Advisory Board
The Centre of Crisis & Risk Communications values input, guidance, and advice from academic and communications professionals. Our Advisory Board helps shape the future of CCRC, promotes relevance, and informs our consultation practices. We are extremely grateful for the participation and support of our Advisory Board.
Dr. Vincent Covello
Dr. Covello is the founder and Director of the Center for Risk Communication in New York, NY. He is nationally and internationally recognized trainer, researcher, consultant and expert in crisis, conflict, change and risk communications. He has held numerous positions in academia and government, including Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences and Clinical Medicine at Columbia University. Prior to his joining the faculty at Columbia, Dr. Covello was a senior scientist at the White House Council on Environmental Quality in Washington, D.C., a Study Director at the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences and the Director of the Risk Assessment Program at the National Science Foundation.
Ms. Terry Bullick
Terry Bullick is creative thinker, leader and communicator with exceptional experience in health and wellness, agriculture, safety, oil and gas, business, education, business and the not-for-profit sector.
Currently, I she is the publisher and editor of Apple, Alberta Health Services’ health and wellness magazine, and AHS’s brand manager. Ashe is the former editor of Frontline, Energy Safety Canada’s health and safety magazine for field workers.
An effective collaborator and project leader, Terry excels at working with organizations of all sizes and descriptions. She has guided the demands of many complex projects, campaign and publications for more than 20 years. Recent examples include developing and rolling out branding standards across AHS. In summer 2017, the Apple team produced a 128-page
double issue, the magazine’s largest ever. Terry’s work with Apple magazine has set a new standard for public health information in Alberta. In 2014, She was one-half of the secretariat for the Alberta Wheat Commission.
Ms. Sandra Stillwell
Sandra is a proven C-suite level executive who has led HR departments at some of Canada’s largest energy companies, (including Suncor and Conoco-Phillips.) She specializes in enhancing organizational effectiveness and is passionate about improving systems and cultures, as well as working with leaders and teams to accelerate their development and maximize their contributions.
Sandra has deep expertise in leadership development and coaching, change management, organization diagnosis, team effectiveness, employee engagement and culture change.
Sandra has over 25 years of experience as a senior human resources professional in the telecommunications, energy and manufacturing industries.
In her most recent roles at an executive level she was instrumental in leading the
organizational design,
staffing and cultural change efforts during several multi-billion dollar mergers and divestitures.
Sandra brings a solid business background and unique perspective, borne from her C-suite level experience, to her work and is known for her strategic thinking, leadership coaching, facilitation and design of innovative solutions, to address the needs of every business.
Ms. Leslie Ann Kalman
Leslie Ann Kalman, CA has extensive business experience with start-up companies, taking them from the inception stage to public success. Some of the companies Leslie Ann worked for are as a Vice-President and/or Chief Financial Officer were Northridge Petroleum Marketing, TC Energy (formerly Trans Canada Pipelines), MetroNet Communications, AT&T Canada, and Quick Link Communications.
As a consultant she has provided advice to many different companies, non-profits, and municipal governments in the areas of business and strategic plans; investor presentations; budgets; financial forecasts and statements; grants; policies and advising on methods to improve corporate performance and profitability. She has worked with many companies in the oil and gas, educational, high tech, medical, recreation and service industries.
