Sigrid Rolfe, RSW was presented the 2019 CASW Distinguished Service Award. Sigrid has just retired as the Executive Director of the PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Centre, after 13 years. Sigrid also served on the Premier’s Advisory Council on Family Violence Prevention and the PEI Child Sexual Abuse Advisory Committee. In 2014, her work in family violence prevention (with that of Dr. Philip Smith) was recognized by the Muriel McQueen Ferguson Foundation. She has been an authorized social worker in private adoptions for 18 years, contributing to the growth of many island families. Sigrid also spent 16 years as a caseworker at Big Brother Big Sisters PEI, and worked in child protection in both Summerside and Halifax and in mental health in Winnipeg, where she graduated from the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba. Sigrid humbly embodies the passion for social justice and the dedication to service found in our profession.