Lieutenant-Commander
Wayne C. Currie,
BA, CD
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Wayne Currie joined the faculty of Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC) after many years experience in military operations.

Before joining the PPC, Wayne served 13 months in Sinai Egypt with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), the force responsible for monitoring the Treaty of Peace between Israel and Egypt. As a member of the MFO, Wayne was responsible for the Morale Support Program for the 2000 members of the Force. He also conducted investigations into allegations of Treaty violations, and was the Deputy Commanding Officer for the 29-member Canadian Contingent of the MFO.

Lyndell E. Findlay
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Lyndell Findlay joined the faculty at the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC) in1999, and is responsible for the development and delivery of courses on peacekeeping negotiation, conflict analysis and refugee issues, both at the Cornwallis campus and internationally, under various Canadian Government capacity-building programs.

Major Ron Miller, Ba, Cd
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Ron Miller has been involved with the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre since 2001, where he has developed and managed various training courses, including the induction training course for the international cease-fire monitoring unit in South Central Sudan, and is currently filling the role of Course Developer/Manager in the Programmes Department.

Major Luc-André Racine, Mid,Cd [email protected]

Major Racine joined the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre as a faculty member in 1999 following an extensive military career.

Prior to his arrival at the PPC, Luc worked at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, on the Land Forces Technical and Staff program. Earlier, he was employed as the Administration Company Commander with the Québec Area Battle School in Valcartier.

Cornelis (Kees) Steenken
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Kees Steenken joined the Canadian Navy in 1975 and graduated from the Royal Military College in 1980 with a Bachelors in Commerce. He served in numerous staff and operational positions onboard and ashore and is qualified as an advanced Antisubmarine Air Controller and Instructor as well as an Anti-Submarine Director, Operations Officer and Combat officer. In 1992 he was selected to be a UN Military Observer to the successful UN Mission to El Salvador which ended that country’s twelve year Civil War. From the summer of 1993 to 1996, he was appointed in various command positions at the Canadian Forces Officer Candidate School, ending up as the Deputy Commandant.