OL Team
Operation Lifesaver is made up of a nationwide team dedicated to reducing the number of people injured or killed in railway crossing or trespassing incidents in this country. Our staff, board members, provincial committee members, partners and rail safety ambassadors work together with a common purpose of educating Canadians—and a common goal of saving lives.
Staff
Board of Directors
Chris Kalmakoff
Deputy Police Chief (Canada)
CPKC Police Service
Calgary, AB
Dr. Katy Kamkar, PhD, CPsych
Clinical Psychologist
Toronto, ON
Farah Kassam
Vice President, Safety
Metrolinx
Toronto, ON
J.E. Célestin
Deputy Police Chief
VIA Rail Canada
Montreal, QC
Jenelle Saskiw
Project Manager
RAC Proximity Initiative
Marwayne, AB
Shawn Will
Chief of Police - Operations
Canadian National Railway
Montreal, QC
Stéphane Tardif (Chair)
Senior Director, Safety & Security
Genesee & Wyoming Canada
Montreal, QC
Steve Sylvester
Manager Rail Assets and Contracts
TransLink
Vancouver, BC
Eric Harvey
President and Chief Executive Officer
Railway Association of Canada
Ottawa, ON
Jacqueline Roy
Communications & Marketing Executive
Retired Director General, Communications, Transport Canada
Ottawa, ON
Wesley Logan
Director of Operations
Watco
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Brad Peters
General Manager
NBM Railways
Saint John, NB
Provincial Committees
Click on a province to contact a regional representative.
Program Advisory Council
André LeBreux
CN, Québec Committee Chair
Aniss Jaafari
VIA Rail Canada
Brad Bidulka
CPKC, Saskatchewan Committee Co-Chair
Brenda Land
CPKC
Casey Tabah
CN
Henry Neumiller
CN, Saskatchewan Committee Co-chair
Amber Bryer
OL Ontario Committee Co-chair
Li-Lian Lui
OL Ontario Secretary
Phil Breden
OL B.C. Committee Chair
Sandra LaRose
Road Safety Consultant
Stephen Cross
Clifton Associates, Alberta Committee Chair
Simon-Pierre Crete
CPKC, Manitoba Committee Chair
(Vacancy)
OL Atlantic Committee Chair
(Vacancy)
OL Maritime Committee Chair







