APCO International Awards Program

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

2014 PSAP Award Winners

Telecommunicator of the Year
Kory Oman
Clackamas County 911
Oregon City, OR


Radio Frequency (RF)
Technologist of the Year 
Eric Dye
State of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services Public Safety Communications
Sacramento, CA


Information Technologist
of the Year
Robert Fyfe
Waukesha County Communications
Waukesha, WI

 Line Supervisor of the Year
Elliott Davis 
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Las Vegas, NV


Communications Center
Director of the Year 
David Shupe
Oklahoma City Police Dept
Oklahoma City, OK
  
 

Trainer of the Year
Gloria Malstrom 
Helena Police Department
Helena, MT

Team of the Year 
(City of) Riverside Public Safety
Communications Division
Riverside, CA

Technology Leadership Awards
Technology Leadership Award
for a Large Communications Center 
North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
Arlington, TX
 Technology Leadership Award
for a Small Communications Center
Fort Smith EMS 9-1-1
Communications Center
Fort Smith, AR


2014 Award Nominees

We'd like to publicly acknowledge all award nominees for 2014. 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

Tracy Anderson
Jennifer Arens
Tia Asper
Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services
Tricia Balonier
Xenia Greene Central Communications Center
Brittany Bivens
Christina Byerley
Orange County Sheriff s Department
Sarah Cook
Rhonda Darrow
Sylvia Dorsey
West Covina, City of
Joshua Dudley
Delaware County Emergency Communications Center
Stacey Frilot
Harris County Sheriff 911
Richard Grossman
Shawn Handel
Tina Heck
Western Will County Communications Center
Marci Hopwood
Carolyn Hutchinson
James Iannucci
Barbara Jewll
Los Angeles County Sheriff Office
Kelli Latham
Rogers Police Dept
Lori Laughlin
High Point 9-1-1 Emergency Communications
Jeremy Lee
Maryland Heights Police
Amanda Miller
Robert Moore
Ouachita Parish Fire Dept
Allison Mosley
Sapphira Olson
Kory Oman
Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications
Debra Pitchford
Pinole Police Dept
Daniel Raymond
Chrissy Righi
Washington County 911
Crystal Salazar
Aiman Salih
Prince George s County Public Safety Communications
Kimberly Schultz
Franklin County Sheriff s Office (WA)
Rebekah Schwartz
Jeanne Shader
Jillian Short
Daniea Simpson
Aurora 911
Lonnie Smith
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department - Communications
Ian Stewart
Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications
Regina Thompson
Jeff Torgerson
Mariah Ware
Washington State Patrol

Information Technologist of the Year

Ross Barrows
Seminole County E911
Aaron Chavez
Valencia Regional Emergency Comm Center
Jeremy Crowder
Tony Dellinger
Bradley Dorsett
Dianne Flanagan
Mission Critical Partners, LLC
Robert Fyfe
Waukesha County Communications
Craig Hamilton
James Hill
Philip Hung
Alameda County Sheriff s Office Emergency Services Dispatch
Joshua Nelson
Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services
Rayn Wolf

Trainer of the Year

Kerri Barbrey
Furman University
Jamie Bogie
Carmen Bower
Kimberly Colwell
Loveland Emergency Communications Center
Mindy Conner Adams
Leslie Curtis
Rhonda Darrow
Jamie Decarlo
Lizeth Diaz
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department - Communications
Elena Folta
Franklin County Sheriff s Office (WA)
Ami Gore
Orange County Government
April Greer
Becky Grohmann
Tamara Hawkins
Stewart County Emergency Management
Jessica Helms-Rader
Donna Kempf-Barnes
Kristi Key
Fayetteville Police Department
Kacey Leyba
GOVWORX INC.
Shannon Lopez
Riverside Public Safety Communications Center
Gloria Malstrom
Becky McCracken
Sandra Petrimoulx
Cynthia Rowe
Jillian Short
Audrey Joe Spivey
Contessa Stilts
Sarasota County Sheriff s Office
Cathleen Teague
Allenna Wiggins
Alameda County Sheriff s Office Emergency Services Dispatch
Angela Wright
Pendleton County E-911
Mohamed Zerrad

Communications Center Director of the Year

Ray Almodovar
Athena Butler
F@F LLLC
Tim Conger
Justin Crowther
Jefferson County E-911
Cindy Dudar
Tracy Felty
Saline County Sheriff s Office
Charlynn Flaherty
Prince George s County Public Safety Communications
Kimberly Hera
League City Police Department
Laurie Langlois
Mary McIlvain
Southwest Central Dispatch
Deborah Mecham
Donald Milligan
Marshall Mooneyham
Teresa Murray
Scott Parker
Steve Rauter
Western Will County Communications Center
Julie Righter Dove
Zim Schwartze
Missouri Capitol Police
David Shupe
Paul Smith
Arapahoe County 9-1-1 Authority
Jay Somerville
James Soukup
Michael Wallace
John Webb
Springfield-Greene County 911
Judith Weshinskey-Price
Pinellas County Safety and Emergency Services
Travis Williams
Bonnie Witt-Schulte
Lawrence County Emergency Services 9-1-1

Line Supervisor of the Year

Ronald Bailey
Shelby County Sheriff s Department (Mullins)
Teresa Ballif
Michelle Brandt
Riverside Public Safety Communications Center
Kerri Cook
Elliott Davis
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department - Communications
Stephanie Derrick
Francine Despres
David Driskell
Scott Espindola
Leandra Field
Sharon Fischer
Christine Granucci
Burlingame Police Department
Heidi Grob
Heidi Grob
Debbie Hale
Lou Ann Humphrey
Lee Kaser
Amy Magirl
Michigan State Police
Michael McCammon
New Madrid 911
Shannon McNew
Marty Mesa
Simi Valley Police Department
Jose Perez
South Walton Fire District
Stephanie Pernyak
Bradley Richardson
Charlottesville/UVA/Albemarle County Emergency Communications
Debbie Schembri
Marika Somersalmi
El Paso County Sheriff s Office
Sue Taylor
John Thompson
Mary Valerio
Kitsap 911 - CENCOM
Joyce Wade
Louise Williams
Joy Winters

Radio Frequency (RF) Technologist of the Year

Scott Andrews
Eric Dye
State of California Governor s Office of Emergency Services Public Safety Communications
Steven Milner
Waukesha County
Wilfredo Miranda
Manatee County Government
Steve Powell
Charles Rushing
Tennessee Dept of Safety & Homeland Security
Chuck Schuler
Adriana Spirescu
Orange County Sheriff s Department, Technology Division
Mark Stone
Len Stransky
Virginia Beach Com IT
Mel Swanberg
San Bernardino County ISD

Team of the Year

Alexandria Department of Emergency Communications
Alexandria Department of Emergency Communications
Amarillo Emergency Communications Center
Arapahoe County Sheriff s Office
Arlington County Department of Public Safety Communications & Emergency Management
Aurora 911
Boston Police Department
Brevard County Sheriff s Office
Christiansburg Police Department
Citrus Heights Police Department
Clackamas County 911
Corona Police Department
DeKalb County E911 Communications/Public Safety
Denver 911 Communications Center
Fairbanks Emergency Communications Center
Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications
Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications
Harris County Sheriff 911
Hayward Police Department
Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center
Howard County 911
Howard County Police Department
Irving Fire Department Communications
Kitsap 911 - CENCOM
Lackawanna County Emergency Services
Lagrange County Communications
Longmont Public Safety Department
Loveland Emergency Communications Center
Mason-Oceana 911
New York City Police Dept (NY)
Office of Unified Communications
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Paramus Police Dept
Pend Oreille County Sheriff s Dept
Ramsey County Emergency Communications Center
Rice Steele 911 Center
Riverside Public Safety Communications Center
Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications*
San Bernardino County Sheriff s Dept - Communications
San Francisco Int l Airport 911 Communications Center
Simi Valley Police Department
Simi Valley Police Department
Skagit 911
Snohomish County 911
St. Petersburg Police Department
Twin County E911 Regional Commission
Washington State Patrol
Waukesha County Communications
Weld County Regional Communications Center

Technology Leadership Award

Durham Emergency Communications Center
North Central Texas Emergency Communication District
Rochester Monroe County 911
Valley Communications Center (WA)
Ventura Police Department
Washington State Patrol
Avoyelles 911, A Division of the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Department
Central Utah 911
Fort Smith EMS
Ionia County Central Dispatch