“Annually we receive numerous nominations from across the nation of extraordinary people doing tremendous work on behalf of their communities, their states, and their country, and we want to honor and recognize their contributions,” said Kristina Tanasichuk, Executive Editor of Homeland Security Today and CEO of the Government Technology & Services Coalition. “We want to be sure that these selfless, incredibly hard-working individuals know that there are people who appreciate what they do and want to honor their work on behalf of all of us.”
Homeland Security Person of the Year
Federal
Kevin McAleenan, Former Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
State/Local
James Featherstone, Executive Director,
Homeland Security Advisory Council at Pepperdine University
Federal Small Business Champion
Katrina Brisbon, Assistant Administrator,
Contracting & Procurement, Transportation Security Administration
Acquisition Excellence
U.S. Coast Guard AUXDATA Procurement Team
Brenda E. Oberholzer, Contract Specialist
Lt. Nicholas M. Fredericksen, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) & Technical Evaluation Team Chairperson
Lt. Carl N. Stokes, Program Manager, AUXDATA system
Shandra J. Kotzun, Procurement Law Attorney, C4IT Service Center, U.S. Coast Guard
Innovative Campaign to Forward Mission
Narrative Strategies
Dr Ajit Maan, Founder & CEO
Dr. Howard Clark, President
Paul Cobaugh, Vice President
Kevin Metcalf, Founder & CEO
National Child Protection Task Force
Mark Ray, Director of Public Works, City of Crystal, Minnesota
Citizen of Mission
Brady Snakovsky, Brady’s K9 Fund
Most Valuable Player
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Chris Krebs, Director
Brian Harrell, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection
Katherine Ledesma, Senior Policy Analyst
Matt Masterson, Senior Cybersecurity Advisor
Mission Awards
Dan Albert, New York State, Red Team Program
Bernie Beier, Homeland Security Director, Allen County, Indiana
Roberto Campos, Program Manager, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Salah Czapary, Director, Office of Volunteer Coordination, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Kathy Dollarhide, Director, Disaster Resource Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Long Beach, Calif.
Gregory St. James, Program Manager, Montgomery County Maryland Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Bridgett Lewis, Manager, Security Operations, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
Shaun C. Roach, Manager, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Tadgh Smith, Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) for Technology and Transformation, Law Enforcement and Systems Analysis (LESA)
Lt. C.D.S. Brian Vaughan, Threat Reduction & Infrastructure Protection, Physical Security, Counterterrorism Division, New York Police Department
Amy Wheelock, Senior Advisor, Field Operations Directorate, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
Excellence in Outreach
Federal
Federal Emergency Management Agency Team
Dan Kaniewski, Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Lizzie Litzow, Press Secretary, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Stephanie Yanta, Behavioral Analysis Profiler, Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Behavioral
Analysis Unit (BAU), Behavioral Threat Assessment Center (BTAC)
State
Terry Hastings, Senior Policy Advisor,
New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services
Local
Colonel David Hines, Sheriff, Hanover County, Va.
GTSC Small Business of the Year
Potomac Management Solutions
Diane McCain, President
GTSC Mid-Tier Business of the Year
Citizant
Alba Aleman, CEO
GTSC Mentor of the Year
Adobe
GTSC Strategic Partner of the Year
GovConRx
GTSC Strategic Advisor of the Year
Keith Jones, President and CEO, The Edgewater Group
