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RECOGNITIONS

Congratulations to Deputy Probation Officer Nikki
Morgan who was selected as the Probation
Congratulations to the staff of the Santa Maria Juvenile Department’s Santa Maria Elks Officer of the Year.
Hall (SMJH) who were recognized August 1st at the 4th Officer Morgan and her fellow award recipients from
Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Breakfast. The North County public safety agencies were honored on
event was hosted by the North County Rape Crisis and September 4th at the Santa Maria Elks Law
Child Protection Center. Supervising Probation Officers Bill Enforcement Appreciation Night. The Department was
Roberts and Miguel Monge attended, with Chief Probation pleased to acknowledge Deputy Probation Officer
Officer Tanja Heitman accepting the award on behalf of Morgan for this notable achievement.
the Probation Department.

Congratulations to Senior Deputy Probation Officer
David Silva, Senior Juvenile Institutions Officer Jeffrey
Curtis, and Juvenile Institutions Officer Rigoberto Ruiz
who were honored at the 2019 Southern Region
California Association of Probation Institutions
On October 1st, the executives of Santa Barbara County Administrators (CAPIA) Conference. Senior Deputy
Probation Department, along with the San Luis Obispo Probation Officer Silva received Santa Barbara County's
Probation Department and Ventura County Probation CAPIA Outstanding Supervisor Award for his role and
Agency, attended the Tri-Counties Deputy Probation efforts in implementing the Santa Maria Juvenile Hall
Officer Core graduation. The executive team was honored (SMJH) Recreation and Programming position. Senior
to celebrate with the twenty graduates, and to welcome Juvenile Institutions Officer Curtis was selected for the
the five graduates from the Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara County's CAPIA Outstanding Line Staff
Probation Department back to their respective units after Award for his role and leadership in implementing the
being gone for nearly six weeks. Congratulations to the newly created SMJH Institutions Training Officer
Tri-Counties Deputy Probation Officer Core Class of 2019! position. Juvenile Institutions Officer Ruiz was selected
for the Santa Barbara County's CAPIA Outstanding Line
Staff Award for leading the way by example and
implementing pro-social activities at the Los Prietos
Boys Camp (LPBC). The Department was pleased to
acknowledge all of their contributions.

2 "Leading the Way to a Safer Community"