Kitsap 911
Bremerton, Washington
I started my career as a part-time EMT-Intermediate for REMSA, responding to EMS calls for service with a Paramedic partner in Reno, NV in March of 1994. At the same time, I worked full-time in the dispatcher center processing EMS calls for service when not working in the field. I was afforded the opportunity to work for a consolidated 911 center, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, worked there for almost two years prior to moving to Washington State in 1999.
I was hired by Kitsap 911 in June 1999 as a lateral call taker/dispatcher, working my way up until promoting into the Training Program Manager, which I've held since March of 2020.
I have been training 911 telecommunicators in some fashion since 2001, first as a CTO, then an instructor in training days and academy classes, and was a contract instructor for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission for one year. I now facilitate all in-house Call Receiving academies and manage the entire agency training program, which includes all technical, administrative, and office staff, not just operations employees. I’ve held just about every position within a 911 center and been a member on many internal operation’s committees, other than being a director of some sorts, have presented APCO courses for WA APCO NENA, our WA Regional Conference, and CA APCO State Conference in September 2025. Additionally, I'm the current Chair of the WA State Training Subcommittee and a 4-year volunteer on the APCO International Awards Committee.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM