Appointments News
TMA appoints government relations committee chair

James Marcella

The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced the appointment of James Marcella to chair its Government Relations Committee.

Marcella will lead TMA’s state and local advocacy efforts and often partner with the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) on legislative initiatives, according to TMA. A longtime TMA member and volunteer contributor, Marcella is currently the director, industry associations, for Axis Communications.

“James has been a valued member and volunteer within the TMA community for more than a decade. He possesses quite a broad spectrum of knowledge relative to security industry technology, best practices, and business trends, which make him ideally suited for this important role within TMA,” said Morgan Hertel, president, TMA, in a statement. “His unique insights into key legislative issues impacting security industry businesses, as well as the state and local legislative process, are especially valuable to the TMA community at this time.”