The Seattle Police Department and the Seattle Police Foundation honored the incredible work performed by employees of the Department in their professional commitment to serve and protect the community on Friday, October 30th at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom.
One of the most effective ways in which the Seattle Police Foundation achieves its mission to support the employees of the Seattle Police Department is through their sponsorship of the Awards Banquet. The banquet also raises money to support public safety initiatives funded throughout the year by the Seattle Police Foundation. In eight years, the Foundation has funded more than 200 projects in partnership with the Seattle Police Department. On Friday evening, more than 900 employees, their friends and families, event sponsors, and members of the community attended the annual banquet.
“The Annual Awards Banquet is an opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments of the members of the Seattle Police Department, and honor their dedication to serving the community. We greatly appreciate the support of the community as we honor these men and women,” said Interim Chief John Diaz.
“The Seattle Police Foundation is committed to raising support and awareness for the Seattle Police Department, and the annual Awards Banquet is an opportunity to bring together employees and the community they serve. It is always a great event,” said Laurie Sorenson, Seattle Police Foundation Chairwoman.
The keynote speaker this year was Anthony E. Zuiker, the creator and executive producer of the popular CSI television franchise, which now includes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami and CSI: New York. The CSI franchise is entering its tenth season this year.
Dozens of employees of the Seattle Police Department, both sworn and civilian, were honored this year for Valor, Distinguished Service, Excellence, and a wide range of other accomplishments. Here is a list of the honorees:
Medal of Valor
Officer Eric Faust
Officer Marcus Martin
Distinguished Service
Detective James Rodgers
Detective Bryan Van Brunt
Officers Dave Foley & Harold Dentinger
Officers James Thomsen & Adam Losloben
Medal of Courage
PEO Ken Newlin
Civilian of the Year
Mimi Walsh
Officer of the Year
Chris Myers
Detective of the Year
John Lewitt
Precinct Officers of the Year
North – Randy Maxwell
West – Frank Poblocki & Michelle Gallegos
East – Chris Brownlee
South – Dionne Perkins
Southwest – John Kiehn
FTO of the Year
Officer Tracy Beemster
PEO of the Year
Lynne Edwards
Outstanding Public Service
Detective Danial Conine
Janis George
Capt. Ron Wilson
Detective Todd Novisedlak
PEO Toner Eren
Innovation
Detective Chris Hall
Tracy Whitlatch
Detectives Monty Moss & Aaron Reynolds
Communications Team: Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, Officers Jeff Kappel, Mark Jamieson, & Renee Witt, Shanna Christie, Gina SantoDomingo & Cathy Wenderoth
East Precinct DMI Workgroup: Capt. Paul McDonagh, Director John Hayes, Community Prosecutor Tienney Milnor, Sgt. Marc Garth-Green, Officers Chris Kelley, Sina Ebinger, Yvonne Tovar, Court Harris, Pablo Lee, Tyrone Davis, Noah Zech, Ryan Keith, Steve Nadell, Matt Lilje & Detectives from Narcotics Pro Act Team
Excellence
Sgt. Alan Bernstein
Officer Christie-Lynne Bonner
Lynette DeShaw
Detective Rik Hall
Sonja Lalor
Officer Tom Henshaw
Officer Joe Kowalchyk
Officer Randy Kyburz
Sgt. Ann Martin
Regan Moffat
Detective Dan Stokke
Detective Michele Vallor
Officer Adam Elias
Officer Sam Byrd
Officers Chris Kelley & Sina Ebinger
Rena Martinez and Danette Neuhausen
Officers Juan Tovar & Ponham Lim
Community Ambassador
Officer Kevin McDaniel
Inspirational
Officer Bob Jellen
Sgt. Randy Woolery
Impact
Narcotics ProACT Teams: Lt. Carmen Best, Sgts. Mike Devine & Alvin Little, Eric Greening, Detectives Tom Mahaffey*, Terry Chin, Dave Doucett, Dave Fitzgerald, John Fox, Rudy Gonzalez, Michele Hackett, Richard Huntington, Brandon James, Diana LaFreniere, James Manning, Dan Romero, Pete Sicilia, Brett Smith, Fran Smith, Troy Swanson, K.D. William, Officer Erin Rodriguez* & Tracy Whitlatch
*Assigned to units outside Narcotics
Faux Bag Down Investigation Team: Detectives Todd Jakobsen, Dave Redemann, Tye Holand, Scott Waltier, Scotty Bach, Zsolt Dornay, Ron Smith, Everett Edwards, Stacy Litsjo, & Chris McNulty
Gang Unit: Sgts. Jim Dyment, Steve Jandoc & Mike Coomes, Detectives, Jim Britt, Daina Boggs, Ed Chan, Shandy Cobane, Ben Hughey, Tom Janes, Wade Jones, Brian Lundin, Tom Mooney, Josh Rurey, Miko Santiago, Aaron Sausman, Bob Sevaaetasi, Rob Thomas, & Don Waters
Southwest Precinct Detectives:Sgt. Jeff Durden, Detectives Nick Bauer, Ed Garcia, Brian Ballew & Shayne St. John
Belltown Drug Interdiction: Sgts. Brian Kraus, & Mark Hazard, Officers James Lee, Jason Diamond, Matt Pasquan, Dave Blackmer, Marty Harris, Kerry Zieger, Rob Cierley, Raul Vaca, Andy Zwaschka, Terry Bailey, Juan Tovar, John Kallis, & Narcotics ProACT Team Detectives