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The Monitoring Association Elects 2026-2028 Board Members

Seven security and professional monitoring industry leaders have been chosen to guide the trade association’s strategic initiatives through 2028.

Seven industry leaders have been elected to serve on the board of directors for The Monitoring Association for the 2026–2028 term.

The trade association announced the election results for the leadership positions, with terms officially beginning following the organization's annual meeting in November.

The re-elected board members represent several major firms across the professional monitoring, security and technology sectors. The returning leadership includes Michael Picciola of ADT LLC as vice president, Justin Bailey of Becklar Monitoring as secretary and Richard Flores of Puget Sound Energy as the global security operations center board member. Brandon Niles of Acadian Monitoring Services LLC will continue as the contract monitoring board member, while Joey Rao-Russell of Kimberlite Corporation, doing business as Sonitrol, returns as the regional board member. David Charney of Everon and Joseph Pereira of Securitas Technology were also re-elected as at-large board members.

The newly elected board will oversee the association's strategic direction, manage industry programs and steer initiatives focused on public safety, education, advocacy and technological innovation within the security sector.

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Jesse Jacobs is assistant editor of SecurityToday.com.

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