Senior management team

The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre has a team of qualified people with a diverse background of knowledge, expertise and hands-on experience that contribute to the Centre’s international reputation of excellence. Below, you will find short bios of our Senior Management Team.

  • Sue M. Armstrong, CHRP, RPR, Director, Human Resources
  • Sue Armstrong joined the PPC in September 1997. Working in consultation with senior management and staff supervisors, Ms. Armstrong is striving to make the PPC a ‘best place to work.’ Sue holds a Bachelor of Journalism (Hons) from the University of King’s College, Halifax, is a Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) and Registered Professional Recruiter (RPR) with a HR Management Certificate from Algonquin College. Ms. Armstrong is also a member of the Human Resource Association of Nova Scotia and the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario.
  • Malcolm Coyne, BEngSc, Director of Information Management
  • Malcolm Coyne has extensive management and project management experience, in addition to e-business development and the management of intellectual property. With 20 years experience at Nortel Networks, Malcolm brings a broad base of experience to the PPC, including mobility solutions, end user support and help desk management, IT security, website development, as well as experience in building and maintaining network, hardware and applications architectures.  Many of the solutions he has introduced have focused on connectivity among staff as well as with key business partners and clients, across geographically disbursed worksites. Malcolm manages the PPC’s IT department and is currently engaged in developing an information management strategy.
  • Mark Croft, B.A., B.Comm., CRM, CGA, Director of Finance
  • Mark Croft is a senior finance professional with an enthusiasm for contributing creative and innovative strategies that enhance the efficiency of business practices, with an emphasis in cost management, systems integration and corporate strategy. With roots in revenue and cost analysis, his areas of expertise include profit and loss management, team building and leadership, and corporate vision fulfillment.  Mark joined the PPC in 2007, following 11 years as part of the senior management teams of both public (Nova Scotia) and private (Ontario) industry.  Mark has managed multi-million dollar budgets in the government, airline and progressive securities brokerage industries, and brings financial vision and leadership to the PPC.
  • David Beer, Director, Business Development
  • Chief Superintendent David Beer comes to the PPC after 35 years experience at the RCMP. He held numerous operational and command positions in various areas, including as Director General of the International Policing sector, a position he held until 2009. In recent years he served as Commanding Officer of the RCMP in the Greater Toronto Area, and Director of the Integrated Proceeds of Crime branch. In the post 9-11 era he championed the development of Canada’s capacity to deal with issues of terrorist financing.

    His extensive and diverse international expertise stems from numerous overseas deployments for extended periods, representing the RCMP, Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the Canadian International Development Agency. His experience includes commanding the UN Police Mission in Haiti for a year, UN justice sector/policing assessments in Central African Republic, Haiti and Liberia, as well as a senior Police Adviser role with Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior after participating in a Justice Sector Assessment in that area.

    Chief Superintendent Beer was named to the ‘experts’ roster’ of the International Security Sector Advisory Team of Democratic Control of Armed Forces in Geneva, Switzerland in 2008. In 2009, he assumed the position of International Division Chair of the International Policing Division of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.  He holds a BA, (Sociology/Anthropology -Carleton), and an MA (International Relations - Windsor).
  • Wendy Grimshaw, B.A. (Hons), MBA, Vice President, Corporate
  • Ms. Grimshaw has extensive experience in corporate services management, including restructuring various business management functions of large organizations.  Her most recent role was as the inaugural Executive Director of one the first Ontario Family Health Teams established to deliver primary health care. A creative problem-solver and critical thinker, Wendy has been the Director of Strategy and Governance for a national not-for-profit association, an instructor at Algonquin College, and a senior manager with Deloitte Consulting.  
  • Tetsuo Theodore (Ted) Itani, Humanitarian Advisor
  • Mr. Itani was commissioned into the Canadian Army (Militia) in 1957 and transferred to the Regular Force in 1959.  He served with NATO in Europe on three separate assignments and held various command, general staff, joint staff and instructional posts during his 37-year career.  He is a graduate of the Canadian Army Staff College and NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy.
  • Superintendent Vic Josey, Police Adviser
  • Vic Josey has over 30 years of experience as a regular member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in senior management, operations and administration roles. He is currently posted to the International Peace Operations Branch and seconded to the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre. Superintendent Josey is a veteran of three United Nations missions having served as a police officer in a  peacekeeping role UNPROFOR - Former Yugoslavia (Dec. 1993 to Jun. 1994), UNMIBH - Bosnia and Herzegovina  (Apr. 1998 to Jan. 1999) and East Timor - UNTAET/UNMISET (March 2002 to March 2003).  While in mission, Superintendent Josey performed a variety of duties including Human Rights Investigator, Human Rights Coordinator in Bosnia Herezgovina, Chief of Strategic Planning and Chief of Operations in an executive policing mission in East Timor.
    Superintendent Josey has had a diverse and varied career that has included a tour of duty as a member of the RCMP (Anti-Terrorist) Special Emergency Response, several years as an instructor specializing in Emergency Response Team and Officer Survival training.  He has also worked in the International Training and Peacekeeping Branch responsible for operational support to Canadian Civilian Police in peacekeeping missions, seconded to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Regional Security and Peacekeeping Division responsible for Civilian Policing matters.
  • Greg Mitchell, Director of Exercises
  • Greg Mitchell is a retired Canadian Army Officer with 36 years of military service. He comes to the PPC from Search for Common Ground where he was Director of the Child Soldiers Initiative, a partnership project led by Lieutenant-General (Retd), The Honorable Roméo Dallaire. Prior to that, he led the research team that produced the United Nations Mission Start-Up Field Guide and he conducted research on peacekeeping and training issues for the Government of Canada.

    During his military career, Greg completed five tours of duty with Mechanized and Airborne Units and four with United Nations peacekeeping missions. He served on unit, formation and Army Staffs, and commanded at the platoon, company, battalion, battle group, school, base, brigade, and area levels. Posted to Denmark, he commanded the Multinational Stand-by High Readiness Brigade for United Nations Operations (SHIRBRIG) where he assisted in establishing the United Nations political mission (UNAMIS) and the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan (UNMIS), serving as the first Deputy Force Commander.

  • Lucie Laurion, B.Com., Director of Communications
  • Lucie Laurion is a communications professional with over 25 years of experience in marketing, communications and media relations. Before joining the PPC, Ms. Laurion worked for eight years at the City of Ottawa, where she lead the Public Health Communications and Resource Management Team and held various other communication positions. She has planned and implemented several city-wide awareness campaigns on health, environmental and municipal issues. In addition, she directed the communications component of the Smoke-Free Ottawa campaign that led to the smoke-free by-laws for all public places and workplaces in Ottawa. Prior to joining the City of Ottawa, Ms. Laurion spent several years as a freelance communications and marketing specialist, during which time she wrote and adapted direct marketing packages, ads and promotional material for the francophone population. She also gained invaluable direct marketing experience working for Readers’ Digest, both in Canada and overseas. She has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University, with a specialization in marketing.
  • Ann Livingstone, Ph.D., Vice President, Research and Education
  • A graduate of Anderson University, Indiana, Dr. Livingstone earned her Masters at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She did post-graduate studies at Oxford University (UK) and was awarded her Ph.D. from University of Keele (UK). With a strong interest in the role that middle power States have played in peace operations, Dr. Livingstone has been drawn to work in an environment where the concepts of peace and conflict are approached from a constructivist perspective. At the PPC, she has the opportunity to research and work with the civilian, military, and police personnel who play a critical role in the field of peace operations.
  • Peter Miller, (Ass. Comm. – Ret.) Vice President, Programs
  • Mr. Miller has over 30 years experience with the RCMP, and joined the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre after United Nations Missions to Haiti, Western Sahara and East Timor. His field experience in peace operations have given him both passion and reverence for the complexity and risks involved in modern peace operations. He is a strong believer that only individuals properly trained and equipped should be sent on peace operations. Mr. Miller is the former prime ministerial body guard to the Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
  • Suzanne Monaghan, B.A., President
  • Suzanne Monaghan has over 30 years of diverse and progressive experience in the federal public service. Some of her posts have included: Chief Learning Officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Director General of Training and Learning at the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and Deputy Registrar of Canadian Citizenship. Throughout her career, she has worked in partnership with other levels of government, with NGOs and with the private sector.
  • Wayne Martin, Director, Africa Programs
  • Wayne Martin retired from the RCMP where he served for 35 years, achieving the rank of Superintendent. During his career with the RCMP, Wayne was posted to numerous locations in Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan.  Early on, he performed various operational and support duties in the field of Federal Policing, including but not restricted to Drug Enforcement, Commercial Crime, Customs & Excise, Immigration & Passport, Airport Policing, and General Investigations. 

     

    His experience as a police trainer /coordinator / manager at several levels led him to be named Training Officer at Depot Division in 2003, responsible for all training programs at the RCMP Training Academy. Wayne has been awarded the Order of St. John as a Serving Brother, the South West Asia Service Medal with Afghanistan Bar, the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal, the RCMP Long Service Medal with Gold Clasp for 35 years of service, and a Chancellor’s Commendation from the Order of St. John.