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SIA announces new Board of Directors chair, executive committee and board members

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SIA announces new Board of Directors chair, executive committee and board members

March 24, 2026SSN Staff

LAS VEGAS—The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced its new Board of Directors chair - Mike Mathes of Convergint - and presented two new members to the SIA Board of Directors at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, held March 24 during ISC West. The SIA Executive Committee for 2026 includes: Chair: Mike Mathes, executive vice president, Convergint Immediate Past Chair: Scott Dunn, president, Dunn Strategic Advisory Secretary: Dave...

Alex Castaneda, Andrew Elvish, Björn Lidefelt, Board of Directors, Brian Harrell, Convergint, Dave Ilardi, Don Erickson, ISC West, James Marcella, John Maffey, John Nemerofsky, Julaine Simmons, Lee Odess, Mike Mathes, Scott Dunn, Security Industry Association (SIA), Tara Dunning, The Advance


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SIA names Andrew Campagnola as chair of Built Environment Advisory Board

March 20, 2026SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Andrew Campagnola as the new chair of the Built Environment Advisory Board - an expert-led group that fosters engagement between the global security industry and adjacent markets such as proptech and smart buildings through partnerships, education and thought leadership. Campagnola serves as director of product management at Kastle, where he leads product strategy for managed security solutions focused on commercial...

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SIA confirms openness of Transparent Mode for OSDP standard

March 18, 2026SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has confirmed that, going forward, the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) Transparent Mode configuration will be open to all within the security industry. SIA OSDP is an access control communications standard developed by SIA to improve interoperability among access control and security products. Transparent Mode is a capability within the OSDP standard that allows secure communication channels to be used...

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SIA names Feddersen, Fullano and Steele as 2026 Industry Advocates of the Year

March 6, 2026SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Brett Feddersen, Gene Fullano and John Steele as the 2026 recipients of the SIA Industry Advocate Award. The 2026 awardees were recognized during SIA’s Security Hill Day event, an executive event created to help raise the collective voice of the security industry with members of Congress and their staff, held March 4–5 in Washington, D.C. The SIA Industry Advocate Award recognizes SIA member...

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SIA names Erica McCann as chair of SIA Government Relations Committee

February 25, 2026SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Erica McCann - head of devices, advertising and cybersecurity public policy at Amazon - as chair of the SIA Government Relations Committee. The SIA Government Relations Committee is an expert-led group that helps identify and advise SIA members regarding legislation, regulations and other policy trends or pending government actions affecting the security industry and makes high-level recommendations for related...

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SIA names Dan Merkle as 2026 Committee Chair of the Year

February 23, 2026SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Dan Merkle as the 2026 recipient of the SIA Committee Chair of the Year Award, which recognizes individuals for excellence in leading SIA committees and advancing member objectives. SIA will present Merkle with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held March 24 during ISC West. Merkle is an active advisor, board member and investor focused on security-related...

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SIA names Amazon and YourSix as 2026 Members of the Year

February 19, 2026SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that Amazon and YourSix will each receive a 2026 SIA Member of the Year Award. SIA will present the honorees with their awards at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held March 24 during ISC West. The SIA Member of the Year Award honors SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement in SIA committees and working groups, SIA events and the SIA Education at...

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SIA names Daniël Reichman, Mark Schreiber as Sandy Jones Volunteers of the Year

February 12, 2026SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Daniël Reichman, Ph.D., and Mark Schreiber, CPP, CPD, as the 2026 recipients of the Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award. SIA will present Reichman and Schreiber with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held March 24 during ISC West. Reichman is the CEO and chief scientist of Ai-RGUS, an artificial intelligence startup spun out of Duke University....

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SIA names new leadership of RISE community for young professionals

February 2, 2026SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named new members and leadership of the steering committee for SIA RISE, a community that fosters the careers of young professionals and emerging leaders in the security industry.  Kelly Ann Christensen of Integrated Control Technology (ICT) has assumed the role of chair, with Joey Joy of March Networks now serving as vice chair. In these roles, Christensen and Joy ensure that RISE delivers...

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ISC West 2026 unveils keynote speakers and AI-powered learning platform

January 30, 2026SSN Staff

NORWALK, Conn.—ISC West 2026, hosted March 23-27 in collaboration with the Security Industry Association (SIA), has announced a robust SIA Education@ISC Program aimed to educate the industry on what’s new and next. With a three-day keynote series and sessions featuring top cybersecurity experts and stakeholders from organizations across the private and public sector, 2026 sessions will provide attendees with invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities shaping...

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