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.

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:

On behalf of the president of the NENA Board, Mr. Dave Sehnert, Head of Public Safety Partnerships at RapidSOS, nominated by affirmative vote by the NENA Board.
On behalf of the NENA Development Steering Council (DSC), Ms. Amy McDowell, Director of the Greenville County Office of 9-1-1 in South Carolina, nominated by an affirmative vote of the NENA DSC.
On behalf of the NENA 9-1-1 Core Services Committee (911CSC), Mr. Bill Mertka, Lead Principal Architect, of AT&T nominated by affirmative vote of the NENA 911CSC.
To fill the slot for one member representing a U.S. state, provincial, or national non-U.S. 9-1-1 authority with responsibility for operating an NG9-1-1 network, Mr. Jason Horning, State 9-1-1 Program Manager of the State of North Dakota nominated by the National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA).
To fill the slot for one member representing local or regional 9-1-1 authority with responsibility for operating an NG9-1-1 network within a region smaller than a U.S. state or province, such as a county, metropolitan area or a council of governments, Mr. Steve McMurrer, 9-1-1 Systems Administrator of Fairfax County, Virginia, nominated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
To fill the slot for one member representing commercial provider of NG9-1-1 core services, Mr. Roger Marshall, Technical Director of Comtech Communications nominated by Comtech Communications.
To fill the slot for one member representing commercial providers of NG9-1-1 end-user products, Mr. Brooks Shannon, Director, Emergency Communications Solutions, of Esri, nominated by Esri.
To fill the slot for one member representing organizations with a direct responsibility for handling 9-1-1 emergency calls, Ms. Darlene Pankonie, Communications Division Manager at Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Washington County, Minnesota, nominated by the Minnesota Metropolitan Emergency Services Board (MESB).
To fill the slot for one member representing public safety associations not otherwise represented by another member, Mr. Ian Stephenson, 9-1-1 Technology Division Telecommunications Engineer with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, nominated by the Southern California APCO Chapter.
To fill the slot for a liaison from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Mr. Étienne Robelin, Manager, Emergency Services with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
To fill the slot for a liaison from the United States National 911 program, Ms. Joni Harvey, Deputy Coordinator for the program.
To fill the slot for a liaison from the Defense Information Systems Agency, Mr. John Holloway, Comms Analyst with the DoD CIO (Integrated ICT Support Directorate).

Officers:

Mr. Steve McMurrer – Chair
Mr. Brooks Shannon – Vice Chair
Mr. Jason Horning – Treasurer
Mr. Dave Sehnert – Secretary