Michel Beaudoin
École nationale de police du Québec
Chief Superintendent Cal Corley
Canadian Police College
Commissioner Julian Fantino
Ontario Provincial Police
Appointed Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on October 30, 2006...
Rudy Gheysen
Director, Ontario Police College, Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Mr. Gheysen began his policing career in 1975 with the London Police Service, later moving to the Aylmer Police Service...
Geoffrey M. Gruson
Canadian Police Sector Council
Since earning his Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Ottawa...
Axel Hovbrender
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Axel Hovbrender has been a member of the Vancouver Police Department since 1978...
Chief Edgar MacLeod
Executive Director, Atlantic Police Academy
Chief Edgar MacLeod began his policing career in 1973 following his graduation from the Atlantic Police Academy in Charlottetown, PEI...
Chief Andy McGrogan
Medicine Hat Police Service
Chief Andy McGrogan first joined the Medicine Hat Police Service in 1980
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Staff Superintendent Darren Smith
Toronto Police Service
Staff Superintendent Darren Smith began his policing career in 1979...
Sandy Sweet
Canadian Police Knowledge Network
Sandy has been involved in the e-learning industry since 2002 as the Executive Director of the Justice Knowledge Network (JKN)...
Assistant Commissioner Alain Tousignant
RCMP Workplace Development and Wellness
Assistant Commissioner Tousignant began his career with the RCMP in 1980...
The Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) was incorporated as a Part II, not-for-profit corporation in June 2005 under the Canada Corporations Act. The CPKN Board of Directors was formed thereafter and the first official meeting of the Board was held in September 2005.
The Board of Directors is comprised of seven members representing CPKN's member organizations (Holland College, National Research Council and the Canadian police community), bringing with them expertise in the policing, law enforcement, education and government sectors.
The Board includes senior leaders from police services, training institutions and provincial governments. Directors are elected for a two-year renewable term by the membership at the Annual General Meeting generally held in September.
The role of the Board is to: