John Pyrik brings 15 years of experience as a government investigator and analyst to his role as chief instructor and coordinator of the government of Canada's Intelligence Analyst Learning Program. He has conducted national security investigations for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), investigated white collar crime for the B.C. Securities Commission, and analyzed cases of money laundering and terrorist financing for the Financial Transactions Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC). Since 2002 he has worked in Ottawa where he has built a popular and well-regarded training program for analysts.

Cheryl MacLennan is a library management consultant with over 20 years experience accessing and evaluating information resources. She began her professional library career in federal government libraries in Ottawa holding various positions in research and technical services. Cheryl left the government in 1996 to work in library systems sales and development. In 2000, she set up a library and information management consultancy where she has completed numerous projects for diverse client groups in the federal, voluntary and academic sectors.  Cheryl received a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Francis Xavier University and a Master of Library and Information Science from Dalhousie University.

R. L. "Doc" Gardner, PhD has been in law enforcement since 1986 and has served as a sworn officer in both federal and local agencies to include serving as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He currently serves in the Investigative Services Division of the Lakeland Police Department, Florida, where he is in command of the Criminal Intelligence Unit.

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