Nikki N. Dhaliwal is a Senior Program Advisor with Emergency Management Ontario, where she leads provincial initiatives to strengthen emergency management program quality, performance measurement and organizational readiness across Ontario. She brings experience across provincial, municipal and federal government, non-profit organizations and the private sector, with expertise in emergency planning, exercise design and delivery, policy development, risk assessment and cross-sector collaboration. Nikki has led the design and delivery of large-scale provincial exercises, including Ontario’s largest provincial emergency exercise to date PE2024, engaging more than 300 participants across 14 ministries and six major cities. She is currently leading the 2027 Provincial Exercise (PE2027) which holds to be an even larger provincial exercise initiative with municipalities across Ontario. She has enjoyed leading various multi-stakeholder working groups of municipal, provincial and First Nations emergency management professionals, supporting the development of practical frameworks to improve emergency management programs. Nikki holds a Master’s degree in Disaster and Emergency Management and is passionate about advancing collaborative, evidence-informed approaches to community preparedness and resilience.