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Lisa Renee Putman Excellence in Direct Service Award

Lisa Renee Putman Excellence in Direct Service Award

The Lisa Renee Putman Excellence in Direct Service Award was established to recognize and honor the valuable role that frontline child protective service workers play in the health and safety of our nation's children. Every two years, at the National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, the award is presented to a direct service worker who exemplifies the qualities of services to children and families that made Lisa Renee Putman an outstanding professional. Through this prestigious award, the legacy of Lisa Renee's commitment to the protection of children will live on for years to come.
	Mary Ann Knaebel, Social Worker and Advocate Adolescent Unit, Department of Children and Family Services Everett, Washington Mary Ann Knaebel, an exemplary frontline social worker and advocate, exemplifies the spirit and compassion it takes to provide child welfare services to adolescent children and their families. She consistently demonstrates excellence in her work, contributing immeasurably to the safety of children in crisis. Ms. Knaebel actively pursues raising additional funds through her church and other community contacts to finance such activities as an annual graduation ceremony for youth who earn high school diplomas and summer camp enrollment for foster children. Well known and highly respected within the community, Ms. Knaebel assumes a mentor and leadership role for her colleagues. Her teens come to appreciate the wondrous support she provides as an advocate and friend, as well as their social worker, to enable them to achieve their goals. She models for the profession and for the young people she serves the admirable characteristics of kindness, empathy, honesty, sincerity, optimism, dedication, enthusiasm, and trust.
	Award presented by:
	Susan Orr, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Updated on February 24, 2010