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McCullum, Middlesex County.<br><strong>Second Place: </strong> $1000 – Karlee Liddy, Sussex County.<br><strong>Third Place:  </strong>$500 – Daishanae Kemp-Jackson. </p> <p><strong>2012 Achievement Award Winners:<br>F</strong><strong>irst Place:</strong>  $1500 – Jaclyn Odom, Union County Sheriff Ralph Froehlich. <br><strong>Second Place:</strong>  $1,000 – Melissa Maiorelli, Union County Sheriff Ralph Froehlich.<br><strong>Third Place:</strong> $500 – Brandon Flores,  Middlesex County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn.</p> <p><strong>2011 Achievement Award Winners</strong>:<br><strong>First Place:</strong>  $1,500  – Regina Rosario, Hudson County Surrogate’s Office.<br><strong>Second Place:</strong> $1,000  – Laura Durning, Union County Clerk’s Office.<br><strong>Third Place:</strong>  $500  – Christian Billalba,Ocean County Clerk’s Office.</p> <p><strong>2010 Achievement Award Winners:</strong><br><strong>First Place:</strong>  $1,500 – Jonathan Weiss,Passaic County Surrogate’s Office.<br><strong>Second Place:</strong>  $1,000  – David Clojay, Ocean County Clerk’s Office.<br><strong>Third Place:</strong>  $500  – Christina Zarnowsky, Monmouth County Clerk’s Office.</p> <p><strong>2009 Achievement Award Winners:</strong><br><strong>First place: </strong>$1500 – Laura Durning, Union NJ<br><strong>Second place</strong>: $1000 – Paul Brenner, Lumberton NJ<br><strong>Third place:</strong> $500 – Jessica Weiss, Wantage NJ</p> <p><strong>2008 Achievement Award Winners:</strong><br><strong>First place:</strong> $1,500 – Karisa Williams of Mercer County, Trenton, NJ<br><strong>Second place:</strong> $1,000 – Rebekah Powell of Warren County, Columbia, NJ<br><strong>Third place:</strong> $500 – Jennifer Calnek of Union County, Elizabeth, NJ </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="contact-us">Contact Us</h4> <p>COANJ<br><strong>email:</strong> info@coanj.com</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="follow-us">Follow Us</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li></li> </ul> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>漏 2015 COANJ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="td-pb-span4 td-main-sidebar" role="complementary"> <div class="td-ss-main-sidebar">  </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div>  </div>    <div class="td-footer-container td-container"> <div class="td-pb-row"> <div class="td-pb-span12"> </div> </div> <div class="td-pb-row"> <div class="td-pb-span12 td-footer-full"> <div class="td-footer-info td-pb-padding-side"><div class="footer-logo-wrap"><a href="https://coanj.com/"><img src="http://coanj.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/logo-mobile-300x91.png" alt="CONJ" title="COANJ" width="" height=""/></a></div><div class="footer-text-wrap">Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey<div class="footer-email-wrap">Contact us: <a href="mailto:info@coanj.com">info@coanj.com</a></div></div><div class="footer-social-wrap td-social-style2"> <span class="td-social-icon-wrap"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/Constitutional-Officers-Association-of-NJ-192708617410584/timeline/?ref=bookmarks" title="Facebook"> <i class="td-icon-font td-icon-facebook"></i> <span style="display: none">Facebook</span> </a> </span></div></div> </div> <div class="td-pb-span12"> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <script> ( function ( body ) { 'use strict'; body.className = body.className.replace( /\btribe-no-js\b/, 'tribe-js' ); } )( document.body ); </script>  <script type="importmap" id="wp-importmap"> {"imports":{"@wordpress\/interactivity":"https:\/\/coanj.com\/wp-includes\/js\/dist\/script-modules\/interactivity\/index.min.js?ver=06b8f695ef48ab2d9277"}} </script> <script type="module" src="https://coanj.com/wp-includes/js/dist/script-modules/block-library/file/view.min.js?ver=fdc2f6842e015af83140" id="@wordpress/block-library/file/view-js-module"></script> <link rel="modulepreload" href="https://coanj.com/wp-includes/js/dist/script-modules/interactivity/index.min.js?ver=06b8f695ef48ab2d9277" id="@wordpress/interactivity-js-modulepreload"><script> /* <![CDATA[ */var tribe_l10n_datatables = {"aria":{"sort_ascending":": activate to sort column ascending","sort_descending":": activate to sort column descending"},"length_menu":"Show _MENU_ entries","empty_table":"No data available in table","info":"Showing _START_ to _END_ of _TOTAL_ entries","info_empty":"Showing 0 to 0 of 0 entries","info_filtered":"(filtered from _MAX_ total entries)","zero_records":"No matching records found","search":"Search:","all_selected_text":"All items on this page were selected. 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