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🎄 You're Invited! 🎄
Join us for the Annual Christmas Dinner Meeting at the Central Hotel & Conference Center on Friday, December 19th from 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Celebrate the season with great food, warm company, and holiday cheer.
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Registration closes December 15th
🎄 Sponsor the PA APCO Christmas Dinner Meeting! 🎄 Join us in celebrating the season at the Central Hotel & Conference Center. We're inviting businesses to support this festive evening through sponsorship opportunities that offer great visibility and community engagement.
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Let’s make this a memorable night together!
📢 PA APCO Vendor Registration Is Now Open!
The Pennsylvania APCO Chapter is pleased to announce that vendor registration is officially open for the 2026 PA APCO Annual Spring Conference, taking place April 26–29, 2026, at the Eden Resort & Suites in Lancaster, PA.
📢 Call for Speakers is Open
2026 PA APCO Annual Spring Conference
April 26–29, 2026 - Eden Resort & Suites – Lancaster, PA
Planning is now underway for the 2026 PA APCO Annual Spring Conference, and we are seeking dynamic, knowledgeable speakers to share their expertise with the public safety communications community. This conference is a key opportunity to present new ideas, best practices, innovations, and lessons learned. Presenters gain recognition among peers, contribute valuable knowledge to the profession, and help advance the future of public safety communications in Pennsylvania and beyond.
The PA APCO Board of Directors elections is upcoming, below is the list of candidates. All PA APCO full members will receive an email in the coming weeks with a link to the electronic balloting.
Ballot for the Election of Officers, Pennsylvania Chapter, APCO, December 19, 2025
PRESIDENT
CHAD AUCKER (view biography)
PRESIDENT ELECT
Choose one
SUSAN SANKO (view biography)
ANDREW WALSH (view biography)
VICE PRESIDENT
BETSY TURNER (view biography)
TREASURER
RONALD LINVILLE
SECRETARY
JOHN SWEENEY
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
Choose one
JEFF PORTER (view biography)
SUSAN SANKO (view biography)
MEMBER AT LARGE
Choose four
RYAN BASTIAN (view biography)
MATTHEW KIDD (view biography)
JOSEPH KLAPATCH (view biography)
THOMAS BEN NORRIS (view biography)
JOSH PENNEPACKER (view biography)
PA APCO congratulates JJ McFarland on his Life Member appointment to APCO International.
And his appointment to APCO International Board of Directors for the East Region.
Please mark your calendars for upcoming APCO events:
​PA APCO Annual Membership Meeting & Dinner - December 19, 2025, Best Western Premier
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PA APCO Conference 2026 - April 26 - 29, Eden Resort
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APCO International 92nd Annual Conference - August 2 - 5, 2026, San Antonio TX