DCLA 2021 Winners
Community support is key in helping the FBI conduct investigations and protect the American people. That’s why our field offices work so closely with individuals and organizations in their communities.
The FBI created the Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) in 1990 to honor dedicated individuals and organizations for their extraordinary contributions to strengthening communities and reducing crime and violence. Every year, field offices select recipients for this award on behalf of the FBI Director to recognize their tremendous support.
The FBI is proud to share the list of 2021 winners and is grateful for their service to their communities.
- Albany Field Office: Dr. Robert B. Silver
- Albuquerque Field Office: Farid Sharifi
- Atlanta Field Office: Interfaith Atlanta
- Baltimore Field Office: The Green Beret Project
- Birmingham Field Office: Russ Dorsey
- Boston Field Office: Gregory Blaize
- Buffalo Field Office: Dr. Shaun Nelms
- Charlotte Field Office: Adams Outdoor Advertising
- Chicago Field Office: Ink 180
- Cincinnati Field Office: Dr. Scott Hall
- Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) Field Office: Mark Urso
- Cleveland Field Office: The Department of Physics, Astronomy, Geology and Environmental Sciences at Youngstown State University
- Columbia Field Office: Vanessa Mota
- Denver Field Office: Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance
- El Paso Field Office: Cruz Morales, Jr.
- Houston Field Office: Goya Foods
- Jacksonville Field Office: Captain Timothy F. Kinsella, Jr.
- Knoxville Field Office: Pastor Daryl Arnold
- Las Vegas Field Office: The Mob Museum
- Little Rock Field Office: Dr. Blake Robertson
- Los Angeles Field Office: Erin Runnion
- Louisville Field Office: Christopher 2X
- Memphis Field Office: Vinay Dattu
- Miami Field Office: Dr. Lubby Navarro
- Milwaukee Field Office: Pardeep Kaleka
- Minneapolis Field Office: Lillian McDonald
- New Haven Field Office: Jonathan Albert
- New Orleans Field Office: Pastor Preston Jones
- New York Field Office: Turkish Cultural Center of New York
- Newark Field Office: Edie Peters Liguori
- Norfolk Field Office: WHRO Public Media
- Oklahoma City Field Office: Tania Woods
- Pittsburgh Field Office: Charleston, West Virginia Police Department Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
- Portland Field Office: Jon and Jennifer Epstein
- Richmond Field Office: David Brackins
- Sacramento Field Office: Richard Romo
- Salt Lake City Field Office: Yellowstone County Area Human Trafficking Task Force
- San Diego Field Office: STAR/PAL
- San Francisco Field Office: Seth Brysk
- Springfield Field Office: Grounds of Grace
- Tampa Field Office: Jacques Hakim
- Washington Field Office (WFO) Field Office: Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
