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Brought to you by TMA’s NextGen, we are pleased to introduce an exciting new virtual meeting series – Meet Your Mentor. Each broadcast will welcome a respected TMA leader in an informal, interview-style format that invites attendees to ask questions and share comments.
Our next interview will be announced soon!
In the fourth episode of TMA’s Meet Your Mentor series TMA NextGen chairs had the pleasure of interviewing TMA’s new President, Morgan Hertel, during the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Hertel, currently serving as Vice President of Technology and Innovation for Rapid Response Monitoring, is a longtime TMA member, contributor, and volunteer leader who deeply believes in giving back to the security and monitoring industries, as well as his community. In this fascinating, introspective interview, Hertel speaks to his unique management style, the importance of relationship building, and the future of TMA.
TMA Members may log in to view the entire interview HERE.
More on the interview HERE.
Don’t miss the exciting third episode of TMA’s Meet Your Mentor series. TMA NextGen Co-chairs Ryan Brady, TRG Associates, LLC, and Jessica Lambert, General Monitoring Services, Inc., welcome security and monitoring industry legend Teresa Gonzalez, President, United Central Control. With more than 30 years of security industry experience, inclusive of over 25 years of monitoring center management, Ms. Gonzalez is one the most respected leaders and mentors in our industry today. She has amassed decades of direct experience spanning personnel management and project management, in addition to extensive technical and telecommunications experience.
TMA Members may log in to view the entire interview HERE.
More on the interview HERE.
Don Young was recently named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for ADT. He served as Chief Information Officer and EVP, Field Operations. He was responsible for Technology, as well as Field Sales and Operations, he will now also oversee all aspects of service delivery to customers. Don had served as Chief Information Officer since joining the company in 2016. He first entered the alarm industry in 1988 after serving four years in the United States Air Force as a Computer Programmer Analyst. He has worked as Central Station Manager, Operations and General Manager, Corporate Director, Director of Call Center Operations, VP of Information Technology, CIO and COO. Don is currently President of The Monitoring Association (TMA) and past President of the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response (PPVAR).
TMA Members may log in to view the entire interview HERE.
More on the interview HERE.
Ms. Petrow began her career at Vector Security in 1982. After a series of promotions, she was appointed Senior Vice President of the Central Stations and Information Services Group in 1997. In 2004, she was promoted to Executive Vice President, and in 2008, she was again promoted to Chief Operating Officer. In October of 2010, Ms. Petrow was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Petrow has held leadership positions in the Pennsylvania Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (PBFAA); Electronic Security Association (ESA); The Monitoring Association (TMA), formerly the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA), executive committee; and is a past President of TMA. She is involved with the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials – International (APCO), and received its President’s Award in 2009 for her outstanding contributions to the electronic transmission of signals between central stations and 911 dispatch centers. In 2006, she graduated from the prestigious Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. She was presented with an Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in the Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia program in 2014.
TMA Members may log in to view the entire interview HERE.
More on the interview HERE.
Recent news on Pam Petrow HERE.
Ryan Brady
Associate
TRG Associates, Inc.
Jessica Lambert
Director of Monitoring Operations
General Monitoring Services, Inc
Illeny Maaza
Director of Membership and Programs
The Monitoring Association
membership@tma.us | 703-660-4918
Tara Compher
Program and Administration Coordinator
The Monitoring Association
tcompher@tma.us | 703-660-4914
