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CBFAA in the News

Congratulations to the winner of the 2021 Colorado Burglar & Fire Alarm Association Youth Scholarship:
Samantha Westfahl!

Samantha is the daughter of Firefighter Mark Westfahl of North Park Fire Rescue and is graduate of North Park High School in Walden, CO. She will be furthering her education at the University of Montana in the fall. Congratulations Samantha!
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 Congratulations to the winner of the 2020 Colorado Burglar & Fire Alarm Association Youth Scholarship:
Mikey Amella!

​Mikey is a graduate of Pueblo West High School. His father is a Fire Engineer for the Pueblo Rural Fire Protection District.
A top student, athlete and community service volunteer, Mikey will attend UC Boulder this fall.
Congratulations Mikey!


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Thanks to Stan Martin of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition for speaking to members at our October 2019 meeting. 
Find out more about SIAC  at www.siacinc.org
CBFAA's October 2019 Meeting boasted TWO great guest speakers and tons of information about changes in our industry and to our association!
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Thanks to Marshall Lorden of Telguard-Ametek for speaking to members at our October 2019 meeting about the sunset of 3 G.

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CBFAA WAS BUSY IN AUGUST!
Far Left: Thanks to Anixter Branch Manager Chris Page and his team for having us at the Jason Road, Denver branch to meet industry members.
Left: Thanks to SES Branch Manager Craig Ward for hosting our August Member Meeting at the branch in Colorado Springs.

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CBFAA receives donation from ADI - August 2019
ADI-Denver branch manager Stephanie Sammons (2nd from left) presents donation to CBFAA during the ADI-Expo. Representing CBFAA (L to R) Jeanne Palmer, Exec Dir, John Wrzesinski, VP and Sofia Aguilar, Past-President.
​Thank you ADI!

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CBFAA at Security Equipment Supply BBQ - June 2019
CBFAA Secretary Jennifer Porter spoke to many dealers about the association at the SES 2019 BBQ in Colorado Springs on June 26. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table and thanks to SES for inviting us to this great event.



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The Mirror  May 2019 page 29
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 Dave Sylvester of Davis Mergers & Acquisitions was our guest speaker in April meeting. He had great info for our members about what is happening in our industry right now and how best to maintain the value of your company in the near and long terms. Members asked great questions (and got answers) during the Q & A session. ​

The Mirror January 2019 page 32
​Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Holiday Party in December 2018! Dealers and Vendors all had a great time.

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CBFAA BOARD Attends ESA CHAPTER EXCHANGE 2018
CBFAA Board Members Sofia Aguilar and John Wrzesinski along with Executive Director Jeanne Palmer attended ESA's Chapter Exchange in Texas in November 2018. This event brought together ESA chapters from across the country to learn best practices to help our members. We look forward to implementing what we learned for 2019!

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The Mirror  August 2018  page 24
​In July CBFAA attended the ADI Expo in Denver. ADI took this opportunity to present to CBFAA board members a donation for the association! CBFAA also visited with distributor SES in Colorado Springs to talk to alarm companies about the association. 

ESA Integrator 5-10-18
Members who participated in ESA’s District Day [the first week of May] found the visits to their local congressional offices to be productive. “I met with [Colorado] state director Andy Merritt, and it went well,” says ESA Member, Sofia Aguilar of A-1 Security Systems. “I was told to expect a 20-30 minute meeting and I was there one-on-one for over an hour. He also invited me to be one of 120 Coloradans hosted by both of our senators to a special summit in Washington DC next June. He was very interested in our industry and our association’s members.” Read the entire article by clicking link "ESA Integrator" above.


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The Mirror  April 2018  page 32
The March meeting was very informative for everyone. The CBFAA welcomed guest speaker Mitch Reitman of Reitman Consulting Group to update our members about the tax law changes and how they affect our businesses. Rick Culwell of ZKTeco USA introduced their line of biometric products to our members.

The Mirror  January 2018  pages 30-31
THANKS TO SPONSORS and ATTENDEES of the Annual CBFAA Holiday Party!
CBFAA President Sofia Aguilar                 Adam Sisbarro of PSR, Howard          President Sofia Aguilar and Michele    CBFAA VP Mary Jo Lakhal, Board
​presents plaque to outgoing board         Lantz of A-1 Security and Tim            Ostrander chat with the evening's        Member Andrea Vandyke-Quist,
​member Peter Martinez .                            Calvert of Security Technology         sponsor Tony DiPaola of ADI.                Jocelyn Van Dyke of Safenet,
​                                                                        Services enjoy the night.                                                                                         Brian Tomari of simPro get a craps
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SDM Magazine  March 29, 2017
The Colorado Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (CBFAA) recently elected 2017 board of director officers. 
 
CBFAA elected Sofia Aguilar, co-owner of A-1 Security, as the new president of the board of directors. Aguilar has more than 22 years of experience as a systems integrator in the electronic security industry including fire alarm, access control, nurse call, CCTV systems design, and in estimating, sales and project management. In the nine years since she helped form A-1 Security, the company has experienced growth through organic development and four acquisitions. Some of Aguilar’s clients include Denver Sheraton Downtown, Southern Glazier’s Wine and Spirits, Mercy Housing, Triangle Petroleum, Costco, Aims Community College, Yampa Valley Hospital District, Aurora Housing Authority, City of Aurora and City of Denver. 
 
As the president of CBFAA, Aguilar is working to increase collaboration with local jurisdictions to promote best practices, create educational opportunities for the community, increase CBFAA presence at trade shows and provide meaningful peer-to-peer interactions to advance the mission of CBFAA. 
CBFAA elected Thomas Roettger, compliance analyst for AT&T Digital Life, as vice president of the board of directors. At AT&T Digital Life, Roettger is responsible for vendor management, permitting and licensing validation, data analytics and project management. Prior to his current role, Roettger was part of a team at DIRECTTV that took a small drop ship, self-install alarm company, to a professional installed system nationwide. In addition to overseeing research, he also assisted in licensing the companies and more than 1,700 technicians throughout the U.S. to be compliant with any state and local ordinances related to the alarm industry. 
CBFAA elected Brian Harrison, general manager for A-1 Security, as secretary of the board of directors. Harrison has more than 21 years of experience in the electronic security industry. Prior to moving to Colorado, Harrison served as the Nevada district operations manager at Stanley for seven years.

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