The Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office has announced the 2015 fourth annual IMPACT Award winners, which include seven area residents and workers.
Each year, the City Prosecutor chooses recipients that have “made a positive, significant impact in the City of Long Beach in the past year.”
“I am very proud of the partnerships my office has developed. Each of these awardees have worked with us to make a meaningful positive difference in the lives of Long Beach residents,” said City Prosecutor Doug Haubert.
This year’s recipients include:
Hon. Jackie Lacey of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office for leading the LA County Prosecutors Association and handling the transfer of cases from felony to a misdemeanor as a result of Prop. 47.
Richard Funke and Robert Belcher of the Long Beach Police Department and Cynthia Martinez of LBPD Court Affairs for assisting with trial preparation.
Tracy Colunga, Violence Prevention Coordinator for the City of Long Beach, for creating the city’s first Violence Prevention Plan and helping to secure grant funding to reduce gang activity.
Detective David Ternullo of the LBPD Violent Crimes Unit for preparing cases for criminal charge filing.
Long Beach Fire Department firefighters Chris Barton, Jason Cash, Andy Chan, Wayne Chaney, Joel Davis, Chris Duffy, Mark Fort, Keith Farrell, Dennis Garrett, Tony Gomez, Phil Gonzal, Matt Hoch, Jackawa Jackson, Sid Jackson, Teron Mays, Kelvin McCaleb, Chris Milburn, Ernesto Torres and Tyler Viana for creating the Rockett Academy mentoring program for Long Beach Unified School District seventh grade students.
Calvin Lane of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and Jason Marks of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for helping to reduce gang activity by providing their expert knowledge.
Beth Aboites of UrbanFin (Seventh Street Church) for helping the Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Truancy Program provide school uniforms, supplies and shoes for needy children.