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ASIS Women in Security - Silco Fire Systems Tour

Posted by [email protected] on 02/13/2026 8:15 am  /   Women in Security

Women in Security (WIS) hosted their Quarterly meeting February 12, 2026, at Silco in Grove City. "Safety Steve" provided a presentation about fire safety to the group. About 15 people attended, all from security integrators, many of whom are in the business of fire prevention, suppression and equipment. Silco is a leading provider in this industry. There was a great deal of networking and discussion regarding some of the proprietary fire systems. A tour of the training and extinguisher areas were also provided.
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For more information about future Women In Security meetings, contact Heather Miller at [email protected] 

Women in Security - Q4 Meeting Recap

Posted by [email protected] on 11/14/2025 10:10 am  /   Women in Security

The Fourth Quarter Women In Security (WIS) meeting, was organized by Heather Miller and held at Convergent in Westerville on November 12, 2025. Heather started the meeting by having the 21 attendees introduce themselves. Ken Menard gave a quick explanation of ASIS and invited the attendees to come to a future ASIS meeting. Kari Chadd, our host at Convergent, invited guests to enjoy snacks and then introduced the meeting’s speaker - Tizzie Nuss.

Tizzie Nuss has built her career on being the first – the first to step into new spaces, challenge norms, and spark change with purpose. A purpose-driven leader and innovator, Tizzie has turned personal adversity into impact. After temporarily losing her eyesight in 2017, she turned that experience into purpose, founding The Spark Project®and inventing the patented SPARK® Shield to help keep children safe. Today, as the first Vice President of People & Culture at NAI Ohio Equities, she continues to lead with heart – helping others grow, connect, and lead with courage, heart and compassion.

Tizzie presented and demonstrated the SPARK SHIELD, a ballistic resistant device about the size of a clipboard (with handles) that a student can hold up in front of their face and chest, to protect themselves from bullets in event of a school active shooter incident. She also showed a sheet of the same material which had sustained 5 bullet slug rounds without any penetration up to 44 and 45 calibers. Tizzie is seeking funding for these devices to be able to completely equip a classroom or school.

The attendees were extremely enthusiast about the device, and being security specialists themselves, made suggestions for it’s use including door panels for classrooms and entry points, for backpacks (to protect both the front and back of students) and for law enforcement. To acquire funding, it was seriously suggested that she appear on SHARK TANK and also approach religious congregations (besides schools) which are also at risk for active shooters.

More information can be found at sparkproject.us and Tizzie invites inquiries at 614-499-3870 or [email protected] or [email protected]