CCSA Board of Directors 

R.A. (Sandy) Morrison (

Sandy Morrison is Senior Counsel, Temple Scott Associates Inc. Mr. Morrison is also President of Sakamor & Associates Inc., a consulting and business services firm specializing in government relations, charitable fundraising, and event planning.

He is immediate Past-Chairman of Nav Canada, the private air traffic control service provider for Canada. He served on the Board of Nav Canada from 1996 to 2007.  Mr. Morrison also had a long career with the Brewers Association of Canada as President and Chief Executive Officer. Among his many achievements there, he developed, executed and managed the brewing industry's "Responsible Use" programs promoting the moderate use of alcoholic beverages. It was also during his tenure that the Brewers joined forces with other beverage alcohol industry representatives and Health Canada to fund CCSA's Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Information and Consultation Service. Mr. Morrison also served as Vice-President, Government Relations and Corporate Communications with Air Canada between 1991 and 1995.  He served as Chairman of the Board of the Air Transport Association of Canada and is an honorary Life Member of the Association.

Mr. Morrison is Past-Chairman and Director of the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, and Past-Chairman and member of the Board of Trustees of the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation in Baltimore, MD.

Mr. Morrison has been a member of the CCSA Board since 2004 and serves as a member of the Finance Committee.

Darryl Plecas, Ed.D. (British Columbia)

Dr. Plecas is the RCMP University Research Chair in Crime Reduction and Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Research in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of the Fraser Valley. He has worked at the University for 30 years, serving as Chair of the School for various terms over 14 of those years. He is also Affiliated Research Faculty at John Jay College, City University of New York, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Regina. Dr. Plecas has served as an Associate of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy at the University of British Columbia, as an Expert Observer to the 10th UN Congress on the Prevention and Treatment of Offenders, and as an invited participant at the UN Scientific and Professional Advisory Committee.

Dr. Plecas serves on the Editorial Board of Criminal Justice Research and is the author or co-author of more than 150 research reports, international journal articles, and other publications that address a broad range public safety issues. Dr. Plecas also served for three years on the Correctional Service of Canada's National Programs Accreditation Audit Team, and for six years as an Independent chairperson of the Pacific Region. In 2005, he received the British Columbia Lieutenant Governor's Award for Public Safety and in 2006, the Order of Abbotsford. 

Dr. Plecas holds two degrees in criminology from Simon Fraser University and a doctorate in Higher Education from UBC. He has also completed the Management Development Program in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. 

Dr. Plecas has been a member of the CCSA Board since 2006 and serves as a member of the Finance Committee.

Michael Prospero, B.Ed, M.A. (Ontario)

Michael Prospero is the former Superintendent of Education for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. His position includes responsibility for providing innovative leadership and administrative efficiency for 16 elementary schools and three secondary schools. Other responsibilities include Safe Schools, Health and Safety Program and Special Education.

Until his retirement in 2010, Mr. Prospero was involved in education for 34 years as a teacher, Vice-Principal, Principal and Superintendent.

He has a B.A. from the University of Toronto, a B.Ed. from York University and a Master's Degree in Education from Niagara University.

Mr. Prospero has been a member of the CCSA Board since 2009 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee.

Pierre Sangollo (Quebec)

Pierre Sangollo has worked for the Correctional Service of Canada since May 2003 and is currently the National Investigator, National Board of Investigations and Audits.  He previously held the position of Director of Intelligence and National Project Manager, Public Safety, and has acted on several occasions as Director, General Security Branch. Before that, Mr. Sangollo served as Director of Public Security in Sainte-Julie where he also helped develop a working paper on the amalgamation of the seven police forces serving 17 Quebec cities and municipalities.

Pierre Sangollo joined the Montreal Police in 1963 and eventually became Assistant Director of the police service of the MUC before moving to Sainte-Julie. Mr. Sangollo spent much of his career in operations and the management of criminal investigations. He has headed task forces on organized crime and crimes against persons, in addition to assuming command of several hostage-taking and barricade situations. Mr. Sangollo has helped develop various courses in investigation taught at Concordia University, the Canadian Police College and the Institut de police du Québec. He has taught police techniques for 20 years in Quebec CEGEPs and has trained investigators from various federal and provincial departments.

Mr. Sangollo has been a member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Law amendments committee, national drug abuse committee, and a member of the executive committee of the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada. He is Chair of the National Joint Committee of Senior Criminal Justice Officials, and sits on the boards of the Centre québécois de lutte aux dépendances and the Fondation québécoise des jeunes contrevenants.

Mr. Sangollo joined the CCSA Board in 2008 and serves as a member of the Finance Committee.

Sherry H. Stewart, Ph.D. (Nova Scotia)

Dr. Sherry H. Stewart is a Killam Research Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Dalhousie University. She is currently the Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology at Dalhousie.

Dr. Stewart is internationally respected for her research on psychological factors contributing to addictive disorders, and the co-morbidity of mental illness and addictions. She has published several clinical trials of novel approaches to the treatment and prevention of substance abuse and co-occurring mental health problems. She has received over $15 million from granting agencies worldwide to support her addictions and mental health research.

Dr. Stewart has been a member of the CCSA Board since 2007 and serves as the Corporate Secretary. She is a member of the Executive Nominations & Governance and Audit committees. 

Paula Tyler (Alberta)

Paula Tyler has had a long and distinguished career in the field of human services. Paula is currently the President of the Norlien Foundation.  Previously, Paula was Vice President, Child and Women's Health and Specialized Clinical Services for the Calgary Health Region. Prior to this, she served as Vice President and CEO, Mental Health at Capital Health in Edmonton, Alberta. Her other professional experience includes the position of Chief Executive, Child Youth and Family Services for the Government of New Zealand and Deputy Minister for Alberta Children's Services. Paula has also held several other senior executive positions with the Alberta Government including Deputy Commissioner for Children's Services and Assistant Deputy Minister for Alberta Family and Social Services. As well, Paula has been active in community volunteer work; she is a member of the Board of Directors for the Calgary YMCA and has served in a number of senior volunteer roles locally, provincially and nationally in the area of disabilities.

Ms. Tyler has been a member of the CCSA Board since 2009 and serves as a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee.

Ex-Officio Board Members

Michel Perron