DA MIKE HESTRIN ANNOUNCES 2019 PRIDE AWARD RECIPIENTS
March 4, 2020
RIVERSIDE –Each year, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office recognizes the outstanding work done by its employees at its annual PRIDE Awards ceremony.
PRIDE, the Program Rewarding Incentive of District attorney Employees, honors attorney and non-attorney staff for demonstrating extraordinary responsibility, professional development, productivity, dedication, initiative, a positive attitude, quality of work, dependability, cooperation, attendance, and public demeanor. We also recognize the outstanding work by those in our community.
The 2019 PRIDE Awards banquet was held the evening of Feb. 28, 2020, at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Indian Wells.
The cost of the awards and banquet was entirely covered by money raised through fundraisers held within the office. Here is the list of recipients:
| Area | Award | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Countywide | Prosecutor of the Year | Kimberly Degonia |
| Countywide | Prosecutor of the Year | Joshua Hill |
| Countywide | Appellate Prosecutor of the Year | Alan Tate |
| Countywide | Misdemeanor Prosecutor of the Year | Monica Dobson |
| Countywide | Misdemeanor Prosecutor of the Year | Chris Paynter |
| Countywide | Special Prosecution Section Award of the Year | Cannabis Regulation Task Force Rosa Calderon (Riverside County Sheriff’s Department), Jennifer Cole (Riverside County Sheriff’s Department), Brian Danskin (Supervisor, DA’s Bureau of Investigation), Shawn Degruy (Riverside PD), Alex Doherty (Palm Springs PD), Lauren Dossey Deputy DA, (Riverside County DA’s Office), David Hernandez (Murrieta PD), Jennifer Morris (Riverside County Code Enforcement), Angelina Peters (DA’s Office Investigative Technician), Armando Varela (Hemet PD) |
| Countywide | Paralegal of the Year | Jasmine Marquez |
| Countywide | Paralegal of the Year | Jessica Ramirez |
| Countywide | Investigator of the Year | Kelly Nava |
| Countywide | Technician of the Year | Amanda Lumba |
| Countywide | Advocate of the Year | Donna Carper |
| Countywide | Clerical Employee of the Year | Lydia Balland |
| Countywide | Administration Employee of the Year | Sireen O’Mar |
| Countywide | Volunteer of the Year | Dan Bernstein |
| Countywide | Community Hero of the Year | Sergio Avina |
| Western Region | Group/Unit: Accounting/Training/Travel Units | Denisse Cortez, Jennifer Johnson, Sandi Sosa, Dawn Walker |
| Eastern Region | Group/Unit: Investigative Technicians | Terri Canales, Lorena Figueroa, Sara Gil, Candy Neyhart, Rick Pacheco, Elysia Regalado, Claudio Tagle |
| Mid-County Region | Group/Unit: Mid-County Clerical | Mary Alvarez, Lydia Balland, Cary Boone, Tori Mascarenas, Gracie Perez-Reyes, Jennifer Peters, Anna Purinton |
| Southwest Region | Group/Unit: Domestic Violence Unit Support Staff | Jim McDonald, Kim Rapolla, Yolanda Soto, Cassandra Trevino, Imelda Wauthion |
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