On Oct. 2, The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that Celia Besore would be its next executive director (and the first ever female to hold the position at TMA). Previously the executive director of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses and a former member of the board of directors of The American Society of Association Executives, Besore is no stranger to holding a leadership role. And having already served as TMA’s vice president of membership and programs and vice president of marketing and communications, she’s familiar with the security industry as well.
So just days before starting her new role at TMA, Besore spoke with SDM about her love for the security industry, her past experiences and the future of the association.