A.P.C.O. Florida Chapter
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Below is some history of what the Florida Chapter of APCO had to go through to get this bill passed!

 

 

Standards and Certification endeavor.

Florida 9-1-1 dispatchers currently have no standardized training or certification process.  We are not viewed as ‘professionals’ because we have no way to show that we are.

 

Firefighters, police officers, corrections officers, massage therapists, hair stylists all have State Certification.  They are required to attend standardized training that is State recognized before receiving their certification.

 

The proposed change will give dispatchers, call takers and teletype operators

the same certification and recognition as these other professions.

 

The change will require passage of a bill through both the

Florida House and the Florida Senate.

 

This effort is supported by Florida APCO, the Florida Firefighters Union and the

Florida Sheriff’s Association and many other organizations.

 

CLICK HERE FOR THE STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION FLYER

 

 

The Regional Representatives are as follows:

 

·        Northwest - Leigh Brandt:  Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Jackson, Calhoun, Bay, Gulf, Gadsen, Liberty, Leon, Wakulla, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Hamilton, Suwannee, Lafayette and Dixie.

 

·        Northeast - Sharon Falcone & Lisa Cahill: Columbia, Gilchrist, Baker, Union, Bradford, Alachua, Levy, Nassau, Duval, Clay, St. John's, Putnam, Flagler, Marion and Volusia.

 

·        Central - Amy Campbell and Robert Jeffrey; Citrus, Hernando, Sumter, Lake, Seminole, Orange, Brevard, Osceola, Polk, Pasco and Indian River.

 

·        Southeast - Natalie Heneks, Lisa Figueredo; Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martine, Palm Beach, Broward, Monroe and Dade.

 

·        Southwest - Margaret Hamrick; Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, Desoto, Highlands, Glades, Charlotte, Lee, Hendry and Collier.

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
   
   

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Vanessa Bourque   Damian Colson   Glen Lopez
Kelley Brown   Future Comm   Isabel Lora
jason Burleson   Lisa Conover   Joe Love
Alane Burleson   Barbara Croker   Betty Luis
Cheri Carden   Ernesto Cruz   Claudia Luna
Wynona Carr   Maria Cruz   Guy MacDonald
Diana Carroll   Kiara Curry   Helen Martin
  Escambia Public Safety   Luisa De La Rosa Jorge Martinez
Patti Forrester   Phylltryanna Dean   Cheryl Mercure
Jennifer Gilmore   Nancy Dzoba   Emily Merritt
Belinda Greathouse   Toni Dow   Amanda Monk
Christopher Holloman   Susan Dudley   Sonia Morales
Karen Hughes   Toni Dunne   Monica Moreno
Jeannine Ingram   Natalie Duran   Theresa Morris
Amanda Joyce   Lyn Duuve   Laquisa Mosley
Carla Kunert   DeeAne Elmore   Sandra Munoz
Doug Lunsford   Jacquelyn Etienne   Michael Muransky
Michelle Maddrey   Robin Etienne   Ileana Murias
Samantha Miller   Dave Faer   Ileana Murias
David Milliron   Sharon Falcone   Karen Nakanki
Valeria Rhamstine   Vanessa Feones   John Neil
Debi Teets   Arleen Fernandez   Dick Nelson
Julie Weaver   Eric Ferrari   Carol Nimnuan
Jessica Sanner   Lisa Figueredo   Stephen Norman
Linda Maiello   Patricia Ford-Thomas Kimberly Olivera
Vanessa Balaguer    Heidi Frank-Huffer Paula Ossa
John/Lisa Fatolitis   Beverly Frederick   Marie Pabon
Jody  Aitken   Cordelia Freeman   Sue Pettingill
Akisha  Kuleski   Chuck Freeman   Jill Peve
Wendy Kay Symonds   Khory Fulton   Laurie Piatt
Lisa  Conover   Debbie Gailbreath   Kimely Pratt
Natasha  Back   Mabel Galoppi   Holly Pringel
Simpson Mark    Bryant Garcia   MEDICAL PRIORITY
Ileana  Murias   Luisa Garcia   Rossie Puig-Riner
Guery Absolu   Ricelda Garcia   Brandy Ramirez
Ellen Accola   Alena Garcia   Jose Ramirez
Jennifer Albert   Tabatha Garcia   Ericca Randall
Deborah Albury   Ben Gathrie   Alicia Reed
Marlene Ankney   Michelle Gatlin   Sarah Reifenberg
Carlos Arenal   Stephanie Gilliam   Sylvia Rifkin
Debbie Arnold   Loida Gonzalez   Bryant Rintoul
Freya Arocha   Katrina Gregorish   Michael River
Kalemah August   Roxana Guzman   Marisol Rodriguez
Nichol Avendano   Ron Herley   Margaret Rojas
Natasha Back   Kim Hliwski   Chuck Ronshayeil
Wanita Balutis   Betty Howden   Eugene Rose
Samantha Barnes   Betty Howder   Ricky Rowell
Yvonne Bello   Charles Ingraham   Kim Rubio
anabelle Betancourt   Patricia Ison   Virginia Sander
Linda Lee Bitterling   Damarys Jaile   Joyce Sanders
Hugo Blanco   Jeanette Jbraddick   Karen Sandoval
Betula Bogle   Robert Jeffrey   Robin Schmidt
Aron Borg   Pam Jones   Fran Self
Amanda Bowline   Deborah Joyla   Catherine Shkolnik
Linda Bradley   Marie Keenum   Belinda Sierra
Lawrence Brandi   Randy Kerr   Mark Simpson
Louise Brewer   Ghulam Khan   Cynthia Smith
Theresa Brewer   Conrad King   Tom Sorley
Ramona Bronson   Nancy King   Darlene Starks-Smith
Joann Brown   Art Kirby   Patricia Starr
Gary Brown   Akisha Kuleski   Bill Stevens
Lisa Cahill   Alisha Kuleski   Matt Stillwell
Amy Campbell   Dawn Lamonte   Wendy Kay Stodder
Barbara Casteel   Annabel Lee   Sharon Swikehardt
Robert Castillo   Monique Lewis   Wendy Kay Symonds
Vic Cullars   Deborah Loghrey   Heather Szumila
Yolanda Christian   Norma Lopez   Mercedes Taboada
Sandra Cohen   Olga Lopez   Joyce Taylor
Winston Word   Sabdra Yeazel   Edith Taylor
Karen Hardy   Rosemary Nuzzo   Sally Terp
Nellie Lavender-Shakespeare   Jane Maeder   Nacresha Thomas
Stanley Malye   Zerelda Nelson   David Thomas
Tina Hilson   Marguerite Robaldo   Tammy Torok
Kenneth Schaaf   Janet Oates   Lance Tyson
Nicole Lavine   Janna Weiss   Lori Van Gilder
Brenda Raby   Nancy Beightol   Jessica Veverka
Johnny Wells   Linda Nott   Iris Vichot
Jack Stanley   Brad Herron   Okeima Walker
Rebecca Rose   Elizabeth Nyhuis   Dianne Wallace
Cory Harvey   Connie Psalmonds   Vicki Warrix
Lawrence Steinberg   Rick Jones   Michael Wilcox
Renee Gadson   Diana Stephens   Eddie Williams
  Broward Count S.O.   Diana Stephens   UNK Wilson
Brown Rhonda   Barbara Williams   Angel Wilson
Martha Edwards   Charles Walker   Ken Winward
Barbara English   April Grimes   Yanttzi-Nil Mataya
Brandee Moore   Dawn Sullivan   Barbara Pedersen
Era Mozie   Steve Jackson   Laura Wright
Jane Murtha   Geraldine Bulmer   Helen Degrilla
Cathleen Schultz   Tammey Hines   Eileen Feinman
Angela Yurchuck   Mike Burns   Jeffrey Robert
Candace Steinbach   Josephine Medina   Amy Campbell
Susan Charleston   Monica Oberdorfer   Shirley Mackin
Fanny Marcus   Carolyn Rossler   Lori Gray
J. Harrell Reid   Felicia Henderson   Julie Dvoracsek
Megan English   Barbara Amato   Chelise Davis
Margaret Dohrman   Cheryl Hoffman   Billy Goodson
  my911dispatcher.com   Valeria Hart   Deborah Bierton
T Griffin   Sandra Sparby   Jeremy Lawhon
Thomas Ciampi   Marie McNicol   Kirby Kallestad
Debra Schiable   Sabra Simmons   Vicki Burns
Kim Heffley   Sharon Chin   Traci Hooper
Lorraine McAleer   Greg Carpenter   Cheryl Blevins
Marla Andrews   Linda Bright   Jessica Calvino
Jennifer Rivas   Margaret Maggoire   Lynn Cole
Cecilia Rocha   Arleen Nemeth   Nancy Cox
Tammi Ross   Cindy O'Reilly   Erik Dellacatena
Letty Sequeria   Laura Dena   Margarehetta Edgehill
Carla Walker   Jaythaniel Griffiths   Keisher McKay
Katy Gelcbert   Katherine Holmes-Stanley     Martin County S.O.
Jessica Veverka   Sandy Reynolds   Judy Joel
T Margetta   Lynn  Fearnley   Ariel  Hart
Lauri Moehlman   William  Schnakenberg      
Virginia Slebbins   Hollie Barta   Clara Woody-Redmon

 

 

 

   
 
   

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