Rescue 7 Inc. - Instructor Profiles 2010

John Collie - John has nineteen years experience with the Toronto Fire Services and fourteen years on a

Heavy Rescue vehicle. John is currently a certified BLS-AED Instructor Trainer with the Canadian Heart

& Stroke Foundation and the American Heart Association (AHA). He is also an Instructor-Trainer in First

Aid with Rescue 7 Inc., Health Canada and Human Resources Development Canada, as well as an

Instructor with the National Safety Council. John has completed the Ontario Fire Marshall's Emergency

Patient Care Instructor Level (First Responder) Program and is certified in Auto Extrication, High Angle

Rescue, Hazardous Materials and Confined Space Entry. John was a shift-training Instructor with Toronto

Fire Services for defibrillators before leaving to become President of Rescue 7 Inc., three years ago.

Ray Chapman - Rescue 7 Inc.’s Director of Training, Ray Chapman, was a Paramedic with Toronto

EMS (Emergency Medical Services) for 26 years before joining Rescue 7 Inc. full-time in 2001. Ray

performed many duties over the years including working on the emergency support units, public order

unit and working in the educational department as a field-training officer. Ray is a certified BLS/AED

Instructor-Trainer with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. He is also an International Trauma

Life Support (ITLS) Instructor and a First Aid and First Responder Instructor with Rescue 7 Inc., as well

as an Instructor with the National Safety Council.

Rick Batelaan- Rick is a qualified BLS and AED Instructor with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and a

qualified First Aid Instructor with Rescue 7 Inc for over 9 years. Rick, now an Acting Captain with the

Toronto Fire Services, has over 23 years of service and brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to

the field and the class room. Rick is trained as a Trainer Facilitator by the Toronto fire services. He also

has experience in High Angle Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, Auto Extrication and Hazardous

Materials.

Danielle Bratton – Danielle took the Humber College firefighter pre-service program in 2005, as well as

the Fanshawe College Paramedic program, graduated and became a certified medic in 2008. Danielle

was hired by Toronto Fire Services in 2008 and currently works as a firefighter. Danielle holds current

BLS CPR, AED and First Aid Instructor qualifications with Rescue 7 Inc.

Ron Bennett - Ron is a BLS and AED Instructor certified through the Heart & Stroke Foundation and

has beena qualified First Aid Instructor for Rescue 7 Inc since 2004. Ron has a background in physical

and health education and has been with Toronto Fire Services for 21 years. He currently works as an

acting captain in a 3 truck fire hall in the Parkdale area of Toronto. Ron also keeps his Toronto Firefighter

peers up to date in EMS by being a Shift Training Instructor and Patient Care Instructor.

Michelle Buchan, JUS – Michelle is a BLS and AED Instructor certified through the Heart & Stroke

Foundation and is a qualified Instructor for Rescue 7 Inc First Aid courses since 2008. Michelle has been

a police officer for 13 years and currently work for the Ontario Provincial Police in Essex County. Her

policing career has given her the opportunity to be exposed to several medical emergencies. Michelle also

has an honours degree in sociology from the University of Western Ontario.

Jeanne Carey, CHRP (Operations Manager) - For over 7 years, Jeanne has been Rescue 7's Operations

Manager. She is a graduate of York University where she received a degree in business economics and

human resource management. Jeanne has extensive experience in customer service and product

management and she is also a Certified Human Resources Professional, CHRP.

John Davidson – Since 1992, John has been a full-time 1st Class Fire Fighter with Toronto Fire Services,

assigned to a Technical Rescue Truck. John’s professional development includes being a shift-training

Instructor for auto extrication, trench rescue and rapid intervention team. He is certified in High Angle

Rescue (Technical Level), Ice & Water (Technical Level), Trench Rescue (Technical Level), Confined

Space Rescue (Technical Level), Auto Extrication (Technical Level) and Chainsaw (Operation Certified.

John also is a certified Standard First Aid, Automated External Defibrillation and CPR Instructor with

Rescue 7 Inc.

Andrew Debenham - While joining Rescue 7 Inc.’s team as our head Instructor in Manitoba, Andrew is

currently working for the North Eastman Health Authority, primarily out of the Oakbank Ambulance

Service as an EMT. He holds current Instructor certifications in: EMR/T, First Responder, Wilderness &

Advanced Wilderness First Aid, Marie First Aid, Workplace Emergency & Standard First Aid, Oxygen

Administration, HCP/BLS Professional, AED and Canadian Coast Guard Accredited Safe Boating.

Andrew is also a member of the Professional Association of Dive Instructors.

Lisa Donnelly - Lisa is a certified BLS Instructor with the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario and is a

certified First Aid Instructor with Rescue 7 Inc for over 10 years. Lisa has a solid background working in

the areas of Adult and Employee Education, Employee Training including On-Line and Telephone

Support, and has many years of experience training in the area of Customer Service. She has also owned

and operated a Child Care facility. Her real life experience with twins has allowed her to become a

Support Facilitator for a Multiple Birth Association. Promoting safety in her community, Lisa has

volunteered as a Brownie Leader for many years and is currently a Safety/Neighborhood Watch

Representative and member of a School Council Executive.

Gary English Presently employed for past 19 years as a firefighter with the city of Toronto. Current assigned as Acting

captain stationed in the Don Mills area. Gary has been a involved in the past for as a trainer on his sons

hockey teams. Over the past 18 years he has been the owner and operated several businesses in

construction, landscaping, and golf industries. Gary is a certified Rescue 7 First Aid, CPR and AED

Instructor.

Mike Evans

Mike Evans is currently a Professional FireFighter with the City of Toronto, and has been since 2008.

Prior to joining the Fire and Emergency Services, Mike completed several intensive programs including

the Firefighter 1&2 program and Rescue qualifications at Texas A&M University. Mike joined the

Rescue 7 team in 2009, after completing 6 months of Firefighting with the Canadian Forces: Base Borden

and a year with Toronto Fire Services. Mike enjoys working with a variety of people and clients, and

being a member of the Rescue 7 team.

David Fogarty CHRP, CRSP (Director of Health & Safety Training)

As a Health and Safety professional for over twenty years, David's scope of work has been the

development and implementation of comprehensive health and safety programs, establishment of health

services for organizations, management of disability claims as well as training and development roles.

David has direct manufacturing experience in aerospace, printed circuit board manufacturing, HVAC, and

automotive parts manufacturing. He graduated from Humber College and holds diplomas in Occupational

Hygiene and Safety as well as Human Resources Management. A member of numerous professional

organizations David is also a Canadian Registered Safety Professional, CRSP, and a Certified Human

Resources Professional, CHRP.

Brian Gemmell - Brian is an Acting Captain in the Toronto Fire Services. He has been a firefighter for

over 20 years. He has extensive training and experience in Auto Extrication. Brian is also trained in

Hazardous Materials, Confined Space Rescue, Trench Rescue and Rapid Intervention – the rescuing of

downed or trapped firefighters. For over 8 years, Brian has a BLS Instructor with the Heart & Stroke

Foundation of Ontario and a First Aid Instructor with Rescue 7 Inc. through Health Canada, Human

Resources Development Canada and the WSIB of Ontario.

Eric Goodfellow – As our lead Alberta Instructor, Eric has been instructing First Aid for over a decade

and has taught for the public, summer camps, child service agencies, the private oil and gas sector, and for

native populations on reserves. Safety and the steps to ensure safety when working with anyone have

always been of utmost importance to Eric, it was this consciousness that lead him to become a First Aid

Instructor over a decade ago. Eric's combination of field experience and teaching experience make him

knowledgeable and informative, and a welcomed addition Rescue 7 Inc Instructor.

Norm Goldberg – For over 10 years, Norm has been a BLS-AED Instructor with the Heart & Stroke

Foundation and is one of our qualified Rescue 7 Inc First Aid Head Instructors in the Quebec region.

Norm has been a certified Advanced Emergency Care Assistant, Level 1 Paramedic, since 2000, and also

holds certificates in ALCS, AED Instructor Trainer for Quebec Heart & Stroke Foundation, Lifesaving

Society Examiner, Individual Crisis Management Planning and Therapeutic Crisis Management. Norm

teaches both English and French sessions.

Keith Harrington – Since 2007, Keith has been a BLS-AED Instructor with the Heart & Stroke

Foundation and is one of our qualified First Aid Instructors. Keith spent the last 7 years tuning his First

Aid techniques as a backcountry wilderness guide and Instructor, Volunteering with the Search & Rescue

and Wintering on the Ski Patrol in Whistler BC. Keith holds two diplomas in Forestry and Forest Science.

He worked and studied in the Forestry industry for five years to complete his apprenticeship. Keith is also

a certified Instructor in WHMIS, TDG and Chainsaw Operations.

Martin Herdé – Martin is an AED and First Aid Instructor for Rescue 7 in the Ottawa Region. Martin

has been a Professional Firefighter with the Ottawa Fire Service for 9 years. Before moving to Ottawa,

Martin was a Firefighter with the Toronto Fire Service for 3 years. He is a graduate of the Algonquin

College Pre-Entry Firefighter Program in 1999.

Christopher Hope - Christopher is a registered BLS and AED Instructor with the Canadian Heart and

Stroke Foundation and a First Aid Instructor with Rescue 7 Inc. Christopher is a paramedic holding his

Advanced Emergency Medical Care (AEMCA) and International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)

certificates.

Steven Hopwood-Jones – Steven is a registered BLS and AED Instructor with the Canadian Heart and

Stroke Foundation and a First Aid Instructor (bilingual) with Rescue 7 Inc. Since 2006, Steven has been

an athletic therapist.

Gerry Locke – Gerry has been working for the St. John's Regional Fire Department for 12 years, since

1998. He has worked in the Communications Division as a 911 Operator and Fire Suppression Division

as a Firefighter, and is a member of several specialty teams within the Fire Department such as: Confined

Space Rescue, Helicopter Rescue, High Angle Rescue, Cold Water Rescue and Hazardous Materials

Teams. Gerry is also certified in First Aid, CPR, AED and Oxygen Therapy Instructor with Rescue 7 Inc

and is our Newfoundland representative/head instructor.

Derek McNulty - Derek comes to us from Halifax NS and is bilingual in English and French. There he

served for 9 years in the Canadian Forces- the last two on submarines. Among his duties he was

responsible for confined space fire fighting, firefighting attack team leader and casualty clearing. Derek

has a strong aquatic safety and leadership background. He has been a Lifeguard and Water Safety

Instructor for 13 years. He is an NLS Instructor with the Lifesaving Society and Leader Trainer with the

Red Cross. Derek has been teaching with Rescue 7 Inc. for over 8 years.

Leah Nixon – Leah has taught First Aid for 23 years, and has been involved in Aquatics as an Instructor

and supervisor for 25 years in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Leah is a certified as a Rescue 7 Inc.

Standard First Aid/CPR Instructor, and also holds certificates as a First Responder, NLS Lifeguard,

Marine Advanced FA Instructor, National Lifeguard Service Instructor, Lifesaving Instructor Trainer and

Water Safety Instructor Trainer. I am also a certified Personal Fitness Trainer. Currently Leah is the

Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation for the Town of St. Stephen, operating the Aquatics Program.

Ted Pyper –Ted is been a certified BLS Instructor with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and

is a certified First Aid Instructor with Rescue 7 Inc. Ted has a vast background in emergency services,

both as a paramedic and being involved in auto racing as a member of the Mosport Safety Team for over

18 years. Ted is also a certified Instructor in WHMIS and TDG.

Jeremy O'Donoghue – Jeremy has been a paramedic for 7 years, working in Durham Region, The City

of Greater Sudbury, Peterborough County, & with the Ornge Air Ambulance Program; and has been a

HSFO CPR BLS Instructor and Rescue 7 Inc. First Aid for the past 5 years. Jeremy has degrees in

English Literature & Psychology from Trent University & multiple certifications in Suicide Prevention &

Crisis Intervention / Critical Incident Stress Management Strategies, & is currently working on his

Advanced Care Paramedic Certification, & Adult Education Certificates.

Tom Osadca - Tom has over 10 years of experience working in the emergency services field. He began

his career as a dispatcher for Mississauga Ambulance and Toronto as a 9-1-1-call taker and police

dispatcher. In 2004, he began his career with Toronto Fire Services as a firefighter. He is currently a shift-

training Instructor. Tom is a certified CPR and AED Instructor with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and

certified First Aid Instructor with Rescue 7 Inc.

Kevin Roskar – Kevin has been a Firefighter with the Richmond Hill Fire Department since 1999 and is

a certified Emergency Medical Responder with the York/Durham Base Hospital. He is also an active

trainer facilitator under the Ontario Fire Marshal, a member of the York Region Critical Incident Stress

Management Team, and instructor in the Humber College Fire and Emergency Service Program. Kevin is

a certified CPR and AED Instructor with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and certified First Aid Instructor with

Rescue 7 Inc.

Elaine Shigetomi – Being our B.C lead Instructor, Elaine is a certified BLS/AED Instructor-Trainer and

First Aid Instructor with Rescue 7 Inc. Elaine is a registered nurse in the Vancouver area, and holds WCB

OFA Instructor-Training Levels.

Dave Spence - Dave has been with the Toronto Fire Services 32 years. He is presently a Captain in the

East Division. Dave's enthusiasm for skiing led him to serve on the Ski Patrol in Ontario for a number of

years. Dave attended the Ontario Fire College in Gravenhurst where he received training in many

disciplines in the fire service. Dave is a certified BLS/AED Instructor with the Heart & Stroke Foundation

of Ontario and a First Aid Instructor with Rescue 7 Inc.

Vera Stambolic - Vera joined Rescue 7 Inc in 2007 and has quickly become one of our head instructors.

A member of the Canadian Ski Patrol, Vera is a Certified HSFO Instructor for CPR and AED. She has

successfully completed the International Trauma Life Support course (ITLS) and holds

Instructor/examiner status in both Advanced First Aid, Canadian Heart and Stroke BLS Instructor and in

AED. Vera also facilitates engaging and informative Lunch and Learn Seminars and is an Instructor for

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and Transportation of Dangerous Goods.

Rosalind Stroh - Rosalind is the Parish Nurse at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Kitchener and has been

in this position since 2003. She received her Nursing Diploma at Conestoga College and has a Parish

Nursing Certification from Emmanuel College, University of Toronto. Her nursing experience includes

emergency nursing; post surgery, palliative and acute care. She is a trained CPR (cardiopulmonary

resuscitation), First Aid and AED (automated external defibrillator) Instructor for Rescue 7.

Ginette Traversy – Ginette has been a lead Rescue 7 Inc Instructor for French training sessions. Ginette

has been an active EMT-A/ Firefighter recognized by NFPA 1001, for the past 10 years. She holds

Instructor level certificates in basic and advanced First Aid, CPR, AED, Pediatric Links Support,

Wilderness Survival, Industrial Firefighting, WHMIS and TDG.

Michele VanHee (Business Development Manager) ~ A graduate from the University of Toronto and a

certified ESL teacher, Michele has been a BLS Heart and Stroke Instructor for over 10 years. Joining

Rescue 7 Inc. as their Business Development Manager in 2007, she has managed the implementation,

customization and integration of client course. In addition to her consulting experiences, Michele actively

teaches Rescue 7 Inc.’s Emergency Response Training Programs, as well as conducts N95 Fit Testing,

WHMIS and TDG training sessions.

Katherine van Nostrand, BNRN - Katherine van Nostrand attended Dalhousie University and graduated

with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing in 1986. Katherine was employed at The IWK Children’s Hospital in

Halifax in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Farmer’s Dairy as The Occupational Health Nurse,

Maternity/Neonatal Unit in Paget, Bermuda at The King Edward Hospital and as the Nurse Educator and

Director of Nursing at The VON Cape Breton Branch. She has developed and implemented many health

related programs and is currently certified as a CPR, Defibrillator and First Aid Instructor with Rescue 7

Inc.