Emerging Leadership Award Winners

 

2022 Emerging Leadership Award Winners 

Lauren Beward, Bravura, Aberdeen Chapter

Shawn Cressman, Semper Valens Solutions, Alamo Chapter

Ryan Granato, CACI International, Inc., Northern Virginia Chapter

William Keller, Amazon Robotics, Lexington-Concord Chapter

David Knopp, Reflexive Concepts LLC, Central Maryland Chapter

Kirsten Miller-Jones, CS2 LLC, Central Maryland Chapter

Christine Park, B.E.A.T. LLC., Alamo Chapter

 

2020 Emerging Leadership Award Winners 

Tija Brown, Datum Software, Montgomery Chapter

  Krystin Fakalata, Macalogic, Dayton-Wright Chapter

  Dave Fries, Praxis Engineering Technologies, Central Maryland Chapter

  John Garrity, Brixey & Meyer, Dayton-Wright Chapter

  Therese Holland, Razorfish, Bethesda Chapter

  Brandon Lester, SRC Technologies, Hawaii Chapter

  Sarah Loerzel, U.S. Air Force, Lexington-Concord Chapter

  Valerie Warnock, Geocent, South Carolina Low Country Chapter

 

 

2019 Emerging Leadership Award Winners 

Patrick Hamilton, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lexington-Concord Chapter 

Alisha Kelly, Trace Systems Inc., Northern Virginia Chapter 

Laura Marion, Aperture Federal, South Carolina Low Country Chapter

Dr. Daniel Sowders, Broadleaf, Aberdeen Chapter

 

 

2018 Emerging Leadership Award Winners

 

From left: Jeremy Spund, Kristin Smith, Cody Mruk, Jeremy Martin, Capt Jamila Evans, USAF, SSgt Ashley Gentry, USAF, TSgt Amy Kern, USAF, and Capt Mark A. Lebedzinski, USAF

Dr. Lucia Di Giambattista, Agenzia per i'Italia Digitale, Rome Chapter

Capt Jamila Evans, USAF, DISA-Pacific, Hawaii Chapter

SSgt Ashley Gentry, USAF, 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron, Kaiserslautern Chapter

TSgt Amy Kern, USAF, 603rd Air Communications Squadron, Kaiserslautern Chapter

Capt Mark A. Lebedzinski, USAF, Air Force Special Operations Command, Emerald Coast Chapter

Jeremy Martin, Shield Consulting, Central Maryland Chapter

Cody Mruk, NIC Federal, LLC, Bethesda Chapter

Kristin Smith, Crowne Plaza Charleston, South Carolina Low Country Chapter

Jeremy Spund, ICF, South Florida Chapt

 

2017 Emerging Leadership Award Winners

From left: Brent Ahlers, John Foster, Kendra Iozzo, Ryan Rene Rosado, Matthew Deutsch

Brent Ahlers, Gartner, Dayton-Wright Chapter

Matthew Deutsch, U.S. Air Force, Lexington-Concord Chapter

Nicholas Farinacci, TEKsystems, Los Angeles Chapter

John Foster, Fearless Solutions, Central Maryland Chapter

Kendra Iozzo, Tensley Consulting, Inc., Central Maryland Chapter

Kristina Kelly, Blackstone Federal, Bethesda Chapter

Ryan Rene Rosado, Ernst & Young, Alamo Chapter

Alexa Tsui, Technik, Inc., Northern Virginia Chapter

 

 

2016 Emerging Leadership Award Winners

From left: Adam Vencill, Chi-Lai Poon, Ashley Becker, Kimberly Cranson

Ing. Lubomir Almer, University of Defence, Czech Chapter

Ashley Becker, Ernst & Young, New York Founders Chapter

Kimberly Cranson, MIKEL, Lexington-Concord Chapter

Chi-Lai Poon, Array Information Technology, Northern Virginia Chapter

Brittany Trocher, Polaris Alpha, Aberdeen Chapter

Adam Vencill, AFLCMC, Montgomery Chapter

 

 

2015 Emerging Leadership Award Winners

From left to right: Tim Jahnigen, Sebastian Leinhos, Andrea Loper, Matthew Carroll, MSgt Paul Vinson, USAF

Matthew Carroll, Accenture, Lexington-Concord Chapter

Tim Jahnigen, T2S Solutions, Aberdeen Chapter

Sebastian Leinhos, qedcon GmbH, Bonn E.V. Chapter

Andrea Loper, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Chapter

Mari Spyker, Blackstone Technology Group, Bethesda Chapter

MSgt Paul Vinson, USAF, United States Air Force, Kaiserslautern Chapter 

 

 

2014 Emerging Leadership Award Winners

Emerging Leadership Award 2014

Nik Acheson (not pictured)

Elenchus Technologies
Central Maryland Chapter

SMSgt Douglas Brock, USAF

Warrior Preparation Center
Kaiserslautern Chapter

Tamar Mintz

Highlight Technologies
Bethesda Chapter

Stephan Nadeau

Lexington-Concord Chapter

MSgt Neil Stewart, USAF

AFLCMC, Business Enterprise Systems
Montgomery Chapter

Major Joseph Watson, USAF

United States Air Force
Hawaii Chapter

 

 

Emerging Leadership Award 2013 Winners

Emerging Leadership 2013 Winners

MSgt Kelly Bales, USAF
AFISRA
Alamo Chapter

Ryan Cox
Oracle
Northern Virginia Chapter

Sarah Dabney
Kimmich Software Systems, Inc.
Central Maryland Chapter

Evan R. Helmy
TEKsystems
Los Angeles Chapter

Christopher Molis
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
Lexington-Concord Chapter

Lt Col Janel Nelson, USAFR
USSTRATCOM Joint Cyber Center
Greater Omaha Chapter

Anne Wagner
Wavestrike LLC
Central Maryland Chapter

 

 

Emerging Leadership Award 2012 Winners

Emerging Leadership 2012 Winners

Michael Bowen
Praxis Engineering
Aberdeen Chapter

Anne-Stewart “Stewi” Downer
Northrop Grumman
Bethesda Chapter

Kameke Mitchell
Program Executive Office – Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS)
Montgomery Chapter

Capt Charles O’Connor, USAF
US Air Force D-RAPCON
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

 

Emerging Leadership Award 2011 Winners

Emerging Leadership recipients are (l-r) Amanda Jordan; Eric Sloan; Alyssa M. Ranson; Jochen Reinhardt; Brad Barker; Casey Weinstein; Patrick G. Harvey; and Emily Rausch.

Emerging Leadership winner not pictured is Jason March.
 

Brad Barker
The Computer Merchant, Ltd
Northern Virginia Chapter

Patrick G. Harvey
MSI
Lexington-Concord Chapter

Amanda Jordan
Department of Navy Fleet Cyber Command
Hampton Roads Chapter

Jason March
Apptis
Northern Virginia Chapter

Alyssa Ranson
TDC Government Solutions
Aberdeen Chapter

Emily Rausch
KEM Force
Alamo Chapter

Jochen Reinhardt
BWI Informationstechnik GmbH
Bonn E.V. Chapter

Eric Sloan
Precision Task Group
Montgomery Chapter

Casey Weinstein
Gartner
Dayton-Wright Chapter

 

 

Emerging Leadership Award 2010 Winners

TSgt Joshua D. Copeland, USAF
United States Air Force
ArkLaTex Chapter

Andrew Heo
SLG/SLI
Rocky Mountain Chapter

Tatiaunna M. Maldonado
DISA-Europe
Stuttgart Chapter

Raheem McCormick
PEO EIS
Montgomery Chapter

Penny Morgan
Aermor LLC
Hampton Roads Chapter

Capt Katherine L. Stowe, USAF
USAF Electronic Systems Center
Lexington-Concord Chapter

Richard Windsor
Booz Allen Hamilton
Central Maryland Chapter

 

Emerging Leadership Award 2009 Winners

Carey N. Bandler
ImmixGroup, Inc.
Northern Virginia Chapter

Amanda E. Gustafson
Raytheon Company
Lexington-Concord Chapter

Capt Kristen R. Kayata, USAF
DISA PAC Japan
Tokyo Chapter

Beth M. Sheehy
Seismic LLC
Central Maryland Chapter

 

Emerging Leadership Award 2008 Winners

Alison Eyre
Strategic Resource Group
Central Maryland Chapter

Katie Gladhill
Nortel Government Solutions
Northern Virginia Chapter

Matthew Heideman
BearingPoint
Lexington-Concord Chapter

1st Lt Neftali Herrada, USAF
603rd Air and Space Communications Squadron
Kaiserslautern Chapter

Andrea Kunk
Peerless Technologies Corporation
Dayton-Wright Chapter

Angela Norris
Oracle Federal
Bethesda Chapter

Cristina Page
DISA - Europe
Stuttgart Chapter

 

 

Emerging Leadership Award 2007 Winners

Maj Neal Bowen, USAF
HQ US Army Forces Command
Atlanta Chapter

TSgt Peter Christ, USAF
1st Combat Communications Squadron
Kaiserslautern Chapter

Steve Krauss
GTSI Corp.
Bethesda Chapter

1st Lt Kenneth P. Malloy Jr., USAF
1st Combat Communications Squadron
Kaiserslautern Chapter

John W. Mitchell
Pyxis Engineering, LLC
Central Maryland Chapter

CPT Richard E. Tuggle, USAR
Raytheon Company
Huntsville Chapter

 

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