ORGANIZATION
THE ACADEMY

COLLEGE OF FELLOWS

From the outset, the Academy's purpose was to provide a protocol certification registry and international forum for setting and evolving standards and processes relating to all aspects of emergency dispatching. Much like the American Heart Association controls unified protocol standards for CPR, ACLS, and BLS, the Academy controls the MPDS, FPDS, and PPDS as unified standards, with all content update and maintenance rights now legally assigned to the "College of Fellows" under a perpetually renewable contract.

The College of Fellows is a unified body of internationally recognized experts in public safety telecommunications. Their purpose and Mission Statement is:

"To conduct an on-going review of the current standards of care and practice in Emergency Dispatch and evaluate the tools and mechanisms used to meet or exceed those standards."

Agencies are encouraged to submit a Proposal For Change form to request formal protocol review. This form can be downloaded in PDF format here...

For more information contact:

College of Fellows

Bill Auchterlonie * Dr. Bob Bass * Christopher Bradford * Thera Bradshaw (Emeritus) * Geoff Cady * Dr. Jeff Clawson * Phil Coco * Rex Comerford * Brian Dale * Chip Darius * Kate Dernocoeur * Dr. Norm Dinerman * Patricia Dukes * Dr. James Dunford * Dr. Marc Eckstein * Gary Galasso * Jeffrey Grunow * Ed Jetter * Dr. Alexander Kuehl (Emeritus) * James Lake * Jim Lanier * Bill Leonard * Steve L'Heureux * Vicki Maguire * Shelia Malone * Susi Marsan * Robert Martin * Dave Massengale * Jim Meeks * Shawna Mistretta * Gene Moffitt * Jerry Overton * James Page (Emeritus 1936-2004) * Rick Patrick * Brett Patterson * Dr. Paul Pepe * Dr. Dave Persse * Dr. Mikel Rothenberg (1954-2006) * Ross Rutschman (Emeritus) * Dr. Joseph Ryan * Doug Smith-Lee * Dr. Paul Stiegler * Fred Thorpe * Carl VanCott * Sheila Wheeler * Dr. Arthur Yancey * Tina Young