LEADERSHIP

NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission

Organization Chart

NIOC commission members are selected by the NENA board in accordance with the open annual nomination process described in our bylaws. Commission members represent various stakeholder interests within 9-1-1, including elected officials, PSAPs, vendors, service providers, the NENA board itself and the 9-1-1 standards development community. NIOC operates independently of the NENA and the NENA board.

The NENA office serves as NIOC’s executive, and carries out NIOC’s mission in accordance with NIOC polices, procedures, instructions and oversight.

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Seats

NIOC seats include the following:

The NENA Board

NENA Development Steering Council (DSC)

NENA 9-1-1 Core Services Committee (911CSC)

U.S. state, provincial, or national non-U.S. 9-1-1 authorities

Local or regional 9-1-1 authorities

Commercial providers of NG9-1-1 core services

Commercial providers of NG9-1-1 end-user products

PSAPs

Elected officials

Public safety associations not otherwise represented by another members

Additionally, NIOC includes five non-voting liaison seats representing national government and regulatory interests:

The United States Federal Communications Commission

The United States National 911 program

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission 

The United States Defense Information Systems Agency

The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Commissioners:

Voting Seats

NENA Board of Directors Representative
Jason Lezcano, Northeastern Director

NENA Development Steering Council (DSC) Representative
Amy McDowell, Director of the Greenville County Office of 9-1-1 in South Carolina

NENA Core Services Committee (CSC) Representative
Mr. Bill Mertka, AT&T

PSAP/ECC Representative
Emily Warnygora, Emergency Support Services Assistant Administrator, St Louis County (MN) Sherriff’s Office 9-1-1 Division

State, Provincial 9-1-1 Authorities Representative
Jason Horning, State 9-1-1 Program Manager of the State of North Dakota

Local/Regional 9-1-1 Authorities Representative
Steve McMurrer, 9-1-1 Systems Administrator of Fairfax County, Virginia

Public Safety Associations Representative
Ian Stephenson, 9-1-1 Technology Division Telecommunications Engineer with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

9-1-1 Core Services Providers Representative
Roger Marshall, Technical Director of Comtech Communications

Commercial End-user NG9-1-1 Products Provider Representative
Lisa Madden, Regional Manager, NG9-1-1 Core Services, of Motorola Solutions

Elected Officials Representative
-Vacant-

Advisory Seats

United States Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Representative
Mark Grubb, Next Generation 911 Technical Subject Matter Expert

US National 9-1-1 Program Representative
Joni Harvey, Deputy Coordinator, NHTSA

United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Representative
John Holloway, Comms Analyst with the DoW CIO

Canada CRTC Representative
Etienne Robelin, Manager, Emergency Services

United States FCC Representative
-Vacant-

Officers:

  • Steve McMurrer – Chair
  • Bill Mertka – Vice Chair
  • Jason Horning – Treasurer
  • Lisa Madden – Secretary

Get in touch with us

Contact us with any inquiries: admin@ng911ioc.org