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APCO international recognizes individuals each year who have been tireless, continuing advocates for public safety communications and those who serve in the industry.

May 26, 2021 | Virtual

Awards will be presented to these winners from 2021 and 2020:

LEADERSHIP IN ADVOCACY

Captain Mel Maier, Commander, Emergency Communications and Operations Division, Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Pontiac, MI (2021)

Jeff Bratcher, Chief Network and Technology Officer, FirstNet Authority (2020)

LEADERSHIP IN REGULATORY SERVICE

Michael Dame, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Public Safety Communications, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (2021)

John Evanoff, Deputy Division Chief, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (2020)

LEADERSHIP IN LEGISLATIVE SERVICE

The Honorable Brian Fitzpatrick, U.S. House of Representatives (2021)

The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., U.S. House of Representatives (2020)

LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING COMMUNICATIONS POLICY

Robert “Bob” Bloom, Former Public Safety Systems Administrator,Department of Emergency and Customer Communications, Alexandria, Virginia (2021)

Karima Holmes, Former Director of the Office of Unified Communications, Washington, DC (2020)