Chairman: Louis T. Fiore

Meets: Quarterly, days and times vary

• The AICC is composed of representatives of TMA, ESA, MAMA, and SIA, as well as major alarm companies and manufacturers. The committee:
  • Provides coordination in a variety of areas between the alarm industry the FCC, other regulatory agencies, and members of Congress, when needed.
  • Monitors developments at the federal level affecting the ability of the alarm industry to use telecommunications technology in providing protection services to the public.
  • Retains an attorney in Washington, D.C. to represent the industry on issues and to file briefs with the federal courts and federal agencies on behalf of the industry.
  • Retains a lobbyist who works with members of Congress to attain legislation favorable to the alarm industry.

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  Staff Liaisons: Celia Besore, Leigh McGuire

  Note: There is an additional fee to participate in this committee. Please contact Chair Lou Fiore for additional details.

Meets: As-needed

The AICC-PAC aims to involve association members in the legislative process on issues of concern to the alarm industry.

• This includes identifying legislators favorable to its interests or to those who need more information.
• The AICC-PAC coordinates fundraising and distribution activities to increase support of its legislative interests.

Staff Liaisons: Celia Besore, Madeline McMahon

Co-Chairs: Mark Hillenburg, Jennifer Holloway

Meets: Bi-monthly, 1st Tuesday, 12:00pm ET

This committee represents suppliers and Associate Members on the TMA Board of Directors. It advises the TMA Board of Directors of the needs and concerns of Associate Members, and it provides input to the Membership, Technology, and Education committees in areas of Associate Member services, recruitment of new Members, and Associate Member retention.

Staff Liaison: Illeny Maaza

Co-Chairs: Morgan Hertel and Don Young

Meets: Monthly, 4th Thursday, 11:00am ET

The ASAP Program committee represents the ASAP to PSAP program for cad-to-cad communications between the monitoring centers and the correct responding PSAPS.  It oversees the budget, communications, outreach and implementation of the program, and acts as the TMA representative for the corresponding Related Organizations for fluid evolvement and mission correctness.

Staff Liaisons: Celia Besore, Bryan Ginn

Co-Chairs: Ed Bonifas, Chet Donati

Meets: As-needed

This committee promotes member understanding of the bylaws and receives recommendations from the membership with regard to additions, deletions and/or modifications to the TMA Bylaws. It arranges the changes in the proper format, disseminating any suggested changes for comment, and conducts votes on any such changes at regularly scheduled meetings, as needed.

Staff Liaisons: Celia Besore, Leigh McGuire

Co-Leaders: Kate Fisher, Rick Sheets

Meets: Quarterly As-needed on 3rd Wednesday, 3:00pm ET or

This interest group is for members that deal with licensing, permitting, and regulations management. The intent is to provide a forum for discussion around issues related to compliance, as well as to establish a community of like-minded people that can help each other.

Leading the group are Kate Fisher, President of Compliance Management Solutions, LLC and Rick Sheets, TMA Board Member and the Chair of the TMA Government Relations Committee.

In addition to Compliance Community meetings, TMA has a member-only resource, the State Licensing Wiki, to assist in managing licensing compliance.

Staff Liaisons: Illeny Maaza, Celia Besore

Co-Chairs: Justin Bailey, Mark McCall

Meets: Monthly, 4th Tuesday, 12pm ET

The TMA Contract Monitoring Council examines and helps to address the evolving needs of its members by providing coordinated representation with industry-related associations, manufacturers, regulatory agencies and other organizations in order to consistently improve and enhance the services provided to the customers of contract monitoring centers.

Staff Liaisons: Celia Besore

Co-Chairs: John Brady, Brandon Niles

Meets: As-needed

This committee advises the TMA Board on the strategic direction of education programs. It oversees the educational programming offered by TMA, including seminars at meetings, online courses and webinars. Further, it oversees the maintenance of the informational wikis. The committee works closely with TMA’s Legal Affairs, Technology, Surveillance and Video Verification, Five Diamond, and Membership Committees to ensure alignment with educational goals of the association.

Staff Liaisons: Julie Webber, Celia Besore

Co-Chairs: TMA Officers

Meets: As-needed

The Ethics Committee convenes at the call of the TMA President or any officer of the Association. It recommends policy changes to the Board of Directors with regard to member company conduct, and may hold meetings to determine if a member has violated the ethical standards of the Association as specified in Article XIV of its Bylaws.

The committee also may recommend to the Board specific actions with regard to the violation of such ethics.

Staff Liaison: Celia Besore

Chair: Ralph Sevinor

Meets: As-needed

This committee is responsible for creating the criteria for the TMA Five Diamond Certificate programs, supervising the rules of its use, and generally overseeing the administration of the program legally, programmatically and financially. It also enforces of the use of the logo and name.

Staff Liaison: Illeny Maaza

Meets: As-needed

This committee advises the TMA Board on insurance industry issues that affect the central station alarm industry. It may conduct surveys and/or produce information on the central station alarm industry for the insurance industry to effect changes that benefit member companies and industry customers.

Staff Liaisons: Celia Besore, Leigh McGuire

Co-Chairs: Ben Dickens, Les Gold

Meets: As-needed

This committee advises the TMA Board and coordinates activities on legal matters, such as REIT contracts, related insurance indemnification and “keeping it legal” programs. It also conducts research on, and oversees the development of, documents on alarm industry case law, and educational programs.

It does not address topics within the jurisdiction of the AICC, such as federal legislative and judicial issues and FCC matters.

Staff Liaisons: Celia Besore, Julie Webber

Co-Chairs: Ron Rothman, Peggy Page

Meets: Monthly, 4th Monday, 1:00pm ET

The Marketing and Communications Committee creates, coordinates and disseminates targeted information to the industry and general public to advance TMA’s goals and strengthen its brand.

Staff Liaisons: Leigh McGuire, Illeny Maaza

Co-Chairs: Shannon Woodman, Alan Gillmore IV

Meets: Monthly, 2nd Tuesday, 12pm ET

This committee advises the TMA Board on, and actively participates in, person-to-person membership development strategies. It reaches out to lapsed members, makes recommendations on the TMA dues structure and membership categories, and oversees the approval of new member applicants.

has a mission to provide technology-focused education to TMA members that will help them improve and advance their businesses through the most current products and services.

Staff Liaisons: Illeny Maaza

Co-Chairs: Ivan Spector, Don Young

Meets: As-needed

This committee composed of the current President and the three most recent past presidents of the Association, and who currently represent Voting member companies, seeks, evaluates and nominates qualified candidates for TMA leadership in accord with and as specified in the bylaws.

Staff Liaison: Celia Besore

Co-Chairs: Michele Levcik, Richard Flores

Meets: Bi-Monthly, 4th Thursday, 12:00pm ET

The purpose of the Proprietary Council is to address issues unique to proprietary monitoring centers, and to participate in discussions on issues of standards and codes where it affects their unique concerns. In addition, the Council has an interest in furthering federal activities in the area of licensing and recognition of such, and working with the monitoring industry to resolve false alarm issues.

Staff Liaisons: Illeny Maaza

Chairs: Shane Clary (fire), Joey Rao-Russell (law enforcement)

Meets: As needed

This committee advises the TMA Board on strategies and activities to be used in working with public sector organizations, such as the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Sheriffs’ Association, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials and others, at the direction of the TMA President and Board of Directors in order to forward the views and goals of the monitoring industry.

Staff Liaisons: Celia Besore, Leigh McGuire

Chair: Glenn Schroeder

Meets: Monthly, 3rd Thursday, 3:00pm ET

This committee promotes and produces standards to help guide alarm companies in operating their monitoring centers within ANSI guidelines. Requests for new standards or for revisions of existing standards may come from member organizations, individuals or non-members. The committee reviews requests and acts upon them based upon time availability of committee members, and in adherence to formal and published procedures.

Staff Liaisons: Bryan Ginn, Celia Besore

Co-Chairs: Steve Walker, Rob Baxter

Meets: Monthly, 3rd Wednesday, 4:30pm ET

This committee’s primary mission is to promote, advocate, and educate on the use of indoor and outdoor video monitoring using enhanced video verification practices in the professional monitoring industry. Its overarching goal is to reduce false alarms and false dispatches through video verification.

Staff Liaisons: Julie Webber, Illeny Maaza

Co-Chairs: Sascha Kylau, Steve Butkovich

Meets: Monthly, 2nd Thursday, 1:30pm ET

The committee has a mission to provide technology-focused education to TMA members that will help them improve and advance their businesses through the most current products and services.

Staff Liaisons: Julie Webber, Leigh McGuire