SIA, SecuritySpecifiers announce inaugural recipients of CONSULT Scholarship

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecuritySpecifiers have announced the winners of the inaugural CONSULT Scholarship program for rising security consultants, designers and specifiers.

The 2025 CONSULT Scholarship awardees are:

• Robert Demshki, technology designer, P2S
• Jordan Dolzadelli, senior technology project designer, IMEG
• Alana Hanly, security designer II, Henderson Engineers
• Brandon Kuchinski, security analyst, Faith Group
• Warren Mancera, electrical aviation associate II, RS&H
• Matthew O’Brien, security design engineer, ADRM Security
• Rodolfo Rivas, senior security design engineer, ADRM Security
• Joe Thode, physical security advisor, Business Protection Specialists

The eight recipients will use these scholarships to attend CONSULT 2025, the security industry’s only event for technical security design consultants, taking place Oct. 3-6 in Denver.

“SIA is proud to co-present the inaugural CONSULT Scholarship to this class of eight awardees,” said Geoff Kohl, senior director of marketing at SIA. “We had an incredibly strong group of candidates for this first-ever scholarship, and we were thrilled to see so many SIA members interested in the program and generously offering their financial support. SIA has long been committed to fostering the technical security workforce. We are honored to be able to build on this commitment and help young professionals thrive through this partnership with SecuritySpecifiers to bring emerging leaders to CONSULT to learn and grow in their careers.”

“We are pleased to have partnered with SIA on this scholarship program to help accelerate the assimilation of younger consultants into our industry,” said Ray Coulombe, managing director of SecuritySpecifiers. ”I was very pleased at the number and qualifications of those who applied to this program in its initial year. We welcome them to CONSULT 2025, where they will gain much needed knowledge and perspective while connecting with their industry peers.”

SIA and SecuritySpecifiers created the CONSULT Scholarship as part of their shared dedication to growing the next generation of security leaders; broader mission to attract, develop and retain a talented workforce that ensures the long-term success of our industry; and belief that attracting and retaining young talent in the areas of security system design and specifying is vital to delivering technology systems that keep people, businesses, assets and critical infrastructure safe.