Co-Facilitator: Veteran and Veteran Family-Focused Peer Support Workshops
MPM, PMP®, Cert. APM
Peer Support Specialist

Debbie is the daughter of a Veteran who resides in the Province of Ontario. She is a certified Project Management Professional, a certified Agile project manager and has her master’s certificate in Project Management from George Washington University. Debbie has worked in the field of mental health for over ten years, and with Veterans and Family Members of Veterans for the past six.

She was the national program lead for the ‘Transitions to Communities’ program –which was a seven-week Veteran program. This program focused on skills development which assisted Veterans to transition back into civilian work life. She is the national program manager for ‘Improving Veterans Wellness’ which offers peer support training, companionship calls and mental health resources in support of Veterans and Family Members of Veterans. Debbie herself is a companionship caller. She is also the lead for the ‘Ontario Veterans Peer Support’ training program.

Debbie has over 20 years’ experience as a training facilitator to students (Seneca College), clients (IBM Canada Limited), and to the Toronto Police Service (Polar Bear Software).

Debbie has a wealth of knowledge and lived experience and she knows first-hand about the effects of PTS on Family Members as her extended family is one of service.