PANELIST(S)
Deb Rozeboom, Project Manager - Public Safety GIS Services, GeoComm
Deb Rozeboom is a Product Manager with GeoComm and is dedicated to helping GIS professionals and 9-1-1 agencies understand the importance of GIS in 9-1-1 and NG9-1-1 systems. In her 17-year career at GeoComm in Public Safety GIS she has worked with countless cities and counties as well as State and Federal government agencies to educate, plan, and construct project approaches to align with system requirements and industry standards. She also contributes to shaping those industry standards through workgroup participation and leadership, and this helps her stay current on evolving trends and technologies. She is passionate about taking her experiences and communicating and educating the public safety and GIS professional communities through webinars and presentations to relay technical information and best practices in an approachable way.
Brian Rosen, Principal, Brian Rosen Technologies, LLC
Barry C. Hutchins, Special GIS Projects, County of Lycoming Public Safety
Christian Przybylek, Geospatial Analyst for 9-1-1, PEMA
Christian Przybylek is the Geospatial Analyst for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s (PEMA’s) 911 Office. Prior to coming to PEMA, Christian worked in the conservation field, serving as the geospatial analyst and stewardship project manager for the Lancaster Conservancy. Christian is a seasoned non-profit professional and has over 10 years of experience in collaborating on projects with local, state, federal, and commercial stakeholders, and partners. Christian holds an M.A. in Geography and Urban Studies and a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems from Temple University and a B.A. in Political Science from Eastern University.
Christian’s focus is to coordinate GIS efforts between county partners, PEMA, Comtech and GeoComm to support NG911 service.
Jeffrey Boyle, Deputy Director of 9-1-1, PEMA
Jeffrey Boyle is the Deputy Director for 911 at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), where he is responsible for coordinating Pennsylvania’s transition to a statewide next generation 911 (NG911) system. Jeff has developed a close partnership with the Pennsylvania 911 community which has led to significant accomplishments to improve 911 systems across the Commonwealth in areas such as standards adoption, plan development, GIS enhancements, and addressing aging systems within county 911 centers.
Jeff has implemented many needed reforms in the 911 Program to streamline business processes and improve oversight of 911 funding. Since 2016, Jeff has managed over $1.7 billion of 911 surcharge revenue to sustain and improve current 911 systems while maintaining Pennsylvania’s ability to fund the largest technological upgrade in decades to our 911 system with the implementation of NG911.
Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the California University of Pennsylvania. He has over eighteen years of experience in progressively responsible accounting, audit, and information technology management positions with the Commonwealth.
Bill Shertzer, 9-1-1 Program Manager, PEMA