APCO International Awards Program


Congratulations to this year's winners!
We salute you for your dedication to public safety communications.

2016 PSAP Award Winners

Telecommunicator of the Year
Michelle Houston
Bell County Communications Center
Belton, TX

Radio Frequency (RF)
Technologist of the Year
Scott Andrews
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Protection District
Sacramento, CA

Information Technologist
of the Year
Joe Humble
Longmont Department of Public Safety
Longmont, CO
Line Supervisor of the Year
Melody Embry
Chesapeake Police Department
Chesapeake, VA

Communications Center
Director of the Year 
Zim Schwartze
Springfield-Greene County 911
Springfield, MO

 
Trainer of the Year
Michael Tracy
City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications
Chicago, IL
Team of the Year 
Baltimore City Emergency Communications
Baltimore, MD

Technology Leadership Awards
Technology Leadership Award
for a Large Communications Center 
Sarasota County Emergency Operations Center
Sarasota, FL
 Technology Leadership Award
for a Small Communications Center
Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center
Sacramento, CA


2016 Award Nominees

We'd like to publicly acknowledge all award nominees for 2016. While there can only be seven winners for the award program, every nominee exemplifies the best of the public safety communications profession. We consider them all everyday heroes.

Telecommunicator of the Year

Jefferson Andress
Alachua County Sheriff s Office
Elizabeth Bagos
Macomb County Sheriff s Office
Yessenia Baquera
Chelsea Barclay
Yesenia Blank
Colorado Springs Police Department
Gail Bradley
Stacey Bugg
Magan Collins
Jessica Drobish
Amber Droegemeier
Vail Public Safety Communications
Molly Elliott
Jody Englert
Brian Frost
Dana Hall
William Harbin
MetroSafe
Brandon Henning
Richmond Department of Emergency Communications
Marilyn Hinson
Jennifer Holland
Paula Hooker
Michelle Houston
Michelle Houston
Gregory Hruby
James Iannucci
Kelly Jenkins
Office of Unified Communications
Danielle Johnson
Orange County Sheriff s Office
Shannon Kennedy
West Palm Beach Dispatch Operations.
John Knecht
Ottawa County Sheriff s Office
Derek MacDonald
William McDonald
Natural Resources Police Communications
Anna Meyer
Lydia Overton
City of Reno Public Safety Dispatch
Heidi Peel
Regina Phillips
Catherine Przyborowski
Kirby Police Department
Brianna Ragsdale
Colorado Springs Police Department
Nikki Reid
Juan Rodriguez
Elizabeth Rose
Athens-Limestone County 9-1-1
Jeff Sharp
Athens-Limestone County 9-1-1
Daeontae Smith
Tamera Swanson
Gretchen Ulrickson
Andrea Williams
Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon

Information Technologist of the Year

Daniel Ausec
El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority
Robin Bender
San Diego Wireless Services Division
Brian Chernish
Joe Humble
Longmont Public Safety Department
Jerrod Lee
Ontario Police Department
Tyler Maneval
Steve McMurrer
Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications
Juan Ordaz
Metro Cities Fire Authority
Scott Price
Emporia Police Department
John Sarkissian
Shane Steckelberg
Craig Thelen
Brett Thomas
Sarasota County Sheriff s Office
David Turner
Dana Wahlberg
Greg Walters
Brandon Wecker
Kitsap 911 - CENCOM

Trainer of the Year

Meghan Adent
Bonnie Almirol
Jamie Bogie
Jamie Bogie
Corey Brandon
Barbour County OEM/911 (WV)
Angie Burson
Tina Chaffin
Kimberly Colwell
Loveland Emergency Communications Center
John Halaychik
Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response
Aubrey Huckaby
Bell County Communications Center.
Teresa Hudson
Victoria Jackson-Hunter
Birmingham Emergency Communication District
Joyce Jones
City of Reno Public Safety Dispatch
Cheryl Konarski
Joplin Emergency Communication Center
Robert Larimer
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Christopher Martin
Brockport Village Court (NYS)
Roger Martin
APCO Missouri Chapter
Michael Tracy
Kimberly Turner
Sara Williamson-Metzler

Communications Center Director of the Year

Vicki Atchley
Cameron Brown
Maryland Natural Resource Police
Jeff Carney
Hamilton County 911 Emergency Communications District
Daniel Dunlap
Augusta 9-1-1
Tracy Felty
Saline County Sheriff s Office
Cynthia Freeman
Cory Graham
Powell County 911 Dispatch Center
Gregory Hauser
NC Emergency Management
Kimberly Hera
League City Police Department
Karima Holmes
Carbyne
Linda Luis
John Merklinger
Gates Fire District
Zim Schwartze
Missouri Capitol Police
Joseph Spera
Temple University Campus Police Dept
Jeff Troyer
Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority
Brian Weindel
Fort Smith EMS

Line Supervisor of the Year

Jake Allmendinger
Christy Anderson
Leon Boyea
Darren Brookshire
Ingrid Bucksell
Angela Cook
Kristin Crossen
Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office
Joshua Dover
Molly Elliott
Angela Elsey
Macomb County Sheriff s Office
Melody Embry
Sandra Flategraff
Misti Flores
Bell County Communications Center.
Jeane Fracassa
Kansas City Police Dept
Elaina Hooper
City of Reno Public Safety Dispatch
Avery Johnson
Clara Joyer
Sarah Leonard
Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon
Brett Loeb
Pitkin County Dispatch
Dawn Moore
Annette Ricks
Deborah Scott
Kylee Soares
Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications*
Andrew Stenberg
Terry Strother-Dixon
Robert Tripp
Genesee County Sheriff s Office
Donna Wilson

Radio Frequency (RF) Technologist of the Year

Mark Anderson
Scott Andrews
Kirk Burress
Bill Corey
Sutter Buttes Communications, Inc
David Deaver
Bell County Communications Center.
Ronald Jansen
Elizabeth Kester
Banning Police Dept
Javier Montoya
163 Communications Flight
Wes Nishina
Steven Page
Orange County Sheriff s Department, Technology Division
Art Ramirez
Riverside, County of
Andy Tanner
Tooele County Sheriff s Office
Jason Thomas
San Diego Wireless Services Division
Vic Thomas
Florida Highway Patrol

Team of the Year

Baltimore City Mayor s Office of Emergency Management
Bell County Communications Center.
CCE Central Dispatch Authority
Central Susquehanna Regional 911 Systems
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Dept.
Chatham 911 Communications Services
Chatham 911 Communications Services
Citrus Heights Police Department
Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications
Garland Police Department
Guilford Metro 9-1-1
Hamilton County 911 Emergency Communications District
Hamilton County 911 Emergency Communications District
Iredell County Emergency (NC)
Kitsap 911 - CENCOM
Kitsap 911 - CENCOM
Mansfield, City of
Office of Unified Communications
Okaloosa County Sheriff s Office
Orange County Sheriff s Office
Osage Beach Dept Of Public Safety
Osage Beach Dept Of Public Safety
Pearland Police Department
Powell County 911 Dispatch Center
Springfield-Greene County 911
Sugar Land Public Safety Dispatch
Tooele County Sheriff s Office
Weld County Regional Communications Center

Technology Leadership Award

Sarasota County Public Safety Communications
Vermont E911 Board
Central Susquehanna Regional 911 Systems
Powell County 911 Dispatch Center
Regional Old Colony Communications Center
Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications*