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North Reading Resident Receives Award For Outstanding Service At Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
In honor of her exemplary service to the Office of the Middlesex District Attorney, Christina Lucci, of North Reading, was presented with the John F. Kerry Leadership Award at a ceremony held in Woburn, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone announced.
The John F. Kerry Leadership Award is named in honor of the United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry, a former Middlesex First Assistant District Attorney. The award is presented each year to a member of the District Attorney’s management team for demonstrating extraordinary leadership in his/her supervisory position. Secretary Kerry was present at the Middlesex District Attorney’s Woburn central office on January 31, 2013 and he personally congratulated the award recipients.
Lucci is an Assistant District Attorney and recently promoted to Superior Court. She was previously the Supervisor of Lowell District Court.
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“Christina has been a true team leader in an extremely busy district court,” District Attorney Leone said. “Christina’s leadership begins with a team focus, where she works to guide and assist other Assistant District Attorneys on prosecutions. With her strong work ethic and team leadership, her efforts have made Christina highly respected by court personnel, the police and her Middlesex District Attorney’s Office colleagues. Christina’s exceptional dedication to the office, her colleagues and the victims she works with underscore why she is a recipient of the John F. Kerry Leadership Award.”
The annual Middlesex District Attorney’s Awards Ceremony was held on January 10, 2013 at Woburn Memorial High School in Woburn. The office has a proud legacy of exemplary service to the people of Middlesex County, and the series of awards are named in honor of many of the former members of the office.
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Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, former Middlesex District Attorney, was in attendance to present an award named in her honor.
The awards presented included:
- John Droney District Court Award
o Clarence Brown
o Alyssa Donovan
o Hasmig Pianpiano
- Scott Harshbarger Prevention and Intervention Award
o Katherine Briggs
- Thomas F. Reilly Trial Team Award
o Joe Gentile
o James Kerr
o Rebecca Auld
o Chris Irwin
o Katelyn Canty
o Owen Tyrrell
- Martha Coakley Child Protection Award
o Katelyn Draper
o Isabel Gouveia
- The District Attorney’s Victim Witness Advocate Award
o Kathleen Keefe
- September 11th Award
o Chief John Nash, Winchester Fire Department
o Lieutenant Steven B. Osborne, Jr., Winchester Fire Department
o Firefighter Jeffrey P. Russo, Winchester Fire Department
o Chief Ken Albertelli, Winchester Police Department
o Officer Claude “Paul” Austin, Winchester Police Department
o Sergeant Thomas Groux, Winchester Police Department
o Lieutenant Peter MacDonnell, Winchester Police Department
o Detective Douglas Wilkinson, Winchester Police Department
o Detective Paul Deluca, Winchester Police Department
o Trooper Scott McCormack, Massachusetts State Police
o Trooper Jeffrey Saunders, Massachusetts State Police
- John F. Kerry Leadership Awards
o Christina Lucci
o Adrienne Lynch
- Martin T. Meehan Educational Leadership Award
o Natick Public Schools
- Ruth Abrams Outstanding Attorney Award
o Hallie Speight
- Paul R. McLaughlin Community Activist Award
o Robyn Pontremoli
o Arlene Meara
- 209A Pro Bono Initiative Certificate of Appreciation
o Kendra L. Berardi, Robinson & Cole LLP
o David Adams, Ed.D., EMERGE
- Spotlight Investigative Award
o Dave Rubin, Middlesex District Attorney Office
o Danielle DeMeo, Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
o Detective Keith Crandall, New London, Connecticut Police Department
o Detective Beth Higgins, Woburn Police Department
o Officer Ian Hunt, Woburn Police Department
o Officer John O’Connor, Woburn Police Department
o Detective Lieutenant Steve Marshall, Woburn Police Department
o Officer Gregory Post, Woburn Police Department
o Detective Bob Dowd, Woburn Police Department
o Sergeant Peter Sennott, Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
o Sergeant Bruce O’Rourke, Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
o Trooper Jeffrey Saunders, Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
o Trooper Robert Dateo, Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab
o Officer Ian Spencer, Lincoln Police Department
- Massachusetts State Police Latham/Moynihan Award
o Lieutenant Brian Connors
o Sergeant Bruce O’Rourke
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