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New venture takes MJ Vance wherever she is needed
May 22, 2013Rich Miller
The last time SSN caught up with Mary Jo Vance, she was exploring opportunities in security consulting after a stint with 1 Time Inc. in Nevada and the Central American nation of Belize. Now the CSAA's 2007 Manager of the Year has launched a venture that combines her love of travel with her dedication to the industry: plugging in as a temporary central station manager whenever and wherever she is needed.
“It's a new concept and I truly believe there is a market for it,” Vance...
MJ Vance back in Midwest after leaving 1 Time
October 10, 2012Rich Miller
Mary Jo Vance is on the move.
Vance, better known in the security industry as MJ, is no longer with 1 Time Alarms and Security of Henderson, Nev., where she served as manager from late December 2011 until July. She has returned to the St. Louis area and is pursuing other professional opportunities, she told Security Systems News this week.
Vance received the CSAA's Manager of the Year award in 2007 and the Presidential Award from the Fire Marshals' Association of Missouri in 2010. Before joining...
New central in Vegas
February 22, 2012Rich Miller
HENDERSON, Nev.—The husband-and-wife team behind Southern Nevada Fire Protection has launched a new central station here, with a well-known industry veteran at the helm: Mary Jo Vance, the Central Station Alarm Association's manager of the year in 2007.
1 Time Inc. Alarms and Security began operating in this Las Vegas suburb in late July. Vance, better known to colleagues as MJ, came on board as manager in late December. She previously was vice president of operations and business development...
Vance in Vegas; Five Diamonds for Johnson Controls
January 18, 2012Rich Miller
The last time SSN caught up with Mary Jo Vance, in April 2011, she was contemplating taking the summer off to “ride cross-country on my Harley” after leaving CenterPoint Technologies. Vance, better known in the industry as MJ, recently let CSAA members know she is “alive and very well in Vegas” after landing a new gig: manager of 1 Time Inc.'s new central station in Henderson, Nev.
MJ says she'll have more details soon about her latest endeavor, but the company...