Dr Rebecca Hoile

Rebecca is a Principal Consultant and Head of Region for Fixinc working across multi-disciplinary clients to provide resilience services to critical incident management and operational teams. 

She brings more than 25 years’ experience in emergency and crisis management, working across public health and law enforcement at the national and international level. 

A senior manager for the NSW Police Forensic Counter Terrorism, Rebecca was involved in a number of critical incidents including, mass fatalities, the Bali bombings, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Anthrax attacks, Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) investigations and counter terrorism operations here and abroad.

Rebecca was then recruited to join INTERPOL serving three years as an Executive within Counter Terrorism and Emerging Threats Directorate, developing policies, procedures, training and exercising across law enforcement, defence, and health agencies. A recognised expert in the field of Chemical, Biological and Radiology (CBR) incidents, Rebecca then worked as a consultant to the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Health Emergencies Programme, with direct experience with the West African Ebola outbreak and chemical weapons attacks in Iraq and Syria. 

Rebecca worked across 4 global regions, engaging with governments, private organisations, and NGO’s, specialising in emerging threats and capacity building in the areas of multi-agency incident management and business continuity. Rebecca prides herself on the ability to work with a range of diverse people and organisations, respecting cultural diversity and bringing a unique background in which international perspectives will guide best practice in developing resilient systems and people.

More recently Rebecca established an informal working group with Johns Hopkins University during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and is a Senior Fellow for the United Nations Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), specialising in emerging threats.

Rebecca has a degree in Medical Microbiology, a PHD in Forensic Science, certification in policy development, training and assessing, and holds a qualification in Business Continuity (CBCI). 

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