Wade Remembered During Ceremony At Roanoke 9-1-1
The Virginia
Chapter of APCO remembered Chapter Life Member Ron Wade (1948-2010) recently
during a plaque presentation ceremony held at the City of Roanoke E911
Center. APCO Executive Council Delegate
Bill Agee spoke at the opening of the presentation and Terry Hall, Second VP
for APCO International, presented a plaque honoring and remembering Wade to
Michael Crockett, Director of the Roanoke City E911 Center. Members of the Virginia APCO Executive Board
present for the ceremony were Julie McKercher, Vice President; Bill Agee,
Executive Council Delegate; Emily Totten, Secretary; and Pat Shumate, Member at
Large. Representing APCO International
was Terry Hall, Second VP. Pictured are
McKercher, Agee, and Crockett.
For
more photos, visit In Memoriam.
PSAP Community Issues Letter to Commonwealth’s CIO
On July 1, 2010,
representatives of Virginia PSAP’s delivered a letter to Sam Nixon, the
Commonwealth’s Chief Information Officer, regarding Verizon contract issues and
the relationship of VITA Integrated Service Program and PSAP’s relative to the
contract funding and performance. The
letter is provided for your information.
Spring Conference a Success; Award Recipients Announced
The 2010 Virginia NENA-APCO Spring
Conference, held at the Sheraton Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, VA., May 19-21,
2010, was highly attended. 2009
Telecommunicator Awards were presented at a luncheon on Thursday, May 20, by
APCO International President Elect Bill Carrow, APCO International Second Vice
President Terry Hall, and Chapter President Karen Johnson.
The recipients of the 2009
Virginia APCO Telecommunicator awards are:
Telecommunicator of the Year - Charlotte “Lisa” Gibbons (Eastern Shore of Virginia
911 Commission)
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Critical
Incident - Melony Markel (Hampton
Public Safety Emergency Communications Division)
Outstanding Team Performance in a Critical Incident - Melissa Morris and Garrett Bowman (Greene County
Sheriff’s Office)
Communications Trainer of the Year - Nicholas Stepaniak (Stafford County Sheriff’s
Office)
Line Supervisor of the Year - Donald Winsock (Arlington County Emergency
Communications Center)
Communications Center Leader of the Year - Philip Heins (Hanover County Emergency
Communications Center)
Congratulations to all the
award winners and to all those who were nominated for these prestigious
awards. Thanks for all your
contributions. For photos of the award
winners, visit 2009 Award Recipients.
Draft minutes of the Chapter
meeting held on May 21 are available on the Minutes
and Reports page.
Stafford’s Stepaniak Selected 2010 APCO International Trainer of the Year
Alexandria, Va. -- The
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has
announced the 2010 Public-Safety Communications Award winners. The
awards will be presented at the Opening General Session of the APCO
International 76th Annual Conference and Exposition in Houston, Texas on Aug.
2. The Public-Safety Communications
Awards are presented annually by APCO International to public safety
communications personnel who have demonstrated the highest levels of personal
and professional conduct and performance in the line of duty. The six
awards are Telecommunicator of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Information
Technologist of the Year, Radio Frequency Technologist of the Year, Line
Supervisor of the Year, and Communications Center Director of the Year and the
2010 winners are as follows:
- Telecommunicator of the Year: Cindy Skidmore,
Bridgeport Police Department, Bridgeport, Texas;
- Trainer
of the Year: Nicholas Stepaniak, Stafford County Sheriff's Office
Emergency Communications Division, Stafford, Va.;
- Information Technologist of the Year: Michele
Hamilton, Pendleton County E-911 Dispatch, Falmouth, Ky.;
- Radio Frequency Technologist of the Year: Scott
Walsh, City of Norman, Norman, Okla.;
- Line Supervisor of the Year: Natalie Heneks, Palm
Beach County Sheriff's Office, West Palm Beach, Fla.; and
- Communications Center Director of the Year:
Debbie H. Fox, Louisville Jefferson County Emergency Management
Agency/[KY]MetroSafe Communications, Louisville, Ky.
"APCO International
congratulates the 2010 Public-Safety Communications award winners," APCO
International Executive Director George S. Rice Jr. said. "The work they
have done in their respective agencies are great examples of activities
deserving of this great honor and their entire departments should be proud of
their awards."
The APCO International 76th
Annual Conference and Exposition will be held Aug. 1-4 in Houston, Texas. For
more information, visit www.apco2010.org.
PSAP’s Issue Letter to Wireless Services Board
Nine Virginia PSAP’s sent a
composite letter to the Virginia Wireless Services Board regarding various
funding issues. The letter is provided
for your information at the request of senders.
Questions or comments may be directed to either or all of the
signators. The views expressed are those
of the senders.
Letter
to Wireless Services Board (9 PSAP’s)
Chapter Incorporated; Bylaws Amendments Approved
The
Chapter is now officially incorporated. During the process of getting the new
documents signed by the members of the current board, the chapter received a
letter from the attorney. In that letter, he notified the board of certain
changes/additions that should be made to our current Bylaws as either
housekeeping issues or matters of Virginia law. These changes also make things
stronger for the Chapter and better protect the Board of Directors. The
recommendations were addressed in six specific areas of concern, and are
reflected in a tracked changes version of the Bylaws below. These suggested
changes (resolutions) were approved at the Virginia APCO Business meeting to be
held on Friday, May 21 in Virginia Beach.
Approved Bylaws Amendments (MS Word Tracked
Changes View)
Upcoming “Active Shooter Incidents” Course Announced
Active
Shooter Incidents for Public Safety Communications
Class
#29155
August
30, 2010
To
be held at: Winchester Emer. Comms//
To
register: http://www.apcointl.com/institute/schedule_registration.htm
And begin enjoying the benefits that more than 16,000 members are
enjoying right now.
For Additional Information and Memory Tributes, Visit
the In Memoriam
Page.
