Tom Sorley to lead FirstNet’s Public Safety Advisory Committee

FirstNet is pleased to announce, after a thorough search by our Board Chair Sue Swenson, and Board Vice Chair Jeff Johnson, Tom Sorley has been selected to serve as the new Chair of the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC).

Sorley has served as a PSAC Vice Chair for four years, and is the PSAC representative from the US Conference of Mayors. As the current Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Public Safety for the City of Houston Information Technology Services (HITS), he is responsible for direct oversight of radio communications and IT services for the Houston Emergency Center, the city’s combined dispatch and emergency operations center. Sorley’s more than 30 years of public safety experience also includes work as the Public Safety Communications Division Manager for Orange County (FL). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Professional Management as well as a Masters of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University.