Civilian Award of Achievement

The winner of the civilian award of achievement has been a member of her police service since 1978. She has worked primarily as a communications operator.

This is a woman of many firsts, as she is a pioneer of female leadership in the police association community. She quickly moved through numerous Association Board positions and was elected as the first female Chair of the Hamilton Police Association. She has occupied more positions over extended periods of time than any other member in the past. Her tenacity and perseverance allowed for many progressive changes with both her Service Association and then, that of the Police Association of Ontario. She has a particular interest in seeing that civilians are well represented and acknowledged for their contributions at all Association levels. Her educational accomplishments are such that she is more than qualified to serve as Civilian Director for the PAO for the past four years, since 2002.

This remarkable woman's interests in police association business extend from the municipal to provincial level, and yes, even to the federal level. If she wasn't busy enough, she is also the first Civilian Director with the Canadian Professional Police Association. The CPPA represents, as you know, 55,000 police and civilian members nationally. Since 2002, throughout her tenure with the CPPA, she has successfully advocated for civilian recognition and through her efforts, this past April, the first civilian member received the prestigious CPPA Award of Excellence.

A proud moment in her life was when this woman received the Queen's Jubilee Medal for her dedication and commitment to Police Associations at every level.