ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Federation of Social Workers handed out its Human Service Worker of the Year Awards and Lifetime Achievement Awards Friday at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
News10NBC’s Deanna Dewberry, Lori Bruno and Chris Bruno received the Human Service Worker Lifetime Achievement Award. Dewberry is being honored for her tireless reporting on the issues at Waterview Heights over the past four years.
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Lori and Chris Bruno are being honored for their professional human service careers and for founding the local nonprofit Alyssa’s Angels.
Organizers explained why it is important to honor these workers.
“The work that we do is a selfless job, it’s a job that we don’t think about when we go in and do it. So, to be honored and recognized for the work that you do we just wanna make sure that we provide that for the community,” said Lawanda Shipman, vice president of the Federation of Social Workers.
Here are the rest of the 2026 award recipients:
Rasheda Valleriani, Licensed Master Social Worker with Mental Hygiene Legal Service inRochester, will receive the Human Service Worker of the Year Award for the Public Sector. Kimberly Porter-Hutton, who works at Hillside Children’s Center, will receive the Human ServiceWorker of the Year Award for the Private Sector. Rose Mary Villarrubia-Izzo, who volunteers with numerous local organizations, will be honoredwith the John L. Seebach Volunteer of the Year Award. Lifespan will be recognized as the Community Nonprofit Organization of the Year. People’s Choice Kitchen will receive the Corporate Human Service Contributor of the YearAward. Bailey Lazore, is one of our two honorees that will receive the Bertina Forde Rising Star Award. Daniel Davis, will be our second honoree to receive the Bertina Forde Rising Star Award. Lieutenant John “JJ” Joseph, of the City of Rochester Fire Fighters, will be honored posthumouslywith the Human Service Courage Awards.To learn more, visit the Federation of Social Workers website here.
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