Pollock, Sean
Gubbins, Kara
Dynamics of Team Leadership in Crisis Negotiations

The presentation will cover the facets of the team leader role in your CNT from pre deployment considerations, ongoing assessment and advisement for your commanders during an event, and post event debriefs and evaluations.

Sean Pollock - Bio
Inspector Sean Pollock is a retired member of the Winnipeg Police Service, having completed 24 years of service. During the course of his career, he has worked in patrol, community support, specialized investigations, traffic, and spent time at the training division. He was promoted to Inspector in 2022 and commanded both the Operational Support Division, overseeing all special operations portfolios for the Winnipeg Police Service, as well as the Records and Reports Management Division. Inspector Pollock joined the Crisis Negotiation Unit in 2011 and was deployed to a variety of crisis incidents, including suicidal individuals, barricaded subjects, and high-risk warrants. He is a qualified Critical Incident Commander and was an adjunct faculty member with the Canadian Police College until the time of his retirement. Inspector Pollock is a member of the instructing cadre for the National Tactical Officers Association as well as a consultant for public and private organizations relative to conflict resolution and crisis communication. He was awarded the Excellence in Law Enforcement Award by the Province of Manitoba as well as the Exemplary Service Award by the Governor General of Canada. Inspector Pollock is the author of "Answering the Call - Lessons Learned as a Crisis Negotiator."

Kara Gubbins - Bio
Corporal Gubbins is an 18 year member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and during the course of here she has worked as a patrol supervisor, in a high risk domestic violence unit and major crime. She is currently in charge of a major crime unit at the Sidney/North Saanich RCMP Detachment on Vancouver Island. Corporal Gubbins joined the Vancouver Island Crisis Negotiator Team (CNT) in 2015 and has been deployed to a variety of critical incidents including armed and barricaded subjects, suicidal persons and high risk warrants. She is a designated Negotiator Liaison Officer in her CNT and has instructed for the Canadian Police College on crisis negotiations. In 2016, she was awarded a Commander's Commendation for her role in the high risk rescue of a suicidal male on a rooftop parkade.