Women's Appreciation Award Winners 2023
Lauren Beward, Bravura Information Technology System, Inc., Aberdeen Chapter
Col. Mietta Groeneveld, Netherlands Army, NATO C2COE, The Hague Chapter
Lt. Col. Stephanie Hahn, USAF, Cisco Systems, Alamo Chapter
Lt. Col. Vanessa Johnson, USAF (Ret), Broadcom, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Teresa Macalolooy, Macalogic, Dayton-Wright Chapter
Kyna McCall-Paster, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Montgomery Chapter
LCDR ReShonda McKee, USN (Ret.), U.S. Pacific Fleet, Hawaii Chapter
Kirsten Miller-Jones, Adventure Technology Services, Central Maryland Chapter
Women’s Appreciation Award Winners 2022
Brooke Eiser, Army & DISA Account Executive, Affigent LLC, Aberdeen Chapter
Brooke Kessler, Sr. Director, Growth & Strategy, Parsons Corporation, Central Maryland Chapter
Cindy McClister, Women of Alamo AFCEA, Alamo Chapter
Jessica Morgenstern, Vice President, Business Development Operations, Capture & Proposals, Applied Insight LLC, Central Maryland Chapter
Linda Newton, CEO, Laulima Solutions LLC, Hawaii Chapter
Mollie Pearson, CEO, PearsonConsulting LLC, Belvoir Chapter
Danny Sava, Division Vice President, Deputy General Manager & Director of O&M, NISSC II, Jacobs, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Christine Skropke, Head of Public Affairs, secunet Security Networks AG, Bonn Chapter
Women's Appreciation Award Winners 2021
Col Lourdes Barriga, Head of the Advisory Commission on Women's Issues
Peruvian Army, Ecuador Chapter
DeEtte Gray, President, Business and Information Technology Solutions
CACI International Inc., Northern Virginia Chapter
Michelle Larkin, Director of Programs, SOL Engineering Services, LLC, Northern Virginia Chapter
Allegra Scott, Program Manager, Northrop Grumman, Central Maryland Chapter
Tiffany Katarina Tong, Business Development/Capture Manager, Leidos, Central Maryland Chapter
Victoria Washington, CEO/President, Vision IT, Alamo Chapter
Women's Appreciation Award Winners 2020
Hillary Boyce, Vice President, IntellecTechs, Inc., Hampton Roads Chapter
Cindy Heflin, Vice President, C5T Corporation, Scott-St. Louis Area Chapter
Brandi Pickett, Cyber Risk Management Consultant, Ingalls Information Security, ArkLaTex Chapter
Laura R. Pope, Senior Systems Engineer, Stellar Solutions, Inc., Los Angeles Chapter
Karen Lopez Rolirad, Executive Director, Bexar County Military and Veterans Services Center, Alamo Chapter
Maria Dolores Santos, Systems Engineer, Isocmonitoreo CIA Ltda., Ecuador Chapter
Juliana Vida, Chief Technical Advisor - Public Sector Splunk, Northern Virginia Chapter
Women's Appreciation Award Winners 2019
From left: Tina Jordan; VADM Nancy Norton, USN; BGen Lorna Mahlock, USMC; Award Winners Jacqui Chard, Stephanie Hutch, Jennifer Greenwell and Jane Brightwell; LtGen Lori Reynolds, USMC; LtGen Robert Shea, USMC (Ret)
Jane Brightwell, Vice President of Federal, International and RBOC, Walker and Associates, North Carolina Chapter
Jacqui Chard, Deputy Director for Defence and National Security, UK National Cyber Security Centre, London Chapter
Jennifer Greenwell, DHA Contract Program Manager, Sentek Global, South Carolina Low Country Chapter
Stephanie Hutch, Vice President of Strategic Planning, P3I, Incorporated, Lexington-Concord Chapter
Women's Appreciation Award Winners 2018
From left: VADM Nancy Norton, USN; DeEtte Gray; Award Winners Jenniffer Minks, Szu-Moy Toves and Kathy Swacina; LtGen Lori Reynolds, USMC
Donatella Dominici, Professor, Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural & Environmental Engineering, University of L'Aquila
Yolande Fong, AFCEA Hawaii Chapter, DISA-PAC GS-14 (Retired)
Jenniffer Minks, Coaition Interoperability Division Chief, Deputy Directorate for Cyber and C4 Integration, Joint Staff J6
COL Kathy Swacina, USA (Ret), Senior Federal Program Executive, Unitech Consulting, LLC
MSgt Szu-Moy Toves, USAF (Ret), Alamo AFCEA
Women's Appreciation Award Winners 2017
From left: Tamara Greenspan, Kathleen Berganski, Ashley Becker, Abigail Wilson, Sharon O'Malley Burg
Ashley Becker, Manager, Union Square Innovation Center, Ernst & Young
Kathleen Berganski, Senior Manager, Cyber Operations Division, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Tamara Greenspan, Vice President, Oracle Corporation
Sharon O'Malley Burg, Senior Advisor, C.A.C.I. International Inc.
Abigail Wilson, Government Cyber Security Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Women's Appreciation Award Winners 2016
From left: Alvie Johnson, Dr. Marion Michaud, CMSgt Diane Slazinik, USAF, Col Kim Montfoort, USAF (Ret), Mary Allison Yourchisin
These winners include the first male recipient recognized for his support of women in the IT field. All winners were recognized at the Women's Appreciation Event from 4-6pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 during WEST in San Diego. Read here for more information on this annual event.
Mr. Alvie Johnson, Director, Business Development, Leidos
Marion Michaud, Ph.D., Technical Director, Cyber Security Technical Center, The MITRE Corporation
Colonel Kim M. Montfoort, USAF (Ret), Technical Support Lead, Telos Corporation
Chief Master Sergeant Diane Slazinik, USAF, Superintendent, 375th Communications Group, United States Air Force
Mrs. Mary Allison Yourchisin, Vice President, Special Operations and Joint Agencies, AC4S
Women's Appreciation Award Winners 2015
Denise Desien, President, Business Development Technologies
Teresa Duvall, CDR, USN (Ret), Navy Authorizing Official Division Head, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command
Natalie Givans, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Charisse Stokes, Vice President, Cybersecurity and Network Management, Telos Corporation
Tiffany Tremont, President and CEO, SiloTech Group
From left to right: Ashley Becker, co-chair Women in AFCEA; John Meincke, Vice Chair of the Board of AFCEA International; Denise Desien, award winner; Lt Gen Robert M Shea, President and CEO of AFCEA International; and Andi Fehl, co-chair Women in AFCEA
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From left to right: Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, master of ceremonies and past winner; Ashley Becker, co-chair Women in AFCEA; Natalie Givans, award winner; Teresa Duvall, award winner; Kathy Kleiman, keynote speaker; and Andi Fehl, co-chair Women in AFCEA
From left to right: Ashley Becker, co-chair Women in AFCEA; John Meincke, Vice Chair of the Board of AFCEA International; Charisse Stokes, award winner; Lt Gen Robert M Shea, President and CEO of AFCEA International; and Andi Fehl, co-chair Women in AFCEA
Women's Appreciation Award Winners 2014
Shirley Adams, Vice President, General Dynamics Information Technology
Norma Corrales, Former Senior Director of the Educational Foundation
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Senior Vice President, Inmarsat
Doreen Jakubcak, Educational Foundation Board of Directors
Shirley Adams and Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch with their women's appreciation awards at WEST 2015
Women's Appreciation Award Winners 2013
CAPT Danelle Barrett, USN, Chief of Staff, COMNAVCYBERFOR
Sue Hoffman, Booz Allen Hamilton
Becky Nolan, Former Executive Director, AFCEA International