Alexandria, VA – On August 6, The Chamber ALX held the 2024 Community Champions Honors, presented by Inova Health System. Honorees, families, friends, and co-workers attended the ceremony to celebrate the above and beyond service of Alexandria’s workface. In addition to the Chamber’s four-decades long recognition of first responders, additional honors were awarded to 6 industries of essential workers: educators, government employees, hospitality workers, medical professionals, senior providers, and utility employees. The event was held at National Industries for the Blind’s headquarters in Potomac Yard.
Honorees are nominated by their peers for outstanding service in their respective fields.
New Honorees for 2024:
- Educator of the Year: Tiffany Lee-Clarke of Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School
- Government Employee of the Year: Rick Myllenbeck of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Hospitality Employee of the Year: Justin Fox of Port City Brewing Company
- Medical Professional of the Year: Udeme Ekong of Alexandria Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Senior Provider of the Year: Myong “Bruce” Park of Woodbine Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
- Utility Employee of the Year: Peter Kulcsar of Virginia American Water
Life Saving Award recipients
- Master Deputy James Gwaltney of Alexandria Sheriff’s Office
- Captain Patrick Evans of Alexandria Fire Department
- Firefighter Blake Jones of Alexandria Fire Department
- Firefighter Scott Springston of Alexandria Fire Department
- Firefighter Isaac May of Alexandria Fire Department
- Firefighter Moriah Anderson of Alexandria Fire Department
- Firefighter Francis Penny of Alexandria Fire Department
- Paramedic Remi Howell of Alexandria Fire Department
- Firefighter & EMT Will Augustine of Alexandria Fire Department
- Captain Joshua Turner of Alexandria Fire Department
- Firefighter & Paramedic Johnathan Malia of Alexandria Fire Department
- Firefighter & EMT Kristina Holt of Alexandria Fire Department
- Firefighter & EMT Luis Vasquez of Alexandria Fire Department
- Firefighter De’Angelo Bowman of Alexandria Fire Department
- Officer Erik Elam Alexandria Police Department
- Officer Helsa Elam of Alexandria Police Department
- Officer William Griscom of Alexandria Police Department
- Sergeant Ben Saks of Alexandria Police Department
- Public Safety Communications Officer Calvin Moore of Department of Emergency & Customer Communications
For details about the event and a list of sponsoring businesses, visit thechamberalx.com.
