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Guest Kathy Branton has led an extensive career, including 12 years as a Toronto Police Dispatcher, to the only civilian (and only woman) on the first Emergency Management Team for Toronto Police, to her current position of Manager, Business Continuity & Emergency Management at Humber Polytechnic Department of Public Safety.

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2025 exposed the limits of traditional emergency management. The real question heading into the new year is what comes next?

In this Year-End Special, Resilient HERoes Podcast joined other leading voices across the field to unpack what broke in 2025…and what 2026 will demand.

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Guest Christy Rojas talks about her experiences as EM Director with Volunteer Florida and her organization's dedication to strengthening communities, disaster resiliency, and facilitating volunteerism in the field.

CHRISTY ROJAS, FPEM
Emergency Management Director, State of Florida Voluntary Agency Liaison

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The first-ever group chat for Resilient HERoes finds Laura talking with the Broome County Emergency Services dream team of Cortnianne Williams, Sierra Kunig, and Glory Lugo-Vazquez.

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Jessica is the Emergency Manager, of Pinellas County Human Services & Past Chair/Board Member of the Florida Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD). She is a driving force behind collaboration between emergency managers and volunteer agencies across the state.

Jessica shares insights and experience connecting government, non-profits, and communities, making sure no one slips through the cracks when disaster strikes.

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Today’s guest is Catherine Blair, Manager of Emergency Management, Alectra Utilities: North America’s largest municipally-owned utility company. With a wealth of hands-on experience responding to crises from severe weather, power outages, pandemics, and large-scale public events, Catherine has built an incredible career keeping communities safe and prepared.

An enormously respected leader in Emergency Management and business continuity in Canada, Catherine discusses preparedness, emergencies, and what it takes to lead through them.

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Kicking off Season 2 is "Wander Woman" Lynn Waterfall, legend in global emergency response. Lynn is a registered nurse and rapid response manager with Canadian Red Cross, who specializes in women's and reproductive health and has deployed to some of the most challenging environments on Earth beyond North America, including Jordan, Nepal, Mozambique and beyond.

She's provided care and training in the aftermath of devastation, experienced a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, delivered babies by headlamp and helped build capacity and hope by training communities of women in their most desperate hours.

From health systems to human compassion, from trauma to tattoos, this episode will dig into the human side of humanitarian work.

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Staff Sergeant Alicia McCracken stands out as a remarkable police leader, known for her unwavering dedication and innovative approach to law enforcement. As a 14-year member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), she has held a variety of roles in emergency management, training, peer support, and leadership. Staff Sergeant McCracken believes that every person can be an agent of change, which inspired her to join the policing profession.

In her current role as a leader in the Emergency Management Unit, Staff Sergeant McCracken is directing the organizational implementation of disaster management software. She is also the lead organizational Incident Management System (IMS) instructor. S/Sgt. McCracken additionally works as a recruitment ambassador and a mindfulness instructor, and she supports OPP programs that foster peer support, belonging, and female leadership.

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