Leveraging internal/external partnerships is critical to effectively police an increasingly diverse community and foster public safety. This "how to make it happen" session highlights the innovative strategies and tools used by the Calgary Police Service—serving a dynamic city of 1.2 million—to create accountability, change organizational thinking, and engage actual and virtual communities to action. You will learn how to:
• Prepare your organization for the future by building a multi-dimensional, sustainable D&l framework.
• Gain support from your executive team and build momentum for organizational change.
• Link your diversity processes to your business planning strategy.
• Utilize "Soapbox," an innovative social media tool, to give your community a voice, allow decision makers to filter ideas, and create meaningful dialogue for your organization to move forward.
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Curtis Olson
inspector
Calgary Police Service
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Curtis Olson is an Inspector with the Calgary Police Service and currently oversees the Community and Youth Services Section. With over twenty years of policing experience he recognizes the strength of diversity and understands the importance of strategic planning to anticipate emerging demographic trends. One of his responsibilities is managing the Diversity Resource Team in which members are responsible for 9 different community portfolios: Aboriginal, African, Caribbean/ Latin America, Sexual and Gender diversity, Hate/Bias crimes, South East Asian, South Asian, Middle East/Europe and Persons with disabilities.
Recently, he guided the development of an integrated, multi-layered organizational framework to advance diversity that includes service provision, human resource practices, community capacity building and strategic communications, within the context of business planning. Curtis has presented at various conferences about topics that have national to international application. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity Western University, a Professional Management Certificate from the University of Calgary and is an alumnus of the 2012 Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference.