LAST YEARS WINNERS

Congratulations to our outstanding 2020 nominees!
 

Outstanding First Responder

• Charlie Belden, Jr., Firefighter, White River Twp. Fire Department

• Amy Romoser, Downtown Resource Officer, Bloomington Police Department

• WINNER: Lt. Lucas Tate, Bloomington Police Department

• Sgt. Josh Taylor, Bloomington Police Department

• Amanda Harden, Indiana University Police Department

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Outstanding Mental Health Provider

• Kara Baertsch, LMHC, Mental Health America of Monroe County, Monroe County Suicide Prevention Coalition

• Mary Balle, PMHCNS-RN, RN, Head of IU Health Riley Physicians SIP Pediatric Beahavioral Health Unit

• Monica Fleetwood Black, LCSW, MSW, MA. Social Worker, IU Health Riley Physicians SIP Pediatric Behavioral Health Unit

• WINNER: O’Connell Case, LCSW, Clinical Director, Catholic Charities Bloomington

• Emily M. Corturillo, MS, LMFT, Therapist, Catholic Charities Bloomington

• Nancy Hughes, LCSW/ACSW, Executive Director of Family Solutions

• Katie King, LCSW

• David Lampke, LCSW, Bloomington VA Clinic

• Travis Lawson, Collegiate Recovery Community Coordinator, Indiana University

• Marsha McCarty, PhD, HSPP

• Sarah Ragonese, PhD, HSPP, Licensed Psychologist, Ragonese Psychological Services, LLC

• Nancy Rutkowski, Licensed Therapist/Certified Coach, Faculty of the Gestalt International Study Center

• Muhammad Saahir, Ed., LMHC, The Blue Sofa Counseling Services LLC

• Alexis Stogdill, Probation Officer, Monroe Circuit Court Probation Department

• Chad Schultheis, MD, Psychiatrist, IU Health Behavioral Health

• Melissa Stone, LSW, Social Worker, Bloomington Police Department

• Sandra VanGilder, Meadows Hospital

• M. Melinda Weakley, MD, Board Certified Psychiatrist, IU Health Riley Physicians

• Michael Whiteside II, LSW, Bloomington Meadows Hospital

 

Outstanding Educator

• Sky Adams, LMHCA, Mental Health Therapist and Play Therapy Coordinator, Catholic Charities Bloomington

• Nichole Alspaugh Williams, EdS, LMHC, NCC, Indiana University Kelley School of Business

• Jean Capler, LCSW, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana

• Carol Hostetter, MSW, PhD, Professor, BSW Program Director, Indiana University

• Mrs. Caroline Koehler, Richland-Bean Blossom Community Schools

• Stine Levy

• WINNER: Sandy Lewis, Coordinator and Counselor for Bridges to Success, Monroe County Community School Corporation

• Greg Marchant, Monroe County Community School Corporation

• Laura Okulski, Sponsor of Bring Change to Mind at Bloomington High School North, Monroe County Community School Corporation

• Becky Rose, MSW, LCSW, Director of Student Services, Monroe County Community School Corporation

• Mindi Wisker-Tindall, LMHC, Centerstone

 

Outstanding Primary Care Provider (Adult and Pediatric)

Clark Brittain, MD, IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians

• WINNER: Michael Kane, MD, Medical Director, Indiana Center for Recovery

• James Laughlin, MD, Pediatrician, Riley Physicians Bloomington

• Emily Manlove, MD, IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians

• WINNER: Deb McDaniel, MD, Pediatrician, Riley Physicians Bloomington

• Rebekah Moore, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C, Lotus Integrated Care

• Jennifer Winders, MD, IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians

 

Outstanding Mental Health Volunteer

• Kara Baertsch, LMHC, Mental Health America of Monroe County, Monroe County Suicide Prevention Coalition

• Tara Green, Building a Thriving and Compassionate Community (BTCC)

• Hannah Lewis, Director of Mental Health for Culture of Care at IU, AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk Bloomington Co-Chair

• WINNER: Michelle Martin-Colman, Project STAY

• Michele Simms, Monroe County CASA, Monroe County MHA & SPC, Monroe County CARES

• WINNER: Theresa Wellman, Monroe County Suicide Prevention Coalition

 

Outstanding Agency

• Amethyst House

• Bloomington Police Department

• WINNER: Catholic Charities Bloomington

• Centerstone Bloomington

• Indiana Center for Recovery

 

To find out more information for our 2022 event, click here.

 

Special thanks to our amazing 2020 sponsors.
 

Platinum sponsors:
The Life Church

Bloomington Health Foundation
Bloomington Meadows Hospital
Indiana University Police Department
Gold Sponsors:
Boston Scientific
City of Bloomington

Silver Sponsors
Catholic Charities Bloomington
Ireland Home-Based Services
Kara Baertsch Counseling, LLC
Limestone Health
Untitled Light
Blueline Media Production