The Director's Community Leadership Award

The Director’s Community Leadership Award

	The Director’s Community Leadership Award

Each year, the Cincinnati Division publicly recognizes the achievements of an individual or organization with the Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA).

This special award, presented on behalf of the Director of the FBI, was formally created in 1990 as a way to honor individuals and organizations for their efforts in combating crime, terrorism, drugs, and violence in America.

Past honorees have come from all walks of life. Some are experienced law enforcement officers, prosecutors, or detectives. Others are religious leaders, business owners, and non-profit officials. They all share a commitment to making their communities better and safer places to live and work.

The 2011 DCLA recipient from the Cincinnati Division was the Columbus Global Academy. The Columbus Global Academy is an English as a Second Language School for recent immigrant and refugee students with limited English abilities. The students are from over 50 different countries and represent 35 native languages, and the school has welcomed the Cincinnati FBI as a partner to work with students in an effort to strengthen relations with local ethnic communities to mentor at-risk youth.