OPP Accolade Awards recognize exceptional members

NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recognized dozens of exceptional members at the annual Accolade Awards ceremony held near Orillia last week.

OPP Accolade Awards are presented each year to OPP uniform, civilian and auxiliary members who have distinguished themselves with their outstanding service. These members are nominated by their peers or supervisors, and the winners (comprised of individuals and teams) are selected by a panel of reviewers from various ranks.

The 2019 Accolade Award recipients are:

• Officer of the Year - Detective Constable Darlene Pyke
• Civilian of the Year - Ms. Michelyne Kelly
• Auxiliary Member of the Year - Auxiliary Constable Billy John Cooper
• Jim Potts Award - North East Region Provincial Liaison Team
• Valuing & Supporting People - Ms. Susan Brooks
• Enforcement - Sergeant Kristopher Wood
• Investigations (Individual) - Detective Sergeant Andrew Taylor
• Investigations (Team) - Project Blackheath
• Innovation & Creativity - Special Constable Jeremy Dupuis
• Dedication - Sergeant Lorne Thompson
• Team Achievement - Project Westport
• Community Service - Staff Sergeant Wade Beebe
• Partnerships - Project Temora

Awards are issued in 12 categories, including Community Service, Investigations, Partnerships and Team Achievement. In cases where a winning team includes members from another law enforcement agency, those individuals are also included in the award.

The OPP has a long tradition of honouring its uniform, civilian and auxiliary members for their outstanding achievements via the Accolade Awards and other awards programs.

The full list of team award winners follows.

All winners are OPP members, except where indicated in parenthesis.

Project Blackheath – Winner, Investigations (Team): Team Members’ Names

1. Ms. Kirstin Bodnaruk
2. D/Insp. Tina Chalk
3. D/S/Sgt. Sean Chatland
4. D/Cst. Colin Coleiro
5. Ms. Holly Constantineau
6. D/Sgt. Luc Dumont
7. D/Cst. Sheryl Eason
8. S/Cst. Trevor Fairchild
9. S/Cst. Sean Ford
10. Mr. Matthew Fox
11. Mr. Matt Karabetsos
12. Ms. Alyssa Ladouceur
13. Ms. Christine Long
14. D/Insp. David MacDonald
15. D/Cst. Rasa Malinauskas
16. Supt. Carole Matthews
17. Cst. Paul McCloskey
18. Mr. Scott Montgomery
19. Cst. Minh Nguyen (RCMP)
20. Ms. Inessa Pesenko
21. D/Sgt. Krista Potter
22. D/Cst. Russ Rogan
23. Sgt. Mark Sanders
24. D/Cst. Ken Sexton
25. Mr. Fraser Sinclair
26. Mr. Dan Smethurst
27. D/Sgt. Jeremy Spence
28. Ms. Melissa Spierenburg
29. D/Cst. Steven Su
30. D/Sgt. Anne Thomson
31. D/Insp. Matt Watson
32. Ms. Jessica Wild
33. Sgt. Kelly Withrow
34. Mr. Kevin Witlox

North East Region Provincial Liaison Team – Winner, Jim Potts Award: Team Members’ Names

1. Cst. James Butler
2. Cst. Marilyn Cameron
3. Cst. Christine Columbus
4. Cst. Andrew Dubbin
5. Cst. Francis Endanawas
6. Cst. Nicole Haueisen
7. Cst. Amanda Huff
8. Sgt. Gilles Lachance
9. Cst. Renee Lalonde
10. Cst. Miles Loach
11. Cst. Pete McKee
12. Cst. Brooke McRoberts
13. Cst. Theresa Meyer
14. Cst. Daniel Senf
15. Cst. Todd Showan
16. Cst. Natalie Strang
17. Sgt. Michelle Warth
18. Cst. Chris Wesley 

Project Temora – Winner, Partnerships Award: Team Members’ Names

1. Mr. Mohammed Al-Shalchi (Canada Border Services Agency)
2. S/Sgt. Tracey Bednarczyk
3. D/Cst. Kevin Buttigieg
4. Cst. Jacqueline Chavez
5. Ms. Amie Doucet (Canada Border Services Agency)
6. D/Cst. Justin Ford (Barrie Police Service)
7. D/Cst. Max Gomez 8. D/Insp. Martin Graham
8. D/Cst. Ashley Hogg
9. S/Cst. Loren Horan
10. D/Cst. Michelle Jansen (Barrie Police Service)
11. S/Cst. Kelly Kavanagh (Barrie Police Service)
12. Ms. Natasha Moodley (Canada Border Services Agency)
13. Cst. Kyle Peloso
14. Insp. Mary Shannon
15. D/Cst. Sherri Span
16. D/Cst. Vicki Thisdelle (Barrie Police Service)
17. D/Cst. Lindsay White (Barrie Police Service)
18. D/Cst. Scott Wilson
19. D/Cst. Jeff Wright (Barrie Police Service)

Project Westport – Winner, Team Achievement Award: Team Members’ Names

1. D/Cst. Debbie L. Asselstine
2. D/Cst. Kirsten E. Audet
3. D/Cst. Jeffrey Brazeau
4. D/Cst. Peter Corbett (retired)
5. D/Cst. Dan Fedele
6. Sgt. Pamela Green (Halifax Regional Police)
7. D/Cst. Ron Heinemann
8. D/S/Sgt. N. Scott Johnston
9. D/Cst. George Klonowski (retired)
10. D/Sgt. Jeff Lindsay 11. D/Cst. Linden Maxius
11. D/Sgt. Melanie Mezzatesta
12. D/Insp. Daniel Nadeau
13. Insp. Baldo Nuccio
14. D/Cst. Dan Roy 16. D/Cst. Amy Smirnov

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