Missouri CIT Award Recipients
Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Crystal Kent
Callaway County Sheriff’s Office
2024
Kyle Essary
Taney County Sheriff’s Office
2023
Rodney Barker
Cape Girardeau Police Dept.
2022
J.D. Pettey
Kansas City Police Dept.
2021
Sgt. Ed Curtis
Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office
2020
Leann Robertson
Rolla Police Dept.
2019
Chris Koester
St. Louis County Police Dept.
2018
Mark Cherry
Sedalia Police Dept.
2017
Sean Hess
Kansas City Police Dept.
Frontline Professional of the Year
Matthew Cushman
Raytown Fire Protection District
2025
2024
Danica Collinge
Adair County Sheriff’s Office
2023
Jason Davis
Sikeston DPS
2022
Kristen Siler-Kline
Family Guidance Center
2021
Scott Landregan
Kansas City Assessment & Triage Center (KC-ATC)
Community Behavioral Health Liaison of the Year (CBHL)
Samantha Rose
Clark Community Mental Health Center
2025
2024
Nichole Rohn
Mark Twain Behavioral Health
2023
Angela Lutmer
Bootheel Behavioral Health
2022
Jen Gentry
Family Guidance Center
2021
Peggy Gorenflo
Beacon Mental Health
2020
Ted Solomon
Compass Health Network
2019
Laura Heitmann
Arthur Center
2018
Jen Gentry
Family Guidance Center
2017
Dawn Morris
Compass Health Network
2016
Michelle Horvath
Compass Health Network
Champion | Community Partner of the Year
Judge Cotton Walker
19th Circuit Court-Cole County
2025
2024
Eric Foree
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
2023
Marietta Hagan
Cox Health
2022
Eric Schleuter
Jail Administrator Warren County Sheriff’s Dept.
2021
Kat Probst
Asst. CEO of the Adair County Ambulance District
2020
Ashley Brooks
The Rolla Mission
2019
Kim Woodson
Phelps County Regional Medical Center (PCRMC)
2018
Connie Collins
Compass Health Network
2017
Audrey Burger
Community Counseling Center
2016
Poplar Bluff
Regional Medical Center
Dr. Rick Gowdy Legacy Award
A person who, through their life’s work, has made a transformative and lasting impact on Missouri’s Crisis Response System.
Sherrif Jason Klaus
Perry County Sheriff's Dept.
2025
2024
Angie Plunkett
Division Coordinator, Missouri Department of Mental Health
2024
Angie Stuckenschneider
Legislative Liaison Missouri Department of Mental Health
2023
Capt. Jeremy Romo
St. Louis County Police Dept.
2023
Kimberly Hicks
Missouri Behavioral Health Council
2022
Tim Conroy
CPS Posthumous
Timothy D. Conroy Peer Advocate of the Year Award
Stewart Bunch
Preferred Family Healthcare
2025
Individual Awards
Non-Annually Given
Crystal Kent
Investigator, Callaway County Sheriff’s Office
Excellence in Education and Training Award
2024
Crisis Intervention Team International (CITI) Award
CITI Behavioral Healthcare
Practitioner of the Year
2023
Angela Lutmer
Bootheel Behavioral Health
2022
Peggy Gorenflo
Beacon Mental Health
CITI First Responder of the Year
2020
Leann Robertson
Rolla Police Dept.
CITI Coordinator of the Year
2020
Det. Jason Klaus
Perry County Sheriff’s Dept.
CITI Person with Lived Experience of the Year
2019
Elizabeth Wilson
TRI-CIT CIT Council
CITI Behavioral Healthcare Practitioner of the Year
2019
Laura Heitmann
Arthur Center
CITI Pin of the Year
2018
MO CIT COUNCIL
CITI Officer of the Year
2017
Sgt. Sean Hess
Kansas City Police Dept.
CITI Coordinator of the Year
2016
Lt. Jeremy Romo
St. Louis County Police Dept.