January 2017 - Faith McClure
•For consistent outstanding performance and positive contributions to the DEM work environment. Faith’s “peer support” emails and dedication to well-being are an affirmative reminder for all of us to look after ourselves and each other.
February 2017 - Carlos Soto
•For exemplary professionalism while coordinating public safety personnel responding to a shooting. Carlos remained calm while effectively managing an intense situation.
March 2017 - Lea Acosta-Chea
• For your perceptive assessment and outstanding performance during an officer-involved shooting. Lea’s quick, calm, and reassuring response to every radio transmission kept all informed and a sense of reassurance to first responders on scene that they were in good hands.
April 2017 - Denise Baylor
•For your persistence to help a caller who was involved in an active domestic violence dispute. Denise’s tenacious research kept the units actively searching until they found and helped the caller.
May 2017 - Kim Tuyay & Juanita Rager
•For quick, organized, and professional handling of a call from a person who had experienced a seizure. Kim and Juanita demonstrated the essence of teamwork resulting in medical assistance arriving within 20 minutes of initial contact.