Director’s Community Leadership Awards
A Distant but Heartfelt Celebration of DCLA Recipients
In light of health and travel concerns related to COVID-19, the annual ceremony celebrating the Director’s Community Leadership Awards (DCLA) at FBI Headquarters was canceled this year.
FBI Director Christopher Wray and the entire FBI family missed the opportunity to celebrate in person with the DCLA recipients, but we honor their service no less.
“Although we were not able to honor these amazing recipients in person this year, we hope our gratitude for their extraordinary contributions will be felt through the awards package each of them will receive,” said Lorie Campbell, who chairs the event for the FBI’s Community Relations Unit.
While the current health emergency prevented the DCLA celebration from taking place, it has underscored how much we need those who give of themselves to lift up families, neighborhoods, and towns.
The DCLAs honor organizations and individuals who are doing the hard work of improving their communities. This year, many of the awardees were recognized for supporting the FBI’s mission and fostering the Bureau’s connections to those we serve.
Others are addressing urgent needs through addiction services or supporting adults and children affected by human trafficking, trauma, and abuse. Many of the awardees stepped up when natural disasters or tragedies affected their communities. And others turned personal hardships into action.
“Instead of waiting for someone else to take the initiative to make our streets safer or our future brighter, you acted,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a message to the awardees. “You rolled up your sleeves and righted a wrong.”
The FBI celebrates and thanks each of the DCLA recipients. We honor your work, dedication, and service.
“Instead of waiting for someone else to take the initiative to make our streets safer or our future brighter, you acted.”
FBI Director Christopher Wray
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Albany - Jonathan Rajewski
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Albuquerque – Chris Schueler
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Anchorage – Julie Kitka
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Atlanta – Anti-Defamation League, Southern Division
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Baltimore – Brian Decker
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Birmingham – Children’s Policy Council of Jefferson County
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Boston – Kathy Best
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Buffalo – Cheryll Moore
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Charlotte – International House of Charlotte
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Chicago – Chicago Eco House
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Cincinnati – Laith Khalaf
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Cleveland – The Foundry
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Columbia – South Carolina Chapter of the NAACP
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Dallas – James Weldon Asaff
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Denver – Susan Smith
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Detroit – National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Detroit Section
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El Paso – Mary Yañez
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Honolulu – Pono Shim
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Houston – Tim Miller
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Indianapolis – Gary McKay
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Jackson – Junior Auxiliary of Tupelo
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Jacksonville – Jennifer Silvey-Cason
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Kansas City – ICT-SOS
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Knoxville – Yassin Terou
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Las Vegas – David Mizrahi
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Little Rock – Sophia Said
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Louisville – She Became
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Memphis – Nashville Predators
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Miami – Daniel Puder
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Milwaukee – Teresa Kent
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Minneapolis – African American Leadership Council
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Mobile – Dr. Rusty J. Sowell
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New Haven – Peace Island Institute Connecticut
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New Orleans – Cassie Hammett
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New York – Trainers United on Long Island for the Prevention of Suicide
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Newark – Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey
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Norfolk – Hampton Roads Diversity and Inclusion Consortium
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Oklahoma City – The CARE Center
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Omaha – MercyOne Siouxland Child Advocacy Center
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Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation
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Portland – Antoinette Edwards
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Richmond – Carol Adams Foundation
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Sacramento – Breaking the Chains
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Salt Lake City – Shannon Miller Cox
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San Antonio – Ransomed Life
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San Diego – Jewish Family Service
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San Francisco – Emily Murase
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San Juan – Biological and Chemical Emergencies Laboratory
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Seattle – Sean Michael Smith
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Springfield – Howard G. Buffett Foundation
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St. Louis – Missouri Masonic Children’s Foundation
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Washington Field Office – José Andrés Puerta
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Office of Public Affairs – Tom Joyner
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