Tag: Northland Controls
SIA opens call for applications for 2025 RISE Scholarship
August 24, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced it is now accepting applications for the 2025 SIA RISE Scholarship, an initiative led by the SIA RISE community for emerging security leaders.
Through this initiative, selected candidates will receive $3,000 awards that can be used toward continuing education, student loan repayment and professional development programs such as training and certifications.
“Through the SIA RISE Scholarship,...
SIA welcomes new chair, vice chair of SIA RISE Community
March 6, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named a new chair and vice chair to lead SIA RISE, a community that fosters the careers of young professionals and emerging leaders in the security industry.
Dakota Bierly of Northland Controls, a former SIA RISE vice chair, has assumed the role of chair of the RISE Steering Committee, with Esteban Pastor of ZKTeco USA now serving as vice chair.
In these new roles, Bierly and Pastor will deliver educational...
SIA opens call for applications for 2024 RISE Scholarship
September 9, 2023SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced it is now accepting applications for the 2024 SIA RISE Scholarship, an initiative led by the SIA RISE community for emerging security leaders.
Through this initiative, selected candidates will receive $3,000 awards that can be used toward continuing education, student loan repayment and professional development programs such as training and certifications.
“The SIA RISE Scholarship program...
SIA names Kim Loy and Brendan McFall as 2023 SIA Chair’s Award honorees
March 6, 2023SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Kim Loy and Brendan McFall as the 2023 recipients of the SIA Chair’s Award, an annual award selected by SIA’s Board of Directors chair recognizing SIA members’ diligent efforts in furthering the association’s mission and commitment to its future.
SIA will present Loy and McFall with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held March...
SIA appoints new chair and vice chair to lead SIA RISE community
January 11, 2023SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named a new chair and vice chair to lead SIA RISE, a community that fosters the careers of young professionals in the security industry.
Jake Brown – business development/operations at Secure Access & Digital Systems – will serve as chair of the RISE Steering Committee, with Dakota Bierly – sales and marketing manager at Northland Controls – serving as vice chair.
In these new roles,...
SIA now accepting applications for 2023 RISE Scholarship
August 15, 2022SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) is now accepting applications for the 2023 SIA RISE Scholarship, an initiative led by the SIA RISE community for young professionals.
Through the 2023 RISE Scholarship program, powered by the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), selected candidates will receive $3,000 awards that can be used toward continuing education, student loan repayment and professional development programs such...
40 under 40: Brendan McFall, Northland Controls
April 22, 2022Paul Ragusa
YARMOUTH, Maine—After graduating from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Brendan McFall, 30, began his career in 2014 as the Executive Assistant for Northland Control’s CEO Pierre Trapanese. Since then, he has taken on several different roles at Northland, working his way up as a Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, Technical Engineering Manager and now East Coast Operations Manager.
In his current role, he supports Program Managers, Project Managers, Project Coordinators,...
SIA’s AcceleRISE virtual conference set for Aug. 23-25
May 19, 2021SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md. —The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced details for the 2021 AcceleRISE conference – an essential experience hosted by SIA’s RISE community for young professionals in the security industry – taking place virtually Aug. 23-25.
The 2021 AcceleRISE event will challenge tomorrow’s security leaders to test their limits, escape their comfort zones and grow their industry expertise.
“I am so excited about AcceleRISE...
Northland Controls promotes Edward Wears to COO
September 18, 2019SSN Staff
MILPITAS, Calif.—Northland Controls recently announced the promotion of Edward Wears to chief operating officer of the company. Wears was the managing director for Northland's European division where he tripled operations and quadrupled revenue over the past 5 years.“This transition is part of our long-term succession planning. Ed's performance in EMEA and his passion for operations and seamless processes makes him the clear choice to lead our global operations going forward,” CEO...
PSA announces new board of director members
April 5, 2018SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—PSA, one of the world's largest electronic security cooperatives, recently announced changes to its Board of Directors.
The following PSA owners were elected to positions on the board:
Central regional director: Carey Boethel, president and CEO, Securadyne Systems
Midwest regional director: Skip Sampson, president, KST Security
Northeast regional director: Terry Rivet, president and CEO, Securitronics
Incumbents remaining on the board are:
Chairman:...