The Executive Committee of the Orange County Substance Abuse Prevention Network (OCSAPN), in conjunction with the 2006 Annual Showcase Subcommittee, established this award to honor Linda Kearns and her more than 31 years of work in the field of youth alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, violence, HIV/AIDS, & teen pregnancy prevention as well as positive youth development strategies in Orange County. Linda attended the very first OCSAPN meeting in 1980 and has faithfully served as an Executive Committee member in almost every capacity, including Chairperson, since that time.
Each year, we choose a new recipient who best exemplifies true and selfless dedication to the field of prevention.
2006
Linda Kearns, BSW
Orange County Department of Education
Prevention Programs
2007
Debra L. Stout, Psy.D.
DoctorS Nonprofit Consulting
2008
Mike Darnold
Early Intervention Team
Barbara Leon
Fullerton Joint Union High School District
2009
Fernando Leon
La Calle News, Inc
Lourdes Gutierrez
Community Services Program, Inc
Project Faith in Youth
Vicki Walker
Orange County Department of Education
Safe & Drug Free Schools
Tobacco Use Prevention Education
OC Counseling Network
2010
Bill Beacham, Ph.D.
Center for Drug Free Communities
Yvonne Gladle
OC Dept of Education
2011
Max Schneider, MD
Chapman Medical Center
Joanne Lambert
Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church
Dallas M. Stout, Psy.D.
DoctorS Nonprofit Consulting
2012
Elke Petras
Orange County Department of Education
Pattie Ochoa
Touchstones
2013
Teri Rocco
Garden Grove Unified School District
2014
Danielle Nava
California Conference for Equality and Justice
2015
Della Lisi
Orange County Health Care Agency
2016
Sgt. Mike Pixomatis
Orange County Sheriff’s Department
2017
Nancy Colocino
Irvine Prevention Coalition
Mindy Hawkins
Laguna Beach High School
2018
Gwen Drenick
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Orange County
2019
Amy Buch
Orange County Health Care Agency
2020
Stacy Deeble-Reynolds
Orange County Department of Education
2021
Laura Buscemi-Beebe
Orange County Health Care Agency