About Kim Fournier - Emergency & Disaster Preparedness Specialist
Experience, Vision & Compassion
Kim Fournier MA, CD is the owner and director of this firm (Kim Fournier Consulting Corp.). She is a disaster and emergency management consultant, author, instructor, and visionary specializing in practical solutions, with a “whole community” approach. Her work integrates disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, survival, public education, public health, climate change adaptation, disaster and emergency management and practice.
She offers unique expertise developed during a dynamic 30-plus year career with experience in disaster management, risk reduction, community resilience and health, emergency response, leadership, education, senior management, population health, project management, and international, multi-national, and multi-disciplinary operations.
Well-known for her integrity, practical approach, strong work ethic, leadership, education, and skills, Kim integrates needs, capacity, training, practice and research, to develop resilience within families, communities and organizations. A forward-thinking leader, she combines careful analysis with insight and resourcefulness to work towards real results for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow.
With untiring compassion and strong humanitarian values, Kim feels privileged to be part of a global disaster risk reduction team that strives to improve the quality of life for this generation, and, most importantly, to provide a better world for our children.
CREDENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management
- Over 30 years in emergency preparedness, emergency management, community outreach, public education, training, and public health roles with experience in complex, multi-site, multi-disciplinary, and humanitarian organizations
- 25 years with the Canadian Forces including work with the Army, Navy, and Air Force in disaster management, community resilience & health, public education, survival, medical, and public health roles — in Canada and abroad, with four overseas missions
- Numerous medals awarded to honour her work with the Canadian Forces
KEY STRENGTHS
- Emergency Preparedness
- Instruction, Training, Workshops
- Disaster/Emergency Management and Practice
- Community outreach and Resilience
- Public Education
- Public Health
- Planning and Response
- Operational Management
- Research, Interviews
- Analysing, developing, streamlining, and coordinating complex programs, systems, and protocols