AFCEA ANNOUNCES THE 2013 DISTINGUISHED YOUNG AFCEAN AND

EMERGING LEADER AWARD WINNERS

For Immediate Release February 4, 2013

AFCEA Media Contact

Somer Miller

(703) 631-6139

smiller@afcea.org

FAIRFAX, VA—AFCEA International is pleased to announce the 2013 Young AFCEAN of the Year, Distinguished Young AFCEAN (DYA) and Emerging Leader Award winners.

These awards were presented on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the West 2013 Conference in San Diego, CA. For more information visit www.afcea.org/awards.  

The DYA Award recognizes and rewards exceptional performance in two areas – a record of going "above and beyond" at the local AFCEA Chapter level, and superior technical achievement in the professional arena. 

The AFCEA Regional Vice Presidents have the honor to personally select an individual from their Region to receive the Regional DYA Award. These honorees represent an elite group of individuals that have gone above and beyond for their Chapters. These honorees are also eligible to win the Young AFCEAN of the Year Award.

DISTINGUISHED YOUNG AFCEAN OF THE YEAR

MSgt Kiyon Buckley, USAF

U.S. Air Force

Texas Region

REGIONAL DISTINGUISHED YOUNG AFCEANS (DYAs)

2Lt Christopher Arnold, USAF

85th Engineering Installation Squadron

Mid-South Region

Anne Wilson Celestin

Aerotek, Inc.

Western Region

Corinne Combeau

The Goal Inc.

National Capital Region

Matthew Deutsch

AFLCMC/PZE

New England – Upstate New York Region

Adrian Felts

Battelle

Virginia Region

SSgt Eric M. Garcia, USAF

51st Combat Communications Squadron

Georgia Region

Tim Jahnigen

SAIC

Maryland Region

Kashif Janjua

38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group

Great Plains – Rocky Mountain Region

Aaron Jones

Lockheed Martin

South Florida Region

Andrea Julius

Honeywell

Carolinas Region

1Lt Robert M. Lee, USAF

693rd Intelligence Support Squadron

Central Europe Region

1LT James P. Micciche, USA

Alpha Company 307 ESB

Pacific Region

Aaron Miller

Wright State Research Institute

Mid-West Region

DISTINGUISHED YOUNG AFCEANS

Nikolas Acheson

ClearEdge IT Solutions, LLC

Central Maryland Chapter

Ashley Becker

Booz Allen Hamilton

Belvoir Chapter

Jesse Cosme

MISource

South Florida Chapter

Ryan Fedell

Aerotek, Inc.

Hampton Roads Chapter

Jessica Gressett

SAIC

Northern Virginia Chapter

Capt Thomas C.  Hamlyn, USAF

2nd Air Postal Squadron

Kaiserslautern Chapter

Stacy Kauffman

Beacon Associates, Inc.

Aberdeen Chapter

Tamar Mintz

MetroStar Systems

Bethesda Chapter

Sharon Morrisey

HQ US Army Forces Command

North Carolina Chapter

SSgt Andrea M. Murray, USAF

55th SCS/STZM

Greater Omaha Chapter

Stephan Nadeau

Wyle

Lexington-Concord Chapter

LCDR David Pereira, USN

NAVYCYBERFOR N43

Hampton Roads Chapter

MSgt Neil Stewart, USAF

PEO for Business Systems

Montgomery Chapter

1Lt Heather Vander Wyst, USAF

4th Communications Squadron

Vandenberg-Central Coast Chapter

Scott Vines

Logic Nation

ArkLaTex Chapter

Capt Joseph Watson, USAF

83 NOS Detachment 4

Kaiserslautern Chapter

EMERGING LEADERS

The Emerging Leader Award is given for exceptional service to AFCEA at the local and/or international level, and is presented to someone who has demonstrated continuous leadership in Young AFCEAN activities since winning their DYA award.

Michael Bowen

Praxis Engineering

Aberdeen Chapter

Anne-Stewart Downer

Northrop Grumman

Bethesda Chapter

Kameke Mitchell

U.S. Air Force

Montgomery Chapter

Capt Charles O’Connor, USAF

D-RAPCON Program Manager

Lexington-Concord Chapter

Bethany Reese

Hilton San Antonio Airport

Alamo Chapter

MSgt Todd Weingeroff, USAF

86th Communications Squadron

Kaiserslautern Chapter

Mary Allison Yourchisin

Intelligent Decisions

Tampa-St. Petersburg Chapter

AFCEA International, established in 1946, is a non-profit organization serving its members by providing a forum for the ethical exchange of information, and dedicated to increasing knowledge through the exploration of issues relevant to its members in information technology, communications and electronics for the defense, homeland security and intelligence communities.  www.afcea.org

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