Safety in Schools Foundation
Educating and empowering young people at school, work, home and at play 4 life!
Board of Directors
Kim Adolphe
Founder/CEO SWIFT Learning Inc.
Founder/CEO CAP Health for Life
Former Positions
- Member Canadian Associations for Safe Hospitality
- Board member Canadian Advanced Technology Association
- Board member Canadian Advanced Technology
Women in Technology - Board member Vista West Condo Board
- Co-Founder and President Calgary Unix Users Group
- Founding board member Uniforum Canada
Kim is a seasoned entrepreneur and CEO, who sold her car to start SWIFT Learning in 1989, formerly Gemini.com which she sold to the Winklevoss twins to start their cryptocurrency exchange company in 2015. She co-founded the Calgary Unix Users Group and started the first email service in Canada. Her passion these days, and what gets her out of bed every day with no plans to retire, is about educating and empowering young people to stay safe at school, work, home, and play, and remove barriers to living a happy, healthy, active life.
SWIFT Learning is a social enterprise company that offers a free Software as a Service Platform to develop competency-driven eLearning courses for sale or to give back to the community. SWIFT Learning donates the platform and their Occupational Health, Safety, Environment eLearning library to non-profits, charitable, and sports associations including the Safety in Schools Foundation of Canada (SiS Foundation) the CFLPA and, Woods Homes.
She established CAP Corporation in 2016 and CAP Health for Life in 2020. CAP Corp is a B2B company founded on the principle that preventing concussions is about changing the athlete, not the sport. CAP’s patented RAM technology is clinically validated by the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers and backed by national and international peer reviewed research to safely measure concussion risk and mitigate the risk with CAP’s proven training protocols. CAP Health is the flagship clinic providing a full suite of health-related services.
Karen Cunliffe
CAIB, CRM
Karen is a specialist in HSE, Risk and Sustainability with over 20 years experience dedicated to the oil and gas service sector. Industries served include, compression, oil and gas production, health care, banking, insurance and risk management with professional accreditations in both of the latter occupations.
Karen’s career has also been marked by her tireless efforts in advocacy and hands-on approach to fostering safer, more sustainable work environments. Her leadership extends beyond traditional roles, as she actively participates in shaping policies and frameworks that promote health, safety, and environmental stewardship within the sectors she serves. Karen’s profound understanding of risk management and her strategic vision have earned her recognition and respect among peers and industry leaders alike.
Zach Adolphe
Head – Software Engineering & AI of SWIFT Learning
Zach’s career began in the oil and gas industry, where he worked in land and joint venture roles, and as a Clean Technology Analyst at an environmental non-governmental organization where he contributed to developing Alberta’s clean technology industry association. His work in the broadband telecommunications sector, he worked as a software developer, developing and optimizing software to enhance connectivity and user experience. He also has experience as a manufacturing operator and software tester at a power meter company, ensuring the reliability and performance of energy management devices.
Connect with Zach on LinkedIn.
Christine O’Donnell
Health and Safety Specialist
Christine O’Donnell has a particular interest in young workers as the statistics will reveal, such workers are at the highest risk of injury or even fatality. She is passionate about ensuring people understand and can identify the risks within their environment. This is underlined by the foundation of the three rights for all workers: the right to know, the right to participate and the right to refuse.
Christine is currently a Health and Safety Officer with the ESDC-Labour Program. She has been in this position since 2006 working with employers, employees, unions and stakeholders to make the workplace safer for all workers. She has a particular interest in young workers as the statistics will reveal, such workers are at the highest risk of injury or even fatality. Christine is passionate about ensuring people understand and can identify the risks within their environment. This is underlined by the foundation of the three rights for all workers: the right to know, the right to participate and the right to refuse.
Christine has received a Bachelor of Honours from Carleton University, Law and Political Science and has completed many courses in Health and Safety from Toronto Metropolitan University. She has received a Certificate in Mediation from the University of Windsor Law School. Christine is a past member of the Canadian Safety Engineering Society and a past member of the Women in Occupational Health and Safety Society (WOHSS). She has her sights set on obtaining her CRSP Designation with the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals.
Often you may hear Christine’s favourite phrase … “Safety never takes a vacation”.