MANASSAS – (Press Release) The Prince William Chamber of Commerce hosted the 33rd Annual Valor Awards at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, honoring over 100 of the community’s finest to a crowd of over 600 attendees.
The amazing stories were narrated by Aaron Gilchrest from NBC4 and the crowds enjoyed light refreshments from Potomac Place Assisted Living Community.
“We are thrilled to have hosted the PW Chamber’s 33rd Annual Valor Awards. It was an amazing afternoon to recognize and celebrate our many local heroes. This was truly a special moment for us, for the first time ever, we were able to open this celebration up to the whole community to attend for free. We all enjoyed the positive high energy felt by the Award recipients and attendees alike when the dramatic and daring scenarios of heroism were read aloud. We are proud to be a part of this wonderful community” said Chamber President and CEO, Debbie Jones.
The Prince William Chamber annually hosts the Valor Awards as a way to honor the men and women who not only keep our community safe, but also rise to the occasion when needed the most.
Business Sponsors of the event were Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Inova, GrassRoot Communications, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Amazon, Youth for Tomorrow, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC), DG Photography, Potomac Place Assisted Living Community, InsideNOVA, East to West Embroidery & Design, Inc., Society of Former Agents of the FBI, Inc., Northern Virginia Community College-Woodbridge Campus, Mike Garcia Construction, Inc., Elite Shooting Sports, LLC, FVCBank, CAS Severn’s, M.C. Dean, Inc., The Freedom Team REMAX Realty, and our Quality of Life Partner Zeiders Enterprises.
List of Awardees
Haymarket Police Department
Merit Award for Valor—Officer John Gregory
Stonewall Jackson Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad
Merit Award for Valor-Firefighter/EMT Carlos Ambrosini
Silver Award for Valor-Firefighter Ian Lauderdale
Manassas Volunteer Fire Company
Bronze Award for Valor-Firefighter Terry Norling
City of Manassas Park Department of Fire & Rescue
Valorous Unit Award-Battalion 589, Battalion Chief Adam Jones, Engine 509, Fire Medic Randy Leach, Firefighter/EMT Kentry Snow, Medic 509, Captain Josh Brandon, Fire Medic John Pearre, Master Firefighter David Sullivan
Manassas City Police Department
Merit Award for Valor-Senior Police Officer Alexander
Merit Award for Valor-Parking Enforcement Officer Isabel Meyers
Merit Award for Valor-Officer Joshua Aussems, Officer Shaun Barrett, Officer Ethan Eustace, Officer Juan Armas
Hillary Robinette Award-Senior Detective Speights
Hillary Robinette Award–Lieutenant Elia Alfonso. Sergeant Serena Bowers, Master Detective Michael Gemmell, Master Detective Tim Urey, Master Detective Jonathan Agule, Senior Detective Speights, Detective Luis Armas, Officer Ryan McCarthy, Crime Analyst Alemayehu
Prince William County Police Department
Investigative Merit Award-Officer Ronald Carpio, Detective Lourdes Cainas, Detective Donald DeShazo, Rose Hellmann, Crime Scene Specialist Shreya Kamath, Crime Analyst Rebekah Kushner, Detective Katherine, Zaimis, Detective Jonathan Kennedy
Investigative Merit Award-Detective Nathan Thomas, Detective Robyn Hyatt, Detective Victor Cordero, Detective Josh Lane, Crime Analyst Jacquelin Graham, Crime Analyst Dawn Locke-Trillhaase
Merit Award for Valor-Officer Sean K. Richards
Hillary Robinette Award-Detective Helga Thorsdottir
Hilary Robinette Award-Officer Darrick Dillon, Detective Joshua Lane, Detective John Agule(MCPD), Detective Derrick Black(MCPD), Detective Jeremy Booth, Detective Simon Chu, Detective Christopher Koglin(MPPD), Detective Alicia Larkins, Detective Kevin Morin, Detective Matthew Newton, Detective Walter O’Neal, Detective Daniel Sekely, Detective Wayne Smith, Detective Nicholas Waymire, Detective Robert White, Sergeant Gavin Young(MCPD), Sergeant Ryan Pavol, First Sergeant Kenneth Hulsey
Silver Award for Valor-Officer Joshua Myers, Officer Christopher Hume, Officer Jordanis Lozier, Officer Jonathan Seals, Officer Nicholas Kelly, Investigator Robert Drumm, Officer Brian Kimble
Gold Award for Valor-Officer John Yenchak, Officer Franco Martinez, Officer Rachel Mynier, Officer Matthew Takats, Officer Nicholas Kelly, Officer Evan Jurgensen, Officer Jordanis Lozier, Officer Taylor Claton, Officer Benjamin Infanti, Officer Wade Dickinson, Officer Travis Hardman, First Sergeant Daniel Crawford, Officer Kevin Vasquez, Sergeant David Bliss
Prince William County Department of Fire & Rescue
Valorous Unit-Swift Water Boat 524, Captain Brian Ferguson, Technician I Victor Vega, Technician I Aldo Bonilla, Technician I Michael Chergosky
Merit Award for Valor-Technician I Cody Durham
Merit Award for Valor-Lieutenant Kenneth Zack
Merit Award for Valor-Lieutenant Nick Feliciano, Technician II Chris Gott
Valorous Unit-Rescue Squad 510, Technician II Christopher Clark, Driver: Technician II Daniel Jackson, Officer Bucket: Technician I Kevin Ganssle, Driver Bucket: Technician I Michael Baker
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