Our Board

Ian completed a 31 year career in the RCMP in 2011.  During his career, Ian was posted in various locations in Northern Alberta, serving in frontline policing roles, Forensic Identification, Unit Commander and Regional Advisory NCO.   He also worked on numerous VIP visits and high profile events including the 2010 Winter Olympics and G20 Summit in Toronto. Ian has been a front line responder and operations commander for major civil emergencies including evacuations for flooding and wildfires. Ian completed his career overseeing drug and organized crime prevention programs in the Prairie Provinces, Northwest and Nunavut Territories.  Ian has researched synthetic or ‘Club’ drugs associated to EDM events and oversaw a clandestine lab and methamphetamine prevention strategy in Alberta. Where ever he was posted, he was involved in Community Policing and prevention. He also worked as  volunteer for community organizations such as Victims Assistance, Suicide Prevention, Family Crisis and Women’s Shelters to name a few.

In 2005, Ian was appointed to the Premiers Methamphetamine Task Force and was technical advisor in the development of Alberta’s Drug Endangered Children Legislation. He is an accomplished public speaker and has presented across Canada, in the United States and Venezuela. Ian was appointed as a Member of the Order of Merit for Police Forces by Governor General Michaëlle Jean in 2009.

In 2011 he joined Edmonton Northlands as manager of Security Administration and finished as Director of Operations in November 2020.  During his time at Northlands, Ian oversaw risk assessment and management, and security operations for hundreds of events including the evacuation centers that were established at Northlands for the Slave Lake Wildfire in 2011 and Fort McMurray Wildfire in 2016.

Ian joined the City of St. Albert Policing committee in January 2021. He is married with two adult children and four grandchildren.

I was born and raised in Mossbank Saskatchewan and left the farm to seek out every farm boy’s dream which is to either play football for the Riders or join the RCMP!

The RCMP was the choice and I spent the next 26+ years working in smaller detachments in northern Alberta. Having grown up in a smaller community I found I was well suited for policing in small diverse settings. I’ve always inserted myself into the communities in a variety of roles and have always enjoyed working with youth. I trained in Judo and as I transferred into other communities, I would start local Judo clubs and have continued to teach judo to this day. I could see the benefit of this type of interaction with the community and in many occasions situations were resolved because of the personal relationship I had with the community.

On my retirement from the RCMP it was suggested that I should run for Town of Barrhead Council as the Municipal elections were taking place that fall. I was elected to council and completed 3, 3-year terms, then ran for Mayor and have just started my 2nd term in that capacity.

As if I didn’t have enough things on my plate, in 2008 I became a Traffic Safety Coordinator for the University of Alberta, Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research. This started as a pilot project to work with a number or communities and assist them in dealing with a wide range of Traffic Safety issues. The project was very successful and Alberta Transportation took over the project and I became a Traffic Safety Consultant for the Office of Traffic Safety. In total I spent 9 years in that role with my region stretching from Westlock to Grande Cache. In this role I worked on projects involving ATV safety, Pedestrian training, young and senior drivers, commercial vehicles and bicycles. This allowed me to work in communities alongside enforcement agencies, school divisions, municipal staff and community groups. 

Through all of this I have dragged my wife, Grace along with me and she has been a supporter and cheerleader the entire time… well maybe not the entire time!!

We have an adult daughter and 3 teenage grandchildren who all reside nearby.

Born in Edmonton, Lorraine has lived in Victoria and Vancouver but has spent most of her life in the Calgary area, calling Airdrie home for the last 16 years.  She graduated from Mount Royal University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Justice Studies. 

Lorraine completed both of her practicum placements with Rocky View County and has been there for the last 22 years working her way up to her current position – manager of the enforcement services department.  In this role, she oversees the bylaw enforcement officers and community peace officers and works closely with the 3 RCMP detachments within the County. 

She also volunteers on the board of directors with the Cochrane and Area Humane Society where she has been the Chair since 2020. 

Lorraine has 2 children and 1 grandchild.

Born and raised in Edmonton, Shazia has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Manitoba. She is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) in good standing. Throughout her career, she has worked in various non-profits agencies, such as E4C, Boyle McCauley Health Centre, and Boyle Street Community Services as well as with the Edmonton Police Service working collaboratively with members on the Heavy Users of Service (HUoS) project. She has worked for the Government of Alberta since 2015 within the Ministry of Community and Social Services for the AISH program and Disability Services (PDD & FSCD) and currently, for the Ministry of Children’s Services. Within Children’s Services, she has held various positions including working with high risk youth, completing community assessments, as well as completing investigations for children in care. Through her personal journey and professional practice, she has gained knowledge in several areas such as racism, gender equity, poverty, homelessness, marginalization, addictions, mental health, trauma, justice/law enforcement and working with vulnerable populations, including Indigenous and refugee communities.

Dr Robert Tanguay is a psychiatrist with subspecialty training in addiction medicine and pain medicine.

He is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Calgary, the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of The Newly Institute, co-chair of the Alberta Pain Strategy, and co-lead of the Alberta Virtual Pain Program implementation.

Commissioner Tanguay brings a wealth of experience in addictions treatment. He founded the Opioid Deprescribing Program with Alberta Health Services, the Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic with Alberta Health Services, and the Transitional Outpatient Pain Program for Spine (TOPPS) clinic with the University of Calgary. He is well known for his innovation in creating clinical programs for complex chronic medical and psychiatric illnesses.

For his work, Commissioner Tanguay was the 2021 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recipient of the Early Career Leadership Award, was inducted into the University of Lethbridge Alumni Honour Society, and was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.

He is an expert in health policy and is helping to lead the Alberta Psychedelic Legislative Committee and the Alberta Safe Supply Legislative Committee. He is also a member of the Alberta Recovery Expert Advisory Panel, Public Health Emergencies Governance Review Panel, and was a member of the Supervised Consumption Review Committee.

Academically, Commissioner Tanguay is involved in research. He is a member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education at the University of Calgary.

He holds a Doctor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree, as well as numerous advanced medicine specializations.

Commissioner Tanguay has been a member of the Calgary Police Commission since April 2023.

I was born and raised in Cameroon.  I have been in North America for 15 years; 7 years in the US (State of California) and I have been living in Canada for the last 8 years. Last time I checked, I am still married with kids.  My back ground is Accounting, Banking and Taxes. For the last 8 years, I have been working in the Baking industry, first with Scotiabank, and now with BMO Bank for 2 years as Relationship Manager with Commercial Banking.  I am in my third year as a Board Member of the Fort Saskatchewan Policing Committee and I am also a Logistic Officer with the Canadian Armed Forces-Reserve Unit.

Victoria was born in Toronto and, as a child, moved to California’s Silicon Valley where she raised three children while working in several Real Estate related areas. Victoria’s husband Kevin was raised in Fort Macleod, and when their youngest daughter entered University, she and her husband sought out the quality of life in Southern Alberta by relocating back to Canada. After enjoying 28 years employment in Management roles, Victoria became an independent contractor providing Business Organization Consultation. She currently serves as the part-time Executive Director for the Alberta Association of Police Governance, and part-time Director of Advancement for Highway 3 Twinning Development Association. Victoria has a passionate history as a volunteer, having served on the Lethbridge Police Commission, Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, AAPG Board Treasurer, Lethbridge Subdivision and Development Appeals Board, the Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA) Lethbridge, and as the CHBA Alberta representative to the National Education & Training Advisory Committee. While in California, she served as an Executive Board Member of the South Bay Chapter of the National Association of Real Estate Appraisers and Co-Founded the California Association of Real Estate Appraisers (CAREA). While serving as South Bay Chapter President, CAREA was the leader in successfully lobbying the State of California to introduce Licensing and Certification of Real Estate Appraisers.  Victoria and her husband enjoy road trips to California in their electric car to spend time with their children and seven grandchildren.