APCO International Awards Program

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

2015 PSAP Award Winners

Telecommunicator of the Year
Beth Kemper
Longmont Department of Public Safety
Longmont, CO

Radio Frequency (RF)
Technologist of the Year 
Trish Byrd
 Riverside County Information Technology
Riverside, CA


Information Technologist
of the Year
Eric Uller
 Santa Monica Police Department
Santa Monica, CA

 Line Supervisor of the Year
Lisa Duvall
Chesapeake Police Department
Chesapeake, VA


Communications Center
Director of the Year 
Melissa Stroh
Idaho State Police
Coeur d'Alene, ID
  
 
Trainer of the Year
Bret Kleber
Denver 9-1-1
Denver, CO
Team of the Year 
Bell County Communications Center, Evening Shift Operations Team
Belton, TX

Technology Leadership Awards
Technology Leadership Award
for a Large Communications Center 
Harris County Sheriff Office
Mobile Command Unit
Houston, TX
 Technology Leadership Award
for a Small Communications Center
Chagrin Valley Regional
Bedford, OH


2015 Award Nominees

We'd like to publicly acknowledge all award nominees for 2015. 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

Joshua Adams
Carmen Bower
Jon Brooks
New Hampshire Division of Emergency Services and Communications
Tara Bryant
Fayetteville Police Department
Jeri Carlisle
Liz Clowes
Boynton Beach Police
Donald Collins
Elizabeth DiBenedetto
Elizabeth DiBenedetto
Angelia Dodd
Emergency Management & Communications
Tracy Dove
Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services
Jessica Drobish
Jessica Drobish
Karen Duke
Office of Unified Communications
Anneliese Edington
Amanda Eggstaff
Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center
Stephanie Gamm
Juliea Goodman
Bartlett Police Department
Kimberly Hansen
Sweetwater County E-911 Center
Leah Harold
Lindsey Harrell
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department - Communications
Jessica Havens
Brooke Havko
Colorado Springs Police Department
Lindsey Hedlund
Des Moines Police Department
Robert Hill
Madison County Sheriff s Dept
Tabitha Horn
Raleigh County Emergency Services
Beth Kemper
Longmont Public Safety Department
Michelle Laird
Kelli Latham
Rogers Police Dept
Gloria Little
Sean Lugar
Heather Marr
Colorado Springs Police Department
Dana McKim
Robert Moore
Ouachita Parish Fire Dept
Carrie Naas
Laura Nicholas
Frances Nicholson
Tyler Oliver
Andrew Platt
Fremont Police Department
Nicole Pure
Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office
James Ridgeway
Juan Rodriguez
Juan Rodriguez
Kari Roldan
Mark Sakurada
Steven Sandler
Howard County
Ryan Schuett
Washtenaw County Sheriff s Office
Susan Schulter
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department - Communications
Carlos Sierra
Dallas Police Department (DPD)
Monte Smith
Elizabeth Strong
Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications*
Carey Stupar
Joe Tadlock
Tina Vazquez
Christine Watts
Jordan Webb
Henderson Police Dept
Mike Whebbe
Dakota County Sheriff s Dept
Sabrina Williams
Houston Emergency Center
Annita Wright

Information Technologist of the Year

Rafael Bezanilla
John Caskey
Delaware State Police Communications
Robert Dashoff
Robert Dobbs
Philip Hung
Alameda County Sheriff s Office Emergency Services Dispatch
Hideyoshi Izumi
163 Communications Flight
Drew Koepke
Brandon Lunt
Mesa Police Department Communications
Zeb Middleton
Deb Rathbun
Big Horn County Sheriff Office
Anastacia Reynolds
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Gerald Smith
Michael Stanley
City of Ontario
Eric Uller
Brandon Wecker
Kitsap 911 - CENCOM
Matthew Wooden

Trainer of the Year

Melissa Andrews
Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services
Valerie Atkinson
Newport News Police Department
Jean-Paul Blanchard
Tina Chaffin
Monica Edwards
Sheila Erb
Shawna Godfrey
Marion Area Multi Agency Emergency Telecommunications "METCOM 911"
Carlos Hood
Hula Hooks
Jami Hoppen
Lakisha Johnson
Lakisha Johnson
Lakisha Johnson
Donna Kelly
Bret Kleber
Deborah Little
Laura Litzerman
Christopher Martin
Brockport Village Court (NYS)
Cindy McCraw
Denton Police Dept
Janel McNevin
Boynton Beach Police
Kathryn McQuaig
Melissa Metz
Geauga County Sheriffs Office
James Murray
New York City Fire Department - Fire Dispatch Operations
Rachel Murray
Bryce Parker
Tara Poirier
Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications*
Heather Prescott
Heather Prescott
Heidi Robinson
Christiaan Romero
Plano Public Safety Communications
Veronica Ross
Charleston County Consolidated 911 Center
Kendra Shell
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Yvette Stanley
Cathleen Teague
Michael Vogt
Alyssa Whitlow
Webster County 911 Emergency Communications
Angela Wright
Pendleton County E-911

Communications Center Director of the Year

Adel Al-Wuhaib
NEOM Community, Inc.
Kwabena Asante
Tanya Brown
Brenda Bruner
Athena Butler
F@F LLLC
Mark Chandler
Michael Cole
Raymond Desmarais
Steve DiGiovanna
Kim Fisher
Musselshell County Dispatch
Jeffrey Flournoy
Eastern Shore of Virginia 9-1-1
Damon Gardner
Brent Godfrey
Cynthia Gross
Pierre Police Department
Ray Hasil
Mason-Oceana 911
Lynn Koliboski
Brad Meixell
Clark County 911
Candy Miller
Anthony Moran
West Baton Rouge 911
Sherri Odlin
Missoula County 911
Jhonnie Ortiz
Phillip Salazar
Theresa Shaw
Stacey Slover
Delaware State Police Communications
James Soukup
Joseph Starzy
Provost Marshal s Office/Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan
Kathleen Stocker
Fayetteville Police Department
Robert Stoffel
Cedar Fair
Melissa Stroh
Idaho State Police
Michael Turner
Kelly White
Bonnie Witt-Schulte
Lawrence County Emergency Services 9-1-1

Line Supervisor of the Year

Jennifer Andrews
Kitsap 911 - CENCOM
Josh Baker
Matthew Berg
Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services
Samantha Bolyard
Duane Bondar
City of Waukesha
Jill Bondhus
Bonnie Collard
Vail Public Safety Communications
Jennifer Cook
Lisa Duvall
Lisa Duvall
Michelle Elliott
Jason Fann
Lamb County Sheriff s Office
Sharon Fischer
Tanya Gardner
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services Crow Agency Montana
Tammy Hewlett
Joshua Howell
John Jannette
South East Regional Emerg Service Authority
Candy King
Dane County Public Safety Communications
Curt Lenning
Michael Maxwell
State 911 Department
Laura McDonald
Joseph Mirabella
Delaware Division of Communications
Rebecca Pacheco
Vail Public Safety Communications
Stephanie Pernyak
Wendy Reynoso
Fairfield Police Dept (CA)
Jeanne Sentz
Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office
Jen Sliemers
Arvada Fire Protection District
Marika Somersalmi
El Paso County Sheriff s Office
LaJuan Sullivan
Joe Thuesen
Susan Zupancic

Radio Frequency (RF) Technologist of the Year

Mark Anderson
Edward Boyer
DHSEM - Office of Public Safety Communications
Trish Byrd
Riverside, County of
Adam Call
City of NAPA-Public Safety Communications-IT Division
Joseph Compston
Wyoming Department of Transportation
Michael Dumford
Sacramento Fire Dept
Chris Dusseau
Fort Worth, City of
Josue Guzman
Maria Jameson-Owens
Kitsap 911 - CENCOM
Hope Petrosky
Burlington County Public Safety Center
Michael Reichard
Fort Wayne 911 Communications - Radio Shop
Michael Reichard
Fort Wayne 911 Communications - Radio Shop
Jack Spillman
Randy Thompson
Paul Vanden Toorn

Team of the Year

Arlington Communications Dispatch Services
Bell County Communications Center.
Buena Vista County Communications Center
Burke County Emergency Communications Center
Chesapeake, City of
Chesapeake, City of
Citrus Heights Police Department
Citrus Heights Police Department
Clark County Sheriff s Office
Dade County Emergency Services
Delaware State Police - KENTCOM
Delaware State Police - KENTCOM
Durham Emergency Communications Center
Emergency Management & Communications
Fort Wayne 911 Communications - Radio Shop
Gila County Sheriff s Office (AZ)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department - Communications
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department - Communications
Lubbock Police Department Communications
McHenry County Sheriff s Office
Mesa Police Department Communications
Missouri City Police Department
Missouri State Highway Patrol
New Castle County DPS Emergency Communications Division
Oakley Police Department
Office of Unified Communications
Office of Unified Communications
Okanogan County Sheriff s Office
Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office
Polk County Central Dispatch
Polk County Sheriff s Office (IA)
Snohomish County 911
Tooele County Sheriff s Office
Vail Public Safety Communications
Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services
Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services
Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency
Waukesha County Communications
Waukesha County Communications

Technology Leadership Award

Harris County Sheriff s Office
Burke County Emergency Communications Center
Chagrin Valley Dispatch
Denco Area 9-1-1 District
League City Police Department
Limestone County Sheriff s Office
New York State Police Consolidated Communications Center
Tempe Police Communications
Delaware State Police Communications