Tag: Melissa Brinkman
ESA applauds court decision vacating FTC’s Negative Option Rule
July 15, 2025SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) is applauding a major decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s Negative Option Rule allowing consumers to cancel subscriptions more easily.
The court found that the FTC failed to follow the required procedures, including conducting a proper economic impact analysis.
ESA, alongside the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other petitioners, challenged the rule last fall, warning it posed...
ESA announces 2025 board of directors
June 13, 2025SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has announced the 2025 Board of Directors election results, with members of ESA recently voting for several open positions on the board, resulting in the election of a group of dedicated professionals who will help shape the future of the association.
In accordance with ESA’s bylaws, this year’s election included positions for three integrator directors and one associate member director. The integrator directors are Jeremy Bates,...
ESA Board of Directors approves competency directors, officer positions
June 25, 2024SSN Staff
DALLAS—Members of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently approved several competency director and officer positions.
After voting for recent director positions concluded on May 24, Chair-elect Kevin Stone recommended two competency directors and requested board approval on June 2. These director positions are selected based on their subject matter expertise and must be an owner, officer, or employee of an ESA member in good standing. Each competency director shall serve...
ESA announces membership campaign volunteers
February 7, 2023SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has announced that its membership campaign volunteers consist of 21 security industry leaders who have committed to spearheading record-setting membership engagement for the association in 2023.
The group of volunteers are:
1. Ben Murray of Affiliated Monitoring
2. Bob Ricucci of Advanced Security Technologies
3. Cameron Fleck of NewVision Security
4. Dean Belisle...
Steve Firestone, Jamie Vos join ESA Board of Directors
August 29, 2022SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) announced it recently installed Jamie Vos, President of Security Solutions Northwest, and Steve Firestone, CEO of Firestone Strategies Group, on its new Board of Directors.
The purpose of a director on the ESA Board is to work collectively as a team to provide good governance of ESA affairs and to set the direction to optimize the growth and performance of the organization. Each board member has a responsibility for ensuring...
ESA welcomes two new board members
July 14, 2022SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently installed two new members on its Board of Directors - Rick Seymour, CEO, CSI Palm Beach, and Michael Barnes, Founding Partner, Barnes Associates, Inc.
Seymour and Barnes were installed onto the ESA Board of Directors during the ESA Annual Meeting at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) and began their term on July 1.
The purpose of a director on the ESA Board is to work collectively as a team to provide good governance...
ESA welcomes new members to Board of Directors
July 26, 2021SSN Staff
DALLAS—Members of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently voted for several open positions on its Board of Directors.
These positions were vacated by outgoing board members, having made significant impact on the association, including Dee Ann Harn, CEO of RFI Enterprises in California; Steve Firestone, owner of Firestone Strategies in South Carolina; and James Lee, owner of Alarmguard Security in North Carolina.
“I have had the honor of working closely with these professionals,...
Women in Security: Custom Alarm looks at connected home tech
November 29, 2016Spencer Ives
ROCHESTER, Minn.—Custom Alarm's CEO Melissa Brinkman talked with Security Systems News about the company's increased approach to smart home technologies.“We're just really trying to have our team embrace it ... in particular, the locks, the lighting, the thermostats—in addition to being able to control your system remotely,” she said. Brinkman highlighted several specific technologies in the connected home space, including the Sky Bell doorbell, Honeywell's Lyric system. “We're...
Custom Alarm recognized as a women-owned business
May 18, 2016Paul Ragusa
ROCHESTER, Minn.—Custom Alarm, a super-regional security company based here, has been certified as a women-owned business on the state level and on the federal level through the Small Business Association. “Our ownership has changed over the years, so we really wanted to maximize some of the benefits of being women-owned,” Custom Alarm CEO Melissa Brinkman told Security Systems News.With its new designation and increased connected-home offerings, Custom Alarm has “seen some...