About Responder Recruitment

Suzanne is the CEO of Responder Recruitment, and an expert in developing digital strategies. Social and Digital Media are her strengths and creating engaging marketing campaigns for clients is her passion. She also works one-on-one with Responder’s parent company Shout Media for full marketing, web, digital, social, and creative direction. With over fifteen years of experience working with hundreds of clients, Suzanne is an expert in recruitment marketing for first responders. She frequently attends conferences on the challenges that police, military and EMS are facing to learn strategic insights on how to solve recruitment issues.

Maija joined the Responder Recruitment team in 2021 and quickly moved into her General Manager role. Maija holds an HBA in Psychology from Lakehead University, a Human Resource Management certificate from Confederation College and brings with her years of customer service and account management experience. A lover of all things client focused, Maija enjoys working alongside both staff and clients managing projects. Meeting timelines are always her goal. Maija is an expert in Employer Branding and our resident go-to for advanced Indeed, LinkedIN and Glassdoor campaigns.

Chris Adams is our Consultant at Responder Recruitment. Chris provides communication and management services to organizations who are focused on public safety including the Manitoba First Nations Police Service. He is also very proud to be a member of the Responder Recruitment team.

Chris retired in 2023 after a 20-year career with the Thunder Bay Police Service where he was the Director of Communications and Technology. Prior to policing, Chris worked for 20 years in creative and leadership positions with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and private television.

Chris’s credentials include:

• Associate member of the Canadian Association of Police Chiefs, the Manitoba Association of Chiefs of Police, and a retired member of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police
• Project lead for numerous public safety projects, communication, audits
• Certified Municipal Manager – Level III – Police Professional designation