Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office holds Promotions & Awards Ceremony

THE WOODLANDS, TX – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office recently held its annual Recognition and Awards Ceremony at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe. This event was designed to acknowledge those who have shown exceptional and outstanding merits that exemplify Sheriff Rand Henderson’s goals for the agency. The event was emceed by Lt. Scott Spencer and featured numerous elected officials and law enforcement luminaries.

Promotions and recognitions included:

Executive Division – Headed by Captain Mac McKelvy
Michael Sparks, Deputy-Specialist, Stacey Jackson, Dispatch Supervisor

Criminal Investigations Division – Headed by Captain Dan Norris
Branden Henneke, Crime Scene Investigator

Homeland Security Division – Headed by Captain James Hook
Richard Durbin, Lieutenant, Landon Slatter, Range Master, Bryan Gomez, Deputy-Specialist, Luke Pickard, Deputy-Specialist, Nichole Cathey, Administrative Assistant I

Law Enforcement Services Division – Headed by Director Chad Jamieson
Diana Fernandez, Administrative Assistant I, Vinny Serrano, Maintenance Technician III

Sheriff’s Office Information Technology Division – Headed by Director Michael Holbrook
Eduardo Nava, Application Support Specialist

Patrol East Division – Headed by Captain Melvin Franklin
Zachary Vercher, Sergeant, Blake LaPaglia, Detective, Justin Pierce, Detective, Matthew Sweeney, Detective, Anne Anderson, Administrative Assistant I

Patrol West Division & The Woodlands Township Division – Headed by Captain Tim Holifield
Mark Gallion, Sergeant, Burdette Taylor, Sergeant, Conrad Rappleyea, Deputy-Specialist, Daniel Derby, Deputy

Awards included:

Community Action Partner Awards – TF Warren Group, Juan Adan, Paul Bonneaux, Casey Cillis, Alida Jimenez, Fatima Martinez, Marina Ramirez, Maggie Sembera, Chaplain Pat Shannon

Professional Awards – Dispatcher Pamela Neibarger, Sergeant Kenneth Provenzano, Deputy Henry Langston, Records Specialist Alicia Madsen

Accountable Award – Administrative Assistant Elena Balbuena

Trusted Award – Records Specialist Tracey Tunstall

Professional & Accountable Awards – Lieutenant Richard Durbin, Sergeant Brad Curtis, Sergeant Charlie Sullivent

Professional & Compassionate Award – Deputy-Specialist Harry Holman

Professional & Trusted Award – Real Time Crime Center Intelligence Analyst Angela Voss

Unit Citations – Open Records Unit – Supervisor Whitney Walton, Records Specialist Kelly Abdelbaky, Records Specialist Shauntell Bryant, Records Specialist Taylor Hunt, Records Specialist Lacey Lehmann, Records Specialist Eric Paige

Unit Citations – Auto Theft Task Force – Sergeant Kelley Smith, Detective Logan Peck, Detective Gary Sharpen, Detective Kyle Stone, Detective Kristy Veith, Detective Glenn Welter, Deputy-Specialist Josh Averitt, Deputy-Specialist Clint Curry, Deputy-Specialist Travis Lawson, Deputy-Specialist Samuel Smith

Lifesaving Awards – Detention Officer Adam Bolton, Deputy-Specialist Jeff Lackey Jr., Detention Officer Caleb Bjork, Detention Officer Ethan Casey, Detention Officer Lane Lumpkin, Detention Officer Cody Risner, Detention Officer Brian Stewart, Detention Officer Brandon Warren, Detention Officer John Glover, Detention Officer Lana Lumpkin, Detention Officer Diego Ramirez

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