[Austin Police Department Awards and Recognition Ceremony]
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OF COURSE, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR QUARTERLY A PD AWARD CEREMONY WHERE WE RECOGNIZE SERVICE, MILESTONES, PROMOTIONS, AND RETIREMENTS.
I'M AN ASSISTANT CHIEF HERE WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO JUST COVERING THE CEREMONY AGENDA FOR TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO, UH, HAVE A CALLING FOR PROTECTION FROM CHAPLAIN ART CARDENAS, OPENING REMARKS FROM CHIEF LISA DAVIS, THEN PRE PRESENTATION OF HONOREES AND THEN CLOSING REMARKS.
AND FINAL THANKS FROM CHIEF DAVIS, CHAPLAIN CARDENA.
SO GLAD EVERYONE IS HERE TODAY.
I'D LIKE TO START WITH A WORD OF PRAYER.
UM, BEFORE I DO, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, THE FORGOTTEN HEROES HERE AT A PD.
I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE POLICE OFFICER DONALD EUGENE CARPENTER, POLICE OFFICER ELKINS POND MORRISON, POLICE OFFICER ROBERT TOWNS MARTINEZ, JR.
SERGEANT EARL ELLISON, HALL AND POLICE OFFICER CORNELIUS L FAHE.
LET'S BOW WITH THE WORD OF PRAYER, MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THESE OFFICERS.
LORD, WE JUST COME BEFORE YOU TODAY AND WE LIFT UP OUR OFFICERS PROTECTION, OUR NEW OFFICERS COMING IN.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ASK FOR WISDOM, FOR OUR LEADERSHIP, FOR OUR CHIEF, AS WELL AS ALL OUR COMMANDERS, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP YOUR ARMS AROUND THEM, PROTECT THEM, BLESS THEM.
AND LORD, EVEN AS WE GATHER TOGETHER TODAY, TO HONOR EACH AND EVERY PERSON HERE TODAY, WE THANK YOU.
WE BLESS YOU, AND WE DO IT ALL IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS.
AND NOW WE'LL HAVE OPENING REMARKS FROM CHIEF LISA DAVIS.
IT'S A SMALL GROUP, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT, YOU SHOWED UP AND THAT MATTERS.
HOW'S RETIREMENT? HOPE THINGS ARE WELL,
UM, AGAIN, THIS, THESE ARE BIG MILESTONES AND YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.
UM, AND FOR, YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT HAVE RETIRED AND THEN AGAIN, THAT SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
OUR FIRST RECOGNITION WILL BE SERVICE MILESTONES.
THERE'S A LAG IN THE COMPUTER ON THE SCREEN, SO THAT'S WHY I'M TO KIND OF WAIT UNTIL IT COMES UP ON THE SCREEN.
IF YOU'RE HERE TO GET YOUR FIVE YEAR SERVICE CERTIFICATE, PLEASE COME TO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.
HE'S A LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORD SPECIALIST.
LILIANA IA, VICTIM SERVICES COUNSELOR, TRACY HART, ANDREW JAMES, KAREN KING, SHEREE MILLER, STEVEN POMPA, KELLY RE, AND MELINDA SLOAN.
AND THEN YOU SHAKE EVERYBODY'S HAND.
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CONGRATULATIONS.AND NOW WE HAVE 10 YEAR SERVICE AWARDS.
IF YOU HERE FOR YOUR 10 YEAR SERVICE, UH, CERTIFICATE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
FERNANDO, CARLOS, KIMBERLY CLEMENT, BARNEY CEIO.
BRITTANY GONZALEZ, JENNY KNIGHT, TIKA MARSHALL, TATIANA RIVERA AND SAMANTHA.
I'LL BE MAYBE BUTCHERING SOME OF THESE NAMES HERE.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO 15 YEARS OF SERVICE.
UM, JOSHUA CHRISTIAN BERRY, IF YOU'RE HERE, PLEASE COME GET YOUR CERTIFICATE.
DAVID FREDERICK NELSON HUDSON.
AND I KNOW CONNIE SCHOFIELD IS HERE FROM ECOMMS. FUN FACT, CONNIE MAKES THE GR BEST BARBECUE.
SHE COMPETED LAST YEAR, THE RODEO, UH, BARBECUE OF AUSTIN, AND SHE MAKES GREAT RIBS, SO SHE'S AMAZING.
UH, THE FIRST ONE 20 YEARS OF SERVICE IS ANASTASIO CRUZ.
DETECTIVE ANASTASIO CRUZ IS SENIOR MEMBER OF THE OCD FIREARM UNIT.
HE'S APPRO APPRECIATED FOR HIS WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE TEAM AND THE DEPARTMENT.
SERGEANT BILL FLANNERY SAMANTHA DYE.
20 YEARS SAMANTHA DYE HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 20 YEARS.
HER COMMITMENT OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO THE TEAM.
SHE'S WORKED IN THE MULTIMEDIA LAB AND CURRENTLY WORKS IN THE DIGITAL EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT UNIT.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL SHE HAS DONE.
GRETCHEN HAMBURGER, HER SUPERVISOR, MARGARET GALINDO.
MARGARET IS AN EXEMP, EXCEPTIONALLY LOYAL AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
HERE AT E-COMM SUPERVISOR, ASSISTANT MANAGER CHRISTINA GONZALEZ.
MARGARET, 20 YEARS THANK MIGUEL GALINDO.
WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE MIGUEL GALINDO FOR HIS 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
MR. GALINDO'S COMMITMENT, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND WORK BEHIND THE SCENES HAS HAVE ENSURED THAT OUR CITY'S FACILITIES REMAIN SAFE, FUNCTIONAL, AND WELCOMING FOR ALL.
MIGUEL'S CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY, REFLECTING PRIDE IN HIS WORK AND CARING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO USE THESE SPACES.
WE EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE FOR HIS TWO DECADES OF SERVICE IN THE LASTING IMPACT MIGUEL HAS MADE ON OUR CITY.
AND A PD WALLER DANE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BILLING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ROY MONTAGUE.
ROY HAS EFFECTIVELY PROVIDED 20 YEARS OF CRIMINAL AND EMPLOYMENT POLYGRAPH SERVICES WHILE FOSTERING AN AT ATMOSPHERE OF TRUST IN A COLLABORATION, HIS DAILY PERFORMANCE HAS UPHELD THE INTEGRITY OF THE POLYGRAPH PROFESSION.
HE CONSISTENTLY APPROACHES HIS WORK WITH A POSITIVE AND FLEXIBLE ATTITUDE, ENSURING HE'S AVAILABLE WHEN THE DEMANDS OF THE JOB INCREASE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING AN INVALUABLE PART OF THE FORENSIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT.
KIMBERLY FRIERS AND FORENSIC SERVICES MANAGER, VALERIE PIR.
VALERIE IS, IS SHE HERE? SHE'S WORKING.
VALERIE'S ONE OF OUR SENIOR CALL TAKERS AND A VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR TEAM.
SHE BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE
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AND EXPERIENCE AS SHE'S SKILLED IN THREE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS BESIDES CALL TAKING.ADDITIONALLY, VALERIE'S A CERTIFIED TRAINING OFFICER, WHICH ALLOWS HER TO SHOWCASE HER LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND SERVE AS A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR NEW TEAM MEMBERS.
INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR VALERIE'S INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES.
DOCA STEW COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR MELISSA SALCEDO.
MELISSA IS ONE OF THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE AND LEARN AND SKILLED LEADS IN OUR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION.
SHE CONSISTENTLY SHOWCASES HER EXPERTISE AND SERVES AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR OUR TEAM.
MELISSA'S ADAPTABILITY AND LEADERSHIP ABILITIES ARE CRUCIAL IN FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR HER COLLEAGUES.
HER REMARKABLE COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS ARE COMMENDABLE.
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE MELISSA, MELISSA ON OUR TEAM.
DORKINS DUKE COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR.
NOW WE'RE JUMPING UP TO THE 25 YEARS.
CINDY IS CURRENTLY ONE OF THE MOST SENIOR DISPATCHERS.
SHE'S CURRENTLY STATIONED AT THE AIRPORT WITH 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.
SHE POSSESSES EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND EFFICIENCY IN HER ROLE.
HER DEDICATION TO THE PROFESSION IS UNWAVERING AND SHE'S A RELIABLE TEAMMATE WHO'S ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND.
WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE HER ON OUR TEAM.
DORK IS STUDENT COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR.
WE DO HAVE MORE SUPERVISORS IN ECOMMS. DORK IS JUST SUPERVISES A LOT OF PEOPLE.
IT'S A TRUE PLEASURE WORKING WITH GWEN.
HER WORK ETHIC AND DEDICATION TO THE SWORN SHE SUPPORTS AND HER TEAM ARE APPRECIATED.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR HER TIME AND COMMITMENT TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
THANK YOU GWEN, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.
JEANETTE DELO ROSA, ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER, JEANNIE TO OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, JEANNIE HAS BECOME AN INSTITUTION OF VICTIM SERVICES.
SHE CAN GUIDE COUNSELORS AND POLICIES SURROUNDING VICTIMS OF CRIME, ESPECIALLY, UH, AROUND SUPPORTING AND CREATING SAFETY FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
JEANNIE'S COMMITMENT TO THIS CRITICAL WORK HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL AND WE'RE HONORED TO CELEBRATE THIS REMARKABLE MILESTONE IN HER CAREER.
KATIE HERBERT IS VICTIM SERVICES SUPERVISOR.
AND I KNOW SYLVIA, SYLVIA MALDONADO.
SYLVIA MALDONADO HAS SERVED THE DEPARTMENT FOR 30 YEARS AND HAS DEDICATED HER ROLE.
SHE HAS A WEALTH OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT IS INVALUABLE TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE IA TEAM IN EDMOND BUREAU.
MICHELLE MANCHACA, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE PROMOTION HONOREES MONICA ALVARADO.
TODAY WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE MONICA ALVARADO FOR REACHING AN IMPRESSIVE MILESTONE FOR OF PROMOTION TO A POLICE DISPATCHER.
THREE, YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
YOUR COMPASSION AND YOUR TIRELESS WORK ETHIC HAVE MADE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY.
WHETHER FACING CHALLENGES HEAD ON OR WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, YOUR EFFORTS EMBODY THE VALUES WE HOLD DEAR, CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
JENNY KNIGHT, COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR, FRANCESCA CLAYTON.
WHEN PRESENTED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A NEW SKILL SET, SHE DIVES RIGHT IN AND EXCELS.
ERICA ROBERTS, COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR.
TODAY WE CELEBRATE DAVID DELEON AND THE INCREDIBLE MILESTONE OF REACHING THE POLICE DISPATCHER TWO POSITION WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
THROUGHOUT YOUR TIME HERE, YOUR PASSION, HARD WORK AND TEAMWORK HAVE BEEN A SHINING EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US.
YOUR DEDICATION HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN OUR SUCCESS, AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE IMPACT YOU'VE MADE.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE IN THE FUTURE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS WELL-DESERVED MILESTONE.
JENNY KNIGHT, COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR RUSSELL DOHERTY.
RUSSELL'S AN EXCELLENT DISPATCHER AND TRAINER FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEDICATED AND PROFESSIONAL IN HIS ROLE AND ALWAYS KEEPS US SMILING AND LAUGHING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ADVANCEMENT.
CONNIE SCHOFIELD, TRAINING SUPERVISOR RUBY GARCIA.
CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING THIS INCREDIBLE MILESTONE IN YOUR CAREER.
YOUR HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE HAVE TRULY PAID OFF.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO YOUR SKILL AND PERSEVERANCE.
REACHING THIS POSITION IS NO SMALL FEAT, AND WE'RE ALL INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE TEAM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU CONTINUE TO GROW AND SUCCEED IN THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR JOURNEY.
AND HERE'S TOO MANY MORE MILESTONES AHEAD.
NIKKI GUERRERO, COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR RILEY GERNERT.
RILEY'S A GREAT EMPLOYEE AND TRAINER.
SHE'S QUICK TO SHARE HER KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
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WITH OTHERS.SHE'S ALSO JUST PLAIN FUN TO WORK WITH.
RILEY ERICA ROBERTS, COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR, JOSIE HERNANDEZ.
JOSIE'S AN ASSET TO OUR TEAM AND ON THE EVENING SHIFT, SHE'S ALWAYS LOOKING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER PEERS.
SHE PUSHES HERSELF TO EXPAND HER KNOWLEDGE IN NEW AREAS.
SHE'S OPEN TO DEVELOPING NEW PERSONAL AND BRINGS IN, BRINGS WITH HER WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE FROM PREVIOUS CAREERS.
THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS, JOSIE ASHLEY OLTMAN, COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR, JENNA LOWE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS REACHING THIS SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN YOUR CAREER.
THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT IS YOUR TRUE REFLECTION OF YOUR HARD WORK DETERMINATION, THE HIGH LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM YOU BRING TO YOUR ROLE.
YOUR DEDICATION HAS NOT ONLY HELPED ONLY YOU REACH THIS POINT, BUT ALSO MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE TEAM AND THE COMPANY AS A WHOLE.
WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE ALL THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE AS YOU MOVE FORWARD IN THIS NEW POSITION.
WELL DONE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUOUS SU SUCCESS.
NIKKI GUDO, SUPERVISOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SHEREE MILLER, CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING THIS INCREDIBLE MILESTONE IN YOUR CAREER.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS A CLEAR REFLECTION OF YOUR HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND CONTINUOUS DRIVE TO EXCEL.
YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT YOU'VE MADE ON THE TEAM HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED.
WE DO NOT DOUBT THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND INSPIRE THOSE AROUND YOU.
HERE'S TO MANY MORE SUCCESSES IN YOUR JOURNEY AHEAD.
NIKKI G**O, COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR, ANGEL LINAS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WORLD DESERVED PROMOTION.
FROM CALL TAKER TO DISPATCHER, THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO YOUR HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM.
YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE HAS TRULY SET YOU APART AND IT'S EXCITING TO SEE YOU TAKE ON A NEW CHALLENGE.
TAKE ON NEW CHALLENGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN YOUR NEW ROLE, MAKE EVEN GREATER IMPACT.
WISHING YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS AND GROWTH IN YOUR CAREER.
NIKKI G**O, COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR CHRISTINE SCALLION.
CHRISTINE IS THE KIND OF EMPLOYEE WHOSE PICTURE SHOULD BE IN THE DICTIONARY NEXT TO CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS ON A CHANNEL, YOU CAN COUNT ON HER TO STAY CALM.
ERICA ROBERTS, COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR STACEY TUCKER.
STACEY'S A WONDERFUL PERSON AND EMPLOYEE.
SHE'S A FAVORITE AMONG HER PEERS AND LEADERSHIP.
ERICA ROBERTS, COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR LUCIANA VEGA.
LUCIANA VEGA STARTED HER NEW POSITION WITH THE FORENSIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT IN NOVEMBER, 2024.
LUCIANA COMES TO THE LATENT PRINT SECTION WITH A BS IN FORENSIC SCIENCE FROM ST.
HER CAREER PATH STARTED WHILE WORKING AS A BODY REMOVAL SPECIALIST FOR A MORTUARY SERVICE.
LUCIANA BEGAN HER CAREER AS AN EVIDENCE CONTROL SPECIALIST IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN IN 2023.
SHE BRINGS GREAT KNOWLEDGE AND MANY SKILLS TO THE LATENT PRINT SECTION.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER JOIN OUR TEAM.
TYLER BILL KNAPP LATENT PRINT FORENSIC SUPERVISOR, HEIDI WITTY.
HEIDI BRINGS AN IMPRESSIVE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO OUR DEPARTMENT, MAKING HER A TREMENDOUS ASSET.
I'M GENERALLY EXCITED ABOUT HER LEADERSHIP AND CONFIDENT THAT SHE'LL GUIDE THIS TEAM TO NEW HEIGHTS.
LEVERAGING HER EXPERTISE TO INSPIRE GROWTH AND INNOVATION.
OZZY KOSH PLEASED THAT INITIATIVES AND AN ANALYTICS OFFICER PROBABLY MESS THIS NAME UP.
WE M ZOO IS AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THIS FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY TEAM.
HER HARD WORK AND BRILLIANT INSIGHT HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE IN BOTH OUR ROUTINE CASE WORK AND WORK.
RESEARCHING FUTURE DRUG TOXICOLOGY SCOPE EXPANSIONS.
SHE'S ALREADY THRIVING AS OUR NEW TECHNICAL LEAD LEADER.
CONGRATULATIONS, DANIEL SANDERS, TOXICOLOGY SUPERVISOR.
NOW ONTO CORPORAL DETECTIVE PROMOTIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION TO DETECTIVE IS WELL DESERVED.
DETECTIVE ACOSTA WAS AN ASSET TO THE SHIFT AND HE'LL BE MISSED.
SERGEANT ZANE DOELL, MENDEL EDWARDS.
DETECTIVE MENDEL EDWARDS WAS JUST RECENTLY PROMOTED ON DECEMBER 15TH, 2024.
HIS REPUTATION, WORK ETHIC AND WORK PRODUCT ALLOWED HIM TO BE PROMOTED DIRECTLY INTO HOMICIDE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE.
HIS MOTIVATION, ENTHUSIASM FOR THE JOB AND QUICKNESS TO LEARN HAVE ALREADY MADE HIM A VALUABLE ASSET IN THE HOMICIDE UNIT IN HIS SHORT TIME.
HERE SO FAR, SERGEANT NATHAN SEXTON, ASHLEY FULLER, DETECTIVE FULLER HAS MAINTAINED A POSITIVE MINDSET, STRONG WORK ETHIC, DESPITE A CHALLENGING WORK ENVIRONMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION.
DETECTIVE DAN LAKEY HAS BEEN AN INSTRUMENTAL PART OF THE DA DAVID THREE HUNDREDS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WHERE HE HAS BEEN A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE FOR NEWER OFFICERS.
THE SHIFT COULD NOT BE ANY PROUDER OF HIM AND LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING
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HIM GROW AS AN OUTSTANDING DETECTIVE.THE DEPARTMENT AND CITIZENS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BENEFIT GREATLY FROM HIS FOR HIS CLOSE TO 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE NOW BEING USED IN HIS NEW PROMOTION.
CONGRATULATIONS, DETECTIVE LAKEY, SERGEANT COREY EADS.
RICHARD LOUD, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION.
IT'S BEEN A GOOD FEW YEARS WORKING WITH YOU.
JOHNNY MARTINEZ, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION OF CORPORAL.
I KNOW YOU'LL DO AMAZING THINGS IN YOUR NEW RANK AND IT'LL BE A GREAT EXAMPLE WITH YOUR DEDICATION TO SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
OFFICER MISH HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR A LITTLE OVER SEVEN YEARS.
OFFICER MISH IS A CAST CERTIFIED OFFICER AND PROVIDES EXCELLENT TACTICAL ADVICE TO OFFICERS ON CHALLENGING SCENES.
HE'S ALSO A CIT CERTIFIED OFFICER ALONG WITH MANY OTHER CERTIFICATIONS THAT ENTIRELY THAT ARE ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY.
CRASH INVESTIGATOR, PEPPER BALL OPERATOR, BIKE CERTIFIED, PIT CERTIFIED.
CONGRATULATIONS, CORPORAL MISH, SERGEANT TIM HAMBY, LEAH RATLIFF, DETECTIVE LEAH RATLIFF RECENTLY JOINED OUR UNIT.
WE LOOK FOR, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING GREAT WORK FROM HER AND ARE HAPPY TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR TEAM.
SERGEANT STEPHEN, CONSTABLE JACOB, TROY.
TROY HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ADVANCED EDUCATION UNIT AT THE TRAINING ACADEMY FOR OVER FOUR YEARS AND LA IN THAT TIME, HE HAS BEEN LED THE DRIVING INSTRUCTOR DEVELOP AND TAUGHT MULTIPLE CLASSES AND ALMOST RECENTLY FAC FACILITATED FTO TRAINING.
JAKE'S WORK ETHIC AND DEDICATION HAVE LED TO THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE UNIT AND I'M CERTAIN HE'LL EXCEL AS A CORPORAL DETECTIVE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
SERGEANT TIM PRICE PROMOTIONS TO SERGEANT BRANDI HANNAH MORRIS.
SERGEANT HANNAH MORRIS HAS AN OUTSTANDING SERGEANT TO WORK WITH IN DTAC.
SHE APPROACHES EVERY DAY WITH A GREAT ATTITUDE, CARES ABOUT HER OFFICERS, AND SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION AND THE PEOPLE IN D TECH ARE THANKFUL TO GET TO WORK WITH YOU.
NOW WE HONOR OR OUR RETIREES AND IF THE RETIREES ARE HERE, PLEASE COME UP AND IF YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS, YOU CAN SAY A FEW WORDS.
AFTER 23 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, DETECTIVE LEWIS CENA IS RETIRING FROM THE AUSTIN POLICE DE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HE'S SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CITY THROUGH ROLES IN THE TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT, FILING CRIMES, TASK FORCE, AND SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, AND SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTOR OF THE TRAINING ACADEMY.
SHAPING FUTURE LEADERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
DETECTIVE CENA LEAVES THE LEGACY OF INTEGRITY AND COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE.
THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMITTEE THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICING WAS WISH HIM WELL IN RETIREMENT.
SUSAN HEMAN, THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM AND AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE MIXED WITH JOINT SADNESS AS YOU SAY.
GOODBYE TO SUSAN HOLMAN WHO IS RETIRING.
SUSAN HAS BEEN THE HEART OF THE CIT UNIT, ALWAYS PROVIDING KINDNESS, PATIENCE, AND SUPPORT WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR THAT BRIGHTEN TOUGH DAYS.
HER IMPACT ON OUR TEAM IS SIGNIFICANT AND SHE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
ELIZABETH LANO, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR, JANET JACKSON.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK JANET JACKSON FOR HER VALUABLE SERVICE IN THE CHIEF'S OFFICE.
SHE PROVIDED EXCELLENT SUPPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION.
TRANSITIONING FROM FORMER MAYOR LEE LEE LEFFINGWELL OFFICE.
MS. JACKSON WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ADDRESSING SENSITIVE ISSUES AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO HER AND HER FAMILY AS THEY EMBARK ON THEIR NEW NEXT CHAPTER.
KAREN FITZGERALD, POLICE DIVISION MANAGER, PAUL CATLEY.
YOUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT.
YOU'VE EMBODIED THE VALUES OF COURAGE, INTEGRITY, AND SERVICE THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER.
YOUR LEADERSHIP, ESPECIALLY IN THE EXECUTIVE PROTECTION UNIT, HAS INSPIRED MANY AS YOU BEGIN THIS NEW CHAPTER.
WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
BEST OF LUCK ON YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.
HE DOESN'T WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT, SIR.
I HOPE YOU GET TO ENJOY SOME PEACE AND QUIET AND TRAVEL THE WORLD.
THANKS TO YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN SINCE 2001.
SERGEANT JASON BARTOW, DR. CAROL LOGAN.
CAROL LOGAN PHD HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A POLICE PSYCHOLOGIST IN COLORADO SPRINGS.
SHE ADAPTED EMDR FOR OFFICERS, HELPING THEM PROCESS TRAUMA AND THRIVE.
IN ADDITION TO HER CLINICAL WORK, SHE COACHED EXECUTIVES IN FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AND TAUGHT TRAUMA NEUROBIOLOGY, CONNECTING SCIENCE TO REAL WORLD, REAL WORLD
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APPLICATIONS.LOGAN'S CONTRIBUTION WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE THE FIELDS OF EMDR AND POLICE PSYCHOLOGY REFLECTING HER COMMITMENT TO THE WELLBEING OF THOSE WHO SERVE.
KACHINA CLARK POLICE DIVISION MANAGER, BRIAN MOELLER.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR MUCH DESERVED RETIREMENT.
BRIAN A PD WAS LUCKY TO HAVE YOU ON THE TEAM.
YOUR DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP WILL BE MISSED.
MONTY IS A HARD WORKER AND A DEDICATED CANINE HANDLER.
HIS DEDICATION TO HIS CRAFT IS EXEMPLARY AND HE WILL TRULY BE MISSED BY THE TEAM.
GOOD LUCK WITH ALL YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
SERGEANT HENRY DURAN MARCO, ROBO MARCO BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2005, WORKING NIGHT SHIFT PATROL IN PARKS.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO CORPORAL IN 2 20 21 AND TRANSITION TO A DETECTIVE IN 2022 BECOMING A KEY ASSET IN THE RESIDENTIAL BURGLAR UNIT.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE YEARS HAVE BEEN GREATLY APPRECIATED AND YOU'LL BE MISSED.
YOU KNOW WE KNOW YOU'LL ROCK YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.
LIEUTENANT MIKE MCCARTER, CHARLES SHIPMAN.
SERGEANT CHARLES, CHUCK SHIPMAN JOINED THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPART IN MAY, 2002 AS PART OF THE HUNDRED FIFTH CADET CLASS.
HE SPENT 11 YEARS IN PATROL BEFORE BECOMING A DETECTIVE IN JANUARY, 2014.
INITIALLY WORKING IN THE RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY UNIT FOR THREE YEARS.
HE THEN TRANSITIONED TO THE COMMERCIAL BURGLARY UNIT FOR TWO YEARS AND RETURNED TO PATROL AS A CORPORAL FOR EIGHT MONTHS.
IN MARCH, 2019, HE MOVED TO THE ROBBERY UNIT WHERE HE WORKED FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS BEFORE BEING PROMOTED TO SERGEANT IN JULY, 2022.
AFTER SERVING AS A PATROL SUPERVISOR FOR A YEAR, HE TRANSITIONED TO THE FORCE REVIEW UNIT.
LIEUTENANT ERIC KEL COLLINS, VERNON STEVENSON, DETECTIVE STEVENSON, DEDICATED 24 PLUS YEARS TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
HIS TIME AS A PATROL OFFICER AND DETECTIVE WAS IMPACTFUL TO MANY.
HIS WORK IN THE ORGANIZED CRIME DIVISION WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MANY WAYS WE WISH HIM THE BEST IN RETIREMENT ON HIS NEW HARLEY AND THE RHODES TO COME.
ANN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF DEDICATION TO OUR DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
YOU'VE BEEN INVALUABLE TO OUR TEAM AND WE ALREADY MISS YOU DEARLY.
WE WISH YOU ALL THE JOY AND RELAXATION IN THE NEXT CHAPTER.
CORPORAL BER WAS A GREAT ASSISTANT TO THE SHIFT WITH HIS WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE JOB.
HE WAS GREAT WITH THE YOUNGER OFFICERS, ESPECIALLY IN MOLDING THEM INTO GREAT OFFICERS AND EVEN BETTER INDIVIDUALS.
CORPORAL VERBA RETIRED LAST DECEMBER AND IS ENJOYING HIS TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND HIS NEW 20 ACRE PROPERTY.
NOW WE'LL HAVE CLOSING REMARKS BY CHIEF DAVIS.
UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
THESE ARE MILESTONES THAT YOU SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD OF.
UM, YOU KNOW, PROMOTIONS AND YEARS OF SERVICE.
AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
TO THOSE THAT HAVE RETIRED, AND BEST OF LUCK TO THE REST OF YOU.
AND JUST A FINAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAD, WHO HAD A HAND IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, UM, FOR THIS GREAT CEREMONY.
AND JUST A REMINDER TO TAKE SOME PHOTOS UP HERE FOR THE BACKDROP AND SUPERVISORS, PLEASE COME GET YOUR DIRECT REPORTS, AWARDS BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
AND WE HAVE COOKIES AND, UH, DRINKS IN THE BACK FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE SOME AND SAVE THE DATE.
OUR NEXT AWARD IS TUESDAY, MAY 13TH, 1 33 30.