Sheriff's Award Ceremony Recognizes Citizens and Employees

Last Friday evening Sheriff D’Agostini and Undersheriff Williams hosted the 2012 Sheriff’s Office Awards Ceremony at the American Legion Hall. During the Ceremony the top El Dorado County Law Enforcement Officers recognized exemplary actions taken by Citizens and Employees of El Dorado County during the year of 2012.

The ceremony was attended by award recipients along with their families, friends and note worthy members of the community. El Dorado County Board of Supervisor Ron Mikulaco from District I, Brian Veerkamp from District III, and Ron Briggs from District IV attended the Ceremony showing their support for the dedication and hard work of those receiving recognition.

Recipients of Sheriff's Office awards included:

Officer’s of the Year

Chris Stelz and Keith Maher

Correctional Officer of the Year

Cristen Carahan

Employee of the Year

Jaime Walkley

Team of the Year

Crime Scene Investigators:

Jeremy Funk                      Jordan Thomson

Kyle Van Buren                 Mark Zlendick

John Conley                       Kyle Parker

Aaron Small                        Tyler Katz

Anthony Prencipe           Cameron Jones

Steven Wunschel

Dispatcher of the Year

Mikie Aguilar

Sworn Supervisor of the Year

Sgt. William Wilson

Civilian Supervisor of the Year

Lynn Phillips

Civilian Manager of the Year

Phil Dold

Volunteer of the Year

Scott Gabler (Search and Rescue)

Citizen’s of the Year

Jay Kellogg                          Beau Huiskens

Silver Lifesaving Medal

Shane Humbird                 Bryan Brown

Bronze Lifesaving Medal

Shane Humbird

Certificate of Lifesaving

Brad Hellam                        Anthony Prencipe

Adam Stockeland             Jon Densmore

Certificate of Commendations

Tasha Thompson                              Amy Sargent

Teresa Wren                                      Bill Strauss

Chris Felton                                        Tim Peterson 

Bill Wilson

                                                John Arenz (citizen)                        Sam Walker  (citizen)

Letter of Commendations

Jordan Thomson                              Stephen Coburn

Greg Almos                                        Richard Horn

Barry Pauli                                           Debra Kellogg

Karen Becker                                     Jeramy Buckman

Cameron Jones                                       Daryl Miller

Eddie Freas                                         Jeanette Shippee

Jeff Leikauf                                         Stephen Kowalczyk

Damian Frisby

Leslie Anderson (Explorer)          Jay Lensch (Citizen)

Sheriff D'Agostini also recognized employees who had completed ten, fifteen, twenty, and twentyfive years of service in the Sheriff’s Office by presenting them with corresponding service pins and thanking them for their service.

Sixteen Sheriff’s Office personnel who retired in 2012 were also recognized and thanked for their service.

                During the Ceremony a review of the event that took place and or the actions of the  recipients that warranted recognition was presented to ceremony attendees. Each of the events reviewed involved the recipients hard work and dedication towards public safety. The events included traumatic life threatening situations, major investigations and exemplary work performance. There were many significant events that were addressed by hard working dedicated individuals and teams throughout 2012. Thanks to Sheriff D’Agostini’s efforts, the Awards Ceremony has brought to light a few of the many dedicated individuals who support our community and make it a much safer and enjoyable place to live.