Entries by Bryan Ginn

Finalists for 2018 TMA Excellence Awards

Four Winners to Be Revealed at ESX on June 19 VIENNA, VA (May 7, 2018) – The Monitoring Association is pleased to announce the twelve finalists for the 2018 TMA Excellence Awards. Listed in alphabetical order by company within each category, they are: Monitoring Center of the Year Finalists ADT, Affiliated, Vector Monitoring Center Operator […]

“World’s Youngest Venture Capitalist” Will Share Insights at 2018 TMA Annual Meeting

What will the world of business look like thirty years from now? And how will the nuanced, and often misunderstood, habits of millennials shape your company’s growth? Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and “world’s youngest venture capitalist” Alex Banayan has the answers. Alex Banayan, author of “The Third Door,” will present How 5 Millennial Trends Will […]

Finalists for 2018 TMA Excellence Awards Announced

Four Winners to Be Revealed at ESX on June 19 VIENNA, VA (May 7, 2018) – The Monitoring Association is pleased to announce the twelve finalists for the 2018 TMA Excellence Awards. Listed in alphabetical order by company within each category, they are: Monitoring Center of the Year Finalists ADT, Affiliated, Vector Monitoring Center Operator […]

Security Central’s McCall Joins TMA Board of Directors

This week, TMA President Ivan Spector announced the appointment of Mark E. McCall to the position of contact monitoring company representative on the TMA Board of Directors. McCall will serve a recently-vacated position through October 2019. McCall is the General Manager and Vice President of Operations for Security Central in Statesville, NC. He has been […]

TMA Joins SIAC in Recognizing Ron Walters for Industry Contributions

Walters’ Leadership on Alarm Issues Spans Decades Ronald “Ron” Walters has retired as director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) after a stellar career that included work in law enforcement, corporate security, an alarm company owner and director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition. “Ron’s leadership role in our industry helped lay the foundation […]

Finalists for 2018 TMA/SSI Monitoring Technology “Marvel” Award Announced

Winner of Inaugural Award to Be Revealed at ESX on June 19 The Monitoring Association and Security Sales & Integration announced the finalists for  “the Marvel” — the inaugural TMA/SSI Monitoring Technology “Marvel” Award. They are: Ackerman Security COPS Monitoring National Monitoring Center This new award honors innovations in monitoring center technology. It is co-sponsored […]

In Memoriam: Patricia M. Smith

The TMA community remembers Patricia M. Smith, who died on April 17, 2018, in Bethesda, MD. An industry and community leader, Pat held leadership roles with many associations and charities. With her husband, Thomas F. Smith, she ran a successful family business, Security, Inc. She was elected president of the National Burglar and Fire Alarm […]

Amherst Alarm Steps Up to Help SIAC Fight Harmful Ordinances That Target the Alarm Industry and Its Customers

Frisco, Texas (April 19, 2018) – Industry leader Timothy M. Creenan, CEO of Amherst Alarm, Inc., is calling for others in the alarm industry to join the fight against harmful ordinances that threaten the industry’s ability to protect lives and property, such as the ordinance put in place by Sandy Springs, Georgia. Creenan says that […]