Michael F. Easley
Governor
Correction
N ♦ E ♦ W ♦ S
Thcodis Beck
Secretary
Pamela Walker
Public Information Director
June 2002
North Carolina Department of Correction 214 W. Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27603 (919) 716-3700
Department recognizes
Correctional Officers of the Year
APEX - Twelve correctional officers
from across the state were honored as
Department of Correction Officers of the
Year during a ceremony May 1 4.
The 1 2 were selected from more than
1 0,000 correctional officers who work
for the Department. The officers were
recognized for various accomplishments,
ranging from acts of heroism to initiating
projects to improve operations of prison
facilities and supervision of offenders.
During the ceremony, Correction
Secretary Theodis Beck expressed the
importance of the jobs con'ectional
officers do. “Each officer plays a critical
role in preserving public safety, and we
all owe them a debt of gratitude,” said
Secretary Beck. “To the officers being
honored today, and to all those who work
across the state every day, I say thank
you for a job well done.”
The officers honored were: Roger B.
Weber, Hoke Correctional Institution;
Michael Todd Cooper, Morrison
Correctional Institution; David Clark
Cassady, Caswell Correctional Center;
Angela Denise Powell, Caledonia
Correctional Institution; Essex Lazzlo
Hester, Polk Youth Institution; Debra
Walser, Southern Correctional Institution;
Elmer Reagon Macopson, Marion
Correctional Institution; Timothy Kerley,
Catawba Correctional Center; Christine
W. Hinnant, Wayne Correctional Center;
Michael Ray Harbin, Pender
Correctional Institution; David Gilbert
Schram, IMPACT East; and Garrett
Robinson, IMPACT West.
Brenda Sanchez is the first bilingual
employee to join the Victim Services staff.
She acts as a liaison between the Hispanic
community and the Department.
Victim Services Reaches
Out to Hispanics
RALEIGH - The Office of Victim
Services has a new employee who is
helping reach out to the Spanish-speaking
community to let people know about the
services available to victims of crime.
“I’ll be translating brochures and other
materials, participating in forums and
taking part in broadcast interviews to try
and get the word out about what we do,”
said Brenda Sanchez, victim services
coordinator. “There is so much that can
be done and it is rewarding for me to be
able to help give victims the tools they
need to empower themselves.”
Sanchez is the first bilingual employee
to join the Victim Services staff. She will
act as a liaison between the Hispanic
community and the Department. She also
hopes to learn more about legislation and
policy to continue developing services to
aid all victims of crime, not just Hispanics.
“We are thrilled to have someone with
her extensive background and experience
in corrections and victim services,” said
(. Hispanics , cont. on page 10)
(See officer biographies on pages 2-3)
OFFICERS OF THE YEAR
Standing, left to right: Elmer Macopson. Timothy Kerley. Roger Weber. Michael Harbin,
David Cassady and Angela Powell. Seated, left to right: Garrett Robinson, Michael
Cooper. Debra Walser. Christine Hinnant. Essex Hester and David Schram.
