FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 21, 2003

Missing children nonprofit hires Administrative Assistant

Child Protection Education of America is proud to announce that Jennifer Vinson has been hired as an Administrative Assistant. Vinson brings with her a wide range of experience, working in law enforcement and public agencies. Her experience includes 11 years with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, where she worked as a Community Service Officer, following up on deputy reports of missing children.

Vinson will support the development, casework and administrative departments. She will participate in the charity’s ID ME NOW fingerprinting events and assist in developing the event’s literature.

Child Protection Education of America (CPEA) is a national nonprofit missing children organization based in Tampa, Fla., that assists parents and law enforcement officers involved with missing children cases by offering free photograph distribution. The charity also offers safety education events, including fingerprinting using its state-of-the-art fingerprinting program.

CPEA is the second largest missing children organization in number of registered cases in the country. The organization’s three founding members have over 30 years of experience in the missing children field. The nonprofit focuses on photograph distribution as a way to help in the search for the missing because, according to Department of Justice statistics, one in six children are found because someone recognized their picture.

Contact:
Don Smith
Director of Public Relations
813-626-3001