Governing Board
PSERN is governed by a Joint Board comprised of representatives from its four partner agencies:
King County, City of Seattle, Eastside Public Safety Communications Agency, and Valley Communications.
Formed in 2015, the Joint Board provides project oversight by making budget decisions, setting policy and overseeing the project schedule.
Joint Board Members |
|
| Agency | Member |
| King County | Casey Sixkiller, Chair |
| King County | Tanya Hannah |
| City of Seattle | Chief Harold Scoggins |
| Valley Communications | Lora Ueland |
| Eastside Public Safety Communications Agency | Kurt Triplett |
| Police Representative | Vacant |
| Fire Representative | Chris Elwell |
Advisory Committees
PSERN Technical Committee
The PSERN Technical Committee is responsible for communicating recommendations on technical issues to Project staff based on user needs. responsibilities include but are not limited to: user needs based technical criteria development for vendor RFP’s, RFP evaluation and scoring, provide vendor selection recommendations, assist the Project staff with vendor management, provide site development oversight, and assist with the Project implementation activities.
Operations Board
The Operations Board members are considered the link between the Project and system users and will advise the PSERN Joint Board on operational matters. Members include:
Operation Board Members |
|
| Area of Expertise / Group Affiliation |
Member |
| City of Seattle | Chris Lombard, Chair |
| Police | Jamie Douglas, Vice Chair |
| King County | Greg Thomas, Vice Chair |
| Valley Comm Cities | Angee Bunk |
| Emergency Management | Scott Currie |
| PSERN staff | Sean Douglas |
| Fire | Steve Heitman |
| EPSCA Cities | David Jokinen |
| EMS | John Nankervis |
| PSAP | Ron Tiedeman |
| Utilities | Ned Worcester |
| Hospitals | Marina Zuetell (retired) |
Operational board meeting times vary.
For more information please contact the Board Chair, Captain Chris Lombard.