Founder & President

Before immigrating to Canada in 2003, Eva served with the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (Technisches Hilfswerk, THW); an all-hazards GO based on citizen volunteer experts. She herself is a great example that actively integrating youth into the world of civil protection is key to ensure lasting engagement. She loved her role as certified leader of the K9 section of her Urban Search and Rescue unit in the Alps, where she also participated in a capacity building mission in Italy. 

Eva most valued the team spirit, helping the larger community and learning practical technical skills, all while having a fun time with old and new friends from all walks of life. Years of dedicated work in the field of civil protection have helped her to develop a clear vision for strengthening Canadian disaster readiness and community resilience. Since 2008, Eva has been an outspoken advocate for the establishment of a volunteer-based Civil Protection Agency in Canada to compliment our Emergency Management system.

During the 2017 flooding in Western Quebec and Eastern Ontario, she was frequently called upon as an expert on disaster relief and interviewed prominently on national and local radio and television. She has written articles for the Esprit de Corps Magazine (Article 1, Article 2), an op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen and her concept and work were featured repeatedly in the Globe and Mail.

Eva’s strategy for a Canadian Volunteer Civil Protection Agency centers on the addition of pro-active elements and local capacity building for a shift to better preparedness, oversight and coordination. 

She is laying the foundation now by actively integrating children and youth into the world of disaster relief with exciting, practical, hands-on knowledge and technical life skills, to empower and equip the leaders of tomorrow.

Eva has a BA in English and Geography from the University in Regensburg, Germany. She lives in Cantley, Quebec, with her husband and two sons.