Vertical Insights: Higher Education Security Symposium
About the Webinar
Vertical Insights is a series of virtual events presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA) and focused on top vertical markets. This series is designed to bring together practitioners, security integrators, solution providers, consultants and others involved in protecting key sectors.
Higher education institutions are facing mounting pressure to secure increasingly dynamic campus environments amid rising concerns around campus violence, unauthorized access, protest activity, cybersecurity threats and emergency response coordination. At the same time, colleges and universities must preserve the open, collaborative atmosphere that defines campus life while protecting students, faculty, staff and visitors across classrooms, residence halls, research facilities and public gathering spaces.
This symposium will bring together technology leaders working in higher education and campus security professionals from Pennsylvania universities to examine how higher education institutions are advancing campus safety through integrated security technologies, innovation and collaborative security strategies. Discussions will highlight real-world operational challenges, lessons learned and emerging solutions that enhance situational awareness, improve emergency response and help protect students, faculty, staff and visitors across today’s evolving campus environments.
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Speakers
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Craig FrostSenior Director of Channel Sales, 3SiCraig Frost is the senior director of channel sales at 3Si, where he leads channel partnerships for a trusted public safety technology company. With more than 25 years of experience in physical security, enterprise technology, and channel development, Frost has built successful partnerships with leading systems integrators, monitoring centers and technology providers throughout North America.
At 3Si, Frost has been instrumental in expanding the adoption of DirectToDispatch, a verified police dispatch pathway helping bridge the gap between private security and public safety by delivering verified video, audio and dispatch-ready intelligence to police dispatch centers. His work focuses on supporting informed emergency response, increasing situational awareness and creating stronger collaboration between commercial security organizations and public safety agencies.
Throughout his career, Frost has specialized in developing go-to-market strategies, building high-performing partner ecosystems and helping organizations leverage technology to solve complex security challenges. He regularly works with Fortune 500 companies, higher education institutions, health care organizations, critical infrastructure providers and public safety professionals to improve situational awareness and operational response.
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Shannon LynchIndustry Marketing Manager, Wasabi TechnologiesShannon Lynch is an industry marketing manager at Wasabi Technologies, focused on helping colleges and universities strengthen cyber resilience through secure, cost-effective cloud storage. She regularly speaks on data protection, backup and recovery and practical strategies that help colleges and universities safeguard critical data while simplifying IT operations.
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Lisa Poltar-McCrimmonManager, Integrated Security Service, Carnegie Mellon UniversityLisa Poltar-McCrimmon, CPTED, ESRM, is a results-driven security and IT leader with over 20 years of experience managing large-scale infrastructure, security systems and enterprise projects within higher education and corporate environments. She currently serves as manager of integrated security services at Carnegie Mellon University, where she leads strategic planning and operations for campuswide video surveillance and access control systems.
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Jill RenihanSegment Development Manager, Education, Axis CommunicationsJill Renihan comes from the public education sector with over 34 years of experience in many roles: teacher, special education service coordinator, school administrator, district safety director and executive director of business. In her role as director of school safety, she built an integrated IP network of cameras, access control, mass notification, weapons detection, and emergency management for her school district. Renihan enjoys leveraging Axis solutions and her education expertise with best practices in school safety, navigating system development and security integration, as well as training for prevention, protection, response and reunification strategies.
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Amy SurprenantEnd User Business Development, Higher Education, HID Global
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