Past KidSafe Collaborative Events

Lifetime Achievement

Nicole Williams, Albert D. Lawton 

Intermediate School

Outstanding Professional

Cpl. Jason Ziter, Winooski PD

Promising Professional

Samuel Dingba, AALV

Gregory Packan Outstanding Advocacy

Margaret Russell, Burlington SD/Howard Center

Outstanding Collaboration

Child Safe Program, UVM Children's Hospital

Janet S. Munt Prevention Award

Beth Truzansky, Building Bright Futures

Lifetime Achievement Award 

Maryann McAllister, Burlington Police Department

Outstanding Professional Award

Cathy Kelley, New American Clinic, UVM Children's Hospital

Promising Professional

Christina Brown, Spectrum Youth and Family Services

Outstanding Collaboration

Transgender Youth Program, UVM Children's Hospital

Janet S. Munt Prevention Award

Gabriella Tufo-Strouse, King Street Center

Gregory Packan Outstanding Advocacy

Sara Schnipper, UVM Medical Center- CAPPCON

2022 Outstanding Service Awards hosted by Dr. First. Featuring:

Lifetime Achievement Award 

Catherine Simonson

Outstanding Professional Award

Dr. Andrea Green

Outstanding Volunteer Award

Judy Ayers

Gregory S. Packan Children's 

Advocacy Award

Judy and Doug Merchant

Janet S. Munt Prevention Award

Sharon Halnon

Outstanding Collaboration Award

Family Supportive Housing Program 

Lifetime Achievement:

Dr. Lewis First, UVM Children's Hospital

Outstanding Professional: 

Jean Shea, Colchester School District 

Janet S. Munt Prevention: Scottie Taylor, UVM Health Network, Home Health & Hospice

Gregory Packan Outstanding Advocacy: 

Ken Schatz, VT Dept. for Children & Families (Ret)

Promising Professional: 

Kelsey Conroy, Lund

Outstanding Collaboration: Covid-19 Team VDH/VCHIP, Dr. Breena Holmes & Dr. Wendy Davis

Lifetime Achievement

Brenda Hamlin 

Vermont Kin As Parents

Outstanding Collaboration

AALV (Association of Africans Living in Vermont)

Janet S. Munt Prevention Award

The Lullaby Project: Scrag Mountain Music (with Lund & Writers for Recovery)

Promising Professional

Ashley Lavigne

DCF Family Services

Outstanding Professional

Kathy Gallagher

Edmunds Middle School

Gregory Packan Outstanding Advocacy

Anne Johnston, posthumous 

UVM Children’s Hospital, Neonatology

Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Joseph F. Hagan Jr. 

Hagan Rinehart Connolly, and University of Vermont Children’s Hospital 

Outstanding Professional

Shelly McSweeney

Lund

Promising Professional

Julia Conner 

University of Vermont Children’s Hospital

Outstanding Volunteer

Dr. Stephen Mann 

Janet S. Munt Family Room

Gregory Packan Children’s Advocacy Award

Officer Nikki Moyer

Burlington Police Department

Janet S. Munt Prevention Award

Beth Wagner

Phoenix Books

Lifetime Achievement

 Betsy Cain

Howard Center (retired) 

Outstanding Professional 

Mike Ohler

 Burlington Housing Authority

Outstanding Volunteer

Charlene Fu, Chill Out Center/Service Rendered Inc

Outstanding Promising Professional Anna Zuckerman, M.D.

University of Vermont Children’s Hospital  

Janet S Munt Prevention

Sophia Donforth

Janet S. Munt Family Room

Lifetime Achievement

Don Wright

Very Merry Theatre

Outstanding Professional

Holly Morehouse

Vermont Afterschool

Outstanding Promising Professional Kelsey Francis-Fath

LUND  

Gregory Packan Esq. Award for Outstanding Children’s Advocacy Tracey Wagner

University of Vermont Children's Hospital

Outstanding Volunteer

Ridmi Coe 

VT Youth Development Program & FosterClub

Outstanding Collaboration Chittenden County Children's Integrated Services Intake Team

Lifetime Achievement

Toki Eley

Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden & Grand Isle Counties

Outstanding Professional

Kristy Trask

Hagan, Rinehart & Connolly Pediatricians, PLLC

Outstanding Promising Professional Danni Pratt

 Howard Cente,r in collaboration with Spectrum and Voc Rehab VT  

Gregory Packan Esq. Award for Outstanding Children’s Advocacy  Robin Hood

Winooski School District

Outstanding Volunteer

Garth Allen

Center City Little League, Burlington High School, City of Burlington

Outstanding Collaboration

Lund New Horizons Education Program and Community College of Vermont

Inspiration Award

Linda Johnson

Prevent Child Abuse Vermont

Lifetime Achievement

Cpl. Jeffrey Fontaine 

Colchester Middle School, Colchester Police Department

Outstanding Professional

Steve McLaughlin

Vermont Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division – Burlington Office

Outstanding Promising Professional  Ashley Sargent

Lund 

Gregory Packan Esq. Award for Outstanding Children’s Advocacy  Melissa McConnell

 Howard Center/Orchard Elementary School

Outstanding Volunteers

Youth Councilors and Participants, Diversity Rocks! International Youth Group

Outstanding Collaboration

 VT Child Health Improvement Program, University of Vermont Children’s Hospital