Teresa Burgess-Ogilvie – Executive Director
905-615-4155 ext 4144

Teresa has served in the military, municipal government, nonprofit and private industries. She is passionate about building individual and community resiliency. A connector between Boards, staff, volunteers, sponsors, government officials, donors, and the community. She served as the Executive Director of Safe City Mississauga from 2008-2013; Board member from 2013-2018. MBA from Webster University – Ocala Florida Campus.

Gerald Adad – Neighbourhood Services Manager
905-615-4155 ext 4478
nsm@safecitymississauga.on.ca

Gerald Adad is the Neighbourhood Services Manager of Safe City Mississauga. Beginning in 2019, Gerald Adad has continued to run the ever-popular Neighbourhood Watch program and has gone on to launch the brand-new Business Watch program. He co-chairs the Safe City Mississauga Crime Data Collaborative Team to manage the strategic implementation of crime and community data within the organization.

Gerald holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of St. George, majoring in Criminology and History. He possesses the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design certification under the NICP, and is a certified International Crime Prevention Specialist under the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners.

Lauren Kinne – Youth Services Manager
905-615-4155 ext 4476

Lauren Kinne is the Youth Services Manager for Safe City Mississauga. Lauren holds an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, majoring in Psychology and an Ontario Graduate Certificate in Addictions and Mental Health from Humber College. Lauren volunteers regularly as a Probation Officer for Etobicoke South, and has volunteered at Trillium Health Partners Mississauga Hospital in the Comprehensive Stroke unit for almost three years. She is passionate about working with youth and has gained experience in early childhood education through her work at a child care centre in Mississauga, and in Primary-Junior education as a volunteer for the Toronto District School Board.

Cassie Pettersen – Neighbourhood Watch Manager
905-615-4155

Cassie Pettersen is the Neighbourhood Watch Manager for Safe City Mississauga. Cassie has an Honours Bachelor in Community Safety from Sheridan College with a Certificate in Creativity and Creative Problem Solving. She completed her internship in Policy and Program Evaluation supporting York Regional Police’s Like Me First program and the Halton Violence Prevention Council in a Survivor’s Voices Project. Cassie has worked as a lead researcher on the development of a new program evaluation tool and has been a facilitator for a Program Evaluation Workshop in Mississauga. With a background in crime prevention and program evaluation, she is passionate about working with communities to make them stronger and more resilient.