Women in Leadership Panel
Course Length: 1 Hour
Meet your Instructor
Monica Million, Jennifer White Leslie Whitham, and Laurie Anderson
Expertise:
Monica Million has been in the 9-1-1 industry for 24 years. She began her career as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator, worked her way into the Communications Training Officer, Supervisor and ultimately the Operations Manager of the Grand Junction Regional Communication Center. She worked as the Executive Director of the Colorado 9-1-1 Resource Center at the state level. She holds the Emergency Number Professional Certification and has a BA from California State University, Long Beach. She is a Past President of the National Emergency Number Association and a Hall of Fame Award recipient. She was instrumental during her time on the NENA Board of Directors in establishing the Collaborative Coalition for International Public Safety. She sits on the Board of Advisors for the PTSD9-1-1 documentary effort. In addition, she was the founding co-chair of the Women in 9-1-1 Alliance, advocating for professional development of professionals in our industry. For the past several years she has been speaking at state, regional, national, and international events to advance 9-1-1 and emergency number services worldwide. She has also worked with Amazon Web Services as a 9-1-1 Business Development Manager. She is the founder of Million Consulting Services, LLC. She is an Instructor for NENA. She is currently serving on the NG9-1-1 Institute Board and sits on the Board of Advisors to Prepared911. Jennifer White has dedicated her career to enhancing emergency communications, response, education, and technology partnerships. Her expertise spans across state and national levels, including serving on the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board and as President of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). Jennifer has played a pivotal role in shaping key legislation, particularly in the areas of 911 funding and accessibility. She holds multiple certifications, including Paramedic, Certified Public Safety Executive, Emergency Number Professional, and Registered Public Safety Leader. Jennifer's passion lies in supporting those who assist others in their most critical moments. She is committed to advancing more effective and efficient methods for processing emergency calls, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and excellent outcomes. Her insights and expertise have made her a sought-after speaker at many state, national, and international events focused on public safety.Currently, as the Director of Partnerships at RapidSOS, Jennifer collaborates with public safety providers to integrate cutting-edge technology that serves the emergency communications and responder community. Leslie Whitham, ENP has worked in the public safety field for more than 31 years. Leslie is a longtime supervisor and instructor who values ongoing professional and personal development with a belief in the importance of camaraderie amongst 9 ‐ 1 ‐ 1 professionals.Leslie has been involved with communications since 1991, starting her career as a Reserve Police Officer. She became a Public Safety Dispatcher in 1992 when her agency opened its own communications center. Leslie was responsible for both prioritizing/routing a high volume of emergency and non ‐ emergency calls through a CAD system as well as working with incoming dispatchers to complete the department’s training program. After demonstrating her ability to train dispatchers, Leslie was promoted to Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor, supervising law ‐ enforcement telecommunicators in support of the department’s strategic vision. In 2021, Leslie left the public sector to take on the role of Training and Engagement Manager with RapidSOS, a technology company focused on providing ECC's across the country with access to life ‐ saving digital data. Laurie Anderson, ENP, is the 911 Manager with Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. She is a 33-year 911 professional with 20 of those years under the headset and the last 13 as the 911 Manager. Additionally, she is a Strategic Advisor for the public safety consulting firm, TSG Advisors. She holds the title of Past President for the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), is the founding Co-Chair of the NENA Wellness Committee, former Florida Chapter of NENA President and former Florida 911 Board Member, of which she held for 10 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in public safety administration from Edison State College and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction educational technology from Florida Gulf Coast University. She is currently working towards her Project Management Professional Certification. In her spare time, she enjoys biking and camping with her husband and kayaking with anyone who will go with her.