AFCEA International 2025 Award Winners

Chairman’s Superior Performance Award

Carey Bandler, Northern Virginia Chapter

Col Dean Fox, USAF (Ret.), Alamo Chapter

Venice M. Goodwine, Department of the Air Force

LTGen ITAF (r) Antonio Tangorra, Rome Chapter

 

 



General James M. Rockwell AFCEAN of the Year

Cynthia Pacheco, Hawaii Chapter

 



Admiral Jon L. Boyes Medal for Distinguished Service to AFCEA

Jim Lauducci, Washington D.C. Chapter

 



Leadership Award

Hillary Boyce, Hampton Roads Chapter

Ryan Cox, Northern Virginia Chapter

Armin Fleischmann, Bonn e.V. Chapter 

Lt Col Michael Lane Gilchrist, USAF, (Ret.), Los Angeles Chapter

Dan Mathews, Los Angeles Chapter       

Jessica Morgenstern, Central Maryland Chapter

Barbara Schleben, ArkLaTex Chapter

Jeff Thompson, Rockbridge Shenandoah Chapter

 

 

 

 


 

 

Medal of Merit

MAJ Charles Brice, USA (Ret.), Alamo Chapter

Shawn Cressman, Alamo Chapter

Krystin Fakalata, Dayton-Wright Chapter

Amelia Fisher, Dayton-Wright Chapter

Thomas Galligan, Atlanta Chapter

Alison Gonzalez, Northern Virginia Chapter

James Hanson, Washington D.C. Chapter

Joe Haulton, Central Florida Chapter

Fiorella Lamberti, Rome Chapter

D'Joane McCorkle, Atlanta Chapter

Lt Col Jason Simmons, USAF (Ret.), Rocky Mountain Chapter

Shanna Staten, Dayton-Wright Chapter

Valerie Wilder, Tidewater Chapter

Stacy Vaughn, Atlanta Chapter

 

 


 


Meritorious Service Award

Sameer Aggarwal, Los Angeles Chapter

Brent Ahlers, Dayton-Wright Chapter

Thelma Barker, Washington D.C. Chapter

Monte Blakely, Central Maryland Chapter

Doan Chau, Belvoir Chapter

Nirali Chawla, Northern Virginia Chapter

MSgt Nicho Chung, USAF, Alamo Chapter

Katherine Fredlund, Central Florida Chapter

Michael Gonzalez, Hawaii Chapter

Lt Col Justin Handley, USAF, Tidewater Chapter

Jessica Hersey, Washington D.C. Chapter

Andreas Höher, Bonn e.V. Chapter

Kelly Jenne, Hampton Roads Chapter

Annie John, Washington D.C. Chapter

Mike Lennon, Rockbridge Shenandoah Chapter

Teresa Macalolooy, Dayton-Wright Chapter

Tim Miller, San Diego Chapter

Annamaria Nassisi, Rome Chapter

Zeib Parvez, Hampton Roads Chapter

Diana Phelps, Emerald Coast Chapter

Jochen Reinhardt, Bonn e.V. Chapter

SMSgt Frank Richards, USAF, Alamo Chapter

Klint Walker, Atlanta Chapter

Colt Whittall, Atlanta Chapter

Dr. Keisha Woods, Northern Virginia Chapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


Harry C. Ingles Award

Alamo Chapter - Mega
Central Florida – Very Large
Tidewater – Large
ArkLaTex - Medium

 



Distinguished Achievement to the Education Community Award

Alamo Chapter

 

 


 


Model Chapter Program

Aberdeen | Alamo| ArkLaTex | Atlanta | Belgium | Belvoir | Bethesda | Central Florida | Central Virginia | Dayton-Wright | Emerald Coast | Greater Augusta  | Hampton Roads | Hawaii | Indiana | Kaiserslautern | Lexington- Concord | London | Los Angeles | Middle Georgia | Montgomery | North Carolina | Northern Virginia | Oklahoma City | Pacific Northwest | Rockbridge Shenandoah  | Rocky Mountain | Rome | Tidewater

 


 

 

     Albert J. Myer Chapter Awards

 

Individual Member Growth

Bonn e.V. - Mega

Los Angeles – Very Large

North Carolina – Large

Central Virginia Chapter – Medium

Pocono Mountains Chapter – Small

Individual Member Retention

Bonn e.V. Chapter - Mega

Rocky Mountain Chapter – Very Large

Rome Chapter– Large

London Chapter – Medium

Slovak Chapter – Small

Belgium Chapter – Small

Individual Member Recruiting

Alamo Chapter- Mega

Los Angeles Chapter – Very Large

North Carolina Chapter – Large

Central Virginia Chapter – Medium

Rockbridge Shenandoah Chapter – Small

Achievement

Bonn e.V. Chapter – Mega

 


 

 


Small Business Awards

Small Business of the Year
B-Technology, Stephanie Miller, Alamo Chapter

Small Business Advocate of the Year
Jessica Morgenstern, CACI International Inc.

Small Business Industry Person of the Year
Alyssa Martinez, Alamo Chapter

Small Business Government Person of the Year
Jeff Mellott, Dayton-Wright Chapter

 


 

Engineering & Information Technology Awards

Distinguished Award for Excellence in Engineering
Robert Riepshoff, Leidos, Scott-St. Louis Chapter

Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Engineering
Jaclyn Wilson, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lexington-Concord Chapter

Distinguished Award for Excellence in Emerging Technology
Mobile Digital Infrastructure, 1st Combat Communications Squadron

Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Emerging Technology
90th COS Innovation Team

Entrepreneurial/R&D Innovation Award
Brian Knobbs, 10x National Security

Technology Innovation Award
Resemble AI

 

 


AFCEA 40 Under Forty Awards

Nick Andersen, Invictus International Consulting, LLC

TSgt Evan Bartholmey, USAF, 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing

Annie Beckman, United States Army

MSgt Felicia Boccia, USAF, 35th Intelligence Squadron

Fernando Browning, Air Force Research Lab

Frank L. Cox, Korevariance

Jessica Dapelo, Jessica Dapelo Enterprises INC

Michelle Dreimann, Palo Alto Networks

Maddie Durham, Marathon TS

Jarrod Echols, Censys

John Eubank, 10x National Security

Tim Fahl, Owl Cyber Defense

Christopher Gaube, Capgemini Deutschland GmbH

MSgt Cody Goodin, USSF, U.S. Space Force

Cheyenne Hasse, TEKsystems

Joquin Inungaray, 693 Intelligence Support Squadron

LTC Justin James, USA, UARPAC

Jacob Klein, Virginia Military Institute

Oscar Mancia, Ignite Digital Services

Sean McGinty, Delta 6 Detachment 1

SMSgt Steven Miller, USAF, 432 Aircraft Communications Maintenance Squadron

Dr. Jennifer Miller, Defense Health Agency

Robert Morgan, Beyond Ordinary Software Solutions

Hung Joseph Nguyen, 1st Combat Communications Squadron

Niloo Norton, Flashpoint

Skyler Onken, Twenty Committee LLC

Sean Papso, Invictus International Consulting, LLC

Viplav Patel, CALIBRE

Matt Ryan, Oracle

Andy Sauer, Sentinel Blue

Ellen Severson, Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Colby Shomaker, Gridiron IT Solutions, LLC

Melisa N. Stivaletti, Guidehouse

Alexandria Swope, Department of the Air Force

Maj La'Neishea Taylor, USAF, 83 NOS

Kevin Thiele, Accenture GmbH

Jason Thomas, USAFE-AFAFRICA A6

Greg Tomchick, Valor Cybersecurity

Jonathan M. Villalobos, NAVWAR PEO Digital

Dr. Christian Weber, Capgemini

 


 

 

 

 

Cyber Edge Writing Contest

First Place: Evans Mugari – “Kyyivstar Cyber Attack: A Deep Dive into Cyber Warfare in Ukraine"

Second Place: SSgt Logan Houston, USAF - "Silence on Cyber Crimes Endangers Critical Infrastructure" 

Third Place: Matthew Maynard – “Moving Beyond Traditional Risk Labels: Redefining Patch Management"

 

 


St. Isidore Cyber Award Winners

 

Gold:
CW4 Justin Helphenstine, USA
GG-15 Robert Moore, USAF
Col Jon Goodman, USAF
Major General Timothy D. Brown, USA

Silver:
CMSgt Sarah Wolf, USAF
GG-14 Brian Link, USAF
LTC Charles Suslowicz, USA
Mr. Jonah Cali, USA
Petty Officer Kevin J. BergMarshall, USN
LTC Kirklin Kudrna, USA
SGM Justin P. Valdengo, USA
LTC Chanel Chamberlin, USA
CSM Jamie K. Stargell, USA
CPT Aubrey M. Sapp, USAF

Bronze:
CW4 Jeremy Foote, USA
MAJ Bryan McCoskey, USA
LTC Rachel Baca, USA
Mr. Mark J. Hart, USA
MSgt William Simmons, USAF
LCDR Ian King, USCG
Major La"Neishea Taylor, USAF
Mr. Robert Adam, USAF
Ms. Susan B. Hart, USA
MAJ Eric Rowland, USA
CW4 Zachary Hofstra, USA
Ed Buckner, USA
CW2 Justin Melendez, USA
CSM Keyne Smith. USA
Mr. Michael Holdway, USA
Mr. Christopher Shaffer, USA
SSG Tadd Hooks, USA
MAJ Joshua Sumpter, USA
Mr. Charles L. Allen, USA
1SG Angel O. Rodriguez, USA