Meet the 2022 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
Learn about this year's National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients. Click the links in the captions below each photo to view biographies, photos, and tribute videos for each recipient.

Brenda J. Muhammad | National Crime Victim Service Award
Executive Director, Atlanta Victim Assistance, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
View Brenda J. Muhammad's biography, photo, and tribute video.
Michelle L. Shae | National Crime Victim Service Award
Director, YWCA Hanover Safe Home Program
Abbottstown, Pennsylvania
View Michelle L. Shae's biography, photo, and a tribute video.
Deborah Flowers, MSN, RN, CPNP, SANE-A, SANE-P | Allied Professional Award
Child Advocacy Centers of North Carolina
Pittsboro, North Carolina
View Deborah Flowers's biography, photo, and a tribute video.
Dr. Linda Laras | Allied Professional Award
Director/Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner
Puerto Rico Health Justice Center
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Derek L. Marchman | Crime Victims' Rights Award
President, Marchman Consulting
Conyers, Georgia
Barrier Free Living | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Service
Bronx, New York
View Barrier Free Living's program description, photo, and tribute video.
LGBTQ+ Victim Advocacy Initiative at Eskenazi Health | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Indianapolis, Indiana
View the initiative's description, photo, and tribute video.
Linda Stambaugh | Volunteer for Victims Award
Court-Appointed Special Advocate
Newell, South Dakota
John Chapin, Ph.D. | Crime Victims Research Award
Professor of Communications, Penn State University
Monaca, Pennsylvania
The Every Voice Coalition | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Boston, Massachusetts
Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Team | Federal Service Award
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
View the team's program description, photo, and a tribute video.
Asset Forfeiture Unit and Financial Litigation Program | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Gail Frances Gardner | Special Courage Award
Survivor, Advocate, and Activist
Ocoee, Florida
Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman | Special Courage Award
Partnerships Manager
King County Department of Community and Human Services
Seattle, Washington
View Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman's biography, photo, and tribute video.
Search Award Recipients From Prior Years
- View photos and bios of 2003–2021 National Crime Victims' Service Awards recipients.
- List of 1984–2002 National Crime Victims' Service Awards recipients.