OAPE Executive

President S/Sgt. Mike Thompson

 

Mike Thompson began his policing career in 1996 with the Chatham Police Service, prior to the formation of the Chatham-Kent Police Service in 1998.  Mike has taken on many roles within the Chatham-Kent Police Service, including General Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Traffic, and Training.  Notable is his experience in Traffic-related investigations.  He is a former Collision Reconstructionist, Radar instructor, Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) and Breath Technician. 

Mike was promoted to Sergeant in July 2013 and began leading the Service’s Training unit in January 2014.  He was appointed to the Ontario Association of Police Educators (OAPE) Executive in August 2014 and is currently serving the OAPE Board as President.

Present day, Mike is a Staff Sergeant, managing his Department’s Corporate Services section.  Mike is passionate about quality Professional development within the Police Profession and is dedicated to lifelong learning.

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Vice President Sgt. Mike Foreman

 

Mike Foreman began his law enforcement career with the Ontario Provincial Police as an Auxiliary Constable in 1989.  He joined the LaSalle Police Service in 1993 as a Cadet.  Mike has worked in patrol, community services, and training.   

In 2000, Mike was assigned to the LaSalle Police Service Training Unit as a Use of Force and Firearms Instructor.  Mike was appointed the LaSalle Police Service Training Unit O.I.C in 2008 and serves in that capacity presently as well as being a Patrol Sergeant. 

In 2000 Mike joined OAPE and was elected to the Executive Board of Directors in 2008.  Recently, Mike was elected to the position of Vice President of OAPE and is looking forward to enhancing all of our relationships with our partners in training namely the Ontario Police College and the Ontario Police Video Training Alliance.

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Past President Gord Scott

 

Gord began his policing career in Toronto in 1984. He has worked in the Foot Patrol, General Patrol, Youth Bureau, Major Crime Unit, the Criminal Investigations Bureau, and Police Training Section. Gord was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1996 and is now a Detective currently serving at 54 Division. Gord is a Provincially certified Major Case Manager, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Investigator.

He has a diploma in Teaching Effectiveness from Guelph/Humber University.

Although Gord is currently a front line investigator, he was recently an Instructor at the New Toronto Police College where he spent a year and a half developing and implementing e-learning programs for police officers across the country. For a further year and a half he was an instructor in the investigative section of the Toronto Police College.

Gord was elected to the OAPE Executive in October of 2008. Gord was appointed to the Presidents position in 2014.

Secretary Dave Sinclair

 

Dave Sinclair retired from the Brantford Police Service as a Sergeant in July of 2011 after completing 20 years of service to start his next career as a full-time professor at Mohawk College in Brantford. Dave spent almost half of his career working in the Criminal Investigation Section, specializing in the investigation of crimes against people such as sexual assault, robbery, attempt homicide, and homicide. A highlight of his career was working with investigative teams conducting complex, protracted homicide investigations.

Dave is a graduate of the Police Foundations Program and has completed a diploma in Police Studies from McMaster University. Dave has been working as a part time professor at Mohawk College since 2004 and assisted in the creation and development of the Advanced Police Studies Program, founded in 2008. Dave primarily teaches in the Criminal Investigation courses in the Advanced Police Studies and Police Foundations Program and is passionate about the education of future police officers.

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Treasurer Wes Brown

 

Wes began his career in 2000 with Peel Regional Police after graduating from the Police Foundations Program at Georgian College. He joined the South Simcoe Police in 2002 where he was assigned to general patrol. In 2005 Wes became a member of the Emergency Response Unit and is currently a Team Leader and is responsible for all team training as well as planning for operational deployments.

In 2008 Wes was assigned to the Training Unit where he continues to be responsible for all in-service training. To carry out these duties Wes has maintained his instructor status in Use of Force and Firearms including Patrol Carbine and Shotgun, CEW X-2, Suspect Apprehension Pursuit, First Aid, CPR, Search and Rescue, and he continues to be updated to deliver any legislative changes. Wes is also a member of the Service’s Marine, ATV and Snowmobile Patrol units.

Wes actively represented South Simcoe Police at OAPE since 2008 and was elected to the OAPE Executive in October 2018.

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Director Jen Davis

 

Jen began her policing career in 1998. She worked in General Patrol, Community Resources as well as in Detectives where she was seconded to both the Homicide Branch and Break and Enter Enforcement Team. In 2009 she was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.  As a Sergeant, she worked in the Domestic Violence Investigations Branch, Patrol as well as in Human Resources – Uniform Recruiting.  In 2015 she was promoted to Staff Sergeant assigned to the Training Branch.  Most recently, in 2017 she was promoted to Inspector and currently serves as the Inspector of Strategic Services responsible for the coordination of Planning and Project Management and Policy and Procedure Development. 

Jen has a degree in Social Sciences from the University of Guelph as well as a degree in Business Administration from Athabasca University.

Jen was elected to the OAPE Executive in August 2017.

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Director Sean O’Brien

 

Sean started in policing in 1987 with the then Metropolitan Toronto Police Force. Sean has worked in several different areas of the now Toronto Police Service such as Traffic, Divisional Policing, Frauds, and Professional Standards. Sean has been involved in major projects such as the implementation of a new records management system, the implementation of an early intervention system, and most recently the Body Worn Camera pilot project. Sean is currently posted to the Toronto Police College in the Learning Development and Standards Section where he oversees all e-learning development, the In-Car Camera Training program and other associated duties. Sean holds an Honors B.A. degree in Justice Studies from Guelph – Humber University.

Sean currently is the Chair of the Ontario Police Training Video Association (OPVTA) and sits on committees for the Canadian Police Knowledge Network. Sean was appointed to the OAPE Executive in April of 2018.  Sean shares a commitment with his OAPE colleagues to bring a high level of education and continuous learning to his fellow officers and Service members in Ontario.

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Director John Belisle

John attended the University of Ottawa where he studied criminology and sociology. After finishing his undergraduate degree John proceeded to do an Honours Degree in Criminology and subsequently a Master’s of Criminology Applied Degree at the University of Ottawa, during which time he completed his Master’s thesis on Youth Gangs in Canada.

Upon graduation John was hired by the Peel Regional Police and worked in uniform patrol as a Constable, Field Training Officer and Acting Sergeant. John continued a successful policing career working in the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Break and Enter Unit, Gang Unit and the Central Robbery Bureau.

John subsequently went on to accept a full time teaching position at Mohawk College in Hamilton where he taught in the Police Foundations Program. While at Mohawk College John pursued his passion for teaching and training. He took the lead in conceiving, creating and developing the Advanced Police Studies Post Graduate Program, which he coordinated and taught in. John eventually had the opportunity to return to the Ottawa area where he currently teaches full time at Algonquin College in the Police Foundations Program, as well as, the Bachelor of Public Safety Honours Degree Program. John has been a long time member of OAPE and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2019.

Director Mike Souliere

 

Mike is an Instructor at the Ontario Police College (OPC). Mike started his career with the Canadian Military Police in 1982. In 1987, he moved back to his hometown of Brantford and continued his policing career with the Brantford Police Service. Over 14 years saw experience in Uniform Patrol, Emergency Response Team, High School Resource, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Intelligence and Forensic Identification Services (FIS) where he left Brantford as the Sergeant/Supervisor of that section.

In 2002 his love of teaching brought him to the OPC as an Instructor. During his time at the OPC, Mike has been assigned to Forensic Identification Training, Race Relations Adult Education Unit, Evidence, Crime Scene Protection and Community Policing. Mike is presently the Coordinator of Search Warrant and Fraud Investigation Training.

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