AMBER and Silver Alerts for Telecommunicators
This course will examine the national and state efforts in developing and implementing protection strategies relating to children and seniors. The AMBER Alert and Silver Alert initiatives will be examined with particular attention given to best practices for telecommunicators to follow.
Course Length: 2 Hours
Meet your Instructor
Gus Paidousis and Jennifer Schwendimann
Expertise:
Since 1981, Gus Paidousis has served in a variety of positions including Patrol Officer, Training Director, Patrol Lieutenant as well as Executive Staff Officer to the Chief of Police. In 2002, Gus was promoted to Deputy Chief and has served as the commander of Patrol, Support Services and Criminal Investigative Divisions. Gus authored the East Tennessee AMBER Plan and served as the AMBER Coordinator for 56 jurisdictions. In May of 2013, Gus was named as the Chief of Security for Knox County Schools in Knoxville, TN.
Jennifer Schwendimann has 13 years of experience in the 9-1-1 field. She started as a telecommunicator at Williamson County 9-1-1 and went on to serve as a training and quality assurance coordinator and, most recently, as operations manager. She is currently the Training Coordinator of the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board.