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Congratulations to all award nominees and award winners for 2022. Please see below for the full list of ACWAP 2022 Award Winners:
Most Outstanding Female Administrator
Sponsor Natasha Rodley, Police & Families Credit Union, New Zealand
Recipient Lautoa Faletau, Australian Federal Police
Most Outstanding Female Intelligence Practitioner
Sponsor Dr Phil Kowalick, Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers
Recipient Sheridan Page, Australian Federal Police
Most Outstanding Female Investigator
Sponsor: Ian Leavers, Queensland Police Union of Employees
Recipient: Anna Shaw, Western Australia Police Force
Most Outstanding Female Leader
Sponsor: A/Commissioner Mel Lanyard, New South Wales Police Force
Recipient: Kylie Whiteley, Western Australia Police Force
Most Outstanding Female Practitioner
Sponsor: Ben Lee, Police Association of New South Wales
Recipient: Michelle Bond, Australian Border Force
Emerging Leadership Award
Sponsor: Commissioner Michael Outram, Australian Border Force
Recipient: Jessie Geary, Queensland Police Service
Highly Commended: Christine Lunt, New Zealand Police
AIPM Balance Scholarship
Sponsor: Stuart Bartels, Australian Institute of Police Management
Recipient: Jessica Geary, Queensland Police Service
Excellence in Law Enforcement in the Pacific Region
Sponsor: Amanda McCormack, Pacific Faculty of Policing
Recipient: Czarist Daniel, Nauru Police Force
Excellence in Law Enforcement Initiative for Women in the Community
Sponsor: Danny Buxton, Triple Zero Property
Recipient: Multicultural Community Liaison Officer Team: Georgina Zaineddine, Nelly Sinha & Rachna Soni, New South Wales Police Force
Excellence in Research on Improving Law Enforcement for Women
Sponsor: Commissioner Katarina Carroll, Queensland Police Service
Recipient: Yvette McKelvie, New Zealand Police
Griffith University Women in Policing Scholarship
Sponsor: Ian Thompson, on behalf of Griffith University
Recipient: Jessica McLaren, Queensland Police Service
Integrity and Courage Award
Sponsor: Mike Currie, QBank
Recipient: Margaret Marshall
Highly Commended Andrea Turner, Victoria Police
Champion of Change Award
Sponsor: Deputy Commissioner Wendy Steendam, Victoria Police
Recipient: Jarryd Dunbar, Australian Federal Police
Highly commended: Mike Webb, New Zealand Police
Bev Lawson Memorial Award
Sponsor: Chloe Kopilovic, FC Lawyers & Francois Malan, FC Lawyers
Recipient: Kim Kellaway, Queensland Police Service
Audrey Fagan Memorial Award
Sponsor: Charlotte Tressler, Australian Federal Police
Recipient: Monalisa Tiai-Keti, Samoa Police Service