2024 Emerging Leadership Award Winners
Christopher Bennett, NTI, Alamo Chapter
Blake Harvey, Red Team Consulting, Northern Virginia Chapter
Stephanie Hutch, Makai LLC, Hawaii Chapter
Alec Longarzo, Aperio Global, LLC, Northern Virginia Chapter
Victoria Scriba, RealmOne, Central Maryland Chapter
Alexandria Swope, AFLCMC, Lexington-Concord Chapter
Matthew Umphlet, Virginia Information Technologies Agency, Hampton-Roads Chapter
2023 Emerging Leadership Award Winners
Mallory Arnold, Aberdeen Chapter
Amelia Fisher, Dayton-Wright Chapter
Evan Gaj, Lexington-Concord Chapter
Master Sgt. Thomas Giddings, USAF, Kaiserslautern Chapter
Master Sgt. Michael Gresens, USAF Hawaii Chapter
Kelly Jenne, Hampton Roads Chapter
Justin Newell, Alamo Chapter
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
2021 Emerging Leadership Award
Joni Ahlers, Dayton-Wright Chapter
SrA Chance Crawford, USAF, Montgomery Chapter
Antonia Schmidt, Bonn E.V. Chapter
Allegra Scott, Central Maryland Chapter
Tiffany Tong, Central Maryland 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 Chapte
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
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
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
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
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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