Debra has a vision that demands ongoing personal and professional development and an innovative approach to providing her professional services. A respected entrepreneur and self-starter, Debra is a skilled facilitator, speaker, and experiential trainer.  Debra’s areas of experience are in safety training, dealing with difficult people, mental toughness/resiliency and personal performance coaching. Her sojourn into safety, leadership training and people development began as a Police Officer in 1989.  Debra started the journey by working as a Constable with the Calgary Police Service in numerous team environments. In 1998 Debra established Safe & Sound Safety Training & Consulting Ltd.   Her Calgary based company provides innovative speaking, training and development for the general public as well as corporations throughout Canada. Also, in 1996 while still a Police Officer, Debra simultaneously began her journey into  team training, working with a variety of organizations and other consultants.  In 1998, she left the Calgary Police Service and shifted her focus to full time operations of Safe & Sound. Debra has been a professional member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers as well as the National Speaker Association since 2004 and is a Certified Performance Coach through Corporate Performance Coaching.  Debra is also a licensed Private Investigator in the Province of Alberta.