Committees & Leadership
The committees are led by a steering committee of founding stakeholder members. Each committee is tasked with developing a work plan to address key tasks to support the NG 911 Testing Program. The committees will provide recommendations to the steering committee. The recommendations will be used to develop the NG 911 Testing Program.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee consists of one representative from each of the Founding Members. The Chair of the Steering Committee shall be selected by a majority vote of the committee.
Budge Currier, Chair
Al Brisard
Brandon Abley
Walt Magnussen Jr.
Steve McMurrer
Brian Tegtmeyer
Governance Committee
Develop governance framework, review existing governance structures, and ensure process conforms to DHS S&T requirements.
Don Brittingham, Chair
Technical Committee
Develop scripts, testing protocols, and testing process.
Jason Horning, Chair
Financial Committee
Define funding model including the initial startup and suitability framework.
Phil Rotheram, Chair
Founding Members
The Task Force is driven by its stakeholders. Our founding members are actively involved in day-to-day operations and decisions. Those organizations are:
- US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Program Sponsor
- Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT)
- NENA: The 9-1-1 Association
- National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA)
- NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission (NIOC)
- Texas A&M University Program Administrator – Non-Voting member
- The National 911 Program (United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration)
Representatives from these agencies and others make up our Committees.
