New Video! Allyship Unlocked: A Leadership Conversation From the SIA Women in Security Forum

By Kara Klein, Associate Director of Marketing and Media Relations, Security Industry Association on October 28, 2026 | |

The Security Industry Association (SIA) Women in Security Forum (WISF) is pleased to present Allyship Unlocked, a new podcast from the SIA WISF SupportHER Subcommittee.

In this conversation, host Stephenie Haldane (WISF SupportHER committee co-chair, vice president of end user sales at HID, member of the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) Board of Directors and 2026 recipient of the SIA Progress Award) is joined by Ashley Gaworski, director of business development at Wesco; Don Erickson, CEO of SIA; Bill Tenney, CEO of ASIS International; and Merlin Guilbeau, CEO of the Electronic Security Association.

They discuss the importance of allyship in empowering women in the security industry, creating opportunities and helping people become the best versions of themselves. Learn more about the SIA Women in Security Forum here.