Membership & Marketing Committee
Don Mastro Chair/Board Liaison AVI Systems Teresa Solorio NSCA Liaison NSCA Brad Caron NSCA Board Signet Group Shedan Maghzi NSCA Board Avidex Michael Bridwell Sonance Max Johnson NSCA Mission: Read the full article…
Emerging Technologies Committee
Mike Abernathy NSCA Liaison NSCA Harry Aller Innovative Lighting John Bailey AVI-SPL Sid Bose IceMiller Sunil Botrada AV Design Labs Andy Bourquin Radiant Technologies Jeff Brum Mechdyne Corporation Michael Castigilione Read the full article…
Financial Leadership Council
Chuck Wilson NSCA Liaison NSCA Tom Barry Tech Electronics Jeff Bronswick Bronswick Benjamin P.C. Brad Dempsey Solutions360 Joel Harris Navigate Management Consulting Eric Morris Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers Inc. Christopher Read the full article…
Leadership Development Council
Ray Bailey Chair/Board Liaison Lone Star Communications Inc Chuck Wilson NSCA Executive Director/CEO NSCA Mike Boettcher Immediate Past President EDGE Mike Hester Past President Beacon Communications Kelly McCarthy Past President Read the full article…
Executive Committee
Ray Bailey President Lone Star Communications, Inc. Dan Schmidtendorff Vice President Communication Company Dale Bottcher Secretary AVI-SPL Christina DeBono Treasurer ClearTech Media Mike Boettcher Immediate Past President NSCA Tom LeBlanc Read the full article…
What does PASS recommend when a building key is misplaced?
Patented key loss is a major issue facing all schools and can result in significant cost. Each occurrence must be reported immediately; a loss investigation must take place. Treat this Read the full article…
Door-lock magnetic strips seem to work and meet code. Why don’t we acknowledge them as a low-cost solution?
NFPA 101 states that any door within a fire/smoke partition must be rated for the partition and must positively close. A classroom door is within a fire/smoke partition if the Read the full article…
Our emergency evacuation is tied into the fire alarm system. To initiate a lockdown, we use the fire panel in the entry vestibule. What should we do?
According to NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, Chapter 24, an emergency voice communication system must have, at minimum, two locations from which emergency commands are sent. This Read the full article…
Can integrators provide exact camera placement and help their customers understand privacy laws?
Yes! Integrators that are also PASS partners understand the privacy laws and codes that govern permissible camera fields of view. Read the full article…
How do we know what our city’s code requirements are?
Federal law dictates that each state is responsible for the code requirements of a state and/or municipality/city. Some states have a state code that each municipality/city must adhere to. In Read the full article…