Roberts was appointed Chief of Middlesex-London Emergency Medical Services Authority in January 2012. He served as Deputy Chief with Niagara Emergency Medical Services from 2002-2011. Roberts’s  career with with EMS in Ontario spans over thirty years, including work at the municipal, provincial and federal government levels. He has served as Policy Advisor to the Ontario Ministers of Northern Development and Mines,  Tourism, Culture and Recreation and to the Premier of Ontario. He has also served as OAPC Vice-President and as Secretary to the Board.

Charbonneau joined Frontenac County Paramedic Services as its Chief in 2004. He has managed remote ambulance services and first response teams in several First Nations communities as well as air ambulance operations.  Charbonneau oversaw the amalgamation of 10 rural services into Superior North Emergency Services, becoming the first Eastern Region Manager for Superior North EMS. He is a past President of the Paramedic Chiefs of Canada and currently serves as a member of the Tema Conter Memorial Trust Board of Directors.

Dundas is the Chief of Peel Regional Paramedic Services and First Vice President of OAPC.  He has been engaged with Paramedic Services for over 35 years both in the private and public settings. His knowledge in operations, dispatch, labour relations, health and safety as well as policy has helped guide successful design and implementation of various forward-thinking paramedic models.  Dundas has overseen two major transitions of paramedic operations from private sector to Upper Tier in Durham and Peel Region.

McCormick serves as both Chief of Rainy River District Paramedic Services and CAO of Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board. He has served as Secretary, Vice President and Northern Zone Director of OAPC and represented OAPC on its Living Standards and Document Standards Committee. McCormick sat on the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s Community Paramedicine Committee, its Land Ambulance Response Time Standards Committee and its Cross Border Billing Committee.

Chrétien, Jr. has served as Director of Emergency Services for the United Counties of Prescott and Russell since 1999. He was President and CAO of two ambulance services before assuming his current position. Chrétien holds a diploma in Emergency Specialized Medical Care from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, a certification in Emergency Measures Management for situations in Ontario and in 9-1-1 network response of the National Emergency Number Association of the United States as well as a certificate from the Ontario Municipal Management Institute.

Sage’s 28-year career in paramedic services spans all aspects of the profession including front-line operations, 911 communications, education, planning and research. This includes ten years with the City of Toronto EMS, and 16 years with Halton Region Paramedic Service.  He has served as the Chief of Paramedics in Halton since 2010.  Sage holds a Bachelor of Applied Business Degree from Lakeland College.

Cassidy is the General Manager of Shared Services for the City of Cornwall, where he manages Social Services and Housing, Child Care and the Long Term Care in addition to his Paramedic Chief duties.  A paramedic since 1989, he worked for St. Lawrence Ambulance prior to spending five years with the City of Ottawa managing its Dispatch Centre.

Kirkpatrick has served as Chief of City of Kawartha Lakes since 2008. He also acts as Eastern Zone Representative with OAPC, sitting on several Association committees including the MOH / OAPC KPI working group for stroke, STEMI and Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Kirkpatrick has been in the paramedic field for 35 years (PCP & ACP) and been in management since 2003 (supervisor, Deputy Chief, and Base Hospital Clinical Coordinator).

Chief Addley became Chief of Oxford County Paramedic Services in 2016. With 27 years of EMS experience in the Counties of Lambton, Middlesex, Peterborough, Northumberland and the Region of Peel, he has held progressive roles as a paramedic, educator, manager of logistics/quality and Deputy Chief of Operations. Chief Addley is a graduate of Centennial College’s AEC, Humber College’s ACP and Dalhousie University’s EHS Management programs. Additionally, Chief Addley served as the Manager for the multi-disciplinary health services Polyclinic for the 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games.

Stephen Van Valkenburg was appointed Chief for the Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services in August 2013.

Steve has overseen two major transitions of paramedic operations from private sector to Upper Tier in Lambton and assisted with Middlesex London.

Steve has served a Chief for Lambton County EMS from 2000-2005, then employed with Niagara EMS  and performing Deputy Chief of Operations from 2007-2012. He also worked as Deputy Chief in Middlesex London from 2012-2013. Steve has also held positions with London CACC and Wallaceburg CACC and has been involved with Emergency Medical Services since 1981.

Stephen is a graduate of the Fitch and Associates Communications Centre Manager Program as well as the Niagara Institute Leadership Program  and University of Michigan Lean Program.