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TMA learned of the passing of Ron Walters, a highly respected and much beloved contributor to the security industry. The following is a reprint of a press release distributed by SIAC.
Frisco, Texas (April 30, 2018) – 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 for creating SIAC. He would fly to a city on a moment’s notice and meet with adversarial city council members to convey our factual information,” said Stan Martin, SIAC executive director. “He was very effective and everyone in our industry has benefited from his groundbreaking work with dealer education and standards development related to alarm management.”
Walters gained prominence through his work on a number of industry issues. Among them was his role in the Model States Program in 1997. Walters was selected to coordinate data collection in the state of Florida, working with more than 30 police departments to study the causes and potential solutions of false alarm dispatches. The results were combined with information from three additional states ending with the publication and distribution of the Model States Report in 1998, a document that still influences the industry today. He also contributed to the Coordinated Alarm Reduction Effort (CARE) led by the NBFAA and IACP from 1999-2003.
In 2004, Walters received the prestigious William N. Moody award that acknowledges individuals “who unselfishly give of their time and talents to alarm management issues and who reflect the attributes of Bill Moody which include integrity, fairness and perseverance in the face of adversity.” Very unique qualities in honor of a very special person indeed.
“It has been a real privilege to work with my colleagues at SIAC as well as leaders in law enforcement and elected officials throughout the country,” said Walters. “Our industry would be in a much different place today if we had not come together with law enforcement to develop real solutions to the false alarm issues while maintaining police response to alarms.
“I think we all know that the fight isn’t over and that there are still individuals who unfairly attack our industry and try to undermine its ability to protect citizens and property,” he said. “We must continue to be vigilant and support SIAC’s efforts, or we will continue to face misguided legislation that can have a severe impact in our industry.”
“It has been a real privilege to work with Ron,” said Martin. “I know his family will enjoy spending more time with him, and Ron can enjoy some downtime from a long and successful career.”
“When I walked into the Miami Police Academy in 1968 I never dreamed I would spend the next 50 years working every day to keep people safe,” said Walters. “Here I am at the end of two decades of working for our industry and for alarm users everywhere. In that capacity I have traveled well over a million miles, visited virtually every state, made hundreds of presentations and most important met thousands of some of the best people in the world. Thank you all for the many great memories.”
TMA presented the 2023 TMA/SSI Marvel Technology Award and the 2023 TMA/SDM Excellence Awards at its annual awards ceremony on Monday, April 17th.
Award sponsors SSI and SDM magazines will feature winners, as well as finalists, it their respective August 2023 issues.
Join in congratulating our winners!
The 2023 winners are:
2023 Marvel Technology Award:
National Monitoring Center
2023 Excellence Awards:
Monitoring Center of the Year – Enterprise
CPI Security
Monitoring Center of the Year – SMB
Statewide Central Station
Monitoring Center of the Year – Manager
Fiore Ayala
Rapid Response Monitoring Services, Inc.
Monitoring Center of the Year – Operator
Samantha Marzili
COPS Monitoring
Monitoring Center of the Year – Support Person
Brian DeCarlo
Rapid Response Monitoring Services, Inc.
To view the full list of 2023 finalists, go to:
What’s keeping you up at night? TMA members are saying the post-COVID hiring challenges are at the top of their list. The spring issue of the TMA Dispatch dips it’s toes into the challenge. Read how two TMA member company HR leaders are confronting the issue and how you can bets position your company for successful recruiting, as well as retention. In a related article, a guest columnist shares five ways your company continue to enhance your brand image to attract multigenerational talent. She poses the question, “Would your employees recommend your company to others in the community?”
You’ll also find:
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TMA President Morgan Hertel was inducted into Security Sales and Integration Magazine (SSI) 2023 Hall of Fame at ISC West in Las Vegas. According to SSI Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine, “the SSI Hall memorializes those whose work is in fact connected with life-and-death outcomes. Everyone in the security and fire/life-safety industry plays a part in the grand scheme to protect people, property, and assets.” As of today, more than 120 high achievers have been elected to the SSI Industry Hall of Fame.
Goldfine further states, “Those chosen for this special recognition often demonstrate coveted qualities such as talent, vison, passion, skill, dedication, focus, tenacity, and intuition. However, rising to the lofty level of all-time greatness also brings into play admirable characteristics like integrity, honesty, humility, ethics, and philanthropy. Those attributes embody the exemplary persons who since 2004 have been inducted into the SSI Industry Hall of Fame — including this year’s heroic half-dozen.
In his profile, Morgan shared his biggest wish for the industry change as, ““I would like to change people’s attitude toward change itself. It’s a human trait to push back against change because it can be scary. But it’s necessary in our industry.”
Read Morgan’s full profile on the SSI website.
The TMA team is thrilled to welcome meeting and events professional Keely Daugherty! The new Director of Meetings, Daugherty joined the small staff just ahead of McDonald’s departure. She brings nearly 10 years of experience working in meeting and events for non-profits and membership associations. Most recently, Daugherty managed conferences for the U.S. Department of Defense.
“I have always loved bringing people together to celebrate, meet, and learn. I also love seeing the organization’s hard work come together in a tangible way,” shared Daugherty, “I am excited to meet TMA members at events and create both engaging and meaningful experiences for them to network and share ideas.”
A proud graduate of the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!), Daugherty is currently in the process of earning continuing education credit to obtain her Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification.
Outside of work, she enjoys cooking for family and friends, a good book on the beach, going to the driving range, and spending time on the Chesapeake Bay or in the Shenandoah Mountains with her dog, Wrigley.
On Tuesday, March 28th, TMA hosted its Automation Summit in Las Vegas, NV. Key stakeholders from across the security and monitoring communities convened in-person and remotely via Zoom to hear from a panel of volunteers who lead the development of TMA’s newest ANSI standard – Alarm Validation Scoring Standard [TMA-AVS-01], which was released in January 2023. With the standard’s accreditation finalized, the next step is to inform, educate, and initiate its implementation and adoption by monitoring centers, automation software providers, ECCs, and law enforcement.
The purpose of the Automation Summit was to open a dialogue amongst key stakeholders across the industry.
TMA extends special appreciation to Mark Hillenburg, DMP, and his team for their generous support of the event.
A recording of the meeting may be viewed on demand HERE.
TMA welcomed its 124th and 125th ECCs to its ASAP-to-PSAP service in March.
Deschutes County OR 911 Service District (#124)
The Deschutes County OR 911 Service District is the 124th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 2nd agency in the State of Oregon to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). The Deschutes County ECC went live March 15, 2023 with: Rapid Response Monitoring, Vector Security, Johnson Controls (Tyco), Stanley Security, Securitas, Protection One, Security Central, Affiliated Monitoring, United Central Control, National Monitoring Center, Guardian Protection, Brinks, Vivint and ADT.
Fairfax County VA (#125)
The Fairfax County VA Department of Public Safety Communications became the 125th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 23rd ECC in the state of Virginia to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). The Fairfax County ECC went live the week of March 27, 2023, with: Vector Security, Rapid Response Monitoring, Security Central, Stanley Security, Securitas, Tyco (Johnson Controls), Guardian Protection, Brinks Home Security, Affiliated Monitoring, Vivint, United Central Control, Protection One, the National Monitoring Center, CPI, Wegmans, and ADT.
To learn more about TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service, go to http://tma.us/programs/asap/.
Attending ISC West this year? If so, check out the list if TMA members below who will be exhibiting. If you’re exhibiting and you’d like to share additional details, please email communications@tma.us.
ADT Commercial
Booth: 20007
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Featured Workshop: Active Shooter and Stop the Bleed Workshop, March 28th at 1:00pm
Bosch
Booth: 11053
Visit the all-new Bosch booth at ISC West to experience Bosch’s latest offerings in intrusion detection and access control. For more information, visit the ISC West booth or www.boschbuildingtechnologies.com
ADI
Booth: 12043
AES Corporation
Booth: 6034
Affiliated Monitoring
Booth: 23051
Alarm.com
Booth: 16039
Alarm Monitoring Services
Booth: 1064
Altronix
Booth: 11073
Alula
Booth: 26109
AvantGuard Monitoring
Booth: 10109
Axis Communications
Booth: 14051
Bold Group
Booth: 20109
Brinks Home
Booth: 23045
Calipsa
Booth: 13062
COPS Monitoring
Booth: 17059
Digital Monitoring Products (DMP)
Booth: 23089
Edgeworth Security
Booth: 23003
Emergency24
Booth: 6039
Evolon Technology
Booth: 4050
Eyeforce, Inc.
Booth: 1102
Honeywell International
Booth: 8037
IronYun
Booth: 17121
Johnson Controls
Booth: 18033
Louroe Electronics
Booth: 8038
MicroKey Solutions
Booth: 23003
NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc.
Booth: 12031
OpenEye
Booth: 22031
Rapid Response Monitoring
Booth: 21089
Resideo
Booth: 10047
SD Marketing
Booth: 1104
Sonitrol
Booth: 22075
Speco Technologies
Booth: 20019
Telguard
Booth: 24101
USA Central Station Alarm Corp.
Booth: 8042
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