HSN Awards Program
Information about our Annual Human Services Awards Program
Annual Human Services Awards
21st Annual Human Services Awards Breakfast Sponsored by NV Energy
HSN's annual celebration of excellence in the human services community will take place on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Peppermill Resort Hotel Casino. If you haven't had the pleasure of attending this event, we strongly urge you to do so this year. It never fails to be inspirational and educational about the important work that takes place in our community, often with little recognition. We are thrilled to announce this year's outstanding award winners:
Politician of the Year Speaker of the Assembly Barbara Buckley
Board Member of the Year James Miller (Renown Health) for High Sierra Industries
Staff Member of the Year Julie Vann and Rene Biondo from Washoe Co. District Court Administrator of the Year Niki Atcheson King from Access to Health Care Network
Agency of the Year Northern Nevada RAVE Family Foundation
Special Recognition Award Healthy Communities Coalition
Mike O’Callaghan Humanitarian Award Bob Fulkerson of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
Special thanks to our Champion Sponsor NV Energy and our Advocate Sponsors Charles Schwab Bank, Clark and Associates and Renown Health.
Please do come out and support your peers and friends in the human services community. Download an invitation here: HSN_Awards.pdf
HSN's annual celebration of excellence in the human services community will take place on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Peppermill Resort Hotel Casino. If you haven't had the pleasure of attending this event, we strongly urge you to do so this year. It never fails to be inspirational and educational about the important work that takes place in our community, often with little recognition. We are thrilled to announce this year's outstanding award winners:
Politician of the Year Speaker of the Assembly Barbara Buckley
Board Member of the Year James Miller (Renown Health) for High Sierra Industries
Staff Member of the Year Julie Vann and Rene Biondo from Washoe Co. District Court Administrator of the Year Niki Atcheson King from Access to Health Care Network
Agency of the Year Northern Nevada RAVE Family Foundation
Special Recognition Award Healthy Communities Coalition
Mike O’Callaghan Humanitarian Award Bob Fulkerson of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
Special thanks to our Champion Sponsor NV Energy and our Advocate Sponsors Charles Schwab Bank, Clark and Associates and Renown Health.
Please do come out and support your peers and friends in the human services community. Download an invitation here: HSN_Awards.pdf
Previous Recipients
Mike O'Callaghan Humanitarian Award
1988 Mike O’Callaghan
1989 Cloyd Phillips, Community Services Agency and Development Corporation
1990 Stan Fishler, United Way
1991 Maya Miller
1992 Manuel Wedge, WARC
1993 Judge Charles McGee
1994 May Shelton, Washoe County Social Services
1995 Jan Gilbert, League of Woman Voters
1996 Bertha Miranda
1997 Ian Hill
1998 Larry Tuntland
1999 Jan Evans
2002 Sherri Rice, Community Services Agency and Development Corporation
2003 Brian Lahren, WARC (Retired)
2004 Shaun Griffin, Community Chest
2005 Jon Sasser, Legal Services Statewide Advocacy Coordinator
2006 Ernie Nielsen, Washoe County Senior Law Project
2007 Diana Haberland, Washoe County School District Family Resource Center
2008 Cherie Jamason, Food Bank of Northern Nevada
Agency of the Year
1988 CAAW
1989 WARC
1990 Children’s Cabinet
1991 Nevada Hispanic Services
1992 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Call
1993 Washoe County Probation Department
1994 CASA
1995 Project Restart
1996 Health Access Washoe County
1997 Food Bank of Northern Nevada
1998 Nevada Women’s Fund
1999 KNPB Channel 5
2000 Northern Area Substance Abuse Council and United Way
2002 Step 2/Lighthouse of the Sierra
2003 High Sierra Industries
2004 Planned Parenthood
2005 United Way
2006 ReStart
2007 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada
2008 Access to Health Care Network
Administrator of the Year
1988 Manuel Wedge, WARC
1989 Louise Baynard De Volo, Planned Parenthood
1990 Joe Anastasio, Washoe County School District
1991 Sandy Napombejra, NNCIL
1992 May Shelton, Washoe County School District
1993 Joni A. Kaiser, CAAW
1994 Bob Floyd, Washoe High School
1995 Dawn Magnusoa, State of NV Division of Child and Family Services
1996 Mike McMahon, Washoe Co. Human Services
1997 Vicki Wright, Sierra Nevada Girl Scouts
1998 Denise Everett, Sagewind
1999 Cherie Jamason, Food Bank of No. Nevada
2000 Brian Lahren, WARC
2002 Sherrada James, Nevada Indian Commission
2003 Michelle Kling, Washoe County Health Department
2004 Ann-Mary MacLeod, Interfaith Hospitality Network
2005 Carlos Brandenburg, Nevada Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services
2006 Melany Denny, ReStart
2007 Mary Liveratti, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
2008 Dr. Mike Rodolico, Health Access Washoe County
Staff Member of the Year
1988 Lois Duran, Children’s Cabinet
1989 Pat Sauer Wilson, CAAW
1990 Sharron Wilson, Suicide Prevention
1991 Cathy Uccelli-Adkins, The Children’s Cabinet
1992 Victor Alegria and Otto Kelly, Washoe Co. Juvenile Probation
1993 Barbara Drake, United Way
1994 Michelle Mckee, Community Services Agency and Development Corporation
1995 Ray Trevino, Catholic Community Services
1996 Berry Munley, Care and Share
1997 Mary Bento, Children’s Cabinet
1998 Lillian Herrera, Girl Scouts of the Sierra
1999 Stuart Gordon, Family Counseling Services
2000 Robbie Boles, Sagewind
2002 Mary Ann Ryan, Washoe County Social Services
2003 Cynthia Lu, Washoe Co. Public Defender's Office
2004 Pam Young, Crisis Call Center
2005 Patrick O’Bryan and Steve Johns, Reno Police Department
2006 Gabrielle Enfield, Washoe County and Joan Swickard, HAWC Community Health Center
2007 Kim Brignani, C*A*R*E* Chest of Sierra Nevada
2008 Krista Lee, City of Reno
Board Member of the Year
1988 Paul Gowins, Center for Independent Living
1989 Michael Dermody, The Children’s Cabinet
1990 Kathy Boyce, Step 2
1991 Katherine Cole, Girl Scouts
1992 Martha Coon, NASAC
1993 Bill Bennett, Community Services Agency and Development Corporation
1994 Dale Littlejohns, Community Housing Resource
1995 David Daviton, NNCIL
1996 Frank Lawrence, Community Child Care
1997 Jerry Scolari, Gang Alternatives Partnership
1998 Kathie Bartlett, Join Together No. NV
1999 Kathleen “Cookie” Alfred, CAAW
2000 Rick Odynski, Disability Resources
2002 Robert Sader, YMCA
2003 Jerry Hubbard, Bristlecone Family Resources
2004 Michalle Shown, Sierra Association of Foster Families
2005 Nancy Muniz, Charles Schwab Bank
2006 Art Kess, C*A*R*E* Chest of Sierra Nevada
2007 Muriel Skelly, Nevada Legal Services
2008 T.P. Hubert, Ridge House and Donna Clontz, Girl Scouts
Media Representative of the Year
1988 Jim Elliot - KCRL
1989 Kate Santich, Reno Gazette Journal
1990 Dave Finely, KRNO and KRNV
1991 Donna Green and Joe Zuccarini, KTVN
1992 Bruce Bledsoe, Reno Gazette Jounal
1993 Chuck Alvey, KOLO Channel 8
1994 Lise Mousel, KRNV Channel 4
1995 Media Coalition
1996 Dawn Rossi
1997 Janice Hoke, Reno Gazette Journal
1998 Nancy Cope, KTVN Channel
21999 Victoria Cambell, KRNV Channel 4
2000 Jennifer Crowe, Reno Gazette Journal
2002 Deidre Pike and William Purchert, Reno News & Review
2003 Connie Wray and Bill Shulz, ALICE 96.5
Politician of the Year
1988 Assemblywoman Jan Evans
1989 Reno City Council Woman Kathryn Wishart
1990 Judge Charles McGee
1991 Assemblywoman Vivian Freeman
1992 U.S. Senator Harry Reid
1993 Judge Janet J. Berry
1994 Lt. Governor Sue Wagner
1995 Senator William Raggio
1996 Judge Scott Jordan
1997 State Senator Randolf Townsend
1998 Atty. General Frankie Sue Del Papa
1999 Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie
2000 Judge Peter Breen
2003 Governer Kenny Guinn
2004 Assemblyman Bernie Anderson
2005 Mayor Robert Cashell, City of Reno
2006 Jonnie Pullman
2007 John Mayer, Sparks City Councilman
2008 Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto
Special Recognition Award
1992 Katy Simon, Simon and Associates
1993 Georgie Maxwll, Amputee Support Group and Evelyn Mount - Community Outreach
1995 Shelia Leslie
1999 David Parks, Jon Sasser, Paula Berkley
2002 Soroptimist International of Reno
2006 Anne Cory, formally of United Way
1988 Mike O’Callaghan
1989 Cloyd Phillips, Community Services Agency and Development Corporation
1990 Stan Fishler, United Way
1991 Maya Miller
1992 Manuel Wedge, WARC
1993 Judge Charles McGee
1994 May Shelton, Washoe County Social Services
1995 Jan Gilbert, League of Woman Voters
1996 Bertha Miranda
1997 Ian Hill
1998 Larry Tuntland
1999 Jan Evans
2002 Sherri Rice, Community Services Agency and Development Corporation
2003 Brian Lahren, WARC (Retired)
2004 Shaun Griffin, Community Chest
2005 Jon Sasser, Legal Services Statewide Advocacy Coordinator
2006 Ernie Nielsen, Washoe County Senior Law Project
2007 Diana Haberland, Washoe County School District Family Resource Center
2008 Cherie Jamason, Food Bank of Northern Nevada
Agency of the Year
1988 CAAW
1989 WARC
1990 Children’s Cabinet
1991 Nevada Hispanic Services
1992 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Call
1993 Washoe County Probation Department
1994 CASA
1995 Project Restart
1996 Health Access Washoe County
1997 Food Bank of Northern Nevada
1998 Nevada Women’s Fund
1999 KNPB Channel 5
2000 Northern Area Substance Abuse Council and United Way
2002 Step 2/Lighthouse of the Sierra
2003 High Sierra Industries
2004 Planned Parenthood
2005 United Way
2006 ReStart
2007 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada
2008 Access to Health Care Network
Administrator of the Year
1988 Manuel Wedge, WARC
1989 Louise Baynard De Volo, Planned Parenthood
1990 Joe Anastasio, Washoe County School District
1991 Sandy Napombejra, NNCIL
1992 May Shelton, Washoe County School District
1993 Joni A. Kaiser, CAAW
1994 Bob Floyd, Washoe High School
1995 Dawn Magnusoa, State of NV Division of Child and Family Services
1996 Mike McMahon, Washoe Co. Human Services
1997 Vicki Wright, Sierra Nevada Girl Scouts
1998 Denise Everett, Sagewind
1999 Cherie Jamason, Food Bank of No. Nevada
2000 Brian Lahren, WARC
2002 Sherrada James, Nevada Indian Commission
2003 Michelle Kling, Washoe County Health Department
2004 Ann-Mary MacLeod, Interfaith Hospitality Network
2005 Carlos Brandenburg, Nevada Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services
2006 Melany Denny, ReStart
2007 Mary Liveratti, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
2008 Dr. Mike Rodolico, Health Access Washoe County
Staff Member of the Year
1988 Lois Duran, Children’s Cabinet
1989 Pat Sauer Wilson, CAAW
1990 Sharron Wilson, Suicide Prevention
1991 Cathy Uccelli-Adkins, The Children’s Cabinet
1992 Victor Alegria and Otto Kelly, Washoe Co. Juvenile Probation
1993 Barbara Drake, United Way
1994 Michelle Mckee, Community Services Agency and Development Corporation
1995 Ray Trevino, Catholic Community Services
1996 Berry Munley, Care and Share
1997 Mary Bento, Children’s Cabinet
1998 Lillian Herrera, Girl Scouts of the Sierra
1999 Stuart Gordon, Family Counseling Services
2000 Robbie Boles, Sagewind
2002 Mary Ann Ryan, Washoe County Social Services
2003 Cynthia Lu, Washoe Co. Public Defender's Office
2004 Pam Young, Crisis Call Center
2005 Patrick O’Bryan and Steve Johns, Reno Police Department
2006 Gabrielle Enfield, Washoe County and Joan Swickard, HAWC Community Health Center
2007 Kim Brignani, C*A*R*E* Chest of Sierra Nevada
2008 Krista Lee, City of Reno
Board Member of the Year
1988 Paul Gowins, Center for Independent Living
1989 Michael Dermody, The Children’s Cabinet
1990 Kathy Boyce, Step 2
1991 Katherine Cole, Girl Scouts
1992 Martha Coon, NASAC
1993 Bill Bennett, Community Services Agency and Development Corporation
1994 Dale Littlejohns, Community Housing Resource
1995 David Daviton, NNCIL
1996 Frank Lawrence, Community Child Care
1997 Jerry Scolari, Gang Alternatives Partnership
1998 Kathie Bartlett, Join Together No. NV
1999 Kathleen “Cookie” Alfred, CAAW
2000 Rick Odynski, Disability Resources
2002 Robert Sader, YMCA
2003 Jerry Hubbard, Bristlecone Family Resources
2004 Michalle Shown, Sierra Association of Foster Families
2005 Nancy Muniz, Charles Schwab Bank
2006 Art Kess, C*A*R*E* Chest of Sierra Nevada
2007 Muriel Skelly, Nevada Legal Services
2008 T.P. Hubert, Ridge House and Donna Clontz, Girl Scouts
Media Representative of the Year
1988 Jim Elliot - KCRL
1989 Kate Santich, Reno Gazette Journal
1990 Dave Finely, KRNO and KRNV
1991 Donna Green and Joe Zuccarini, KTVN
1992 Bruce Bledsoe, Reno Gazette Jounal
1993 Chuck Alvey, KOLO Channel 8
1994 Lise Mousel, KRNV Channel 4
1995 Media Coalition
1996 Dawn Rossi
1997 Janice Hoke, Reno Gazette Journal
1998 Nancy Cope, KTVN Channel
21999 Victoria Cambell, KRNV Channel 4
2000 Jennifer Crowe, Reno Gazette Journal
2002 Deidre Pike and William Purchert, Reno News & Review
2003 Connie Wray and Bill Shulz, ALICE 96.5
Politician of the Year
1988 Assemblywoman Jan Evans
1989 Reno City Council Woman Kathryn Wishart
1990 Judge Charles McGee
1991 Assemblywoman Vivian Freeman
1992 U.S. Senator Harry Reid
1993 Judge Janet J. Berry
1994 Lt. Governor Sue Wagner
1995 Senator William Raggio
1996 Judge Scott Jordan
1997 State Senator Randolf Townsend
1998 Atty. General Frankie Sue Del Papa
1999 Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie
2000 Judge Peter Breen
2003 Governer Kenny Guinn
2004 Assemblyman Bernie Anderson
2005 Mayor Robert Cashell, City of Reno
2006 Jonnie Pullman
2007 John Mayer, Sparks City Councilman
2008 Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto
Special Recognition Award
1992 Katy Simon, Simon and Associates
1993 Georgie Maxwll, Amputee Support Group and Evelyn Mount - Community Outreach
1995 Shelia Leslie
1999 David Parks, Jon Sasser, Paula Berkley
2002 Soroptimist International of Reno
2006 Anne Cory, formally of United Way