APCO International Public-Safety Awards Program

2012 PSAP Award Winners

Congratulations to this year's seven winners! This year's competition was tighter than ever and we salute these professionals for their dedication to the public safety communications field.
 
Telecommunicator of the Year 
Donna Kelly 
Kitsap County CENCOM, WA 

Radio Frequency (RF)
Technologist of the Year 
Craig Haddock 
Texas Department of Public Safety, TX 

Information Technologist of the Year 
Corey Nelson 
Emergency Communications of Southern OR, OR 

Team of the Year 
Citrus Heights Police Department
Citrus Heights, CA
 
 Line Supervisor of the Year 
Kisha Stephenson 
Stafford County Sheriff's Office Emergency Comm, VA 

Communications Center
Director of the Year 
Carol Adams 
Stafford County Sheriff's Office Emergency Comm, VA 

Trainer of the Year 
Doreen Wasick 
Mesa Fire Department, AZ 

2012 PSAP Award Nominees

We'd like to publicly acknowledge all award nominees for 2012. While there can only be six 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

Page Anderson
Robert Balducci
Matthew Berg
Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services
Kimberly Bolling
Cynthia Bowles
Gayle Braswell
Heather Brown
Javonne Coates
Alexandra Corbin
Annette Cruz
Trenton Police Department
Andrew Cummins
Howard County Police Department
Jessica DeMyer
RiverCom 911
Kimberly Ellison
Broward County Sheriff s Office
Brian Flagler
Broward County Sheriff s Office
Ronald Gagnon
Fall River Police Department
Ronald Gagnon
Fall River Police Department
Justin Gard
Weber Area Dispatch 911
Tashara Gay
Broward County Sheriff s Office
Timothy Grant
Michelle Greenfeather
Karen Greenstein
Terri Grigsby
Lekeisha Guthrie
Cindi Hardison
Riane Harsha
Janie Hayes
Juana Hernandez
Emporia Police Department
Joyce Jastrem
New Hampshire Division of Emergency Services and Communications
Angela Johnson
Donna Kelly
Nancy Lowe
Paula Martin
Paula Martin
Christina Martinez
Michelle Matson
Michelle Matson
Elizabethann May
Molly McIver
Joseph Murphy
Sarah Murphy
Kathleen Murray
Stacy Nail
LaKessha Nash
Beth Patoc
Valley Communications Center (WA)
Brian Reedy
Karen Ridgway
Lawrence Schaefer
United States Capitol Police
David Schmidt
Southampton Village Police Dept
Amy Seiverling
Delaware State Police - SUSCOM
BobieSu Sentell
Midland County Central Dispatch Authority
Gregory Tietmeyer
Rehoboth Beach Police Dept 911 Center
Wilson Tobar
Sharon Tucker
Whitney Vordahl
Valley Communications Center (WA)
Leta Elizabeth Wagers
Jessica Walker
Laurie Wanza
Houston Emergency Center
Frank Washa
Dane County Public Safety Communications
Ben Watkins
Kim Wingate
Dickson County Communications 911 Center
Patty Worley
Camille Zabriski

Information Technologist of the Year

Shawn Cullingford
Randall Cunningham
Harford County Department of Emergency Services
Ryan Finstad
Brown County Public Safety Communications
John Haase
Duane Hanson
James Holmes
Dane County Public Safety Communications
Duane Jones
Wood County E911
Mike Katrinak
Department of Homeland Security, FPS (CO)
Asif Khimji
Corey Nelson
Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon
Harrietta Parker
Brent Rolf
Jim Root
Lake Sumter Emergency Medical Services Inc (LSEMS)
Michael Sloan
Olmsted County, MN
Chris Spooner
Snohomish County 911
James Wilson
James Wilson

Trainer of the Year

Erin Allwardt
Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch
Charissa Brigham
Humble Police Department
Tina Burgess
Lake Oswego Communications
Dorothy Cave
APCO International
Molly Elliott
Gregory Erickson
Heather Fletcher
Maeghan Foley
Zachary Gavin
Matthew Graves
Weber Area Dispatch 911
Christine Hodges
Lee County Public Safety
Erin Jackson
Christie Jaggi
Edmond Emergency Communications
Deserie Johnson
Department of Homeland Security, FPS (CO)
Tara Larkins
Christine Law
Kitsap 911 - CENCOM
Robin Malatesta-Young
Christopher Martin
Brockport Village Court (NYS)
Jerline Mason
Houston Emergency Center
Maureen Meister
Howard County Police Department
Melissa Nesmith
Broward County Sheriff s Office
Stephen Newman
Michael Phillips
Heather Prescott
Shannon Schiebel
Hanover County Communications
Jennifer Swenson
Laurie Wall
Doreen Wasick
Angela Wright
Pendleton County E-911

Communications Center Director of the Year

Carol Adams
William Aldrich
Steve Basnett
Terry Bavousett
Terry Bavousett
Athena Butler
F@F LLLC
Karen Chadwick
John Dejung
Jeff Dial
Cindy Dudar
Ron Dunn
Charlynn Flaherty
Prince George s County Public Safety Communications
Jeffrey Flournoy
Eastern Shore of Virginia 9-1-1
Ann Flynn
Deborah Hagberg
Maureen Hatcher
Bert Hildebrand
Frank Jannetti
Mercer County Dept. of Public Safety
Jason Kern
Lake Consolidated Emergency Communications
Frank Kiernan
Christopher Kummer
Douglas Lebert
Douglas Lebert
Christian Lounsbury
Missoula County 911
Roberta MacLean
Jodi Malpass
Thornton 911 Emergency Communications
Julie McKercher
Richard McWright
Julio Mendez
Randy Mihacsi
Nancy Mullins
Teresa Murray
Regina Nelson
Sherri Odlin
Missoula County 911
LeeAnna Pyles
Jenny Rennie
Brent Reynolds
Glenview Public Safety Dispatch
Pilar Rodriguez
McAllen, City of
Kim Rubio
Steven Ruley
James Ryan
Penobscot Regional Communications Ctr
David Shupe
Lynn Smith
James Soukup
Todd Spearman
Joseph Spera
Temple University Campus Police Dept
Luchia Tingley
Fountain Police and Fire Communications
Lisa Turley
Susan Webster
RapidSOS*

Line Supervisor of the Year

William Bassett
Dione Boone
Dustie Brown
Carrollton Public Safety Communications Center
Myesha Brown
DeKalb County E911 Communications/Public Safety
Melissa Burns
Rochester Police Dept (MN)
Kristen Copenhaver
City of Mesa Communications
Hillary Crowell
Lee Ann Delp
State 911 Department
Molly Elliott
Latasha Elmaadawy
Broward County Sheriff s Office
Joseph Faiola
Utah Department of Public Safety
Lisa Fisher
Amarillo Emergency Communications Center
Lisa Fisher
Amarillo Emergency Communications Center
Raymond Fisher
Heidi Frank-Huffer
Winter Garden Police Department
Heidi Grob
Sabrina Harris-Wallace
Creative Epiphanies
Elizabeth Hodgis
Teresa Hudson
Christie Jaggi
Edmond Emergency Communications
Phyllis (Lori) Leonard
Vicki Leonard
Nick Lewis
Lovell Police Dept
Robert Liwacz
Emila Love
Lisa Maciag
Missoula County 911
Chan McCall
Ted McEldowney
Ricky Nichols
Beverly Orange
Kevin Poole
Meighan Powell
El Paso County Sheriff s Office
Michael Snyder
Spirit Security & Fire Communications
Judi Squires
Janet Steinhoff
Kisha Stephenson
Stafford County Sheriff s Office Emerg Comm
Kathryn Stevens
Travis Treviño
Mary Valerio
Kitsap 911 - CENCOM
Jennifer Wood-Riddle

Radio Frequency (RF) Technologist of the Year

James Barsuglia
Eric Bartholomew
Geauga County Sheriffs Office
Todd Berneski
James Deegan
Department of Homeland Security, FPS (CO)
Ron Grahl
Howard County
Craig Haddock
Dave Hubbard
Manatee County Government
Randy Kaminsky
Wayne McBride
Prince George s County Public Safety Communications
Douglas McCall
Cataldo Ambulance Service Inc - HQ
Douglas McCall
Cataldo Ambulance Service Inc - HQ
Cy Otsuka
Steven Page
Orange County Sheriff s Department, Technology Division
Dale Runnberg
Communications Technologies
Mark Russell
Radio Comm Inc
Ken Sala
Charles Smith
Richard Steiner
Rodney Thompson
Arthur Valentino
Enterprise Technology Solutions/City of Cincinnati
Brian Zastoupil
Red River Regional Dispatch Center

Team of the Year

Alameda County Reg Emergency Communications Center
Amarillo Emergency Communications Center, TX
Anderson County Sheriff s Office, TX
Broward County Sheriff s Office, FL
Calvert County Emergency Communications, MD
Central Utah 911
Citrus Heights Police Department
Dekalb County E911 Communications / Public Safety, GA
Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon
Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications
Geauga County Sheriff s Office, OH
Grand Rapids Police Department, MI
Guilford Metro 9-1-1
Honolulu Police Dept.
Issaquah Police Department, WA
Lake Havasu City Police Department, AZ
Lee s Summit Police Department
Longmont Public Safety Department
Louisa County Sheriff Communications, VA
Massachusetts State Police
Metro Nashville Department of Emergency Communications
Miami Dade Fire Rescue
Missoula County 911
Montgomery County Police, MD
Office of Emergency Management and Communications
Polk County Sheriff s Office ECC
Prince George s County Public Safety Communications
Raleigh-Wake 911 Center, NC
Reno - Tahoe Airport Authority, NV
RiverCom 911
San Bruno Police Department, CA
Somerset County 911, PA
South East Regional Emerg Service Authority
South East Regional Emerg Service Authority
St. Petersburg Police Department
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Department of Public Safety
Thornton 911 Emergency Communications
Thurston 911 Communications
Tooele County Sheriff s Office
United States Park Police, National Capitol Parks, DC
West Cities Police Communications Center