FBI Director Meets With Community Leaders

In a ceremony today at FBI Headquarters, Director Robert S. Mueller, III recognized the recipients of the 2008 Director’s Community Leadership Award. These leaders, selected by their area FBI field office, have demonstrated outstanding contributions to their local communities through service. The FBI is grateful for the work of each of these individuals and their organizations.

Director Mueller noted that “these are people who make things happen and enlist others in their cause.” Timothy J. Davlin, Mayor of the City of Springfield, Illinois, was the local recipient of the FBI Director’s 2008 Community Leadership Award, which was awarded in Springfield on November 24, 2008. Mayor Davlin and FBI Special Agent in Charge, Karen E. Spangenberg, traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in today’s ceremony.

Additional information about today’s ceremony and all of the recipients is available at www.fbi.gov.

Recipients of the 2008 Director’s Community Leadership Award include:

1. Lamar Advertising, Adams Outdoor Advertising, Clear Channel Outdoor, and Outdoor Advertising Association of Georgia (FBI Headquarters)
2. Charles Muller, Jr.,, Pastor of Victory Christian Church (Albany)
3. John E. Ratmeyer, Deputy Chief and Member of the Child Protection Team, Gallup Indian Medical Center (Albuquerque)
4. Mao Tosi, Founder of the Pride Club (Anchorage)
5. Tapestri Immigrant & Refugee Coalition (Atlanta)
6. Yahya Hendi, Imam of the Islamic Society of Frederick, Maryland and Muslim Chaplain at Georgetown University (Baltimore)
7. Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (Birmingham)
8. Christopher DiCenso, Managing Partner and Founder of Growth Strategy Partners, LLS (Boston)
9. John Schunak, President of InfraGard (Buffalo)
10. John Chen, Vice-Chair of the Carolinas Asian-American Chamber of Commerce (Charlotte)
11. Larry J. Wert, President, Central and Western Region, NBC Local Media (Chicago)
12. John R. McConnaughey, President of JRM & Associates Life Insurance Company (Cincinnati)
13. David B. Alvarez, President and CEO of MEC Construction, Inc. (CJIS)
14. Beverly A. Goldstein, Program Chair of the Beechwood Schools Foundation (Cleveland)
15. Pete Frommer, Director of the Aiken Department of Public Safety (Columbia)
16. Dallas Chapter of the Society of Former Special Agents (Dallas)
17. Susan Oliva, Director of the Advocacy Center for the Children of El Paso (El Paso)
18. Chris Duque, Retired Detective for the Honolulu Police Department and President of the Honolulu InfraGard Member Alliance (Honolulu)
19. Katherine Cabaniss, Director of Houston Crime Stoppers (Houston)
20. Bilal Eksili, Executive Director of the Holy Dove Foundation (Indianapolis)
21. Marsha Thompson, Investigative Reporter/Anchor for WLBT television station (Jackson)
22. Ann Dugger, Executive Director of the Justice Coalition (Jacksonville)
23. The Career Criminal Squad, Kansas City, Missouri Police Department (Kansas City)
24. David Keith, Advisory Board Member of the National Association to Protect Children (Knoxville)
25. Hezekiah D. Stewart, Executive Director of the Watershed Human and Community Development
26. Agency, Inc., and Pastor of Moody Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Little Rock)
27. Dafer Mohammed Dakhil, Director of Community Development and External Affairs for the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation (Los Angeles)
28. Mohammed Moinuddin, Former President of the Muslim Society of Memphis (Memphis)
29. Handy, Inc. (Miami)
30. Susan A. WhiteHorse, Coordinator of the Wisconsin Missing Child and Adult Clearinghouse and Administrator of the Wisconsin Amber Alert Program (Milwaukee)
31. Erika Binger, Chair of the Board of Directors of The McKnight Foundation (Minneapolis)
32. Ronald Pierce, Chaplain for the State of Alabama's Mental Health & Mental Retardation Department and Member of the Advocacy and Advisory Committee for Searcy Hospital (Mobile)
33. The Petit Family Foundation (New Haven)
34. Anthony Bergamo, Chairman and Co-Founder of the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation (New York)
35. Alan J. Robinson, Director of Protection and Security Services for Atlantic Health (Newark)
36. James Graves, Teacher, Coach, and Head of Operation Think Smart (Norfolk)
37. Michael P. Norris, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska (Omaha)
38. James J. Binns, Attorney and Founder of the Hero Cop Plaque Program (Philadelphia)
39. Clarence W. Dupnik, Sheriff of Pima County and Chairman of the Southwest Border Executive Committee (Phoenix)
40. Charles R. Tilby, Captain, Eugene, Oregon Police Department (Portland)
41. Barbara Smith, Head of the Roanoke Refugee and Immigration Services Office (Richmond)
42. Laurel White, Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California (Sacramento)
43. Dewayne Bordeaux, Executive Director of Colors of Success (Salt Lake City)
44. Nancy Kellogg, Division Chief for Child Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (San Antonio)
45. Bruce Churchill, Senior Project Manager for Delcan's Emergency Transportation Operations Division (San Diego)
46. Richmond BUILD Program (San Francisco)
47. Brad Richmond, Detective, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, Violent Crimes Gang Enforcement Team (Seattle)
48. Timothy J. Davlin, Mayor of Springfield, Illinois and member of the Governor's Law Enforcement Standards and Training Board (Springfield)
49. Dave Sinclair, Chairman and CEO of Dave Sinclair Auto Group (St. Louis)
50. Ann Johnson, Founder of the House of David (Tampa)
51. Jose Rodriguez, President of Fort Myers Construction Company (Washington Field)