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2005 Virginia Public Safety Outreach Conference and Training

Award Recipients

Congratulations to our 2005 Public Safety Outreach Conference Award recipients!

This year’s award winners, hailing from across Virginia, are dedicated to promoting emergency preparedness, and insuring a safer and more secure environment for the citizens of Virginia. These unique individuals and groups did an outstanding job in partnering with their local Citizen Corps programs and VDEM during 2005 and earned the respect of their communities and local and state officials. We thank them for all of their good work and efforts, and hope to welcome an equally deserving group at next year’s conference!

Public Safety Outreach Partners of the Year

The Rev. Jon Barton, General Minister for the Virginia Council of Churches and President of Va. VOAD

Mr. Clyde Hoey, President and CEO of the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and member of the State Citizen Corps Council.

Extraordinary Volunteers

Jacqueline Snelling of Arlington and Merrily Pierce of Fairfax (Citizen Corps Points of Contact)

Shining Star

Pamela D. Necessary, CERT Coordinator for Tazewell County

Strong Partners

The Prince William County CERT Volunteer Executive Committee

Pittsylvania CERT: Eddie Walker, Geraldine Walker, Elizabeth Shorter, Pearl Harris, Nancy Smith, Billie Jo Roach, Melissa Hizy and Dorothy Ciezkowski

Community Builders

Tammy Waldroup, Hampton CERT

Sam Wasaff, Williamsburg, Volunteer Citizen Corps Facilitator for "Neighborhood Response Teams [NRT]"

Exceptional Programs

Kristina Morris, Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps

Yvonne Hayes (Tazewell) -- VIPS

CERT -- Chesapeake CERT (Jack Morrell, Sally Floyd, Tim Dodge, Ruth Bigio and Ted Ambrose) & Jeff Patrick of Roanoke

Steve Anderson (Portsmouth) -- Neighborhood Watch

Fire Corps -- Kelli Turner -- Public Affairs Coordinator for the State Fire Programs