Edward A. Reuter

Executive director

Ed is a native of Evansville, Indiana followed in his father’s footsteps of becoming an Indiana State Police Officer. He began his career with the ISP serving three years as a dispatcher at the Evansville Post.  After graduating from the Indiana State Police Academy he was appointed as Trooper to patrol Bartholomew County.  He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va. 

Ed served as Squad Sergeant for 8 years and in 1991 he was promoted to Lieutenant to serve as the District Commander for 11 ½ years of the Seymour Post. In 2002, he was appointed to Captain of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division in Indianapolis and in 2004 he was promoted to Major, serving as Commander of that Division where he concluded his 33 year career.  While assigned to the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division he served as Vice President and President of Region 3 of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) which represented 11 states in the mid-west.

Throughout his law enforcement career he assisted in developing contingency plans and worked on many major events such as the National Governor’s Association Conference, 1987 Pan American Games, The Farm Progress Show, 2001 World Police and Fire Games, Indiana State Fair.  He worked at total of 36 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which included Indy 500, Brickyard and the Formula One races. In 1995 his Tactical Team of 50 Troopers were assigned by the Governor’s Office to patrol the streets of Gary in an effort to reduce high homicide rate. 

In February 2007, he accepted a position as Director of the Bartholomew County 911 Emergency Operations Center serving 10 years in that capacity.  

Ed and his wife, Lisa, reside in Columbus and have been married 47 years have two daughters and three grandchildren. 

Laurel Simmermeyer

deputy director

Laurel Simmermeyer began her service on the Wireless 911 Advisory Board as the Project Manager in March of 2012 before she was promoted to Deputy Director of the Statewide 911 Board. Prior to joining the Board, she was with the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department for nearly 20 years, first as a telecommunicator and then quickly moving into the roll of 911 Coordinator for the county for the remainder of her tenure. Laurel’s Associate Degree in Accounting serves her well as she handles the responsibility of collecting 911 fees from telephone providers and distributing funding to the counties, amongst her other financial and executive duties.  She currently serves as the VP at Large for the Indiana NENA Board.
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Laurel and her husband, Tom, have two children and reside in Decatur County.

teresa russell

Project manager/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

An Indianapolis native, Teresa Russell received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern Indiana majoring in Public Relations/Advertising and minoring in Business Administration and Interpersonal Communications. Upon graduation, she began working in the nonprofit sector and served for nearly 17 years at Clarity of South Central Indiana located in Columbus, Indiana prior to joining the Statewide 911 Board. Over the course of her tenure at Clarity, her roles included Event Coordinator, Educator Coordinator, Director of Operations, Director of Marketing and for the last eight years, Development Director. 
 
Teresa and her husband, Chad, have two children and reside in Hope, Indiana.

what does the state 911 office do?

The Statewide 911 Board office:

• Administers the collection and distribution of 911 funding assistance from the state to local level.
  
• Oversees the operation of the statewide 911 network, which routes and delivers wireless 911 voice and text messages from the public to the local 911 authority.
  
• Provides information about improvements in 911 service to the local 911 authorities.
  
• Ensures that essential services are available on a statewide basis for things like 911 call transfer, language translation and that originating service providers (phone companies) have direct access to the statewide network.
  
• Ensures that new technology is available and widely deployed to meet the public's expectation and to meet the individual needs for all residents and visitors to Indiana.​

EMAIL
statewideboard@in911.net

PHONE
​317.234.8362

ADDRESS
10 W. Market St. Suite 2420
Indianapolis, IN 46204