Darrell Reid Email & Phone Number

"I love to lead organizations that are people focused, strategic, honour the diversity of Canada, innovate as a habit, aren't afraid of change and are fun to work for."Darrell is proud to serve as Chief Commissioner (Chief Administrative Officer) for Strathcona County, Alberta. In this role, Darrell leads a diverse and complex organization of leaders and teams striving to make Strathcona County the most livable community in Canada.Darrell's past leadership experience includes Fire Chief, General Manager of Emergency Management, and COVID-19 Task Force leader for the City of Vancouver. He has also served as Deputy Fire Chief of Organizational Performance for Toronto Fire Services, and Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, and Union President for Strathcona County Emergency Services.Career highlights include being Incident Commander for the 2011 Slave Lake, Alberta fires and the 2013 High River, Alberta floods, two of the largest disasters in Canadian history. Darrell served as the CEO for the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) of Ontario, one of Canada's largest health charities. He also served as Chairman of the Provincial Advisory Board for Heart and Stroke British Columbia and Yukon, and founded the Society for Assistance to International Firefighters (SAIF) supporting first responders in Nicaragua and Guatemala. In 2019 he participated as a co-lead in a World Health Organization project in Mongolia, helping build sustainable models for emergency medical, rescue and emergency management capacity in that country.He is a noted advocate and international speaker on topics including mental health resilience, evidence-based decision making, strategy, staff engagement, and the opioid crisis.Darrell has an MBA from the University of Alberta, an Executive Fire Officer Designation from the US National Fire Academy, a Community Preparedness & Disaster Management Graduate Certificate from UNC-Chapel Hill, and a Canadian Safety and Security Certificate from Canadian Forces College.Darrell is a successful entrepreneur, founding Emergency Services Academy, an accredited and licensed Alberta private college for firefighters and paramedics.

Listed skills include Emergency Services, Emergency Management, Rescue, Firefighting, and 16 others.