Bowling Green, Scottsville graduates among Kentucky’s newest 911 dispatchers
RICHMOND, Ky. (WNKY) – Two Southcentral Kentuckians are among 28 new public safety dispatchers graduating from the state’s latest training academy class.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday that the graduates completed training through the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training Public Safety Dispatch Academy and are now prepared to begin serving as the communications link between the public and first responders.
Among the graduates are Bryanna Martin, who will serve with the Bowling Green Police Department, and Abigale Marchant, who will work with the Scottsville Police Department.
“Dispatchers play an essential role for Kentuckians during their toughest moments,” Beshear said in a statement. “Your calm voice will be a light in darkness for so many.”
Dispatch basic training is required for sworn or civilian employees responsible for communicating with law enforcement officers by radio at Criminal Justice Information Systems agencies.
Graduates of Class 169 completed four weeks of instruction totaling 164 hours. Training topics included phone and radio procedures, handling emergency and nonemergency calls, emergency medical dispatch protocols and use of state and national criminal databases.
Class 169 graduates and their agencies are:
- Lance Auker, Campbellsville Police Department
- Halyn Kristine Balon, Murray Police Department
- Danielle Bishop, Georgetown Police Department
- Paris R. Cameron, Owensboro-Daviess County Central Dispatch
- Emily Rose Case, Springfield/Washington County E-911 Dispatch
- Caine-Robert F. Cummins, Georgetown Police Department
- Mariah David, Jessamine County 911
- Amanda DeGripp, Morehead Police Department
- Alexis Dejarnette, Meade County Dispatch
- Rally Despain, Elizabethtown Police Department
- Jason A. Gannone, Frankfort Police Department
- Ashton T. Grigsby, Perry County 911
- Katharine Grinnell, Hardin County 911
- Mya Hammond, Boyd County PSCC 911
- Sara Susan Hara, Morehead Police Department
- Brittany Langston, Union County 911
- Lindsey Mansur, Jessamine County 911
- Abigale Marchant, Scottsville Police Department
- Bryanna Martin, Bowling Green Police Department
- Katelyn McWaters, Hopkinsville Police Department
- Noah Medley, Frankfort Police Department
- Hunter W. Moncrief, Georgetown Police Department
- Bryan S. Neace, Perry County 911
- Jennifer Nemeth, Elliott County 911
- Whitley Norton, Georgetown Police Department
- Jennifer Ross, Livingston County 911
- Zachary Salisbury, Greenup County 911
- Amanda M. Snider, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport AOC
Mike Bosse, commissioner of the training department, said the academy prepares dispatchers to handle the pressure of emergency situations while serving as a critical connection between communities and first responders.
“Graduating from the public safety dispatch academy is more than completing a program, it’s accepting the responsibility of serving as the critical link between the public and first responders,” Bosse said.
The dispatch academy trains personnel from agencies across Kentucky as part of the state’s broader effort to strengthen public safety and emergency response systems.
