Darby Pierson is the Manager of Emergency Management at Sheridan College in Brampton, Ontario, where she leads institutional emergency management planning and preparedness.
Before joining Sheridan College in 2014, she served as Emergency Planning Coordinator for the Niagara Region, bringing regional emergency planning experience to her current role.
Darby holds a master’s degree in Terrorism and Security Studies from Charles Sturt University and is a graduate of FEMA’s National Emergency Management Advanced Academy. She also holds Province of Ontario certificates as a Basic Emergency Management Course Instructor, Basic Incident Management System Instructor, and Community Emergency Management Coordinator, along with a Business Continuity certificate from the Business Continuity Institute.