August Bios

Mr. Roberts has more than thirty-five years of experience in the installation, sales, commissioning and product management of code compliant commercial fire alarm, carbon monoxide detection, emergency communication and security systems. He is responsible for codes & standards development at the federal, state, and local level as well as legislation. Currently Mr. Roberts is serving on:

  • 14 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committees
  • 2 Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standards Technical Panels for carbon monoxide detection
  • Member of numerous ICC Fire Code Action Committee (FCAC) working groups
  • Board member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Fire and Life Safety Section (FLSS)
  • Member of the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) Model Codes Committee (MCC)
  • Board member of the Center for Campus Fire Safety (CCFS)
  • Board member of the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC)
  • Chair of the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) Government Affairs Committee
  • Chair of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Building Codes Committee (BCC)
  • Chair of the U.S. TAG to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) TC 21/SC 3 (Fire Detection and Alarm Systems)
Denise Pappas | General Manager of Keltron Corporation 

Denise Pappas, General Manager of Keltron Corporation, is a fire and security industry influencer. She is an expert at explaining how the codes and standards revolving around Intelligent Buildings fit into individual situations. As the cybersecurity task group chair for the NFPA 72, Chapter 24, ECS, Denise is intimately familiar with the introduction of the 2022 Edition of NFPA 72, Cybersecurity Chapter 11. She is a member of the NEMA Cybersecurity Council, serves as the Standards Chair for BICSI and served as the chair of the fire section of D007 - Intelligent Building Standard. Additionally, she serves on the NFPA 101/5000 Technical Committee and on the Correlating Committee for NFPA 99.  Certified Speaker and experienced presenter, Ms. Pappas received a BA from Bowling Green University and is currently studying for her MBA at LSU. She was recently inducted into the Society of Collegiate Leadership and Achievement.