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Governors Award for Excellence

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For Immediate Release Contact: Mary McMillan 650.363.4129 April 1, 2005 mmcmillan@co.sanmateo.ca.us   9-1-1 Dispatcher Wins Governors Award for Excellence   Redwood City – On April 19, 2005 at the Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day, San Mateo County 9-1-1 Dispatcher Deborah McGlynn will be awarded the prestigious Governor’s Award for Excellence in Peace Officer Training by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ms. McGlynn is the first non-sworn public safety employee to be selected for this award in the history of the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). The Governor’s Awards for Excellence is a highly competitive annual award program that recognizes excellence, innovation, and impact upon Law Enforcement training in the State of California. This year there were 39 nominations in three award categories: Individual Achievement, Lifetime Achievement and Organizational Achievement.   An employee of San Mateo County Public Safety Communications 9-1-1 Communications since 1991, Ms. McGlynn is a POST Master Instructor and is considered subject matter expert in the field of emergency communications preparedness during terrorist events. Ms. McGlynn distinguished herself having developed the only 40-hour POST course of its kind to be certified by the Federal Office of Domestic Preparedness. To date, 120 Emergency Dispatchers from across the state have attended the highly rated course.   Ms. McGlynn will be presented with the trophy during an award ceremony at the Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day Luncheon in Sacramento on April 19, 2005. Deb has truly become a recognized subject-matter-expert in this field, and continues to attend courses that broaden her knowledge and application. In 2002 McGlynn was awarded the San Mateo County Communications Managers Association award for Special Achievement. Public Safety Communications is very pleased to announce that Deb has been selected for another impressive award.   For more information about Ms. McGlynn’s training program or about San Mateo County’s 9-1-1 Dispatch system please contact Jaime Young at (650) 363-4949.