Maricopa County compliance analyst Darla Barfield receives Tom Mannos Outstanding Service Award

Darla Barfield, an executive compliance analyst with Maricopa County Correctional Health Services, was named the 2025 recipient of the Tom Mannos Outstanding Service Award in a county recognition segment. Colleagues described Barfield as a longtime employee dedicated to treating people in the county’s clinics, including the inmate population, with "dignity and respect."

Barfield, who has worked with Correctional Health Services since 2009, said she monitors the clinic’s patient-care response and health-need requests. "I monitor the clinic's patient care response, health needs request," she said, and colleagues credited her for rising through the ranks to her current role. A speaker noted Barfield "was overcome with emotion" on receiving the honor. Barfield told the room, "It was like everything went blank, and I started shaking."

Beyond her county duties, Barfield described running a nonprofit that provides hygiene essentials to people experiencing homelessness. According to remarks in the event, Barfield hands out 150 hygiene bags every two weeks and pays for them out of her own pocket. "If you can wash your face and brush your teeth and, possibly put on some deodorant, it might make you feel better as a person," she said, adding, "They're not forgotten."

Colleagues closed the segment by congratulating Barfield and expressing pride in her work. The recognition highlighted both her official duties in Correctional Health Services and her volunteer efforts serving unhoused residents.