AFCEA International Recognizes Exceptional Individuals

San Diego, Feb. 06, 2018 -- Distinguished professionals who support the military and government will be recognized with AFCEA awards for their accomplishments at WEST 2018 in San Diego this week. The winners comprise members of industry, the military services and academia.

Through its annual awards program, AFCEA International recognizes the outstanding contributions of individuals in the communications, electronics, intelligence and information technology disciplines.

Women Appreciation Award Winners 2018 
The award recognizes and honors AFCEA members, regardless of gender, who have gone above and beyond expectations to further the careers of women and support the association. To receive this award for 2018, members of the AFCEA International Membership Committee selected:
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 adviser, CACI International Inc.
Abigail Wilson, government cyber security consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award
The Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award recognizes and rewards exceptional performance in four areas: leadership and guidance for the Young AFCEAN program; superior technical achievement in the professional arena; a record of going above and beyond expectations at the local AFCEA chapter or regional level; and mentoring other Young AFCEANs. The 2018 winners are:
Christina Bobb, NiSUS Technologies Corporation, Central Maryland Chapter
Jessica Cremin, Mugar Enterprises, Lexington-Concord Chapter
TSgt Joshua Hinshaw, USAF, AFLCMC, Montgomery Chapter
Theresa Holland, Engility, Bethesda Chapter
Lloyd McCoy Jr., immixGroup Inc., Northern Virginia Chapter
Capt. James McDavitt, USAF, Installation and Mission Support Center Detachment 10, ArkLaTex Chapter
Matt Powell, Gartner, Dayton-Wright Chapter
Allegra Scott, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Central Maryland Chapter
Ron Simon, Capgemini, Bonn e.V. Chapter
1st Lt. Joel Stiffler, USAF, 435th Air & Space Communications Group, Kaiserslautern Chapter
Sarah Thayer, Phacil Inc., Bethesda Chapter
Laura Thomas, Link Solutions Inc., Aberdeen Chapter

Regional Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award
AFCEA Regional Vice Presidents personally select an individual from their region to receive the Regional Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award. The following AFCEANs represent this elite group of individuals:
Tija Brown, Copper River IT, Mid-South Region
Jessye Chancey-Higginbotham, Software Engineering Services, Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Region
Laura Durham, Geodesicx, Inc., Carolinas Region
Alexander Kreth, German Air Force, Central Europe Region
MSgt Alex Kuh, USAF, U.S. Air Force, Pacific Region
Sarah Loerzel, U.S. Air Force, New England-Upstate New York Region
MSgt Andrew Seitz, USAF, Special Missions Directorate, Mid-West Region
Dr. Daniel Sowders, Vencore Labs, Maryland Region
Juan Toves, Akima LLC, Texas Region
Senior Airman Blake Wicker, USAF, U.S. Air Force, Central Europe Region-South West

Emerging Leadership Award
The Emerging Leadership Award is given for exceptional service to AFCEA at the local and/or international level. It is presented to individuals who have demonstrated continuous leadership in Young AFCEAN activities since winning the Distinguished Young AFCEAN award. This year, the award is being presented to:
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

More information about the AFCEA International awards programs is available online.

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Maryann Lawlor
AFCEA International
(703) 631-6179
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