SAFECOM

SAFECOM Membership

SAFECOM is one of the first organizations to bring together representatives from public safety associations as well as emergency responders in the field. Its membership includes more than 60 members representing federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency responders, and major intergovernmental and national public safety associations. Below is a list of SAFECOM members and the organizations and associations they represent.

2023 SAFECOM Executive Board

SAFECOM's Executive Board serves as SAFECOM's leadership group and the primary resource for access to public safety stakeholders and policymakers.

  • SAFECOM Chair: Chief Gerald Reardon (Ret.)
  • SAFECOM First Vice Chair: Assistant Chief Chris Lombard
  • SAFECOM Second Vice Chair: Chief Jay Kopstein (Ret.)
  • Governance Committee Chair: Major George Perera
  • Education and Outreach Committee Chair: Michael Davis
  • Funding and Sustainment Committee Chair: Lloyd Mitchell
  • Technology Policy Committee Chair: Phil Mann
  • SAFECOM Board Member: Chief Douglas M. Aiken (Ret.)
  • SAFECOM Board Member: Captain Anthony Catalanotto (Ret.)
  • SAFECOM Board Member: Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald
  • SAFECOM Board Member: Charlie Sasser

SAFECOM Membership

Membership Associations and Organizations

SAFECOM's membership includes representatives from a wide array of public safety associations and organizations.

*denotes primary member

SAFECOM Public Safety At-Large Members

All at-large members represent a relevant discipline within the public safety community.

  • Major Darryl Anderson – Stark County Sheriff’s Office (Interoperable Communications Specialist
  • Ross Bourgeois – New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (Director of Public Safety Support Services and Real Time Crime Center)
  • Mark Buchholz – Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency (Executive Director)
  • Cindy Cast – Miami-Dade County (Radio Systems Manager)
  • Captain Anthony Catalanotto (Ret.) – New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (Communications and Interoperability Working Group (CIWG) Member)
  • Michael Davis – Ulster County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications (Emergency Services Dispatcher I)
  • Nicole Diedrick – Phoenix Police Department- Communications Bureau (Police Administrator)
  • Chief Len Edling – Merrionette Park Fire Department (Fire Chief)
  • Chief Jonathan Goldman – Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid (Chief Coordinator)
  • Red Grasso – FirstTech, North Carolina Department of Information Technology (Program Director)
  • Mark Hogan – City of Tulsa (Director of Asset Management)
  • Justin Kates – City of Somerville (Director of Emergency Management)
  • Chief Jay Kopstein (Ret.) – New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (Co-Chair, CIWG)
  • Hermina Koshinski – Pennsylvania State Police – Statewide Radio Network Division (Chief of Radio Operations Engineering and Support)
  • Tom Ling – Kalispel Tribal Public Safety Department (Volunteer Member)
  • Assistant Chief Chris Lombard – Seattle Fire Department (Assistant Chief)
  • Dr. Walt Magnussen – Texas A&M University (Director of Technology Evaluation Center)
  • Tyrell Morris – Orleans Parish Communication District (Executive Director) 
  • Paul Patrick – Utah Department of Health (Division Director)
  • Chief Gerald Reardon (Ret.) – City of Cambridge Fire Department (Senior Advisor)
  • Colin Rizzo – Port of Houston Authority (Emergency Manager)
  • J.M. Rowe – Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (Communications Coordinator)
  • Steve Staffier – City of Chelsea (Director of Emergency Management/Emergency Communications)
  • Captain Chad Steffen – Goodhue County Sheriff's Office (Communications Captain)
  • Jason Trautman – Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department (Technician)
  • Keith Victor – Connecticut Capital Region Council of Governments (Emergency Support Function-2 Chair); Connecticut Executive Interoperability Committee (CT Region III Representative)
  • John Wheaton – Nez Perce Tribe (Emergency Management Planner)
  • Chief Cody Worrell – Surprise Fire Department (Battalion Chief)
  • Scott Wright – State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (Telecommunications Engineer)

National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC) Council Members

  • Brad Stoddard (NCSWIC Primary Representative, Michigan SWIC)
  • Karla Jurrens (NCSWIC Alternate Representative, Texas SWIC)
  • Penny Rubow (Program Manager, Wireless Information Network, Arkansas SWIC)

SAFECOM Federal Members

SAFECOM's membership includes representation from government agencies.

SAFECOM Membership Applications

Please complete the appropriate application below and submit to SAFECOMGovernance@cisa.dhs.gov.

Applications are reviewed annually in the Fall. 

SAFECOM Membership Application Form for Associations (.pdf, 185.06 KB)

SAFECOM Membership Application Form for At-Large Members (.pdf, 307.8 KB)