Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is pleased to announce that the following individuals have earned the Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) designation, after completing a rigorous six-month program and the culminating course – a two-week capstone seminar at APCO headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida.
In his graduation speech, class president Terry Williams reflected on his time in the CPE program by thanking his classmates and saying, “I will always value the time we have spent together and what I have been blessed to learn from each of you as the singular most important part of this entire experience. I am a far better man and will be a far better leader for having known each of you in the way we do.” He added, “We emerge, today, victorious. I, for one, am immeasurably honored to be a part of this group, this team, this family we have built over the course of this journey.”
Congratulations to the following CPE Class 17 graduates:
Amanda Bateman – Cheatham Co. (Tenn.) Emergency Communications
Tyler Brown – Hood County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office
Jodie Chinn – Gunnison (Colo.) Regional Communications Center / Gunnison/Hinsdale (Colo.) 911 Authority
Danielle DeCoudreaux – North Texas Emergency Communications Center
Courtney Doberstein – Harrisonburg Rockingham (Va.) ECC
Alysn Everbeck – What-Comm 911 (Wash.)
Natalie Heneks – Palm Beach (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office
Tony Hilley – Alpharetta (Ga.) Department of Public Safety
Nathan Krause – Northwest Central (Ill.) Dispatch System
Cassandra Leavitt – Hampton (N.H.) Fire/Rescue
Nonie McCandless – Douglas County (Nev.) Emergency Communications
Greg O’Brien – Hendricks County (Ind.) Communications Center
Liane Scharnott – Bayside (Wis.) Communications Center
Natalie Simons – Columbia-Richland (S.C.) 911 Communications
Zachary Slattery – Helena-Lewis & Clark (Mont.) County 911
Taryn Sofie – CenCom E9-1-1 (Ill.)
Terry Williams – Cumberland County (Tenn.) Emergency Communications District
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 and a ten-day capstone seminar.
APCO will accept applications through May 15 for the next CPE program, which begins July 2025. Applicants do not need to be members of APCO International. For more information, visit apcointl.org/cpe.
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