FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2018
Contact: Kraig Troxell, Media Relations & Communications Manager, 703-771-5278
Kraig.Troxell@loudoun.gov
Alex Kowalski, Public Information Officer, 703-777-0625
Aleksandra.Kowalski@loudoun.gov
8th Annual Awards Ceremony Recognizes
Day-to-Day Efforts of LCSO Personnel
Loudoun County, VA- The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office held their 2017 Awards and Recognition Ceremony Friday, February 2, 2018 to recognize the day-to-day efforts of members of the agency for their service and dedication to the community.
This year’s awards also recognized representatives from numerous local law enforcement agencies, the Office of the Loudoun Commonwealth’s Attorney and two civilians who assisted in local investigations.
The awards and recognition program allows members of the agency to nominate their co-workers, partners in law enforcement, and citizens for efforts that often go unrecognized. The nominations are then reviewed by an awards committee. The awarded categories for this year included the Meritorious Service Award, the Meritorious Action Award, the Sheriff’s Excellence Award, the Commendation Award, the Distinguished Training Officer Award and the Master Deputy Program Achievement Award.
Meritorious Service Award: Recognizes performance by a member within the scope of normal responsibilities, but performed in such a manner as to deserve special recognition.
Recipients:
Sgt. Bill Nugent, Sgt. Linda Cerniglia, and Sgt. Randy Stackpole.
Meritorious Action Award: Recognizes an individual, or team of individuals, who have demonstrated exemplary action in response to a specific situation of an emergency nature, or as part of a routine event, where the member’s exceptional performance merits special recognition.
Recipients:
Sgt. Samantha Harwood, Lt. John Buckman, Deputy Katherine Fischer, Deputy Jorge Zavala, Deputy Chris Iversen, DFC Dennis Smith, DFC Travis Westgate, Sgt. Robert Bennett, Det. Tonmy Rodriguez, Lt. Jonathan Weeks (Fairfax County Police Department), Sgt. John Christopher (Prince William County Police Department), Det. Jeffery Pengelly (Fairfax County Police Department), Det. Michael Finelli (Vienna Police Department), Det. Thomas Allen (Leesburg Police Department), Det. Andrew Speights (Manassas City Police Department), Det. Alexis Jara (Fairfax City Police Department), Det. Walter Boyd (Alexandria Police Department), Det. Michael Roche, DFC Matt Vess, DFC Brandon Noland, Sgt. Kevin Ware, DFC Kevin Donlan, Deputy Tige McCurdy, Sgt. Nick Gordon, DFC Donavan Reid, DFC Robert Capella, Deputy Courtni Green, Deputy Tyler Bauer, Lt. Craig Schleiden, Sgt. Paul Loconti, Master Deputy Tom Mengel, Det. Rob Reed, Officer Cory O’Neal (Haymarket Police Department), DFC Eric Lu, Deputy Ben Fornwalt, Deputy Tavis Henry, and Deputy Juan Vargas.
Sheriff’s Excellence Award: Recognizes senior, civilian, supervisors and senior, front line, sworn supervisors for superior job knowledge, devotion to duty, and dedication to the community and the agency.
Recipients:
Master Deputy Matt Devaney
Master Deputy Program Achievement Award: Recognizes deputies with the Master Deputy Program for superior job knowledge, devotion to duty specifically related to career path, dedication to those they serve, and loyalty to the Sheriff’s Office.
Recipients:
Master Deputy Tom Mengel
Distinguished Training Officer Award: Recognizes Training Officers who consistently demonstrate distinguished performance in the area of training within their respective division.
Recipients:
Master Deputy Chuck Rounds
Commendation Award: Awarded by the Sheriff to any individual or team of individuals, for an act that materially contributes to the accomplishment of Sheriff’s office goals or for an act that warrants special recognition in the public interest.
Recipients:
DFC Victor LoPreto, Captain Michael Kehne (Loudoun County Fire/Rescue), Det. David Orr, Det. Peter Roque, Det. Corinne Czekaj, Det. Justin Oksanen, Det. Shawn Smith, Det. Patrick Beaver, Sgt. Steve Schochet, Investigator Billy Collins, DFC Ethan Martin, Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Alejandra Rueda, Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Nicole Wittman, DFC Jeff Cichocki, DFC Gary Ace, Master Deputy Rick Garis, Dispatch Supervisor Chris McDonald, Dispatcher Lachersha Bennet, Dispatcher Miranda Freeman, Dispatcher Jen Cyr, Dispatcher Janice Heilman, Lt. Dave Hill, Lt. Calvin Moore, Sgt. Mike Beatty, DFC Jamie Holben, DFC Andrew Raughley, Beth Flaherty (Loudoun County Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Developmental Services), Master Deputy Mike Hall, Brian Everhart (Loudoun County Public Schools), Det. Mark Bush, Officer Robert Casanova (Fairfax County Police Department), Officer Jimmy Jones (Fairfax County Police Department), Det. Richard Early (Fairfax County Police Department), and Loudoun resident Christopher Casanova.
Those in attendance included Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman, members of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office command staff, Loudoun County Administrator, Tim Hemstreet, Board of Supervisor Chair, Phyllis Randall, Blue Ridge District Supervisor, Tony Buffington, Sterling District Supervisor, Koran Saines, Algonkian District Supervisor, Suzanne Volpe, Northern Virginia Gang Task Force Executive Director, Jay Lanham, Chief Greg Brown, Leesburg Police Department, Chief Maggie DeBoard, Sergeant Claudio Saa, and Lieutenant Mike Berg of the Herndon Police Department, Captain Craig Buckley, Fairfax City Police Department and Lieutenant Brandon Dudley, Prince William County Police Department.
The Awards and Recognition program was developed in 2010 and is an annual event.
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