Vernon White
Current Position:
- Chief of Police, Ottawa Police Service
Education:
- Diploma in Business Administration (2 year) University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, Nova Scotia (1979)
- Graduate RCMP Training Academy, February, 1982
- Extensive education within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at both the managerial and investigational levels
- Bachelor of Arts (Sociology, Psychology) Acadia University, Wolfville Nova Scotia (1998)
- Masters of Arts (Conflict Analysis and Management) Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia (October 2001)
Experience:
- Has worked his way through the ranks of the RCMP from Constable to Assistant Commissioner working in locations such as; Stephenville, NFLD, Nain, Labrador, Inuvik, Yellowknife, Lake Harbour(Kimmirut); Halifax, N.S.; Whitehorse, Yukon; Iqaluit, Nunavut and Ottawa RCMP Headquarters
- Chief of Police Durham Regional Police Service (2005-2007)
- Chief of Police Ottawa Police Service (2007- present)
- Adjunct Professor, Durham, Ontario (06-present): University of Ontario Institute of Technology – Public Administration (3rd year course) and Policing Management (4th year course)
- Sessional Professor, Carleton University, Ontario
- Sessional Professor, University of Ottawa, Ontario
Have extensive background at the investigational/supervisory and Aboriginal/First Nation and Community Policing level over a 25-year policing career. Have extensive experience in all avenues of policing, both administrative, managerial and investigational. A committed continuous learner having attained an undergraduate degree from Acadia University in 1998 and a Masters in Arts degree in Conflict Analysis and Management in October 2001 and have attained a level of proficiency in French to be deemed bilingual.
Significant Achievements
- Received a Commissioners Commendation for work on the GIANT Mine investigation where he was the primary investigator between 1992 and 1995.
- Received a Commanding Officer’s Commendation for excellence in professionalism and dedication to duty for his work as Sergeant in Charge of Community Policing for the Northwest Territories between 1994 and 1996.
- Received a Queens Jubilee Medal for “making a significant contribution to Canada” in 2003.
- Guest lecturer at the University of Alaska (Anchorage) over a two-year period, lecturing (community problem solving and restorative justice) to community leaders from Aboriginal communities throughout Alaska and students at UAA.
