Awards

2022 The Presidential Chapter of Excellence Award

Our chapter (FBINewarkCAAA) has brought home not one but two prestigious awards from the National Leadership Conference held in Boston on June 26-28th. The Excellence in FBI Advocacy and Excellence in Operations awards have been bestowed upon us, and we are thrilled! Excellence in Operations award recognizes the exceptional efforts and achievements in executing our mission effectively and efficiently. It is all thanks to the hard work and dedication of our members. Without your unwavering support, we would not have been able to achieve this incredible feat. We couldn't be more proud to be part of such a fantastic team! Let's keep up the great work and continue to make a difference in our community!

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2022 Excellence In FBI Advocacy Award

The "Excellence in FBI Advocacy" award acknowledges the outstanding advocacy work carried out by FBINewarkCAAA in supporting and promoting the mission of the FBI within our community. It is all thanks to the hard work and dedication of our members. Without your unwavering support, we would not have been able to achieve this incredible feat. We couldn't be more proud to be part of such a fantastic team! Let's keep up the great work and continue to make a difference in our community!

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2021 The Presidential Chapter of Excellence Award

FBINewarkCAAA received two distinguished awards at the 2022 FBI National Citizens Academy Alumni Association Conference held in Norfolk, Virginia. The first award was for "Excellence in Operations" in 2021, and the second was for "Excellence in FBI Advocacy" in 2021. The "Excellence in Operations" award was achieved with the help of our dedicated Board Members and their commitment to maintaining the highest standards in our operations. It recognizes the exceptional efforts and achievements in executing our mission effectively and efficiently. The "Excellence in FBI Advocacy" award, on the other hand, acknowledges the outstanding advocacy work carried out by FBINewarkCAAA in supporting and promoting the mission of the FBI within our community. This recognition would not have been possible without the incredible support and contributions from our generous members, who continually demonstrate their unwavering commitment to our cause. We are immensely proud of these accomplishments and remain dedicated to serving our community with passion, integrity, and excellence.

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2021 Excellence In FBI Advocacy Award

FBINewarkCAAA received two distinguished awards at the 2022 FBI National Citizens Academy Alumni Association Conference held in Norfolk, Virginia. The first award was for "Excellence in Operations" in 2021, and the second was for "Excellence in FBI Advocacy" in 2021. The "Excellence in FBI Advocacy" award was achieved with the help of our generous members, who never shy away from a challenge and are always willing to donate their time and money to the worthy causes we undertake. FBINewarkCAAA Board Members John Ercan Tozan, Sue Scimone-Bellini, Hassan AbuBakr, Priti Pandya-Patel, and DeAnne DiLeo-Odria were present at the ceremony to receive the award.

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2020 Excellence in Alumni Driven Outreach Award

The FBINewarkCAAA proudly accepted the award from the National Citizens Academy for the 2020 Excellence in Alumni Driven Outreach, which was helped made possible by the hard work of our members.   Our chapter was also recognized as a Copper Sponsor of the event. Deputy Director Paul Abbate acknowledged and thanked our Newark Chapter for their outstanding work with Chasing the Dragon. National also thanked and acknowledged Edie Peters Liguori, Chapter President and Alumni Member Brian Mecca, for their outstanding dedication and volunteer service with a Certificate of Appreciation.  

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2019 The Presidential Chapter of Excellence Award

FBINewarkCAAA was presented with the Presidential Chapter of Excellence Award by FBI Newark SAC George M. Crouch Jr This award is given to an FBICAAA chapter, which has exhibited excellence in all organizational aspects: strong partnership with their local FBI Field Office; successful community outreach programs; sustained membership growth; full compliance with all documentation required by the Federal, state, and local entities to be a certified 501(c)(3), non-profit organization; meeting all FBINCAAA standards for professionalism and participation to include attendance at the previous year’s FBINCAAA Leadership Conference.

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