Lisa Gerrard

First Name: Lisa
Last Name: Gerrard
Email: gerrarl@algonquincollege.com
Phone: 613-727-4723
Extension: 5756
Room: P112k
Title: Professor
School/Department: Police and Public Safety Institute
Campus: Ottawa

Lisa Gerrard is a proud alumnus of Algonquin College (Police Foundations) and holds a B.A. in Social Science from the University of Ottawa. Lisa graduated from Ontario Police College at the top of her class and went on to serve the community with York Regional Police and the Ottawa Police Service. During her tenure as a police officer, she continued to build her education and skills through various professional development opportunities.​ Lisa was exposed to a wide array of experiences that included emergency response, criminal investigations, crime prevention and coordinating community partnerships. She found herself drawn to helping those within vulnerable populations such as, youth at risk, those suffering from mental illness and victims/survivors of sexual violence. In 2008, Lisa began teaching in the Police Foundations program full time and was recognized for her excellence in teaching by the Algonquin College Students’ Association in 2014. Lisa brings experience, insight and currency to the courses she teaches: Criminology, Community Policing and Career Preparation and especially enjoys finding pathways for students toward active, contributory membership of their communities. Outside the classroom, Lisa leads by example by fostering student involvement in community service and volunteerism, both domestic and abroad.