Bringing together public safety drone operators in Michigan.
About Us
The mission of the Michigan Public Safety Drone Association is to collaborate, train, and advocate for the applied use of unmanned technology in the Michigan public safety industry. The MIPSDA will serve as a resource for training, outreach, innovation, and research in Michigan. The MIPSDA will be guided by all rules of law, including federal and state regulations for the safe operations of all unmanned technology.
Events
2025 Annual Conference
Thanks for all attendees, vendors and sponsors who joined us for the 2025 Winter Conference! We are excited to share the full session recordings, vendor intros and additional conference content in the members section of the website. Be on the lookout in the next few weeks. Save the date for the 2026 Annual Conference, April 7th and 8th, back in Mt. Pleasant for our third year.
Looking to order MIPSDA SWAG? Check out our partners website, store closes on Feburary 2nd: Apparel Store Link
2025 Regional Events
We are bringing back the regional events in 2025 with statewide event offerings. Event attendance is restricted to members in good standing who are with active public safety agencies at no charge. Registration is required (see below).
Event Registrations:
- May 20, 2025, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PMBay City Department of Public Works, 1645 Marquette Ave, Bay City, MI 48706, USA
- Jun 04, 2025, 8:00 AM – Jun 05, 2025, 5:00 PMOakland County, 5200 Indian Trail, White Lake, MI 48386, USA
- Jun 17, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PMBrighton, 9400 Whitmore Lake Rd, Brighton, MI 48116, USA
- Jun 25, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jun 26, 2025, 5:00 PMGowen, 14171 16 Mile Rd NE, Gowen, MI 49326, USA
- Sep 08, 2025, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PMKent County Honor Camp, 14171 16 Mile Rd NE, Gowen, MI 49326, USA
- Oct 15, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PMUofM - MCity, 1929 Green Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Dec 10, 2025, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PMKalamazoo, 300 Nazareth Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49048, USA
- Apr 08, 2026, 8:00 AM – Apr 09, 2026, 5:00 PMMount Pleasant, 2424 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant, MI 48858, USA
- May 2025Boyne City, 319 N Lake St, Boyne City, MI 49712, USA
- May 2025Porcupine Mountains - Ontonagon, Michigan
We would like to extend appreciation to our 2025 conference sponsors!
Executive Board
Regions reflect the Michigan Homeland Security Regions, allowing for regional collaboration and consistent access to training across the state.
Region 1 - LT Chad Sell, Livingston County Sheriff's Office
Region 2 - Sgt. Chris Proudlock, Huron-Clinton Metro Parks
Region 3 - LT Nick Preece, Genesee County Sheriff's Office
Region 5 - LT David Moran, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Region 6 - Sgt. Ryan Dannenberg, Kent County Sheriff's Office
Region 7 - Sgt. Nick Brief, Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office
Region 8 - Darian Reed, Houghton County Emergency Services
Statewide - Sgt. Mike Darrow, Michigan State Police
President - Ofc. Matt Rybar, Livingston County Sheriff's Office
Vice President - Chief Kyle Svoboda, Plainfield Fire Department
Secretary - Sgt. Josh Thomas, Kent County Sheriff's Office
Treasurer - Jay Basso, Northfield Township Police Department
Legislative Liason - Ofc. Tim Wiley, Boyne City Police Department