Recognizing achievements for 15 years, the
awards highlight those leaders who are enhancing public safety
emergency communications
NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) has announced the winners of its 2020
PSAPs' Finest Awards. Now in its fifteenth year, NICE’s PSAPs’
Finest Awards recognize the dedicated individuals and team
stand-outs in public safety emergency communications. Awards are
presented annually to winners in the following categories:
Director, Line Supervisor, Technician, Trainer, Telecommunicator,
Innovator and PSAP of the Year. PSAPs’ Finest winners are selected
by an independent panel of volunteer judges from the public safety
community who evaluate nominees based on their accomplishments,
skills, knowledge and dedication.
NICE added a special Lifetime Achievement award category to the
program this year to recognize a professional who has dedicated a
life-long effort to public service in the interest of enhancing
emergency communications. Achieving this prestigious honor was
Daryl Branson, State 911 Program Manager, Colorado Department of
Regulatory Agencies, for his above and beyond achievements in
emergency communications spanning over two decades.
"The circumstances of this year have especially called attention
to the life-saving work of public safety communications
professionals, as they’ve been among the steadfast, essential
front-line heroes during the pandemic,” said Christopher Wooten,
Executive Vice President, NICE. "Individuals who dedicate their
lives to this profession are truly a unique breed and it is our
honor to offer this program to recognize them. I am pleased to
acknowledge the hard work of this year’s outstanding
professionals."
This year's additional PSAPs' Finest Award recipients
include:
- PSAP of the Year – Weld County Regional Communications Center,
Greeley, CO.
- Director of the Year – Jacquelyn Yeager, Emergency
Communications Division Manager, Saint Petersburg Police
Department, Saint Petersburg, FL.
- Line Supervisor of the Year – Brittney Pullen, Day Shift
Supervisor, Bentonville Police, Bentonville, AR.
- Technician of the Year – Kevin B Sowell, ENP, CMCP, E9-1-1
Coordinator, Santa Rosa County Public Safety, FL.
- Telecommunicator of the Year – Jeannette Hopson, Senior
Dispatcher, City of Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications,
Portland, OR.
- Innovator of the Year – Rich Foscato, Director of Information
Technology, Bayside Communications Center, Bayside, WI.
- Trainer of the Year – Brian Garms, Training and Quality
Assurance Officer, St. Charles County Emergency Communications,
O’Fallon, MO.
NICE will recognize each winner individually in a special
virtual awards presentation. Please follow the NICE Public Safety
social channels for details: Twitter (@NICE_PublicSafe), Facebook
(NICEPublicSafety), and LinkedIn (nice-public-safety).
The PSAPs' Finest Awards Program is made possible by 9-1-1
professionals who volunteer their time to serve as judges. Awards
program judge Allyson Burrell, ENP, RPL, Deputy Director,
Charleston County Public Safety Consolidated 9-1-1 Center
Department said, “Reading each nomination gave me a better
understanding of the depth of talent that we have in the 9-1-1
industry and revealed how the nominees are acknowledged and
appreciated by their agencies. I was honored to assist with the
judging program this year, and would be honored to assist with
judging again in the future.”
Delores Temes, Director, Addison Consolidated Dispatch Center,
who also served as a judge this year, said, “Thank you for allowing
me to be part of this process. I was impressed by the quality of
the nominations particularly in these times, and seeing the
wonderful work that is happening out there was a valuable
experience for me. Congratulations to all the professionals who won
this year.”
Nominations for the 2021 PSAPs' Finest Awards will open in
January 2021. More information can be obtained on the PSAPs' Finest
website or by emailing PSInfo@NICE.com.
About NICE Public Safety NICE Public Safety solutions
integrate and put into context information from many sources to
help emergency communications centers and investigation departments
reconstruct and understand the who, what, when, where and why of an
incident. NICE Inform, the industry-leading digital evidence
management (DEM) solution, gives emergency control rooms better
insight into how to continuously improve their operations. NICE
Investigate is the leading open, digital policing solution that
automates and expedites the entire digital investigation process,
helping to increase case clearance rates. Over 3,000 organizations
worldwide rely on NICE Public Safety solutions.
About NICE NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) is the world’s leading
provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software
solutions that empower organizations to make smarter decisions
based on advanced analytics of structured and unstructured data.
NICE helps organizations of all sizes deliver better customer
service, ensure compliance, combat fraud and safeguard citizens.
Over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including
over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, are using NICE solutions.
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