Tag: Yazmina Rawji
SIA announces 2025 SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship winners
October 10, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named eight recipients for the 2025 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship - a program developed by WISF to further educational opportunities and promote advancement for the widest spectrum of people possible in the security industry.
The 2025 winners for the SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship are:
Bianca Banuelos, operations assistant, Safe and Sound Security
Sushma Nayak, associate mechanical...
SIA names Yazmina Rawji as 2025 SIA Progress Award honoree
October 7, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Yazmina Rawji of dormakaba as the 2025 recipient of the SIA Progress Award, an honor presented by SIA’s Women in Security Forum (WISF) community celebrating individuals who pave the way to success for women in the security industry.
Rawji will be presented with the award on Nov. 19 during the 2025 SIA Celebrates & Honors event at City Winery in New York City.
Rawji...
SIA announces 2025 WISF Power 100 honorees
March 7, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the 2025 honorees 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 2025 WISF Power 100...
SIA names Norstrom, Rawji and St. Jacques as Sandy Jones Volunteers of the Year
February 28, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named three recipients of the 2025 Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award.
Pauline Norstrom, Yazmina Rawji and Joey St. Jacques will be honored with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held April 1 during ISC West.
The Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award is named in honor of Sandra Jones, principal of Sandra Jones and Company, a prolific SIA volunteer...
Women in Security Profile: ‘Diversity is needed to advance our industry,’ says Yazmina Rawji
June 5, 2024Kenneth Z. Chutchian, Contributing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Yazmina Rawji is extremely passionate about the importance of creating a more diverse security industry.
“Diversity is needed to advance our industry and attract/retain the best talent,” said Rawji, the relationship manager for dormakaba Americas’ Access Automation Solutions division. “This in turn will increase engagement and trust amongst employees. Increased engagement can lead to better performance and stronger business results and profits. Diversity...
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...
SSN, SIA WISF to continue partnership to promote diversity in 2024
January 3, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine, and SILVER SPRING, Md.—Security Systems News is proud to be partnering again this year with the Security Industry Association's (SIA’s) Women in Security Forum (WISF) to spotlight an incredibly diverse list of security professionals to be highlighted in special features throughout 2024.
SSN and SIA WISF began the partnership in 2021 and in 2022, expanded coverage beyond one issue with one person profiled in each issue, as well as online at www.securitysystemsnews.com.
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