2025 Emerging Leaders Award Winners
Distinguished Young Professional Award
Sarah Barker, Chiron Technology Services, Central Maryland Chapter
MSgt Evan S. Bartholmey, USAF, 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing (ISRW) Tidewater Chapter
SMSgt Brandi Baumgartner, USAF, 747th Communication Squadron, Hawaii Chapter
Gerald A. Brisley III, Start to End Networks, Northern Virginia Chapter
Nemo Buschmann, Bitkom, Bonn e.V. Chapter
Emma Cook, RSA Security, Northern Virginia Chapter
MSgt Nicho Chung, USAF, 690th Cyberspace Control Squadron, Alamo Chapter
William Crum, Spectro Cloud, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Michelle Dreimann, Palo Alto, Washington DC Chapter
Rick Gonzales, TEKsystems, Alamo Chapter
Austin Hall, TEKsystems, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Matthew Hargenrader, SilverEdge Government Solutions, Northern Virginia Chapter
Andrew Hernandez, Dell, Northern Virginia Chapter
David Hopkins, Old Dominion University, Hampton Roads Chapter
SrA Joaquin Inungaray, USAF, 693rd Intelligence Support Squadron, Kaiserslautern Chapter
Jamar King, Thompson Hine, LLP, Dayton-Wright Chapter
Matthias Klaus, Capgemini, Bonn e.V. Chapter
Colleen Law, CGI Federal, Bethesda Chapter
Kyla Lee, Deloitte, Hawaii Chapter
Alex Longoria-Mendoza, NTI, Alamo Chapter
SSgt Ciara Champion, USAF, 225th Air Defense Squadron, Pacific Northwest Chapter
Matthew Ludwig, Department of Army, Belvoir Chapter
Robert Markey, XSITE LLC, San Diego Chapter
Alexandra Manson, Kwaan Bear Technology, Washington DC Chapter
Daniel Miller, eSimplicity, Washington DC Chapter
Capt Mason Milsap, USMC, Marine Forces Pacific G6, Hawaii Chapter
Anahid Ounigian, XSITE LLC, San Diego Chapter
Elizabeth Phillips, Clarity Business Solutions, Central Maryland Chapter
Elana Rivkin, Amazon, Washington DC Chapter
Colby Shomaker, M9 Solutions, Northern Virginia Chapter
Jonathan Silverman, Leidos, Washington DC Chapter
Michael Snyder, Comcast Government Services, Washington DC Chapter
Emerging Leadership Award
Kim Eldridge, Tria Federal, Northern Virginia Chapter
Andrew Funk, NORAD & USNORTHCOM, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Emily Gwozdz, 32 North Solutions, Inc, San Diego Chapter
Sarah Kwak Yi, Legato LLC, Central Maryland Chapter
Christina Mapa Thayer, Red Hat, Washington DC Chapter
Aitzaz Nathanial, General Dynamics Information Technology, Aberdeen Chapter
Lorenzo Paluzzi, Adaptavist Inc, Washington DC Chapter
Jaclyn Wilson, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lexington Concord Chapter
Parker Woods, Equator Corporation, Alamo Chapter
Emerging Leader Chapter of the Year Award
Northern Virginia Chapter - Mega
San Diego Chapter – Very Large
Hampton Roads Chapter – Large
Model Emerging Leaders Program
Aberdeen Chapter
Alamo Chapter
Belvoir Chapter
Bethesda Chapter
Bonn E.V. Chapter
Central Maryland Chapter
Dayton-Wright Chapter
Hampton Roads Chapter
Kaiserslautern Chapter
Lexington Concord Chapter
NY - Founders Chapter
Northern Virginia Chapter
Rocky Mountain Chapter
San Diego Chapter
Washington DC Chapter