Tim Creenan, founder and vice president of Amherst Alarm, has been elected chairman of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC).

The Monitoring Association’s (TMA) President Morgan Hertel presented the TMA’s highest honor, the Stanley C. Lott Memorial Award, to Larry Dischert, JCI.

The 2023 Mel Mahler Award recipient is Mark McCall, Immix.

In her new role as TMA program and administrative coordinator, Monroe will be responsible for TMA’s Five Diamond, IQ and FirstNet designation programs.

Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm monitoring centers to Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs).

The new co-chair will join Committee Co-Chair James Marcella, Axis Communications, in leading TMA’s state and local advocacy efforts and often partnering with the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) on legislative initiatives.

The new co-chairs succeed longtime technology committee chairs Steve Butkovich, CPI Security, and Sascha Kylau, OneTel Security, both of whom are moving into new leadership roles within TMA.

Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm companies to emergency communication centers (ECCs).

She brings nearly 10 years of experience working in meetings and events for non-profits and membership associations. Most recently, Daugherty managed conferences on a government contract for the U.S. Department of Defense.