1994 Cooperman-Bogue Award Winners
1994 Annual Winner
Sgt. Ed Short works with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Juvenile Diversion and Investigation of Runaway and Missing Children "He does a wonderful job," says his supervisor, Sgt. John Davis. Det. Short has worked for the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office for 15 years. Three of which have been spent working with runaway and missing children, and working with juvenile offended and their families to keep the youth from becoming adult offenders. Det. Short was nominated for the Cooperman-Bogue Award by Crystal Gildea the mother of one of the youths with whom he has been working with.
1994 Quarterly Winners
Peg Atamian is the sole clinical social worker providing case management services for Children's Medical Services patients in Pinellas and food counties. Many of these children have severe handicapping conditions and complex social problems, and Ms. Atamian is exemplary in providing efficient, competent and caring services for these families. She also developed five support groups for families and children with specific disabilities. "She's one of those very energetic people, but also, she's a very exciting person;" says Patricia Delaney, who nominated Ms. Atamian for the Cooperman-Bogue notice Award.
Lois Rubaii is a Children, Youth and Family Counselor with the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services District 5. She has been performing this job for "26 wonderful years;" says her supervisor. Glendine Davis, Mrs. Rubaii started with HRS in Pinellas County in the Protective Services Division, and she has since worked in foster care, and custody studies. Presently, she works in adoptions and provides coming for prospective adoptive parents. Mrs . Rubaii was nominated for the Cooperman-Bogue Award by Donald C. Richards.
Carol Watson is an employee of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. She has been a Delinquency Case Manager for almost two years, and presently counsels almost 30 children on community control ground. Photon this, she worked for nearly 10 years with the school system in New York City as a counselor for inner-city, youth. "Carole consistently puts the needs of others above her own, "according to Lucia Vinciguerra, who nominated Ms.Watson for the Cooperman-Bogue Award.
To nominate an outstanding human service provider contact Eddie Burch
Call Eddie: 727-547-5676
Email Eddie: eburch@jwbpinellas.org
