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LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPS AWARDED

11-2007

JIM WOOLF

Deputy Director
2nd Court Service Unit - VA Beach

Outgoing Vice President
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Woolf

TOM CURRIER

Superintendent
Lynchburg Regional Juvenile Detention Home

Past President

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Currier

BILL HARRELL

Director
5th Court Service Unit - Suffolk


Former Newsletter Editor and Actively Involved in Legislation
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Harrell


EACH OF THE ABOVE JOINED AN ELITE GROUP

Other Lifetime Members Include:

Richard Hagy
awarded LM Certificate in 2006
former Superintendent of Highlands Detention (retired 12-2006)
longtime Board Member and head of the Standards Committee
now with National Counseling Group
a two time award recipient - VJJA Meritorious Award in the Area of Residential Services and VJJA Meritorious Award in the Area of Administration

Kathleen Meenehan
awarded LM Certificate in 2006
former Warreton CSU Supervisor (retired 11-2005)
longtime Board member and State Treasurer
recipient of VJJA Meritorious Award in the Area of Court Services

John Newell
awarded LM Certificate in 2004
former Central Office Staffer (retired 11-2004)
longtime member and almost a founder - at time of retirement was one of two most tenured members - a former recipient of VJJA Meritorious Award in the Area of Residential Services

John Matish
awarded LM Certificate in 2004
former Exec. Director TRGHC - (retired 11-2004)
past state officer and head of the Awards Committee
recipient of VJJA Meritorious Award in the Area of Administration

James Thomas
awarded LM Certificate in 2004
former CSU Director Hampton CSU (retired 12-2004) and
VJJA Founding Member

Bob Truitt
former Superintendent of Chesapeake Detention and former Advocate Editor (retired 1996 -- see article)

David James 
former employee of Beaumont JCC, a founding member and still an active member

Bill Weddington

Donn Irby

Vince Picianno
former Fairfax CSU Director, currently with Developmental Services Group


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