Each year, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office recognizes the outstanding work done by its employees with its annual PRIDE Awards.
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 heroes in our community.
We recognized each individual or group separately today, May 17, 2022, so their family and friends could attend in a smaller group setting.
“I congratulate all our PRIDE award winners for their outstanding work in fighting for justice for crime victims and protecting the citizens of Riverside County,” DA Hestrin said.
The cost of the awards was entirely covered by money raised through fundraisers held within the office.
Here is the list of 2021 PRIDE Award recipients:
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Clerical Employee of the Year
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Reosha Campbell
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Administration Employee of the Year – Communications Division
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Devin Michaels
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Administration Employee of the Year – Recruitment
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Mike Romney
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Community Hero of the Year
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Dr. Karen Kirschinger,
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Crime Prevention Prosecutor of the Year
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Karina Cardenas
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Appellate Prosecutor of the Year
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Sophia Choi
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Juvenile Prosecutor of the Year
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Rick Majchrzak
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SPR Prosecutor of the Year - Insurance Fraud/In-House Counsel
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Kristen Buie Allison
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SPR Prosecutor of the Year – Brady/Ethics
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Timothy Mulhere
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Investigator of the Year
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Angela Carranza
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Technician of the Year
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Thane Gallagher
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Community Hero of the Year
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Dr. Chuck Fischer and Brian Sousa
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Filing Prosecutor of the Year
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Lorie Ronce
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Group/Unit: Special Victim’s Unit (SACA/DV)
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Steven Sorensen
Anne-Marie Lofthouse
Michael Tripp
Amity Armes
Shea Strand
Barrett Von Esch
Tom Farnell
Melissa Kahal
Clara Mozingo
Terri Canales
Victoria Webb
Maria Ortega
Jackie Munoz
Molly Heusinkveld
Jessica Bello
Kim Piper
Yanira Regla
Glenda Escobedo
Blanca Rodriguez
Rita Verduzco
Jason Chancellor
Denise Porras
Claudia Herrera
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Group/Unit: Child Abduction Unit
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DDA Laura Watts
Paralegal Denise Torres
Legal Support Assistant Araceli Hernandez
Legal Support Assistant Christina Perez
Investigative Technician II Cindy Andrews
Senior Investigator Sherry Eversole
Senior Investigator II Alfredo Verduzco
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Group/Unit: Riverside County Child Exploitation Team
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DDA Kaitlyn Lasater
Supervising Inv. Liam Doyle
Supervising Inv. Jose Guerrero
DA Inv. Ebony Caviness
DA Inv. Mike Skibar
DA Inv. Edwin Tapia
DA Inv. Joel Pabelico
DA Inv. Edward Ortega
DA Inv. Robert Ramirez
DA Inv. Vanessa Waggoner
Riverside Police Det. Robert Olsen
Riverside County Sheriff's Inv. Sean Patrick
FBI Special Agent Lisa Wall
FBI Special Agent Michelle Goessens
DA Investigative Tech Esmar Anguiano
RSO OA Paloma Flores
Forensic Examiner Craig Goldsmith
Forensic Examiner Jimmy Munoz
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Paralegal of the Year
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January Papanastasatos
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Victim Services Specialist of the Year
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Lorena Serrano
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Misdemeanor Prosecutor of the Year
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Ashley Loret
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Prosecutor of the Year
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Brittany Bulthuis
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Prosecutor of the Year
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Steven Sorensen
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Prosecutor of the Year
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Jon Brandon
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