Awards and Certificates

• 1999: awarded a Certificate of Completion for “Designing a Program and Writing a Proposal” from the Escambia Juvenile Justice Council and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
• The 2003 Florida Business Partners for Juvenile Justice, Inc. nominated Nellie Bogar and Youth Village as the 2003 Delinquency Prevention Statewide Conference in Orlando as one of the best programs in the North Section.
• 2005: Awarded Certificate of Completion: Mentoring Training on the Policies and Procedures of the Okaloosa County School District Mentoring Program.
• 2008: was inducted into the Okaloosa County Status of Women Hall of Fame and received the Carolyn Spencer Humanitarian Award. This award is made to women who have made significant contributions to the welfare of the human and/or animal populations of Okaloosa County
• 2017: cover story and feature article in the March/April edition of Emerald Ladies Journal
• 2017: VIP Destin Magazine feature story
• 2020: VIP Destin Magazine feature story

Current Memberships

• Current member of 100+ Women of Okaloosa/Walton Counties
• Current member of the Ft. Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce
• Current member of the Destin Chamber of Commerce
• Current member of the Emerald Coast Jr. Tennis Council

Past Memberships

• Past member of Impact 100NWF and grant recipient of $102, 800 in 2018 for the enrichment of Youth Village
• Past member of the Board of Directors of The Okaloosa Arts Alliance
• Past Board member of Children in Crisis
• Past Board Member/Secretary of the Okaloosa County Anti-Drug Coalition
• Past Executive Director of the Emerald Coasts’ Promise-The Alliance for Youth (the local chapter of Gen. Colin Powell’s America’s Promise)
• Past AmeriCorps Promise Fellow
• Past member of the Okaloosa County Juvenile Justice Council