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.
“Each day, the employees of the District Attorney’s Office work to keep our communities safe and to ensure justice across Riverside County,” DA Mike Hestrin said. “Those we are recognizing with PRIDE Awards have truly excelled throughout calendar year 2018.”
The 2018 PRIDE Awards banquet was held the evening of March 1, 2019, at the Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa.
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:
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Area
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Award
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Name
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Countywide
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Prosecutor of the Year
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Anthony Orlando
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Countywide
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Crime Prevention Prosecutor of the Year
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Sharon Shuster
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Countywide
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Misdemeanor Prosecutor of the Year
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Jessica Roundy
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Countywide
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Misdemeanor Prosecutor of the Year
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Sara Beller
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Countywide
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SPS Prosecutor of the Year
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Lauren Martineau
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Countywide
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Paralegal of the Year
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Soledad Gomez
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Countywide
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Paralegal of the Year
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Sophia Contreras
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Countywide
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Investigator of the Year
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Wade Walsvick
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Countywide
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Technician of the Year
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Andriana Pohja
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Countywide
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Advocate of the Year
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Hollie Simkins
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Countywide
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Clerical Employee of the Year
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Eula Plaza
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Countywide
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Administration Employee of the Year
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Jennifer Johnson
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Countywide
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Community Hero of the Year
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James Campos
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Countywide
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Community Hero of the Year
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Andre Spencer
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Countywide
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DA Achievement/Leadership Award
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Sam Kaloustian
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Western Region
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Group/Unit: Domestic Violence Unit
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Allison Roach
Nik Peterson
Kaitlyn Lasater
Greg Rollins
Homan Hosseinioun
Jennifer Flores
Karrie Brusselback
Kelly Sedochenkoff
Luigi Monteleone
Michael Lough
David Kao
Steve Merrill
Danielle Bitetti
Monique LeFlein
Vanessa Sloniker
Matthew Morelock
David Purcell
Karla Melendrez
Katy Yarbrough
Brianna Guzman
Tiffiny Hays
Denise Diamond
Rebecca Lawhead
Modesta Cardona
Ivonne Cortez
Tanya Reyes
Danielle Gonzales
Patrick Morris
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Eastern Region
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Group/Unit: Misdemeanor Prosecution Unit
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Amity Armes
Sara Beller
Barrett Von Esch
Monica Dobson
Thomas Farnell
Melina Londos
Hayden Thomas
Karen Salas
Sanja Stark
Karina Cardenas
Christopher Paynter
Sterling Winchester
Toni Guess
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Southwest Region
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Group/Unit: Southwest FPU/GTA Unit
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Jess Walsh
Tim Cross
Daniel Fox
Alexander Kuznetsov
Michael Maloney
Scott Mason
Matthew Strickroth
Arlinda Witko
Michael Boyd
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