The 112 Foundation Governing Bodies
The President of the 112 Foundation
Emmanuel Paul
"In 2002, when I learned about the 112 issue, I was very disappointed & angry at Europe for not implementing a service that would save lives among European citizens. I thought that this cause deserved more energy and decided to give some. My involvment was reinforced by the end of 2007 when - 6 months before the birth of my first child - I had a serious accident in a forest downtown Brussels. It took the emergency services more than 30 minutes to arrive, they couldn't locate me. That day, I decided that I would get more involved in the 112 issue. For my family & friends but most of all for our children and the generations to come."
Emmanuel Paul was born on 07/04/1977 in Brussels. He is married since 2007 and has two daughters. He is the President of the 112 Foundation since its creation the 11/2/2009. For the last 7 years, he has contributed a lot to activities of the European Emergency Number Association.
He founded his own company - Eventattitude S.A. (photo & video marketing) - in 2001 and currently remains shareholder & managing partner.
Emmanuel holds a Master degree in Public Relations from IHECS (applied communications).
The Vice-President of the 112 Foundation
Anne Pflimlin
"I was raised in a loving spirit for European construction as Pierre Pflimlin former historical President of the European Parliament was my great uncle. It was obvious for me to respond to Olivier Paul-Morandini and broadcast on Liberty TV, where I hosted a show on traveling the world, the 112 emergency concern he had so strongly carried forward.
I became more and more involved in this noble cause. But if everybody agreed that it was essential to offer this first international security number to care for European Citizen, it is far from simple to make it happen as an efficient reality.
I am proud and convinced to be part of the movement. In the United States you are dialing 911 almost as first aid reflex this level is not quite achieved but 112 is on the right tracks.
As a managing partner and shareholder of ECS European Communication School, I felt personally concerned for my own children, for the ECS students living mobility between schools and universities and for unknown travellers alike. European mobility is a wonderful reality, overcoming boundaries with the same security in mind: dialing 112 in case of emergency ! And getting a quick efficient multilingual answer anywhere. We are getting there."
The Founder and Treasurer of the 112 Foundation
Olivier Paul-Morandini
Olivier Paul-Morandini is President and Founder of the European Emergency Number Association (EENA). After finding out about the existence of the European Emergency Number 112 in 1998, Olivier set up EENA in 1999 as a non-profit association registered in Belgium to serve as a neutral discussion platform for emergency services, industry and informed citizen.
Since then, Olivier has been publicly advocating efficient emergency communications from an end-user point of view and is widely acknowledged as a leader in promoting the European emergency number 112. He is nowadays in charge of EENA's Public Relation with politicians, the institutions and the media. Olivier is also regularly involved as a partner or observer in European projects where his expertise is requested such as SCORE112, CHORIST and LIAISON. Recently, he has been in charge of co-organising with the responsible ministries Roundtables on 112 in the European countries such as Romania in February 2008 and Poland in November 2008.
The President of the Board of Directors
Mike Amarosa
Michael Amarosa, one of the nation's premier experts on public safety communications and response systems, brings 24 years of law enforcement and communications experience to TruePosition.
Mr. Amarosa is Senior Vice President of Public Affairs of True Position. He came to TruePosition from the New York City Police Department, where he served for 24 years in various managerial capacities. In his last eight years with the department, he was in charge of communications for the NYPD, and in his last three years, was Deputy Commissioner for Technological Development. In these positions, Mr. Amarosa was directly responsible for the design and implementation of the city's E9-1-1 system.
Mr. Amarosa headed the largest 9-1-1 public safety answering center, the largest police radio system, and the largest management information system in the country, serving the city's 38 000 member police force. In addition, he served as the city's liaison to the Federal Communications Commission, and was appointed to the FCC's federal Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee.
Mike Amarosa is active in the 112 community in the European Union, that the same successes achieved by the US E9-1-1 system would be realised in the EU as well. In 2008, he joined the EENA Advisory Board as vice chairman of the Communications Committee. As president of the board of directors for the 112 Foundation, Mr Amarosa seeks to leverage his extensive experience in the public safety communications community to help further the efforts of raising public awareness and education regarding 112, leading to more widespread adoption in the EU and the improvement of overall public safety for citizens.
The Project Manager of the 112 Foundation
Jérôme Pâris
Jérôme Pâris works on several aspects related to the 112 Foundation's day-to-day and strategic activities. He is in charge of raising the knowledge of 112 among Europeans citizens, especially by developing educational campaigns in the EU in cooperation with emergency services and national authorities. Internal campaigns are also organised within companies. Jérôme is the contact point for every organisation or citizen willing to inform on 112.
Graduated in European Law and Political Sciences, he completed a Master in Management of organisations before working for a European Affairs consultancy company where he was in charge of health and transport issues. He has joined the 112 Foundation at the beginning of 2009.
The Webmaster of the 112 Foundation
Philippe Le Marchand
Philippe LeMarchand is the webmaster of the 112 Foundation and the founder and co-director of Noctis Software - www.noctis.be
