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INDUSTRY PULSE PEOPLE
SIA Honors Women in Security
Forum Scholarship Winners
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Security
Industry Association (SIA) has named seven
recipients for the 2022 SIA Women in
Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship - a
program developed by the SIA Women in
Security Forum to further educational opportunities
and promote advancement for
the widest spectrum of people possible in
the security industry.
In the 2022 scholarship program -
open to employees of SIA member companies
and SIA student members - each
honoree will be awarded $10,000 to use
toward continuing education and professional
development courses, conferences
or webinars, SIA program offerings, repayment
of student loan debt and/or other
education or academic pursuits.
" SIA is thrilled to present seven Women
in Security Forum scholarships this year
and congratulates the 2022 honorees for
their accomplishments, vision and commitment
to furthering diversity within
the security industry, " says SIA CEO Don
Erickson.
The winners for the 2022 SIA Women
in Security Forum Scholarship are:
BRIEFS
The Electronic
Security
Association
(ESA) has
installed Jamie
Each honoree will be awarded $10K to
use toward continuing education and
professional development.
▶ Kikelomo Adegoke-Ode, network
systems engineer, Metro-INET Division,
City of Roseville, Minn.
▶ Lily Chen, student, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
▶ Tia Eskandari, director of service,
Allied Universal Technology Services
▶ Sophie Faaborg-Andersen, graduate
student, John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University
▶ Sydney Freeman, senior communications
specialist, ADT
▶ Kathryn Maly, supply chain process
engineer, BCD
▶ Taylor Scala, student, Lynn University;
intern, Axis Communications
Paxton Founder Ratcliffe
Retires; Son Named Chairman
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Paxton Access
announces Group Chairman Tony Ratcliffe
is stepping down, 38 years after
founding the company. His son, Sholto
Ratcliffe, will assume the role.
His retirement comes after nearly
four decades overseeing Paxton's growth
from a small enterprise launching the
TOUCHLOCK keypad in 1985, to a
multimillion-dollar international business
that now exports to over 60 countries
worldwide and secures over 30,000
buildings annually.
The company will continue to be led
by Paxton's CEO Adam Stroud, who has
securitysales.com
Vos, president of Security Solutions
Northwest, and Steve Firestone, CEO
of Firestone Strategies Group, on its
new Board of Directors during its
annual meeting at ESX. At the event,
Firestone was awarded ESA's
Weinstock Person of the Year for his
impact on the association and service
to the industry.
Security 101, a national
commercial solutions
provider, adds industry
veteran and SSI Industry
Hall of Famer Tim Whall
as a strategic board advisor. Whall has
had the opportunity to apply his
strengths to nearly every operational
position in the industry from familyowned
company technician to publicly
traded ADT CEO.
Salto Systems, a
manufacturer of
electronic access control
and operating system
solutions designed to
provide a keyless experience for
modern buildings, names Michael
Mahon as senior director of national
business partners.
NAPCO Security
Technologies promotes
long-time employee
Duane Warehime to vice
president of national
(l-r) Tony Ratcliffe, Adam Stroud and
Sholto Ratcliffe stand in front of the
Paxton Technology Centre.
been with the manufacturer for over 25
years. Sholto has been working alongside
his father and Stroud for the past nine
years in preparation for this transition.
accounts. In his new role, Warehime
will be responsible for the
development, management, service
and support of new and existing
national accounts, reporting to
Senior Vice President of Sales
Stephen Spinelli.
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