Passenger Safety- Are you prepared for an emergency?
President, Canadian Society of Air Safety Investigators
Barbara M Dunn has been involved in aviation since 1971 when she became a Cabin Crew member with Air Canada. During her career with the airline she taught various safety related courses including security, cabin crew initial and recurrent, and CRM.
In 1974 she became responsible for the health and safety activities for the Canadian Airlines Flight Attendant Assoc., a position she held until 1989.
Ms. Dunn is an internationally sought after expert in the field of Critical Incident Response and has taught Caregiver courses for many organizations.
She is a member of several industry associations and committees and is currently the President of the Canadian Society of Air Safety Investigators and the Canadian Councilor for the International Society. She is also the International Symposium Chairperson for ISASI. Ms. Dunn recently became an ISASI Fellow.
Barbara is one of the founders of the International Cabin Safety Symposium sponsored by the Southern California Safety Institute and is also a member of the SCSI Board of Advisors. In 2008 she was presented with the SCSI Award for Excellence in Cabin Safety.
In 1994 Ms. Dunn was the first Cabin Crew member to be awarded the Transport Canada Aviation Safety Award, a distinction she holds to this day.
Ms. Dunn retired from Air Canada after 32 years and she currently operates her own consulting business.