Tom Nakatani, IT VP of Customer Monitoring Technology for ADT, has been elected as the new President of the Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR), and officially began his two-year term at the June 10th PPVAR members meeting. He succeeds Joey Rao-Russell, President & CEO of Sonitrol-Kimberlite, who will now serve on the PPVAR Board as an Immediate Past President and Treasurer.
“I am honored to take on the role of PPVAR President and to work with the distinguished and influential group of industry thought leaders, Public Safety leaders, and key partners on our Board of Directors ” Nakatani said in a statement. “The use of verification technology is fundamentally changing the relationship between the alarm industry and Public Safety for the better. We’re thrilled to be involved with the development of industry standards that will provide more actionable information for first responders. This information will improve officer safety while prioritizing their impact.”
Also according to the release, PPVAR intends to continue to work toward its mission of promoting the value of verification during the dispatch process, and is expanding the composition of its Board of Directors to increase the number of public safety representatives. This change will ensure that the PPVAR board will represent a balanced team of professionals with excellent relationships across both public and private sectors as they work together on the issues related to alarm response process.
Three of the Public Safety and Partner members were introduced and spoke at the virtual meeting: David L. Holl is the Director of Public Safety for Lower Allen Township, Pa., who oversees the police department, emergency medical services, is liaison to two Township volunteer fire companies, and serves as the municipal Emergency Management Coordinator. He sees his involvement in PPVAR as a way to directly impact false alarm issues and is looking forward to influencing the future of responding to emergencies.
Frank G. Fernandez, is the retired Chief of Police from Miami and Hollywood Police and is currently president of Blueprints 4 Safety (B4S) Strategies Group LLC; a security and risk assessment consulting group. He chose to become involved in PPVAR because he sees the opportunity to increase situational awareness for police when responding to emergencies and to bring awareness to his public safety colleagues about the alarm industry.
John Chiaramonte is president of Mission Critical Partners’ Consulting Business, and is a Subject Matter Expert in emergency communications, 911 and next generation 911. One of his goals in participating with PPVAR is to improve emergency response outcomes as new technology brings changes to emergency dispatch centers.
To join or learn more about PPVAR, visit http://PPVAR.org.
