04/23/2026
Today we held our annual training and awards luncheon! This year we had two trainings. The first one was on “The Impact of Traumatic Grief on Friends and Family Members”. This was facilitated by Carolyn Longstreet, Barbara Koeppel and Robin Burns who are apart of Parents of Murdered Children. Afterwards, Melissa Michelin from Eagles’ Haven facilitated our second training on “Small Habits, Big Impact: Making Self-Care Stick”. This focused on assisting professionals practice self care. Members from Melissa’s team led a stretching session and a relaxing sound bath meditation.
This year’s award winners were:
🩵 Janita Lee Victim Assistance Professional Award:
Jaciente McDougale, Paralegal Family Unit and Victims of Crime Unit, Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida
🩵 Prosecutor of the Year Award:
Tara Sullivan, Esq. of the State Attorney’s Office 17th Judicial Circuit
🩵 Barbara Koeppel Victim Assistance Volunteer Award:
Ainsworth Boyd Neita of the Lauderhill Police Department
🩵 BVRC Member of the Year Award:
Judy Nesbitt, Victim Advocate of the Davie Police Department
🩵 Major Frank Leblanc Law Enforcement Officer Award:
BSO Detective, Internet Crimes Against Children and Human Trafficking Strategic Investigations
We would like to thank everyone who attended. See you all next year!
