Thursday, August 21, 2025

 Rotary Conference Center

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

About the Event:

The Public Safety Awards Ceremony formally recognizes one deserving public safety professional from the following fields: law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical services, and emergency communications. These candidates display exemplary conduct of their duties through serving the citizens of Onslow County, its municipalities, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River during the past year.

Join us as we celebrate the unsung heroes of our community at the annual Public Safety Awards Ceremony.

Congratulations to our 2025 Public Safety Awards Nominees!

Law Enforcement

Yalmar Guzman

Police Officer II, Community Officer Sector 1 | Jacksonville Police Department

Bolivar Alberto Barcenas

Deputy Sheriff | Onslow County Sheriff’s Office

Jennifer Sturm

1st Sergeant | Onslow County Sheriff’s Office

Wesley Hurley

SVU Detective | Onslow County Sheriff’s Office

Basbas, Victorio Josue Jr.

Field Training Officer | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Provost Marshal’s Office

James Keller

Patrol Sergeant | Jacksonville Police Department

Officer Glantz

Emergency Communications

Cortney Pierce

Emergency Consolidated Dispatcher | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune 911

Bryan Martin

Telecommunicator II | Jacksonville Police Department

Judy Nguyen

Telecommunicator I | Jacksonville Center for Public Safety

Lee McPherson

Telecommunicator

Emergency Medical Services

Melanie Foster

 Paramedic | Onslow County Emergency Medical Services

Chealsey Barrles

Onslow County Emergency Medical Services

Mollie Buhr

Paramedic | Onslow County Emergency Medical Services

Michael Jones 

Paramedic | Onslow County Emergency Medical Services

Kevin Johnson

Paramedic Supervisor | Onslow County Emergency Medical Services

Amanda Hierl

Captain | Onslow County Emergency Medical Services

Meghan Brown

Paramedic | Onslow County Emergency Medical Services

Caleb Camp

Onslow County Emergency Medical Services

Chris Minor

Onslow County Emergency Medical Services

John Gray

Fire Engineer I | Jacksonville Fire Emergency  Services

Fire and Emergency Services

Derick Gary

Fire Engineer I | Jacksonville Fire and Emergency Services

Michael Williams

Assistant Battalion Chief | Onslow County Emergency Services

Thank You

to Our 2025 Sponsors

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