang (Secretary) (he/him)
Paul is the Executive Director of the Kent Regional Service Commission since January 2013. Paul loves working for the Kent Region as one of the most rural regions in the province. He understands the importance of collaboration and is constantly working with various stakeholders and partners to improve the quality of life of the people of Kent. Paul holds a bachelor’s degree in social sciences, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Economics from the Université de Moncton; he has a master’s degree in Regional Development from the Université du Québec à Rimouski. He also holds the NACLAA Certificate, the Ec.D accreditation and is the only local government administrator outside the province of Quebec to hold the “Directeur municipal agréer” designation. He was fortunate to be chosen as one of the 15 Acadian leaders that will influence change in New Brunswick in the future: he’s an alumnus of the New Brunswick 21 Inc. leadership program, and the National Leadership Program of Action Canada. He is married to Danielle Doucet, a researcher in youth psychology and education at Université de Moncton and the father of Thomas, a 7-year-old boy who just like his parents enjoy life fully.
Amy Siciliano (she/her)
As Public Safety Advisor for Halifax Regional Municipality, Amy leads the municipality in its journey toward holistic, collaborative approaches to community safety. She brings a human-rights lens to her work, rooted in principals of accountability, inclusion, and social and economic equity. She is passionate about championing community-led solutions to local problems, and finding creative ways to harness the inherent strengths of community. With a PhD in Urban Geography, she is well skilled at synthesizing local experiential knowledge with scientific research to bring a robust evidence-base to decision-making. She is also Adjunct Professor at Saint Mary’s University, and Research Consultant for the City of Thunder Bay’s Anti-Racism and Respect Advisory Committee.
Greg MacPherson (he/him)
Greg MacPherson is the City of Winnipeg’s first Administrative Coordinator of Safety and Wellbeing, a position created to facilitate collaboration between governments, municipal departments, other sectors, and residents, in the broad interest of a safer Winnipeg. Greg comes to this role with over twenty years of experience as a community organizer in Winnipeg’s inner-city, most recently as the Executive Director of Manitoba’s longest-running Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation, the West Broadway Community Organization. Born in Nova Scotia (Mi’kma’ki), the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, and raised in towns and Air Force bases across Canada, Greg is a proud Winnipegger (Treaty One Territory) and a graduate of the University of Manitoba’s Department of Labour Studies. With expertise in program delivery, board development, fundraising and community consultation, Greg also moonlights as a Polaris Prize nominated recording artist and the owner of an independent record label.
Scott Mckean (he/him)
Scott McKean is currently developing Safe TO, the City of Toronto's Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan and supporting the development Ministry of Attorney General's Justice Centre programs in the City of Toronto. Scott works to enhance community safety and reduce vulnerability for people, families, and places in Toronto’s neighbourhoods. While at the City of Toronto, Scott has led and supported the development and implementation of many strategies and initiatives such as the Community Crisis Response Program, FOCUS Toronto, SPIDER, Youth Violence Prevention, and the Toronto Strong Neighbourhood Strategy. Prior to joining the City of Toronto, Scott worked in the community sector where he developed several programs and services for young people as well as developed the support model for the Out of the Cold emergency program. Outside of community work, he plays drums and paints pictures.
Colleen Cornock (she/her)
As Crime Prevention Supervisor for the City of Kelowna, Colleen leads a dynamic team of dedicated community safety practitioners striving to enhance community well-being and safety for all through leadership, education, engagement and collaboration. Throughout her career, Colleen has worked closely with enforcement partners, social agencies, businesses and citizens to invest in Kelowna’s community to make the city an even safer place to live, work and enjoy. Colleen graduated from Okanagan University College with a Bachelor of Arts (honours) and has been employed in community safety roles for over 20 years.
Wendy Stone (she/her)
Proudly serving on Treaty 4 land, Wendy Stone is the Crime Prevention Strategist with the Regina Police Service and is dedicated part time to The Regina intersectoral Partnership (TRiP) team. After obtaining a Bachelor of Human Justice from the University of Regina she began her career with the Province of Saskatchewan working in both Victim Services and Policy, Planning and Evaluation within the Ministry of Justice, then later became the Saskatchewan Coordinator for Justice Canada’s National Crime Prevention Centre – Community Mobilization Program. With a strong belief in community engagement, her 25-year career has focused on long-term, multi-sectoral, collaborative approaches designed to impact social issues.
Razmin Said (she/her)
Razmin Said leads the City of Brampton’s first Community Safety and Well-Being Office. As Manager, she has been responsible for directing the development of the Brampton Community Safety Action Plan 2022-2027, which is a strategic plan that establishes the vision, mission, and principles of the Community Safety & Well-Being Office along with three key areas of focus, twenty-five new tactics, and measurable targets to be achieved. Razmin is passionate about leading with empathy and is dedicated to growth and widening her perspective. Her upbringing in a collective culture drives her commitment to work with the community to build resiliency.
Tom Sutton (he/him)
Tom began his career with the Government of Alberta in 1998 as a Child Welfare Worker in Westlock, Alberta. Occupying various frontline roles and leadership positions, Tom was the Director of Specialized Services, a multi-disciplinary partnership involving government, police, health and community partners in the investigation and protection of children and at-risk youth before moving to Community and Social Services in 2016. With over two decades of experience in social service delivery and 15 years of service as a Military Police Officer in the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve, Tom most recently held the position of Executive Director of Employment and Financial Services for Edmonton and Northern Alberta before moving to his current role with Strathcona County in May 2021. A registered Social Worker since 2000, Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Alberta and a Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Management and a Master of Business Administration degree from Athabasca University. Born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Tom is a busy husband and father of two adult daughters. He enjoys spending time outdoors and traveling with his wife Sophie.
Advisors
Bree Claude (she/her)
Bree Claude is the VP of Customer Experience and Community Partnerships at CIVIDA. CIVID is the largest provider of over 4,500 social housing homes and over 700 near market and market homes. Bree is the former Director of Family and Community Services with Strathcona County. She is a dynamic community leader and responsive change agent. Her secret talent is finding and surrounding herself with amazing and brilliant people who are changing the world. During her role with Strathcona County, she has connected with diverse system leaders and community partners, including those with lived experience, to take action on seemingly intractable challenges. She has learned that when we convene these formal and informal leaders, listen to one another with curiosity and try something together, a new future can emerge. Bree has a degree in Political Science, a Master of Science in Human Ecology, and is currently pursuing doctoral studies. She has been immersed in social policy and practice, strategic planning, and evaluation in a government environment for more than 20 years. She previously held Director and Executive Director positions within the Alberta Government in the ministries of Seniors and Housing, Advanced Education and Children’s Services. Bree is passionate about engaging citizens to create solutions for the challenges we are facing as a community.
Shefali Khoja (she/her)
Shefali Khoja, has extensive experience in the areas of Diversity and Inclusion. Her passion and expertise is reflected as she focuses on building a communtiy for all and leads the Diversity and Inclusion initiative in the municipality of Strathcona County. Over her career spanning 16 years she has led and implemented policies, projects, and key strategies in the government and civil society sectors in Canada and internationally. Shefali, has worked with Habitat for Humanity focusing on affordability and access to safe home for families who are made vulnerable across Alberta. At her Government stint as a Manager of Stakeholder Engagement, she led engagements with school boards, trustees, superintendents and teachers on Alberta’s curriculum. In addition to that she worked as an organizational learning and development consultant and advised lawyers, project managers, and executive leadership. She has a Bachelor in Management studies with honours and has an MBA in Community Development (a unique MBA in Americas). In addition to volunteering as a mediator for the Strathcona County Mediation Society, she, volunteers for a National Settlement board focusing on newcomers and refugees to Canada. She currently serves as a President for PLAN (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network) that supports individuals who face isolation, often due to disabilities.
Staff
Felix Munger (he/him), Executive Director
Felix joined CMNCP in 2015. He brings experience as a mental health and addiction clinician, program planner, and evaluator. He has over 20 years of experience facilitating strategic planning, priority setting, and collaboration building across Canada with a wide range of stakeholders including equity-deserving and Indigenous communities. Originally trained as a psychiatric nurse, he has experience in community safety, organizational collaboration, addiction (including harm reduction), EDI (equity, diversity, inclusion), and organizational capacity development. He holds a master’s degree in environmental studies and a PhD in community psychology. Most recently, his work focuses on the impacts of climate change on community safety at the local level. Felix resides in Waterloo Region, Ontario, which is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Neutral peoples.
Audrey Monette (she/her), Director of Projects and Research
Audrey joined CMNCP in 2016. She leads diverse projects related to community safety and well-being (CSWB), including facilitating training sessions, conducting research, and developing CSWB plans. With a master’s degree in critical criminology, she advocates for non-carceral approaches to ending gender-based violence, preventing victimization, and improving victims’ and prisoners’ rights. She is also a member of the University of Ottawa Crime Prevention Team where she leads research and knowledge mobilization initiatives. Audrey is passionate about community-led approaches to safety and well-being that are rooted in equity, social justice, and dismantling systems of oppression. Audrey resides on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People, colonially known as Gatineau, Québec.
Katie Cook (she/her), Manager of Projects and Knowledge Development
Katie joined CMNCP in 2020. Her work involves managing a range of projects, including the development of community safety and well-being plans, creating documents to support communities in their own work (i.e., the Practitioner Guide for the Development of CP/CSWB Plans and topic summaries), and conducting research. She is a criminologist with experience in youth justice and community crime prevention. She completed her PhD in sociology at the University of Waterloo where her research focused on youth crime prevention and campus law enforcement. She has worked with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council on projects to support marginalized youth, reduce problematic substance use, and prevent violence, and was a member of the Youth Justice Committee with the John Howard Society of Waterloo Wellington for several years. Her work is guided by the principles of equity, collaboration, and long-term investment in the social determinants of health to ensure all members of the community can thrive. Katie resides in Kitchener, Ontario, which is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Neutral peoples.
