2022 OPA Award Recipients

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 Outstanding Performance Awards!  The awards recognize the exceptional work that telecommunicators do for first responders and for the public. A selection committee chose the recipients from nominations submitted by 911 dispatch centers throughout the region.

This year's honorees include: 

• Everyday Hero: 
  • Miguel Cervantes, Johnson County Sheriff's Office
  • Meagan McCarthy, Lenexa Police Department 
     
• Outstanding Individual Performance in a Critical Incident - Large PSAP:
  • ​Devin Phelps, Independence Police Department​
     
• Outstanding Team Performance in a Critical Incident - Large PSAP: 
  • Alaina McCook, Devin Phelps, Jacklyn Bush, Jessica Roland, Kaitlyn Dotson, Kristen Woolery, Paige Beck, Sandon Curnett - Independence Police Department
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• Outstanding Team Performance in a Critical Incident - Small PSAP: 
  • Kristin Boyes, Tonya Hagedorn, Tyler Thomas - Lenexa Police Department
     
• Outstanding Training Performance: 
  • Christina Hays, Independence Police Department
  • Jessica Dorn, Johnson County Department of Emergency Services​
     
• Lifetime Achievement Award: 
  • Karen Horsell, Overland Park Police Department
  • Matt Magee, Johnson County Sheriff's Office
  • Scott Boden, Johnson County Sheriff's Office 

In addition to this year’s recipients, MARC’s Public Safety Communications Program would like to thank all of the dispatchers and telecommunicators in our region.