Volunteer Awards
Volunteer of the Year Awards honor League Members for their outstanding contributions to the JLMN. JLMN members are nominated by their peers to receive the highest of praise and recognition for their voluntarism.
JLMN Active Member of the Year
• 1983 Emily Varkala
• 1984 Martha Polemeni
• 1985 C. Merry Carroll
• 1986 Leslie Craw
• 1987 Susan Quinn Walsh
• 1988 Patricia Wahl
• 1989 Marianne Round
• 1990 Karin Mills
• 1991 Corey Otoshi
• 1992 Barbara Meyer
• 1993 Janet Van Syckle
• 1994 Jenny Ogden
• 1995 Patricia Aronoff
• 1996 Shelley Phillips
• 1997 Tracey McVeigh
• 1998 Caroline Bartlett
• 1999 Chris Tower
• 2000 JoAnn Weisel
• 2001 Mary Ellen Gallico
• 2002 Tami Kinley & Kelly McDonald
• 2003 Joyce Blackburn
• 2004 Pam Nedzi & Bonnie Carter
• 2005 Sandra Vollero-Levy
• 2006 Michelle Ruggiero
• 2007 Jennie Cherry
• 2008 Kathryn Kent
• 2009 Lauren Karanikolas
• 2010 Elisa Charters
• 2011 Miller Hughes
• 2012 Jenny Donohue
• 2013 Jodi Zielinski
• 2014 Karen Andes
• 2015 Sara Robertson
• 2016 Sara Robertson
• 2017 Karen Andes
• 2018 Nicole Masso
• 2019 Stephanie Hutton
• 2020 Trente Miller
• 2021 Conrhonda Baker
• 2022 Allie Ruth
• 2023 Anna Storch & Valerie Trawinski
• 2024 Trent Miller
• 2025 Akriti Sharma
• 2026 Jessica Forlenza
Community Volunteer of the Year
• 1983 Linda Grace
• 1984 Joyce Chimel
• 1985 Barbara Kelley
• 1986 Elizabeth Enright
• 1987 Margaret Derrick
• 1988 Elizabeth Johnson
• 1989 Sarah Eggleston
• 1990 Melanie Berry Fraser
• 1991 Diana Lobozzo
• 1992 Susan Perry
• 1993 Kitty Brown
• 1994 Diane Kennedy
• 1995 Valerie Sweatt
• 1996 Alison Maguire
• 1997 Margo Walter
• 1998 Karin Nelson
• 1999 Tracey McVeigh
• 2000 Linda Sterling
• 2001 Paula Tuffin
• 2002 Dede Horowicz
• 2003 Lisa Indovino
• 2004 Amy Ellis-Simon
• 2005 Emily Grand
• 2006 Kelly McDonald
• 2007 Kristen Terrio
• 2008 Patricia Devine Harms
• 2009 Karen Carter
• 2010 Jessica Lane
• 2011 Lauren Karanikolas
• 2012 Karen Turner
• 2013 Patricia Devine-Harms
• 2014 Tara Baquero
• 2015 Elisa Charters
JLMN Sustainer of the Year
• 1983 Aubin Ames
• 1984 Cherry Provost
• 1985 Corinne Driver
• 1986 Cynthia Treene
• 1987 Audrey McBratney & Frances Fitzpatrick
• 1988 Marjorie Draper
• 1989 Adrian Shelby
• 1990 Ann Johnson & Becky Jones
• 1991 Jan Hart & Penny Witt
• 1992 Linda Grant
• 1993 Elizabeth Cannell
• 1994 Barbara Gille
• 1995 Lissa Barrett
• 1996 Shirley Bacot & Margaret Campbell Harris
• 1997 Donna Wright & Marilyn Hatzenbuhler
• 1998 Lynn Dodd
• 1999 Karen Lindholm & Sandy Carter
• 2000 Ruth Perretti & Richmond Rabinowitz
• 2001 Emer Featherstone
• 2002 Joyce Michaelson
• 2003 Marisabel Raymond
• 2004 Janice Benton
• 2005 Penny Boorman
• 2006 Brenda Bingham & Marci Van Horn
• 2007 Shelley Phillips
• 2008 Carol Ewertsen & Jenny Ogden
• 2009 Kate Khachaturian
• 2010 Fran Wong
• 2011 Claudia Placentra
• 2012 Susan Fine
• 2013 Catherine Garrity
• 2014 Linda Sterling
• 2015 Holly Reddington
• 2016 Dorothy Perretti
• 2017 Jodi Zielinski
• 2018 Sarah Otazo
• 2019 Shelley Phillips
• 2020 Alexis Finkle
• 2021 Cecelia "CC" Minton
• 2022 Debbie Alberstadt
• 2023 Sarah Otazo
• 2024 Joy Mishkin
• 2025 Joy Mishkin
• 2026 Veronica DeMonte Chivil
Maura Doane Jacobs, President’s Award
• 1983 Linda Grant
• 1984 Cherry Provost
• 1985 Louise Bethell & Carol Michels
• 1986 Cynthia Treene
• 1987 Charlotte Judd & Donna Wright & Frances Fitzpatrick
• 1992 Fran Wong
• 1996 Mary Johnson & Margaret Campbell-Harris
• 1997 Beth Milke & Diane Stathis
• 1998 Gail Kingsley
• 1999 Elizabeth Bozik & Beverly Dempsey
• 2000 Beverly Deak
• 2001 Andrea McDonagh
• 2002 Catherine Konefal
• 2003 Paula Tuffin
• 2004 Kelly McDonald
• 2005 Kristen Terrio
• 2006 Marisabel Raymond & Marci Van Horn
• 2007 Sarah Otazo
• 2008 Michelle Ruggiero & Lilly Williams
• 2009 Sonya Moroney
• 2010 Maggie O'Connor
• 2011 Jessica Lane
• 2012 Patricia Devine Harms
• 2013 Jenny Donohue
• 2014 Ashley Emala
• 2015 Bonnie Carter
• 2016 Ashley Emala
• 2017 Stephanie Hutton
• 2018 Jessica Lane
• 2019 Jessica Forlenza & Megan Rooney
• 2020 Ashley Emala
• 2021 Lisa Accunzo Cheplic
• 2024 Bryn Whittle
• 2025 Samantha Vessichelli & Denise Serbay
• 2026 Noel Coberland
Advisor of the Year
• 1996 Ellen Smith
• 2000 Joan Barrett
• 2001 Beverly Deak
• 2003 Marci Van Horn
• 2004 Cathy Memory
• 2005 Betsy Rosenberg
• 2006 Patty von Schaumburg
• 2007 Kathryn Kent
• 2008 Nicole Quinn
• 2009 Alli Hegarty
• 2010 Jennfer Cifelli
• 2011 Sarah Otazo
• 2012 Stephanie Bayer
• 2013 Betsy Beyer
• 2014 Katherine Breaux
• 2015 Stephanie Bayer
New Member of the Year
• 2007 Jodi Zielinski
• 2008 Sara Robertson
• 2009 Joan Pierre
• 2010 Jessica Kroll
• 2011 Jennifer Larsen
• 2012 Bryn Whittle
• 2013 Heather LeClair
• 2014 Carly Auerbacher
• 2015 Lisa Accunzo Cheplic
• 2016 Christ Jean-Palling
• 2017 Nykia Wharton
• 2018 Leyla Marrouk
• 2019 Kelli Campa
• 2020 Britney Glass
• 2021 Sophia Baez
• 2024 Akriti Sharma
• 2025 Kelly Gardiner & Debra Small
• 2026 Starr Preston
Leader of the Year
• 2016 Heather LeClair
• 2017 Ashley Emala
• 2018 Mallory Visser
• 2019 Lisa Accunzo Cheplic
• 2020 Carly Auerbacher
• 2021 Rebecca Reilly Kunz
• 2022 Rebecca Reilly Kunz
• 2023 Maggie O'Connor
• 2024 Samantha Vessichelli
• 2025 Bryn Whittle
• 2026 Bryn Whittle
Rising Star
• 2016 Carly Auerbacher
• 2017 Nicole Masso
• 2018 Asha Gormandy Lee
• 2019 Caitlin McIntyre
• 2020 Kelli Campa
• 2021 Amber Williams
• 2022 Christine Thorpe
• 2023 Samantha Conley
• 2024 Valerie Trawinski
• 2025 Gabrielle Rossi
• 2026 Kate Rutledge
Spirit of the League
• 2016 Cara Chang
• 2017 Anne Baldwin
• 2018 Conrhonda Baker
• 2019 Heather LeClair
• 2020 Kate Robertello
• 2021 Crystal Mann
• 2022 Denise Serbay
• 2023 Yanett Bagce
• 2024 Samantha Vessichelli
• 2025 Jessica Forlenza & Kristie Talaga
• 2026 Kelly Gardiner
Innovation
• 2016 Christina Curtis-Cattell
• 2017 Stephanie Hutton
• 2018 Elizabeth Gabrielson
• 2019 Zahra Massicotte
• 2020 Lauren Banyar Reich
• 2021 Lauren Mayer & Melissa Mayer
• 2022 Treasure Bellamy
• 2023 Sarah Otazo
• 2024 Yanett Bagce
• 2025 Yanett Bagce
• 2026 Debra Small