Rob Britton has had a hybrid career, combining 25 years in a range of leadership positions in the complex and challenging U.S. airline industry with significant academic experience. He began his career as a geography professor, but in 1984 entered the airline industry. Most of his tenure, 22 years, was with American Airlines, working all across the enterprise, from marketing to operations, from I.T. to international planning. Rob teaches two specialized MBA electives at Georgetown, in effective crisis management and channel strategy; both courses leverage his deep experience in consumer marketing, communications, and leadership (he was appointed managing director of advertising and marketing planning two weeks after the 9/11 attacks). He also helps McDonough with MBA recruitment, career mentoring, and other voluntary activities. In addition to Georgetown, he is an invited guest lecturer, speaking annually at more than 25 business schools worldwide, including Kellogg, Wharton, London Business School, and the Stockholm School of Economics. He has published dozens of articles in prominent newspapers and magazines, travel-industry publications, and peer-reviewed academic journals. Students appreciate his deep and broad professional experience across many functions, his global perspective, and his energetic, interactive classroom style. Britton says, "Although my teaching experience spans more than 100 institutions in 21 countries, I treasure my relationship with Georgetown, its academic quality and especially its commitment to integrate values and ethics into education."

Chaseten Remillard is a communications scholar interested in questions of social and environmental justice. With expertise in visual and professional communications, Remillard’s research includes topics as varied as homelessness, Canadian artist Bill Reid, hockey art, the Alberta Oil Sands, and shark films. Despite this eclecticism, he consistently interrogates how images gain and transmit meaning and how these meanings serve to reinforce particular “ways of seeing” ourselves and the world around us. Currently, Remillard is completing a book on the visual communication of homelessness in the Canadian press.

Remillard earned a joint honours BA in History and English Literature from McGill University, and subsequently completed his MA and PhD in Communications Studies from the University of Calgary. For both graduate degrees, Remillard was the recipient of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canadian Graduate Scholarship and was a nominee for the Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal Award.

For over 15 years, Benjamin served a variety of Alberta communities (First Nations communities, High Level, High Prairie, Saddle Lake, Olds, Banff, Cochrane, Three Hills, the City of Calgary) as an EMT and Advanced Life Support Paramedic. During his time with the City of Calgary Emergency Medical Services, Benjamin held the role of Public Education Officer (2004 – 2007) – where he authoured/issued over 150 media releases and conducted over 180 media interviews each year.

After completing his Masters Degree of Professional Communications, Benjamin returned to the City of Calgary in a newly created role, Supervisor, Crisis Communications. He rebuilt the City’s crisis communication plan, formed a crisis communications team of 84 professional communicators, and fostered critical relationships with external stakeholders. Engaging with his creative and innovative nature, Benjamin helped form the city’s new public relations and crisis team which was accountable for corporate media relations, social media, crisis and issues management.

Benjamin played critical communication leadership roles during Canada’s two largest and costliest natural disasters: 2013 Calgary Flood & 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires. Acknowledgement for his contributions were received from both Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. These two unprecedented events have afforded Benjamin unique communication experience and perspective in responding to disaster events and engaging with multiple stakeholder groups and levels of government.

Benjamin was called as an expert communication witness at the Elliott Lake mall collapse public inquiry hearing, participated in a DRDC research project: Expert Round Table of Social Media in Emergency Management, and has traveled across the country sharing his experiences with municipalities, schools, and organizations.

With a drive for continuous learning, Benjamin immerses himself in the classroom environment where he doesnt’ think of himself as a teacher but rather a facilitator of the exchange of information. He finds that through teaching others, he continues to be challenged and learns. Benjamin teaches Issues Management, Risk, and Crisis Communications at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta – part of the bachelor of public relations program. He also teaches Risk and Crisis Communication in the School of Humanitarian Studies at Royal Roads University in Sooke, British Columbia. This graduate level course is offered through the school of humanitarian studies and welcomes participants from the Master of Arts in Emergency Management, International Peace-building, and Interdisciplinary studies.

Trevor is no stranger to advocacy in a complex industry, with his most recent role being Director of Communications, Government and Public Relations at the British Columbia Dairy Association. In this role, Trevor represented dairy farmers across BC and advocated for the dairy industry with all levels of government, media, special interest groups and other industry associations. Trevor will work in a similar capacity to ensure the voices of BC REALTORS® are heard loud and clear.

At the age of 14, Tyler’s friend Curtis was murdered while he was sexually assaulted, his throat slit, set on fire and left to die by the same attacker. Refusing to let an event or circumstance define him, he pressed on to understand his purpose in life.

Featured on the Biography Channel’s acclaimed series - “I Survived”, Tyler tells the compelling story of confronting his attacker in prison and finding peace and purpose in life through his journey of forgiveness.

Professionally, despite sustaining 3rd degree burns to 25% of his body, Tyler went on to pursue a career as a firefighter and has continued to rise within the ranks of the Canadian fire service, working today as a Deputy Chief.

Humbled by those who supported and helped him over the years, he believes in the power of paying it forward and has volunteered many years within the burn survivor community and serves as a victim of violent crime advocate with the Parole Board and Corrections Canada.

Tyler is a sought after speaker and facilitator, having reached audiences as far as Central America. His goal is simply to help others build resilience through inspiration & education.

Tyler is highly experienced in crisis leadership and emergency management leading high performing teams in dynamic high-stress environments and strives to inspire those around him to turn negatives into positives through making everyday count and making the most of the opportunities that arise in life.

His passion is to see people and organizations pursue their full potential. He has a proven ability to lead and facilitate divergent groups towards common outcomes and promote the growth and development of staff across an organization. Through all aspects of his personal and professional life, his goal is to support motivated leaders at all levels and teams of all kinds so they can develop themselves & their organizations to reach their maximum potential.

His dynamic and interactive approach will inspire audiences to develop a healthy perspective and continue to push forward both personally and professionally.