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Intervenants

Peter Siegenthaler, Boots on the Ground, Alberta

Peter Siegenthaler is a retired Calgary Police Service Staff Sergeant with over 20 years on the Job. Peter retired in 2022, having spent many years on Patrol, Auto theft Unit, Skills and procedures section, as a District training officer, the Duty Inspector and Critical Incident Commander overseeing the Operations center, Child abuse Staff sergeant and lastly, managing the major events and emergency management section.U

Upon retirement, Peter started his own Safety and Security company and on September 2023, joined, as a volunteer, the newly formed BOTG Alberta chapter at its official launch. He serves as a call taker and as the outcall coordinator, overseeing all in-person peer support, critical incident stress defusing`s and debriefings.

Peter has also been a volunteer with the Calgary Search and Rescue association since the year 2000. He is a Searcher, Team lead, Search Manager, Man Tracker, Disaster response trainer and SAR Instructor as well as a peer supporter with the Alberta Critical Incident Peer Network, being on call across the province for major incidences and SAR operations.

Michael Skinner, OSI-CAN Alberta

When human beings experience significant trauma, it’s not uncommon for their lives to unravel.

For 32 years, Mike had the privilege of being a Firefighter/Advanced Care Paramedic and witnessed this unravelling first-hand, many times. However, when he found himself in a position where his life and career were unravelling, none of his experiences prepared him for the journey ahead and how to deal with the problems that would be associated with OSI/PTSI.

Mike’s life has been a myriad of experiences with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Today, Mike’s humbled to be a partner, a father, a peer and the Provincial Coordinator of OSI-CAN Alberta, a community-based peer support initiative of the Canadian Mental Health Association.

OSI-CAN is a program that empowers veterans and first responders to be self-determined in finding better mental health and support through resources and programs that promote Recovery, Resiliency and Post Traumatic Growth.