DA Mike Hestrin announces 2020 PRIDE Award recipients
May 19, 2021
May
2021
DA Mike Hestrin announces 2020 PRIDE Award recipients
RIVERSIDE –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 those in our community including this year’s Volunteer of the Year recipient, Linda Sherman-Nurick of Cellar Door Bookstore.
Due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, we were unable to hold a group ceremony and instead recently recognized each individual or group separately so their family and friends could attend in a smaller group setting.
“We proudly celebrate and recognize the perseverance and resilience of our staff, especially in what certainly has been a very difficult and unprecedented time,” 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 the 2020 PRIDE Award recipients:
|
Area |
Award |
Name |
|
Eastern Region |
Group/Unit: Felony Prosecution Unit |
Calendar District Attorneys: Arthur Hester, Hawlee Valente |
|
Countywide |
DA Leadership Award |
Joshlyn Pulliam |
|
Countywide |
Administration Employee of the Year |
Ashley Smith |
|
Countywide |
Clerical Employee of the Year |
Janet Garcia |
|
Countywide |
Clerical Employee of the Year |
Diana Guerrero |
|
Countywide |
Advocate of the Year |
Carla Aguilar |
|
Countywide |
Technician of the Year |
David Junior |
|
Countywide |
Investigator of the Year |
Paul Bracciodieta |
|
Countywide |
Paralegal of the Year |
Esperanza Garcia |
|
Countywide |
Misdemeanor Prosecutor of the Year |
Adelaida Hernandez |
|
Countywide |
Juvenile Prosecutor of the Year |
Breeanna Fujio |
|
Countywide |
Crime Prevention Prosecutor of the Year |
Evelyn Essenwanger |
|
Countywide |
Appellate Prosecutor of the Year |
Jesse Male |
|
Countywide |
Prosecutor of the Year |
Marcus Garrett |
|
Countywide |
Administration Group Award Accounting/Budget |
Ginika Ezinwa, Eleanor Watanabe, Susan Slocum, Jennifer Johnson Denisse Cortez, Sandi Sosa, Suzie Montez, Chris Stewart, Jessica Telles, Janel Brockmann, Sarah Bellezza, Dawn Walker, Otelia Estampador, Daniela Tanase, Esther Tino, Toni Valerdi |
|
Countywide |
Administration Group Award Technology Services Bureau |
Timothy Craney, Sireen O’Mari, Justin Kimble, Sean Terrill, Walter Ly, Chip Shepherd, Paul Aparicio, Steve Dauven, Patrick De Leon, Adrian Sastre, Kendric Thaxton, Autum Carbone, Steffanie McCoy, Ricardo Mendoza, Divya Venkita Ramulu, Kelly Lapaj |
|
Countywide |
Administration Group Award Human Resources |
Lisa Pina, Vanessa Ignacio, Doreen Vasquez, Jessica Pureco, Jason Watkins, Vicki Blackburn, Mariana Acosta |
|
Western Region |
Group/Unit: Felony Prosecution Unit |
Trial Team Leaders: Courtney Breaux, Chris Cook, Jay Kiel |
|
Special Prosecution Region |
Group/Unit: Brady Unit |
Meghan MacDonald, Stephen Merrill, Timothy Mulhere, Jessica Ramirez, Fredric Ignacio |
|
Bureau of Investigation |
Group/Unit: Dispatch |
Julie Marcoux, Gregory Cauley, Margaret Swank, Nancy Houser |
|
Countywide |
Volunteer of the Year |
Linda Sherman-Nurick – Cellar Door Bookstore |
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