Governance
ALERT integrates members from various police agencies who have expertise in intelligence, enforcement and support services. As a non-profit agency, ALERT is governed by a Board of Directors and an appointed Chief Executive Officer—a unique designation allowing ALERT to operate at arm’s length from the provincial government.
Tackling Crime As A Team
ALERT integrates members from various police agencies who have expertise in intelligence, enforcement and support services. As a non-profit agency, ALERT is governed by a Board of Directors and an appointed Chief Executive Officer—a unique designation allowing ALERT to operate at arm’s length from the provincial government.
Chief
Executive
Officer
SUPT. MARC COCHLIN | ALERT CEO
Superintendent Marc Cochlin is the Chief Executive Officer of ALERT; an integrated, provincially funded police agency. ALERT is comprised of over 400 police officers and professional staff, and is mandated to tackle serious and organized crime across Alberta.
As a 27-year-member of the Edmonton Police Service, Cochlin has worked in a variety of specialized areas and units across the city and most recently supervised the criminal investigations division, which entails homicide, robbery, organized crime, firearms investigations, and missing persons. Cochlin previously spent time in ALERT leading the Edmonton-based organized crime and gang teams between 2018 and 2020.
Born and raised in Edmonton, Cochlin was a member of the first Alberta Francophone graduating class of École Maurice-Lavallée. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta and former Edmonton premiership soccer player.
Cochlin was appointed ALERT CEO in December 2021.
Board Of
Directors
ALERT is governed by a Board of Directors, responsible for our high-level strategic direction. They are represented by the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police.
Al Murphy
Curtis Zablocki
Dean LaGrange
Dean Syniak
Dwayne Lakusta
Graham Abela
Grant Buckskin
Jason Dobirstein
Katie McLellan
Keith Blake
Shahin Mehdizadeh
TBD
