Mark your Calendars
Southern Palooooza will be held at St. George PD on June 25.
Northern Palooooza will be held in Ogden on July 30.
Spring Awards Wrapup
Congratulations to our Spring Awards winners:
- Dispatcher of the Year: Justin Gard – Weber
- Supervisor of the Year: Joseph Faiola – Weber
- Trainer of the Year: Kathy Fisher – Orem
Election Results
Vice President: Melanie Crittenden
Secretary/Treasurer: Dan Brooks
2-year Board Member: Colleen Knudsen
1-year Board Member: Doug Chandler
Executive Council Report
The most recent Executive Council Report from the Philadelphia Conference is now available.
Challenge Coins
9-1-1 challenge coins are now available for purchase through the Utah APCO website. Unnumbered coins are available for $10, and numbered for $20. A list of the numbered coins still available will be posted shortly.
Unnumbered coin – Just $10

Annual Conference Wrapup
Our Annual Conference and Hall of Fame Awards Banquet was held Oct 3-5 in Sandy. In addition to having some valuable training, we had the chance to honor some of the great dispatchers, technicians, and leaders in the public safety communications community.
Award Winners included (pictures):
Hall of Fame Inductee – Craig Dearden, Weber County Commission
Hall of Fame Inductee – Mike Mathieu, Ogden Fire
Distinguished Service Award – Gigi Smith, VECC
Distinguished Service Award – Noreen Stone, Utah Valley
Technician of the Year – Omar Issa, State of Utah
Incident of the Year (small agency) – Layton Police Communications
Incident of the Year (medium agency) – Utah Valley
Incident of the Year (large agency) – VECC
Unit Citation – Layton Police Communications
Unit Citation (2) – Utah Valley
Executive Award of Merit – Post Curriculum Task Force
APCO Int’l Member and Chapter Services E-Newsletters
Spring Award Winners
Congratulations to the following award winners!
- Alicia Gleave – Supervisor of the Year – DPS Richfield
- Cody Coggle – Dispatcher of the Year – VECC
- Kyle Waters – Trainer of the Year – Layton Police
- Craig Gaines – Administrator of the Year – Orem DPS

Dr. Oz Appearance by Gigi Smith
Our very own Gigi Smith appeared on a recent episode of Dr. Oz to discuss the 3 common mistakes when calling 9-1-1. See the segment here.








