Two New Deputy Chiefs
After a formal swearing-in ceremony on March 27, 2018 Chief Jennifer Evans was proud to introduce our two newest Deputy Chiefs, Deputy Chief Marc Andrews and Deputy Chief Ingrid Berkeley-Brown. After Deputy Chief Brian Adams retired, the Police Services Board set out to replace the vacant position. During the selection process, the Board determined that both deputies Andrews and Berkeley-Brown had the skills, experience and expertise to excel in the position! Along with Chief Evans, the Board promoted both candidates, bringing the number of Deputy Chiefs in the Peel Region to four.
Marc Andrews is a long-time resident of Brampton who grew up in, and attended high school in Mississauga. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has a Master’s of Business Administration degree from the University of Athabasca.
Prior to joining Peel Regional Police in 1990, Marc was a commissioned officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. He served with the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry for five years, during which time he was involved in numerous operations and completed a United Nations Peacekeeping Tour in Cyprus.
Marc began his career as a Constable at 12 Division in Uniform Patrol and was subsequently assigned to the Morality Bureau. In 1998, he transferred to the Homicide Bureau, where he received his first promotion to Detective. While assigned to Homicide, he was the primary investigator on a number of high profile homicide investigations.
In September 2003, Marc was promoted to Staff Sergeant and subsequently held posts in a variety of areas within the organization including; Radio Operations, Field Operations, 21 Division and the Airport Division, before being promoted to Inspector and being assigned to the Duty Inspectors Office. In December 2011, he was assigned to 21 Division as the Uniform Inspector before being promoted to Superintendent and transferred to 11 Division, in May of 2013. In 2015, he was assigned to Corporate Development where he oversaw significant changes to the uniform recruiting and training processes.
Since September 2013, he has been an aide-de-camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, serving under the Honourable David Onley and the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell.
Ingrid Berkeley-Brown was born in Georgetown, Guyana and immigrated to Canada in 1974. She has an honours diploma in Social Sciences from Seneca College, Ontario Management Development Certificate from Sheridan College and a Master’s Leadership from the University of Guelph’s School of Business and Economics. Her management courses include Executive Strategic Management from the Police Executive Research Forum in Boston and Critical Incident Commanders.
Ingrid began her policing career in 1986 with the Peel Regional Police as a Constable. She has worked in several areas including Uniform Patrol, Community Services, Race and Ethnic Relations Bureau, Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau, Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Bureau, Public Affairs, Neighbourhood Policing Unit, Recruiting, Duty Inspectors’ Office, Records Services and Divisional Commander at 21 Division. Ingrid was promoted to Sergeant in 2002, Staff Sergeant in 2007, Inspector in 2013 and Superintendent in January 2016 where she was the Officer-In-Charge of 21 Division.
Ingrid is committed to community development and has been actively involved with many community organizations including the Peel Multicultural Council, the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Achievers Program, the Congress of Black Women (Mississauga, Brampton and Kitchener-Waterloo chapters) and the United Achievers Club of Brampton. She is a past President and the present Secretary of the Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region (CCAWR) and also sits on the Board of Directors for the Peel Family Mediation Services (PFMS). Ingrid has been the recipient of several awards for her work in the community, including the Congress of Black Women Mississauga and Area Chapter ‘Phenomenal Woman’ Award; the Association of Black Law Enforcement (ABLE) ‘Leadership in Law Enforcement’ Award; the ‘Excellence in Law Enforcement Award’ at the Women’s Courage Award International, the Black Community Action Network (BCAN) ‘Service’ award and most recently, the African Canadian Achievement Award of Excellence in Law Enforcement.
Chief Evans has great confidence in both Deputy Chiefs abilities to lead within the organization and the community. The members of the Chief’s Management Group look forward to working with the new Deputies as we continue to strengthen relationships within our community and achieve our vision of ‘A Safer Community Together.’
