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Community Service & Recognition

Your Public Defender is strongly committed to community service.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTOR AND PAST AND PRESENT COMMUNITY SERVICE INCLUDES:

 

1992 to present         Director for CORE/Comprehensive Offender Rehabilitation & Education Program - Misdemeanor Probation.

 

1992 to present         Victims Rights Coalition

 

1993                           Director for A.R.C./Association for Retarded Citizens

 

1993                           Chairperson for Domestic Violence Task Force/19th Circuit

 

1993 to present         Director for Indian River County Substance Abuse Council

 

1994                           Director for Learn to Read

 

1994 to 1996            Vice President - Statewide Public Defenders Association

 

1994 to present         WPSL Christmas Kids Host

 

1997/1998                 Chairperson for March of Dimes

 

1997                           Chairperson for Big Brothers/Big Sisters - Bowl For Kids Sake

 

1999/2000                 Chairperson for the United Way Campaign

 

2000 to 2004             Chairperson for the Florida State Employees Contribution Campaign

 

2000 to present         BB/BS “Jump into Reading” Tutor

 

2001 to present         Director of Restoration House

 

2006 to present         President, Board of Directors - Restoration House

 

2003 to present         Board of Trustees - Lawnwood Regional Medical Center

 

2004                           Chairperson - American Red Cross Heroes Campaign

 

2004                           Alzheimer’s Community Care

 

2004 to present         Treasure Coast Police Chiefs & Sheriff’s Association

 


PERSONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

 

1995 to 1998             Appointed by the Florida Bar to serve on the 19th Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee.  Chairperson from 1996 to 1998.

 

1995                           Volunteer of the Year Award - March of Dimes.

 

1997                           Indian River Community College Distinguished Alumni Award

 

1999                           Special Recognition Award from the St. Lucie County School Board for her   television program “Legal Affairs” on Channel 13 which Diamond has been hosting for over five years.

 

2000                           Republican Woman of the Year.

 

2000                           Recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award.

 

2004 to 2006             Appointed by the Governor to serve on the 19th  Judicial Circuit Judicial Nomination Commission.

 

2006                           Appointed by the Governor to serve on the Statewide Ex-offender Taskforce.

 

2006                           Awarded “Most Valuable Public Defender” by the statewide Public Defenders Association. 


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