Amber has nearly 20 years of experience in emergency management, business continuity, and risk management, leading emergency operations centre activations, coordinating tactical operations centre activations, and responding at the Incident Command Post as the Incident Commander, Hazmat Unit Lead, and Operations Section Chief. Amber has led emergency management, business continuity, and risk management practices for municipal government, the energy sector, indigenous communities, the environmental and industrial sector, post-secondary institutions and as a consultant with an international engineering firm.   

Amber also has 10+ years’ experience working with industrial, municipal, and indigenous fire services, in the developed and the developing world. Amber is an adjunct instructor and content developer for the Fire Services Executive Management Program at Humber College. Amber also serves on the Board of Directors with Firefighters Without Borders (FWB), managing global projects and providing strategic guidance and support to protect life, property, and the environment in communities around the world. Through this work, Amber coordinates with donors & volunteers to provide equipment, professional training, education resources, and support to fire departments and communities in need. Amber also conducts community risk assessments / field assessments and reports on recommendations and planning strategies for each community partner.  

Amber has her master’s degree in public safety, post graduate certificates in Emergency Management, Fire Service Executive Management, Environmental Business, Sustainable Business and Environmental Management. Amber also has her Master Business Continuity Professional designation (MBCP), her Incident Command System (ICS) 400 level, her Public Information Officer certification (PIO), and fire certifications in fire and life safety education, fire prevention, fire suppression, wildland firefighter certification, and hazardous materials operations.