Honorees for September Members of the Month

October 30, 2015
Honorees for September Members of the Month
LE Member of the Month
Deputy Gerald Rose
CO Member of the Month
Cpl. Christina Christensen
Deputy Rose is originally from Buffalo, New
York. He started with the Sheriff's Office in
October 2014 as a road patrol
deputy. During the month of September,
Deputy Rose was involved in the case of a
missing person who suffered from
dementia.
The professional and caring
manner with which Deputy Rose handled that
situation so impressed the missing man's
family that they wrote a letter to the local
newspaper expressing their gratitude. The
family said, "With all of the bad press police
get lately, Deputy Rose left us with renewed
faith, and we thank him and all who helped."
Cpl. Christina Christensen is from Bristol, TN.
She started her career here at the Charlotte
County Sheriff's Office February of 2004.
She was promoted to the Housing Corporal
in June of 2008. Christina has performed
exceptionally well since being assigned to ASquad Housing. She has been an asset to our
Team in so many ways. I am impressed with
her knowledge base, interpersonal skills,
organizational skills, ability to handle situations, provide feedback and follow through.
She works well on an individual basis and in
a team concept.
Another example of Deputy Rose's caring
personality was when he was the backup
officer for another deputy on a traffic
stop. The driver was ultimately cited and, as
a result, unable to continue driving the
vehicle. When the driver couldn't make
contact with anyone to come pick him up,
Deputy Rose volunteered without hesitation to
drive the person home so they would not
have to walk home late at night. The driver
was very thankful and notified the on-duty
supervisor of how professional Deputy Rose
was.
Deputy Rose is committed to serving his
community with heart, dedication and in a
professional manner.
She is the junior Corporal on the squad but I
find her assisting and guiding more senior coworkers. She is forward thinking and demonstrates the ability meet and exceed her supervisor's expectations.
She is motivated in reaching the rank of Sergeant while balancing her personal life, work
career and continuing her education by seeking a bachelor's degree. Excellent job.
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Support Services Member
of the Month
Jason Francis
Congratulations Jason Francis, Support Services Member of the month. Jason started
with the Sheriff’s IT Division on May 12th,
2014. Upon hiring, Jason was assigned to
the Detention Bureau where he immediately
acclimated to the existing systems. Jason
demonstrated early that he possessed the
skills and drive necessary to be assigned to
larger, more complex projects.
Jason’s technical expertise was instrumental
in the implementation of the recent tablet
project in detention. He coordinated with
Zuercher Technologies, to make changes and
to fix bugs in the tablet software. He
worked closely with the county and contract
personnel during implementation of the wireless network in the detention facility, which
provided the means for the tablets to communicate wirelessly with the network software. He quickly familiarized himself with a
product not previously found in the CCSO
repertoire…Apple iPads. He researched
Apple software and found a product which
enabled control and ongoing maintenance of
the tablets once they were deployed.
Jason was born in New Jersey and moved to
Cape Coral when he was 10 years old. He
currently resides in Punta Gorda with
Janelle, his lovely wife of 2 ½ years. Additionally, they are the proud parents of 4
month old twin boys.
October 30, 2015
Promotions
Cpl. Rebecca Allese
Cpl. Garland Collins
Sgt. Jason Zakowich
Cpl. Dustin Paille
Cpl. Paul Dempster
Sgt. Nikki Wagner
Cpl. Aaron Williams
Cpl. Howard Nuzum
Cpl. John Mills
Sgt. William Maymon
Lt. John Heck
Cpl. William Garlick
Sgt. Melissa Cheng
Lt. Renee Fillez
Lt. Rocco Casano
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October 30, 2015
Promotions continued and Years of Service
Retirement & Promotion
Domestic Violence Walk
Captain Michael Casarella
Thank you for your many years of service and
congratulations on your promotion Cpl. James
Chenard
Showing their support and commitment to end
Domestic violence are left to right back row: Lt.
Long, Paxton Kilby, Ben Cheng, Lt. Kilby, Debra
Cheng. Front Row Angeliris Rominger, Clerk
Rominger, Sgt. Cheng, Mary Thompson, Christian
Thomason and Blake Thompson.
Pink Heals SWFL Truck
Deborah Maikowski was promoted to Supervisor
of Records recently.
20 Years of Service
Good luck in your future endeavors and thank
you for your service Janet Frazee.
10 Years of Service
5 Years of Service
15 Years of Service
Francine Tolmas and Concetta Telesco (missing
from Photo) were honored for 15 years of service.
Lt. Waterhouse represents!
Lt. Waterhouse participated in the oral boards at
the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The board
consisted of a Major, 2 Captains, and 1Lieutenant
from SCSO and Lt. Waterhouse was the only outside source.
DFC Mark Geyer
Cpl. Paul Guyton and Cpl. William Houghton
On October 16th the Pink Heals SW FL Truck visited an Englewood Area woman.!
Boys & Girls Club Partners
Sheriff Bill Prummell presented a Sheriff’s Office
Community Partner Coin to Boys & Girls Clubs of
Charlotte County. Left to right: Lt. Darrell Caparo,
Jessica Anderson, Sheriff Prummell, Lynn Dorler,
Nicholas Worden, and Tanya Orr.
Susan Moskwa
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October 30, 2015
Fall Festival– A Family affair
August PTO Class attendees
Safe Kids America
Kathy Ayers, Ronald Beck, Kevin
Bordner, Ernest Boss, William Buchisky, Eric Burke, Russell Epeards,
Chad Fox, Christopher Kearney,
Shelbie Lister, Elizabeth Martinez,
Ronnie Pressley, Bill Prummell III,
Scott Sarver, Staub Daniel, Brad
Stender, Robert Tuck, Nicholas
Westlake, Daniel Wharton, Christian Wymer and Brent Hertenlehner
Crisis Intervention training class
Community Policing and Crime Prevention all
teamed up with Save Kids America to assist with
helmet fittings. Left to Right Dan Cotton, Farrah
Fishman, Bill Miller, Karen Cline and Lou Henyecz
New Addition to
our family
Megan Burkard (Charlotte Behavioral Coordinator),DFC. Matthew Wagner, DFC. Jessica Bryant, Dep. Nicolas Suarez, Dep. Jonathan Farrands, Dep. Daniel Cotton, DFC. Robert Gay, Dep. Robert Lister, Dep. Peter
Gennette, Sgt. Randal Whitney, DFC. Kenneth Hill, Sheriff Prummell, DFC. Timothy Knopick, Dep. Richard
Mancilla, Dep. Cody Forbus, Dep. Jason Jones, Dep. Booker Richardson, Dep. Christopher Burn
Dep. Gerald Rose, DFC. Billy Tuck, DFC. Paul Underwood, DFC. Luke Adamchik, Jillian Reich (Instructor/
Agency Liaison), Dep. Cristino Rentas, Sgt. Renee Filliez (Instructor/Agency Liaison), Not Pictured: DFC. Dustin
Paille
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Bryson Edward Gilmer, August 12, 2015
Proud parents are DFC Justin & Steffany Gilmer..
October 30, 2015
Employee Benefits Fair
Alex Scott honored
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS From the Benefits Fair:
50” Smart TV - BETH FRAIOLI
Key West Trip - MICHELLE KAUFMAN
Tote Bag from Cigna – Johnna Filipowicz
Gift Bag from Star & Shield – Melody Shiner
Gift Bag from Star & Shield – Michelle Tressmer
Gift Bag from Florida Blue – Craig Brandon
Gift Basket from Employee Assistance Fund –
Elizabeth Bertuzzi
Gift Basket from by Kays Ponger – Ron Mueller
$50 Publix Gift card donated by MAP – Sergio
Bertuzzi
$50 Publix Gift card from MAP – Diane Barton
Turkey Roaster from by Washington National –
Marty Schmunk
Snoopy and $25 Gift card from by MetLife –
Connie Telesco
Jennifer Scott accepts the Award for Altar Server
of the Year from Father John Fitch on behalf of
her son Alex.. Alex received this honor along with
his friend Casmire Przybylinski in the background.
Alex was an altar server at St. Charles Borromeo
Church for many years.
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CCSO November Birthdays
1 Bond, Janet
Brunhuber, Sharon
Ellsworth, Gary
Farrell, Thomas
Oquendo-Eisenhaur,
Giselle
2 DeGrasse, Timothy
Hollingsworth, Cody
3 Church, Robert
Moos, Edward
Roman, Brian
4 Hanyok, Anthony
Prevatte, Leonard
Tipping, Amanda
5 Long, Britney
Sousa, Joseph
Westrom, Marilyn
6 Kiselev, Ivan
Kovach, Kattie
8 Carley, Richard
Krokos, Jason
Szych, Brenda
10 McDonald, Justin
11 Beasley, Wade
Scott, Thomas
12 Faber, Kevin
Griffin, Michelle
Wiles, Michael
13 Boss, Ernest
Casano, Rocco
Sella, Steven
14 Auger, Nikki
ImBruno, David
Scott, Jennifer K
15 Allese, Rebecca
Holtan, Daniel
16 Bailey, Joshua
17 Anderson, Laurene
Driscoll, Richard
18 Rentas, Cristino
Schwocho, Alan
19 Blanchard, Stefanie
Christensen, Thomas
20 Martin, Elaine
McConnell, James
21 Schenk, Charles
Speicher, Dale
Swartzentruber,
Brandon
22 Garcia, Jorge
Ursomanno, Alfred
23 Scott, John H
24 Goodwyne, Earl
Lund, Jeffery
25 Ayers, Kathy
Chrisman, Renee
Hasler, David
26 Barrett, Deborah
Fenech, Anthony
27 Bliss, Kimberly
Nystrom-Cristina,
Kristine
Preston, Shawn
Weeks, Milton
Woelke, Donald
28 Sheen, Bryan
29 Clem, Judy
Peters, Erica
Roberts, Richard
Next edition: November 27