Rick Jolet/ Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Rick Jolet brings a unique combination of security and technology experience to the job of leading AMS. Jolet began his career as a field support technician for Digital. Over 26 years he designed, sold, supported, and managed network systems and technology projects for industry leaders such as GE Capital, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard.

Jolet also has an impressive record of making technology fit the needs of important clients. With GE Capital, he was the Project Manager responsible for Mobil Oil. Compaq, later acquired by Hewlett Packard, made him their Lead Engineer responsible for Hibernia National Bank.

During his previous tenure as General Manager of AMS, Jolet witnessed how advances in networking and communications technology were coming together to change the security industry. He has returned to make sure that AMS and our dealers are positioned to take full advantage of this revolution.

Dera DeRoche-Jolet/Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Dera DeRoche-Jolet is the founder and CFO of Alarm Monitoring Services, Inc. With a business degree in accounting and over 25 years of hands-on effort, DeRoche-Jolet built AMS from a scratch operation into one of the industry's most recognized and respected monitoring facilities. Now she is focusing her efforts on the jobs she loves most: finance and business development.

Over the course of her career, DeRoche-Jolet has been a leader and innovator in the security industry.

• In 1987, she spearheaded the establishment of the Louisiana Chapter of the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA).

• In 1991 and 1992, she was elected to serve as an NBFAA Associate Board Member.

• In 1992, the New Orleans Times Picayune noticed her as one of the year's "Women to Watch."

• In 1995-1996, she contributed to the creation of the Central Station Operator Course, a training course designed by SIA in conjunction with Association of
  Public Communication Officials Institute, Inc. (APCO).

• From 1992 through 1996, she represented the monitoring and alarm industry in special sessions before the United States Congress.

• In 1998, she became a national instructor of the Train the Trainer CSOC Course. She has taught across the United States over the last decade.

Kim Sellars / Vice President - Sales

Kim Sellars returned to Alarm Monitoring Services in January 2002 to manage Dealer Services. From 1995 to 1998, Sellars had served with AMS as both an operator and a shift supervisor. She is SIA-certified as an operator and as an operator trainer.

In 1999, Sellars left the security industry to manage customer service for the New Orleans regional office of Jani-King International, Inc. She rose to the level of Office Manager before returning to AMS in 2002.

Sellars' combined experience in central station operations and customer service makes her ideally suited to build and maintain strong relations between AMS and our dealers. She has also taken a lead role in our Sales Department, using her knowledge of our central station and the industry to educate dealers about the full range of monitoring and administrative resources we can offer to help build their businesses.