Governor Announces 9-1-1 and Dispatch Consolidation Working Group Appointees

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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