MPSCC Fall 2021 – NENA President Report
MISSOURI NENA WEBSITE: www.monena.org
NENA updates:
Contact Information:
President; Bonnie Witt-Schulte; bwittschulte@lawrencecountymo911.gov 417-489-0589
Vice-President; Jamie Taylor; Jamie.Taylor@cityofls.net
2nd Vice-President; April Ford; aford@jasco.org
Treasurer; Lisa McCool-Rataczak; director@mc-911.org
Saralyn Hayes; Secretary; shayes@marc.org
Matthew Knight; Commercial Liaison; mknight@sdrmaps.com
MO911SB Training Committee; Pam Opoka; popoka@marc.org
MO911SB GIS Committee; Saralyn Hayes; shayes@marc.org
MO911SB Grant Committee; Lisa McCool-Rataczak; director@mc-911.org
MO911SB NG911 Committee; Chuck Farr; cfarr@sfc911.net
MO911SB AED Committee; Saralyn Hayes; shayes@marc.org
MONENA Scholarship Committee; April Ford; aford@jasco.org
MONENA Nominating Committee; Saralyn Hayes; shayers@marc.org
MISSOURI NENA WEBSITE: www.monena.org
- Revamped
- Links for National NENA, MPSCC, ENP, etc
- Also available for employment postings
- Meetings posted on website – currently meeting monthly
- Also post committee meetings
- Information on grant cycles -
- October 6, 2021 – first National NENA “Health Huddle” (online) www.nena.org/continuum
- January 17-20, 2022 – NENA Standards & Best Practices Conference – San Diego CA
- February 13-16, 2022 – 9-1-1 Goes to Washington DC
- March 13-16, 2022 – MPSCC Spring Conference – Chateau on the Lake; Branson MO
- June 11-16, 2022 – National NENA conference in Louisville, KY
- Currently taking papers for training instructors
- Apply for Goldline scholarship
- September 25-28, 2022 – MPSCC Fall Conference (tentatively Kansas City MO)
NENA updates:
- Celebrate & Recognize Program
- Forum for anyone to recognize telecommunicators
- Link is https://911treeoflife.org
- Sponsored by NENA, APCO, DOD,
- Wellness iniaitive – www.nena.org/continuum
- October 6th first on-line “Health Huddle”
- Mentoring program
- NENA 911talk email list
- You can submit questions, request information, etc
- New telecommunicator40 hour certification course is now available – on line $299
- Webinar Wednesdays – free training webinar every Wednesday
- ENP (Emergency Number Professional) certification – a new reference manual is available
- Legislation
- 911 Saves Act – Reclassification of 911 telecommunicators at the Federal level is still in motion
- Federal funding (would appropriate $10 billion for grants for NG 9-1-1 implementation, operation, and maintenance, also would include NG 9-1-1 training
- See MONENA FB post for details
- Missouri NENA Board forward letters to Missouri legislators encouraging support.
- If you want copies of these letter so that you can send letters of support please contact Bonne at bwittschulte@lawrencecountymo911.gov
- Scott Penman will be giving an update on state legislative issues at this meeting
- Standards update
- The NENA i3 version 3 standard has been finalized and is out for approval – should hear something back in October
- Currently taking nominations for the 2023 National NENA Board
- Membership renewal time is approaching
- Elections for Missouri NENA will begin the nomination process in early 2022 with installation of the following positions at the MPSCCs spring Conference in March – President, 2nd Vice-President, and Treasurer – please contact Saralyn Hayes if you would like any additional information
Contact Information:
President; Bonnie Witt-Schulte; bwittschulte@lawrencecountymo911.gov 417-489-0589
Vice-President; Jamie Taylor; Jamie.Taylor@cityofls.net
2nd Vice-President; April Ford; aford@jasco.org
Treasurer; Lisa McCool-Rataczak; director@mc-911.org
Saralyn Hayes; Secretary; shayes@marc.org
Matthew Knight; Commercial Liaison; mknight@sdrmaps.com
MO911SB Training Committee; Pam Opoka; popoka@marc.org
MO911SB GIS Committee; Saralyn Hayes; shayes@marc.org
MO911SB Grant Committee; Lisa McCool-Rataczak; director@mc-911.org
MO911SB NG911 Committee; Chuck Farr; cfarr@sfc911.net
MO911SB AED Committee; Saralyn Hayes; shayes@marc.org
MONENA Scholarship Committee; April Ford; aford@jasco.org
MONENA Nominating Committee; Saralyn Hayes; shayers@marc.org