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2025 MO CIT CONFERENCE AWARD NOMINATION FORM

 

 

The Missouri Crisis Intervention Team (MO CIT) Council is an organization whose primary purpose is to facilitate understanding, development, and implementation of CIT programs throughout Missouri. CIT promotes and supports collaborative efforts resulting in more effective interactions among law enforcement and other first responders, behavioral health professionals, individuals with behavioral health concerns, their families and communities, and also helps to reduce stigma.

The awards will be presented at the 2025 Missouri CIT (MO CIT) Conference, scheduled for March 12-14 2025, at Margaritaville, Lake of the Ozarks. The award recipients will need to be available during this time at the conference to accept the award.

If you have any questions regarding the awards, please send an email to admin@missouricit.org.

Nominations are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 31, 2025. They will be reviewed, and the award winners and their nominators will be notified in February 2025. The award winners will receive a complimentary conference registration.

Persons may be nominated in one of the four categories below (to learn more about the various categories see category descriptions below):

1. CIT Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
The CIT Law Enforcement of the Year Award is for an officer who has shown exemplary service. This person needs to have demonstrated exceptional involvement, dedication, and/or support of the development of CIT and its sustainment or in the use of the CIT skills in responding to calls.
Previous Winners:

2024 - Kyle Essary, Taney County Sheriff's Office

2023 - Asst. Chief Rodney Barker, Cape Girardeau PD

2022 - JD Pettey, Kansas City Police Department
2021 - Sgt. Ed Curtis, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office
2020 - Leann Robertson, Rolla PD
2019 - Chris Koester, St. Louis County PD
2018 - Mark Cherry, Sedalia PD
2017 - Sean Hess, KCPD

2. CIT Community Behavioral Health Liaison (CBHL) of the Year 
The Community Behavioral Health Liaison (CBHL) of the Year Award is for a Liaison who has demonstrated exceptional involvement, dedication, and/or support of the development of CIT and its sustainment. They have provided excellent service to Law Enforcement in coordinating services for persons with mental health concerns.
Previous Winners:

2024 - Nichole Rohn, Mark Twain Behavioral Health

2023 - Angela Lutmer, Bootheel Counseling Services

2022 - Jen Gentry, Family Guidance Center
2021 - Peggy Gorenflo, Tri-County Mental Health
2020 - Ted Solomon, Compass Health Network
2019 - Laura Heitmann, Arthur Center
2018 - Jen Gentry, Family Guidance Center/Dawn Morris, Compass Health Network
2017 - Michelle Horvath, Compass Health Network

3. CIT Champion of the Year
The CIT Champion of the Year Award is for an individual or group who has demonstrated exceptional involvement, dedication, and/ or support of the development of CIT and its sustainment. This can include a mental health professional or advocate, a person with lived experience, chaplain, or a mental health agency or community organization who works closely with CIT.
Previous Winners:

2024 - Eric Foree, Montgomery County Jail

2023 - Marietta Hagan, Cox Health

2022 - Eric Schleuter, Warren Couty Sheriff's Department
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
2018 - Connie Collins, Compass Health Network
2017 - Audrey Burger, Community Counseling Center

4. CIT Frontline Professional of the Year
The CIT Frontline Professional of the Year is for an individual who has demonstrated exceptional involvement, dedication and support of CIT and/or in the use of CIT skills during a crisis. This can include DOC/Jail staff, EMS personnel, fire fighter, medical professional, military personnel, probation and parole, juvenile officer, tele-communicator or other non-commissioned criminal justice/frontline professional (LEO AND CBHLS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE IN THIS CATEGORY).
Previous Winners:

2024 - Danica Collinge, Adair County Sheriff's Office

2023 - Jason Davis, Sikeston Department of Public Safety

2022 - Kristen Siler-Kline, Family Guidance Center
2021 - Scott Landregan, Kansas City Assessment and Triage Center (KC-ATC)

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Thank you,

 

Missouri Crisis Intervention Team (MO CIT) Council Conference Committee