Steve Souder

Stephen H. 'Steve' Souder  is the director of the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications.

Souder was the son of Kenneth A. and Marion Souder and grew up in Atlantic City. He later joined the U.S. Coast Guard. In February, 1968, Souder announced his engagement to his future wife Susan Guile.

Souder began his career in emergency communications as a radio dispatcher with the Washington, DC fire department. Coincidentally, his first day on the job coincided with the riots that began in the city on April 4, 1968, following the assassination of Martin Luther King.

In November 2001, after 16 years as the administrator of the Arlington County, Virginia 9-1-1 Public Safety-Emergency     Communications Center, Souder became the director of the Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Police 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center.

Souder was appointed as director of the newly created Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications on October 17, 2005, and took office on November 2.