Tag: Janet Fenner
SIA unveils 2024 Women in Security Forum Power 100
March 8, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has revealed the 2024 honoree list for the SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Power 100.
This initiative, presented by the SIA Women in Security Forum, honors 100 women in the security industry each year whose outstanding accomplishments and success stories are breaking barriers, redefining the faces of leadership and showcasing the innovative contributions women bring to the industry.
The 2024 WISF Power 100 honorees...
WISF feature : ‘This industry is exciting and very special,' says Tracy Larson
February 21, 2024Kenneth Z. Chutchian, Contributing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—To say that Tracy Larson has made her mark in the security industry is an understatement.
Larson serves as president and founding partner of WeSuite, a provider of industry-specific sales software for security, IT and AV integrators, based out of White Plains, N.Y.
“We enable security systems integrators, alarm, fire, and technology companies to record and track prospects, accurately and profitably estimate material, labor, chargeable items and recurring services,...
An ISC West session from the girls, for the girls
March 29, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
LAS VEGAS—The security industry has historically been considered a male-dominated field, but that has certainly changed in recent years.
Although women in security still face professional, as well as personal, challenges as they attempt to achieve a healthy work-life balance, four ladies who have forged successful careers in the security industry will attempt to address these concerns during an ISC West session titled, “What We've Learned Along the Way: Career Advice from the Girls,...
Mission 500 annual Security 5k/2k fundraiser set for ISC West 2023
January 24, 2023SSN Staff
MIAMI—Mission 500 has announced that the annual Security 5k/2k fundraiser benefiting children in need across the United States will once again be held live at ISC West this year.
The event will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 7:30 a.m. local time and takes place at Sunset Park in Las Vegas.
Registration to participate in this year’s event is already open and can be accessed by visiting www.security5kreg.com. For those who...
Mission 500, Moms in Security hosting second annual cornhole event for charity
January 9, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—Mission 500 and Moms in Security Global Outreach (MISGO) are joining forces again to raise funds for two great causes as the second annual cornhole tournament takes place on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ET at Kirkbride Hall, 5 Patriot Hills Lane in Stony Point, N.Y.
The tournament promotes team building while bringing much attention to Mission 500’s cause of helping underprivileged children and families in need across the U.S. In addition, the event...
Swinging for a cause
September 21, 2022Cory Harris, Editor
My son and I got up early on Saturday morning, but we didn’t mind at all.
We got in the car and drove from New York City to New Jersey, and although getting to the George Washington Bridge was practically a crawl thanks to weekend construction, we were stoked to reach our ultimate destination – the Mission 500 annual softball game.
For those who are unfamiliar with Mission 500, the nonprofit organization’s goal is to work together with the security industry to support underprivileged...
Moms in Security Global Outreach adds members to Executive Advisory Board
June 1, 2022Paul Ragusa
NEW YORK—Moms in Security Global Outreach (MISGO), a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and rescuing victims of child sex trafficking, has announced the addition of five new Executive Advisory Board members, including Security Systems News Managing Editor Cory Harris and industry veteran John Moore.
Izabela Regula, MBA, Sales Executive, Fire Life Safety and Security Solutions, JCI; Connie Moorhead, Owner and CEO, The CMOOR Group; and Elizabeth Hall, Co-Owner at C’ville...
Mission 500, ADI team up to raise over $97K for children in need
March 31, 2022SSN Staff
MIAMI—Mission 500, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to serving children and communities in need across the U.S., teamed up with diamond sponsor ADI Global Distribution to raise more than $97,000 to support underprivileged children and promote corporate social responsibility across the security industry.
Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., ADI is a leading global wholesale distributor of security, AV and low-voltage products. Mission 500 has partnered with ADI...
Mission 500 announces new Co-Chairs, Treasurer, and Secretary to advisory board
January 21, 2022SSN Staff
MIAMI—Mission 500, a non-profit charity that works closely with the security industry to serve the needs of children and communities in crisis throughout the United States, has announced new Co-Chairpersons to its advisory board - Janet Fenner, President of Defined Marketing, and Tracy Larson, President and Partner at WeSuite.
In addition, current board member Jason Lutz, Distribution Sales Leader at Resideo Technologies, will become Treasurer and Sarah Flanagan,...
Two Great Causes, One Great Day
December 15, 2021Cory Harris, Editor
Networking. Partnering. Getting together. Having fun. Showing support.
Those were some of the thoughts swirling in my head as I got in the car with my kids and headed up the Palisades Parkway on Saturday, Dec. 11, destination - Stony Point, N.Y.
It was a dreary day outside, but we knew that once we arrived at Kirkbride Hall, the site of the first Moms in Security/Mission 500 Cornhole Tournament, the community venue would be filled with bright and cheery faces as we got ready for a fun afternoon...