FACA Awards
The Florida Animal Control Association is very proud of the excellence within our membership. We celebrate our superstars on the final night of our annual training conference, during the Awards Banquet. The next celebration will be in 2020, at Orlando Florida.
The nomination period is now open and will remain open until 5pm on Friday December 28th, 2019.
You may submit your nominations electronically through this website, or by email, or by regular mail, however FACA must confirm receipt prior to the deadline. Regardless of the manner in which you intend to submit your nominations, please download the following form and include it as part of your nomination: [FORM COMING SOON]
FACA’s “Outstanding Agency of the Year” Award
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- 2019 Agency of the Year - Brevard County Sheriff's Office Animal Control
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- 2018 Agency of the Year - Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center
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- 2017 - Brevard County Sheriff's Office Animal Services
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- 2016 - Orange County Animal Services
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- 2015 - Pinellas County Animal Services
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- 2014 - Nassau County Animal Services
FACA’s “Animal Control Officer of the Year” Award
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- 2019 Animal Control Officer of the Year - John Douglass of Pasco County Animal Services
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- 2018 Animal Control Officer of the Year - Laurie Sepulveda, Orange County Animal Services
2018 Animal Control Officer of the Year - Laurie Sepulveda, Orange County Animal Services
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- 2017 - Stephanie Nowlin of Escambia County Animal Services
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- 2016 - Renee Stevens of Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center
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- 2015 - Jodey Stambaugh of Pinellas County Animal Services
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- 2014 - Martin O'Keeffe of Pasco County Animal Services
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- 2013 - Mary Kirkland of Polk County Sheriff's Animal Control
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- 2010 - Reannon Juergensen of Charlotte County Animal Control
FACA’s “Employee of the Year” Award
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- 2019 Employee of the Year - Kara Krabtree of Pinellas County Animal Services
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- 2018 Employee of the Year - Vianca Flores, Orange County Animal Services
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- 2017 - Dr. Leili Haas of Orange County Animal Services
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- 2016 - Janette Fleming of Orange County Animal Services
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- 2015 - Pamela Butscher of Marion County Animal Services
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- 2014 - Dr. Martha Zimmerman of Marion County Animal Services
FACA’s “Supervisor of the Year” Award
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- 2017 - Ronald Altman of Pasco County Animal Services
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- 2016 - Mary Beth Lake of Seminole County Animal Services
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- 2015 - Steve Scanlon of Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center
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- 2014 - Nikki Harris of Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services
FACA’s “Volunteer of the Year” Award
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- 2019 Volunteer of the Year - Fleur de Lys Healy of Orange County Animal Services
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- 2018 Volunteer of the Year - Michael Karolick, Brevard County Sheriff's Office Animal Services
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- 2017 - Therese Mersentes of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control
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- 2016 - Tibor Feigel of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control
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- 2015 - Andrea Cassman of Clay County Animal Care and Control
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- 2014 - Kris Buchanan of Seminole County Animal Services
FACA’s “Cooperative Team Achievement” Award
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- 2019 Cooperative Team Achievement - Brevard County Sheriff's Paws and Stripes College
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- 2018 Cooperative Team Achievement - Brevard County Sheriff's Office Animal Services
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- 2017 - Orange County Animal Services
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- 2016 - Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control
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- 2015 - Polk County Sheriff's Animal Control Section
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- 2013 - Charlotte County Animal Control
FACA’s Lifetime Achievement Award
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- 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award - Debra Villella of Orange County Animal Services
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- 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award - Dil Luther, Orange County Animal Services
FACA’s Legislative “Animal Ally” Award
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- 2017 - Senator Keith Perry
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- 2015 - Senator Denise Grimsley
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- 2015 - Representative Jennifer Sullivan
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- 2013 - Senator Montford
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- 2013 - Representative Cummings
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- 2012 - Senator Thrasher
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- 2012 - Representative O'Toole
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- 2012 - Senator Hayes
FACA’s “Sentinel” Award
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- 2019 Sentinel Award - Cierra Burns of the Office of the State Attorney
