Gov. Jerry Brown announced on Wednesday the appointment of California Highway Patrol CIO Scott Howland to the State 911 Advisory Board.
Howland has served as CIO and chief of the CHP Information Management Division since 2014. In that role, he provides oversight and support for the law enforcement agency’s IT and telecommunications applications and infrastructure. He has worked at CHP since 1990.
Howland also oversees the CHP’s computer crimes investigations unit.
Howland — who has a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University and an MBA from the University of La Verne — once patrolled the highways in San Jose. He was a lieutenant serving in Santa Clara County in 2003, when he was recognized for efforts to reduce local drunken-driving accidents. Howland went on to oversee statewide community outreach and media relations and to serve in the Office of the Special Representative, as assistant chief of the CHP’s Coastal Division and as the CHP’s liaison to lawmakers.
Howland is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association.
The State 911 Advisory Board is composed of 11 members who are appointed by the governor.
The state 911 Advisory Board advises the California 911 Emergency Communications Branch on policies, practices and procedures; technical and operational standards for the California 911 system consistent with the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) standards; expediting the rollout of next-gen 911, and more.
Reporting from Brooke Edwards Staggs contributed to this report.
