Dancing Deer Disaster Recovery Centre, Siksika Nation
Dr. Emily Dicken has worked as a practitioner in the field of emergency management since 2006 and has held various positions with the province of BC working in health emergency management and then for Emergency Management BC as well as with First Nations Health Authority. Now in the role of Director with North Shore Emergency Management (NSEM), Emily works directly for the communities of West Vancouver and North Vancouver to support disaster response and resilience building initiatives. Beyond her work at NSEM, Emily pursues academic interests with a central focus on understanding colonialism as an unnatural and enduring disaster impacting Indigenous communities. When not working, Emily can be found enjoying time in the outdoors with her husband Jeff and their two young sons, Keegan and Bowen.