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Committees

Chairpersons are appointed by the President, along with a Board Liaison to each committee.

Current Committees

Association Liaison | Audit | Awards & Scholarships | Constitution & Bylaws | Communications
Conference Planning | ENP | Historian | Legislative | Membership | Nominations
Public Education | Regulatory | Technological Issues | TERT | Training

Association  Liaison Back to Committee Index
Works as liaison between NENA and other organizations.
Board Liaison Deborah Yarnell
Committee Chair Bettie Wesson-Grimes
Members Toni Dunne
Carl Dorton
Gina LaRocca
Bill Munn

Audit Back to Committee Index
 
Board Liaison Tino Fonseca, ENP
Committee Chair Sheila Hunt
Members  

Awards & Scholarships Back to Committee Index
 
Board Liaison Arnell Evans, ENP
Committee Chair Charlesetta Malone
Members  

Constitution & Bylaws Back to Committee Index
Reviews C&B and makes any recommended changes to the membership.
Board Liaison Arnell Evans, ENP
Committee Chair Carl Dorton, ENP
Members  

Communications (info) Back to Committee Index
Works with newsletter, email, website and ENP magazine.
Board Liaison Cindy Bridges, ENP
Committee Chair Cindy Bridges, ENP
Members PET Liaison (Bettie Grimes)
Texas 9-1-1 Trainer's Liaison (Sherry Decker, ENP)
Mark Payne, Webmaster (Website)
Cindy Bridges, Editor (Newsletter)

Conference Planning Back to Committee Index
Plans the annual conference.
Board Liaison Arnell Evans, ENP
Committee Chair Sherry Decker, ENP
Robert Gonzalez
LeAnna Russell
Members Accessibility Issues (Toni Dunne)
Audio/Visual (Willima Banner-Tunis)
Awards (Charlesetta Malone)
ENP Study Session (Sharon Nichols-Jost)
Entertainment (Jayme Cole)
Exhibits/Vendor Hall (Joe Rogers/Melissa Tutton)
Finance (Tino Fonseca)
Hotel/Food (Arnell/Sherry/LeAnna)
NENA Course (Patty Cross)
Open/Closing Ceremony (Anita Pitt)
PSAP Tours (Marc Berryman)
Publicity/Public Relations (Brenda Fitch-Pope)
Registration (Amy Bedford)
Scholarships (Charlesetta Malone)
Security/Communications (Michael Grossie)
Sessions (Cindy Bridges)
Sponsorship/Gifts (Gracie Martinez)
TC Coordinator (Mark McCollum)
TC Awards/Program (Robert Gonzalez)
Texas NENA Booth (Tina Chaffin)
Transportation (Ken Maynard)
VIP Coordinator (Pattie Hanon)
Volunteers (Cindy Bridges)
Website (Mark Payne)

ENP (info) Back to Committee Index
Offers scholarships and study sessions for the ENP exam annually, so that Texas can lead the nation in ENPs!
Board Liaison Becky Meier, ENP
Committee Chair Sharon Nichol-Jost, ENP
Members ENP Members

Historian (info) Back to Committee Index
 
Board Liaison Cindy Bridges, ENP
Committee Chair Vonda Gafford
Members  

Legislative (info) Back to Committee Index
Will work through 9-1-1 Goes to Washington and work to develop a 9-1-1 Goes to Austin this year.
Board Liaison Juan Gomez
Committee Chair Becky Stewart
Pete de la Cruz
Members  

Membership (info) Back to Committee Index
Working on membership drive, with incentives so that TX can become largest chapter in NENA!
Board Liaison Michael Grossie, ENP
Committee Chair Michael Grossie, ENP
Members  

Nominations (info) Back to Committee Index
 
Board Liaison Gina LaRocca, ENP
Committee Chair Gina LaRocca, ENP
Members  

Public Education Back to Committee Index
 
Board Liaison  
Committee Chair  
Members  

Regulatory Back to Committee Index
Keeps the membership apprised of regulatory issues.
Board Liaison  
Committee Chair  
Members  

Technological Issues Back to Committee Index
Works with the statewide database for PSAP disasters in the state.
Board Liaison  
Committee Chair  
Members  

TERT (info) Back to Committee Index
To provide a response network of trained and qualified Telecommunicators who are available to
respond rapidly to assist public-safety emergency communications centers in times of manmade
or natural disasters.
Board Liaison Sherry Decker, ENP
Committee Chair Lisa Dodson, ENP
Members  

Training (info) Back to Committee Index
Plans and implements training classes in the different TENA regions.
Board Liaison Sherry Decker, ENP
Committee Chair Patty Cross, ENP
Members Texas 9-1-1 Trainer's Liaison