Tyler Leslie

First Name: Tyler
Last Name: Leslie
Email: lesliet@algonquincollege.com
Phone: 613-727-4723
Title: Field Placement Officer/Instructor
School/Department: Paramedic
Campus: Ottawa

Tyler has filled various roles at Algonquin College since 2010, most recently as the Field Placement Officer for both the Paramedic and Advanced Care Paramedic Programs. He works closely with local Paramedic Services, hospitals, and healthcare organizations to facilitate the most progressive field learning experience possible.

Tyler holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree from Thompson Rivers University. He is a 2008 graduate of the Algonquin College Paramedic Program. Tyler completed the Advanced Care Paramedic Program, also at Algonquin College, in 2011.

Since 2008, Tyler has been a proud member of the Ottawa Paramedic Service (OPS), currently holding the rank of Operations Superintendent. He spent most of his career in Special Operations as a member and Team Leader of the Paramedic Support Unit. There, he worked as the lead medical instructor for multiple specialty units of local, provincial, and national policing agencies.

Tyler has received several awards and honors including; Algonquin College Part-Time Support Staff Award (in recognition of excellence supporting the success of students, colleagues, and clients) and the City Managers Award of Distinction in the field of innovation (the highest distinction possible for City of Ottawa employees). Tyler has an interest in innovative paramedic programming and believes strongly in education-based industry advancement.

Tyler is an avid outdoorsman, spending his spare time snowboarding, hunting, backcountry canoeing and camping with friends and family.