Detective Sergeant Tiffany Castell is an accomplished police officer, scholar, and leader who is known for her professionalism, dedication to excellence, and people-centered leadership. Detective Sergeant Castell has served in a variety of areas including uniform front line, community response, and drugs. She was promoted to sergeant in 2015 as a frontline supervisor and later placed in charge of the youth and family violence unit before joining the TPS Homicide Squad as a detective. Promoted again in 2021, she is the first ever woman of color to be a permanent member of the Homicide Squad and is one of its youngest ever detective sergeants. 

Detective Sergeant Castell has a deep understanding of the challenges faced by the diverse communities in Toronto and has established a strong internal and external network. This has allowed her to foster strong partnerships on behalf of the TPS, enabling effective community-police initiatives, including the creation of a unique fashion program for youth that provided an inclusive space for creative exploration.  

Detective Sergeant Castell volunteers as a Critical Incident Response/Peer Support Team member. To promote psychological resilience and wellness psychological wellness, she led the expansion of the Early Career Psychological Wellness Program at her former division. The program remains in place today and supports each new class of recruits. 

Detective Sergeant Castell is currently completing a doctorate in education with a research focus on leadership and gender equity. She is also the co-author of skills development textbook that was published in 2021 by a leading global educational publisher. 

 “I recognize that my position carries with it a moral and social responsibility to make the world a better place.”