June 12, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced the following appointees to the 9-1-1 and Dispatch Consolidation Working Group:
- The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety or designee:
- Amanda Price, Commissioner
- Emergency services provider:
- Ronald Bowers, EMT-III
- Representative of the Alaska Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials, the National Emergency Number Association, or a similar organization of public safety communications professionals:
- Suzanne Hall, Public Safety Dispatcher
- The Statewide 9-1-1 coordinator:
- John Rockwell, Department of Public Safety
- Three Borough, Municipality, or City Mayors:
- Charlie Pierce, Mayor of Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Rodney Dial, Mayor of Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Edna DeVries, Mayor of City of Palmer
- One Dispatch Manager from a Borough or Municipal Public Safety Answering Point:
- Jacob Butcher, Communications Manager, Matcom Dispatch
- The Executive Director, Alaska Telecom Association, or designee:
- Christine O’Connor, Executive Director
- One CEO/GM or designee of a rural telecom provider:
- David Goggins, President, TelAlaska
- One CEO/GM or Senior Executive of a statewide telecom provider:
- Heather Cavanaugh, Director of External Affairs, Alaska Communications
- One nonvoting member, serving ex officio, who is a member of the Alaska State Senate appointed by the Senate President:
- Peter Micciche, Senate District O
- One nonvoting member, serving ex officio, who is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House.
- Gary Knopp, House District 30
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