Cindy Sparrow

Director at Consort Strategy

Speaker

Cindy is an international consultant, speaker, coach, trainer and writer. During her 24-year career in Emergency Services she worked frontline as a paramedic in ground and flight Emergency Medical Services (EMS); in the 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Centre as a Dispatcher for police, fire and EMS; and from 2006 to 2020 in senior leadership roles within the industry. Before retiring in March 2020, she served for six years as Deputy Chief with Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES).

She is the co-author of BAPCO's White Paper Series 'Solitude, Suffering & Stress’ on mental health injuries in Public Safety Communications. She remains involved with industry associations and is the Immediate Past President of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials Canada (APCO Canada); a former Director with the Alberta E9-1-1 Advisory Association; a member of the Canadian NextGen 9-1-1 Coalition; and the Collaborative Coalition of International Public Safety (CCIPS).

Cindy’s passion is people and she’s committed to inspiring and facilitating human transformation and creating positive change by empowering and supporting people in realizing excellence. She is the newest Director and Partner of international consulting firm, Consort Strategy Ltd. She leads the North American portfolio and in doing so continues to pursue her passion for helping public safety organizations in developing and fostering innovation in leadership, strategy and business development.