In the IQ Certification Program annual membership meeting, executive director, Dale Eller announced the election results for the 2012 IQ board of directors.

Amanda Baumgartner of Rapid Response Monitoring, Darryl Parker of CPI Security Systems and Josh Timko of Safenet Security were all elected to the board for the first time. Baumgartner and Parker had previously been appointed as board members during the year.

Each of the new elected IQ board members will serve a two-year term which began Jan. 1, 2012.

Immediately after the annual meeting, the board met for its monthly meeting and chose officers. Tim Creenan was elected again as chair. The other positions were Dave Currie as vice chair, Amanda Baumgartner as secretary and Peggy Anderson as treasurer.

In addition, Peggy Anderson of the Delaware State Police, Joseph Benoit of the Greenwich Fire Department and Steve Heggeman of the Baltimore County Alarm Reduction Team were appointed to a one-year term by the board as public safety directors, representing the public safety sector.

One appointed director may be chosen from each of the law enforcement, fire, state regulator or insurance communities.