Our Leadership

MCP’s Mission Starts From the Top

Mission Critical Partners’ leadership team sets the tone for our continued growth, exemplifying our core values of persistence, integrity, trust, accountability and prudence. This team, along with our Board of Directors, stays up-to-date with the latest technology and industry trends in order to deliver forward-looking, value-driven and high-quality experience for our clients.

MCP Executive Team

Darrin Reilly

President & Chief Executive Officer

Darrin brings a wide range of technology expertise to his current role. A major focus of his more than three decades in public safety has been spearheading the development of high quality and innovative services to serve law enforcement, fire and EMS and 911 public safety agencies.

Patrick Duffy

Chief Financial Officer

Patrick brings more than 10 years of financial leadership experience from several different industries. He was previously a manager in the audit practice of KPMG and has also gained expertise in both accounting and financial planning & analysis.

Rich Cagle

Chief Growth Officer

Rich is responsible for all MCP growth activities focusing on accelerating the expansion of the managed services business and justice market.

Kevin Bresnahan

President of Lifecycle Management Services

Kevin is a global business executive who is experienced in building high performance business and service organizations. He has worked in mission-critical industries for nearly 30 years.

John Chiaramonte

President of Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) Services

John spearheads the firm’s internal and external AI capabilities across public safety, justice, critical infrastructure, and government services. He is responsible for advancing AI-driven transformation across 911, public safety, first responder, and courts and justice systems.

Chris Kelly

Chris Kelly

President of Consulting Services

Chris Kelly serves as President of MCP’s Consulting division, leading a team of more than 80 subject-matter experts dedicated to helping public sector agencies modernize critical technologies and operations.

Jason Scharfspitz

Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Product Management

Jason leads MCP’s organic and inorganic growth initiatives and service development efforts. Scharfspitz joins MCP from Panasonic Corporation of North America, where he led mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investments and post-merger integration.

Morgan Sava

Morgan Sava

Senior Vice President & Director of Marketing and Support

Morgan brings more than 20 years of marketing experience to MCP. She leads the company’s marketing strategy and drives initiatives that strengthen the MCP brand and generate demand for the firm’s services.

Sid McConahy

Senior Vice President & Operations Director

Sid has been intimately involved with emergency services for the past 30 years, and spent a large portion of his career working in a 911 center.

Sean Doherty

President of Secure Halo – MCP’s Federal, Commercial Strategic Business Unit

Doherty is a skilled and innovative professional who has extensive knowledge in cybersecurity, risk mitigation, and organizational strategic planning.

Samantha Helmenstein

Samantha Helmenstein

Human Resources

Samantha Helmenstein is a strategic human resources professional with more than 16 years of experience aligning people strategies with organizational goals and driving operational excellence.

Joan Dashner

Joan Dashner

Executive Assistant

Joan Dashner serves as Executive Assistant at MCP, coordinating leadership initiatives, managing operational priorities, and helping ensure the organization’s day-to-day functions run smoothly.

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