Instructor

Marc-André Poisson is a part-time administrative judge (member) at the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada. He is the former Director of Marine Investigations at the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and immediate past Chairman of the Marine Accident Investigators’ International Forum.

Marc-André has a wide range of public speaking experience, including national spokesperson when he co-led the implementation of Canada’s first anti-terrorism and anti-gang maritime patrols. He has been called upon to provide keynote addresses, speak at international conferences and has given live and recorded interviews to most major media outlets in Canada, and abroad.

He holds a master’s degree in marine policy from the University of Wales, Cardiff, and completed undergraduate studies in natural and social sciences in Canada and France. He has done doctoral studies where he started to craft the outline to his book Whodunit, motivating him to finish the essay and teach his findings in lieu of seeking another degree. He has many other publications to his credit, both fiction and non-fiction, and has received the Exemplary Service Medal, the Canadian Coast Guard’s highest award.