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WASHINGTON – Karen Simons, Chief Deputy U.S.
Marshal for the Southern District of Illinois, received a Distinguished
Honorable Mention today as a nominee for the 2009 Women in Federal Law
Enforcement Award. Chief Deputy Simons was nominated for her superior level
of performance and as a role model for other women in law enforcement.
The awards, presented annually, are to honor women who are advocates,
advisors, and leaders in the continued support of women in law enforcement.
Additionally, their contributions must have an impact on the areas of
recruiting, retaining, or promoting women in law enforcement.
“Chief Simons is a highly respected, valuable member of our team and someone
who represents the U.S. Marshals Service in exemplary fashion,” said Robert
Finan, Associate Director for Operations. “She has the ability and desire to
provide needed encouragement, mentoring, and support in every situation and
command she encounters. I am extremely proud to have nominated her for the
award.”
As Deputy Commander for the U.S. Marshals Service’s Operation FALCON II in
April 2006, Chief Simons provided valuable leadership not only to U.S.
Marshals headquarters personnel, but also to the dozens of U.S. Marshals,
chief deputies, and warrant supervisors who were managing FALCON operations
in their districts. Chief Simons also served as the Commander of Operation
FALCON III, during which more than 10,000 violent felons were arrested.
Chief Simons has inspired women throughout the law enforcement community to
seek their full potential by challenging themselves through her tenacious
attitude to get the job done, get it done well, and to get it done better
than it has been done before, regardless of gender. She has the ability to
look past gender and to represent the agency as a true leader, whether it is
the way she commands an assignment or manages her district, or her innate
ability to reflect the agency’s mission.
“The contributions Chief Simons has made as a mentor to the women of law
enforcement, particularly those in our Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task
Force, are invaluable,” said Michael Earp, Assistant Director for
Investigative Operations. “The exceptional professionalism and leadership
displayed each day has allowed Chief Simons to distinguish herself as a role
model for the entire division.”
In March 2008, U.S. Marshals Director John F. Clark appointed Chief Simons
to serve on the agency’s Career Board. In this position, she was served as
the subject matter expert for the Career Board’s recommendations to fill
approximately three dozen Senior Inspector and Assistant Chief Inspector
positions under the Adam Walsh Act.
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