About Samantha Wilson

As a cop, Samantha Wilson saw too many kids abused, sexually assaulted, hurt or killed.  So she changed careers.

As an internationally recognized expert in child and family safety, and author of Safe Kids Safe Families, she now uses her expertise to help protect our kids, families and communities from predators, pedophiles, pornographers, murderers, abuse, abduction, accidents and accidental deaths.

 Crimes Can Be Prevented.      Violence is Predictable.    Knowledge is Key.

 
Intelligent and dynamic, Samantha Wilson is the Founder and President of Kidproof Canada and Kidproof USA, and a much sought after expert on child and family safety.  She has toured North America speaking to educators and children about how to stay safe and worked with industry leaders such as Microsoft and The Power Within.
Through her Kidproof courses,  seminars, books, monthly newsletters and syndicated column, Samantha reaches millions of North American parents, educators and children each year.

Samantha is a popular expert guest in both television and radio.  Some appearances have been Montel, Court TV Radio, ABC Radio, Canada AM, CBC Television, The Verdict, CityTV, CKNW, CP24, Breakfast Television, Global, TVO, 1010 CFRB, 680 News, CBC Radio One, among others.

Her expert advice has appeared in countless magazines and newspapers, including the New York Post, MacLeans, Parents Magazine, Chicago Sun Times, Parents Magazine, American Baby Magazing, Texas Family, Today’s Parent Magazine, Owl, ePregnancy, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Calgary Herald, Toronto Star, Canadian Living, London Free Press and Vancouver Sun to name just a few.

Samantha’s syndicated column is read by thousands in monthly in regional print magazines and e-zines Nationwide.

   
After studying criminology, Samantha began her career in law enforcement in 1994. Though she investigated everything from shoplifting to suicide, her focus was always crimes against kids. When Samantha realized that these horrible, impossible-to-comprehend crimes were nearly always preventable, but that the general public didn’t have the information it needed to keep kids and teens safe, so she formed Kidproof in 2000 to do just that. 

Clearly it was needed – within six years, Samantha won the TOP 40 Under 40 Business award, was a Finalist in the prestegious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008.