Ottawa Safety Council
Sherry Cashman has extensive experience in finance and administration, with a career spanning from 1988 to the present. Currently serving as Finance Manager at Ottawa Safety Council since January 2012, Sherry has held multiple roles within the organization, including Office Manager and Public Education and Marketing Coordinator. Previous positions include Bookkeeper at Warlyn Construction and Administration/bookkeeping roles at Thyssen Elevator Ottawa Limited and Valley Elevator Co. Ltd. Sherry also worked as an Insurance Broker at Reddick & MacDonald Ltd. and gained experience in personal lines at Bradley's Insurance. Sherry holds a Bookkeeping Certificate from Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology, earned between 2015 and 2019.
Ottawa Safety Council
The Ottawa Safety Council's mission is to deliver best-in-class road safety programs and services, education, training and awareness throughout our community to drive down the number of road incidents in our community Founded as a not-for-profit, non-government organization in 1957, The root of all we do is delivering programs that prevent road accidents for all road users, no matter how traveled We deliver curriculum based pedestrian and bike safety programs in Elementary schools, ensure school zone safety through our adult crossing guards at over 200 locations, promote active lifestyles through the walking school bus program and teach children how to cycle safely. We have been delivering our motorcycle instruction programs, and licensing riders on behalf of MTO for over 50 years. We even protect our most vulnerable riders through our Best Fit car seat program. Our passion lies in advocating for road safety and sharing best practices that reduce accidents and raise awareness across all ages; and the role we can all play in driving, walking and riding safely.