BCDVideo Executive Maureen Carlo to Receive 2019 SIA Progress Award

The award recognizes SIA members who have shown excellence in their advancement of opportunities and success for women in the security industry.

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Maureen Carlo, director of strategic alliances – North America at BCDVideo, will be presented the 2019 SIA Progress Award during SIA Honors Night on Nov. 20 in New York City.

The honor, presented by the Security Industry Association’s Women in Security Forum, celebrates individuals who pave the way to success for women in the security industry.

Carlo — an industry veteran whose 15-year tenure includes roles with BCDVideo, Videotec Security, NeuEon, Venture Communications & Security and Wells Communication — has developed an international reputation as a strategic leader in electronic security and integrated systems based on her contributions to the security community and her advancement of SIA’s mission.

She serves as the committee co-chair of the SIA Women in Security Forum, a group open to all SIA members that offers programs, professional development opportunities and networking and career growth events with the goal of supporting the growth of women in the security industry. Carlo helps guide SIA’s efforts in engaging security professionals to promote, recruit and cultivate the leadership of women for a more inclusive and diversified industry.

“Joining SIA offered me the opportunity to connect with the most prestigious leaders in our industry, and together we have created a movement with the Women in Security Forum that is engaging and influencing our integrated security world through diversity and inclusivity,” says Carlo.

She continues, “I am inspired by this and awed by the honor of receiving the 2019 SIA Progress Award. When we are dedicated to championing others and recognize values, vulnerability, courage and grit as part of the process, our partnerships and participation grow — the effects are force multipliers in bettering our workforce and advancing the next generation of our converged physical and cybersecurity industry.”

Carlo has helped the SIA Women in Security Forum organize and present lively networking and professional growth events, including a breakfast at ISC West 2019 and a happy hour at GSX 2019. She recently moderated the ISC West conference session “Being a Woman Business Owner in the Security Industry Is an Advantage, Not a Disadvantage” and was a panelist in the ISC East session “Strategies for Successful Leadership in the Security Industry.”

“SIA is thrilled to present the 2019 SIA Progress Award to Maureen Carlo in recognition of her strong dedication to furthering the growth of women in the security industry,” says SIA CEO Don Erickson. “Her enthusiastic efforts to elevate women in security through outreach, engagement and leadership have helped to grow the forum and shed light on challenges women face in the industry.”

SIA’s Women in Security Forum is designed to support the involvement of women in the security industry. Through programs like the Progress Award, regular profiles of female security business leaders in industry publications, professional development offerings and networking events, the forum engages both men and women who share this goal.

SIA’s Progress Award recognizes SIA members who have shown excellence in their advancement of opportunities and success for women in the security industry. Each year’s recipient is determined based on their contributions to fostering women in the industry, promotion of women’s professional growth through mentorship and/or sponsorship, recognitions and awards for related activities and demonstration of the highest levels of professionalism and integrity in the security industry.

The annual SIA Honors Night, held concurrently with ISC East, includes a gala dinner reception, an awards ceremony recognizing industry leaders and engaging entertainment. Along with presenting the Progress Award, SIA will also recognize industry leaders at the 2019 Honors Night with the George R. Lippert Memorial Award, the SIA Insightful Practitioner Award and the Jay Hauhn Excellence in Partnerships Award.

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