Alexandria, Va. – APCO International is pleased to announce that the following individuals have earned the Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) designation following completion of the culminating course, a two-week capstone seminar at APCO headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida.
In her graduation speech, class president, Grace Cohen reflected on her time in the CPE program saying: “As we prepare for re-entry back into our centers, we carry with us a myriad of lessons learned, questions worth further exploring, a refreshed sense of vigor and confidence, and a new lens with which to return to our worlds and better serve our people and ourselves.”
Congratulations to the following graduates:
Alicia Atkinson – Regional (Ill.) Emergency Dispatch
Angee Bunk – Valley (Wash.) Communications Center
Grace Cohen – Rowley (Mass.) Police / Cambridge Emergency Communications
Christopher Cord – Orange County (Va.) Emergency Communications Center
Samantha Dutch – Scotland County (N.C.) Emergency Communications
Carl Fortner – Drexel Heights (Ariz.) Fire District
Paul Haynes – Johnson County (Kan.) Sheriff’s Office
Ronald Henri – Cheshire (Conn.) Police Department
Stephen Martini – Metro Nashville (Tenn.) Department of Emergency Communications
Christine Moore – Guilford (N.C.) Metro 911
Christina Mortimer – Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office
Tara Murker – Gallatin County (Mont.) 911
Amy Pope – Bossier Parish (La.) Sheriff’s Office
Amy Ramsey – Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
Deranecque Rogers – Memphis (Tenn.) Police Emergency Communications Bureau
Ralph (Lee) Sentell – Rockland County (N.Y.) Sheriff’s Office, Communications Division
Andrea Tobin – Central Lane (Ore.) Communications Center
Lauren Yankanin – Northwest Regional (Ohio) Emergency Communications Center
The CPE Program is the only executive leadership program focused specifically on the public safety communications profession. It consists of two 12-week online courses in addition to the ten-day capstone seminar.
Applications are currently being accepted for the next CPE program beginning in January 2023. Applicants do not need to be members of APCO International. However, APCO members can apply for a scholarship. For more information, visit apcointl.org/cpe or contact CPE Program Coordinator Dr. Timothy Scanlon at (386) 944-2486.
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APCO International is the world’s oldest and largest organization of public safety communications professionals and supports the largest U.S. membership base of any public safety association. It serves the needs of public safety communications practitioners worldwide – and the welfare of the general public as a whole – by providing complete expertise, professional development, technical assistance, advocacy and outreach.
