Rick Heffernan | President, SDi
Rick has more than twenty-five years of experience in the Fire & Life Safety industry. He is the President of SDi, based in Neptune, New Jersey. Transitioning from a career in law enforcement, Rick has been very active in many facets
of the life safety industry. He was appointed to the Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA) Board of Directors fifteen years ago and is the Immediate Past President. Additionally, he has represented SDi at NEMA BS-SB and is
currently Vice Chair of Government Affairs. Rick is an NFPA Technical Committee Member on NFPA 72, NFPA 101/5000, NFPA 1, NFPA 915, NFPA 715, NFPA 461, NFPA 909/914, NFPA 170 and NFPA 420.
Maria B. Marks | Manager of Industry Relations, Siemens Industry
Active in the Fire Life Safety industry for over 25 years, Maria’s past positions include Account Executive for Fire and Mass Notification solutions, and National Business Development Manager for Tier Construction.
She is Vice Chair of the NEMA BS-SB Fire, Life Safety, Security and Emergency Communications Section. Maria is a member of the SFPE Editorial Board & Vice Chair of the SFPE Foundation Board of Governors. She is a member of the Board of
Visitors for the UMD Department of Fire Protection Engineering. Maria is a Past President of MD-DC-VA AFAA.
Technical Committee Representation: NFPA 72, NFPA 101/5000, NFPA 3000, NFPA 99, NFPA 915, NFPA 3/4, NFPA 1, NFPA 730/731