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The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce the first members of its Utilities Advisory Board Steering Committee.

SIA created the Utilities Advisory Board to offer insight and education to security practitioners, members of the security industry and other stakeholders about emerging security trends, regulatory compliance issues, and recommended practices for protecting utility infrastructure.

Steering committee members

The steering committee members, listed below, represent a broad range of expertise in the security industry:

  • Chair: Joey St. Jacques, ACRE
  • Vice Chair: David Lathrop, Unlimited Technology
  • Pierre Bourgeix, ESI Convergent
  • Hyong Cho, RFI Communications and Security Systems
  • Jasvir Gill, AlertEnterprise
  • Scott Gross, Con Edison
  • Benji Hutchinson, Paravision
  • Dan Krantz, Secure Worker Access Consortium
  • Steve Lindsay, XTec
  • Harry Regan, SixtyBit Consulting
  • Patrick Simon, Beehive Technology Solutions
  • Steven Sinclair, Convergint
  • Dave Stolerow, Siemens
  • Nathan Vank, IronYun
  • Christopher Walcutt, DirectDefense
  • Gladys Wanyeki, Salto Systems
  • Linda Ziemba, AeroDefense

SIA Utilities Advisory Board

We are excited to have such an extraordinary group of people leading the SIA Utilities Advisory Board"

Security Industry Association’s (SIA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Don Erickson, said “We are excited to have such an extraordinary group of people leading the SIA Utilities Advisory Board. As part of the nation’s critical infrastructure, utilities have unique security challenges, and this esteemed group is extremely qualified to address those challenges.”

Chair Joey St. Jacques said he is honoured to lead the group in its vital tasks of educating SIA membership while also helping to protect the utility sector through the delivery of high-quality information.

I’m incredibly impressed with the expertise and unique value that each committee member brings to the table,” said Joey St. Jacques, adding “Their energy, passion and knowledge is overwhelming. I look forward to the Utilities Advisory Board delivering valuable insights and guidance to SIA members and utility security practitioners.

Featuring five subcommittees

The SIA Utilities Advisory Board includes five subcommittees focused on cyber security, regulations, technology, security practitioners and partnerships. The subcommittee chairs are:

  • Cyber security Subcommittee: Patrick Simon, Beehive Technology Solutions
  • Regulations Subcommittee: Christopher Walcutt, DirectDefense
  • Technology Subcommittee: Jasvir Gill, AlertEnterprise
  • Security Practitioners Subcommittee: Steven Sinclair, Convergint
  • Partnerships Subcommittee: Pierre Bourgeix, ESI Convergent

Membership in the subcommittees is open to all utility security practitioners, SIA members and other interested parties, regardless of whether they are on the steering committee.

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