AFCEA International Recognizes Exceptional Engagement

Organization honors individuals who support women and next generation in information technology field.

Fairfax, Virginia, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fairfax, Virginia – Through its awards program, AFCEA International acknowledges individuals for their exemplary service to the government, military and industry sectors.

*Women’s Appreciation Award**
*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. The association’s Membership Committee in collaboration with Women in AFCEA and the Women Outreach Leaders chose the following individuals to receive this award for 2020:
*Hillary Boyce*
Vice President
IntellecTechs Inc.

*Cindy Heflin
*Vice President
C5T Corporation

*Brandi Pickett
*Cyber Risk Management Consultant
Ingalls Information Security

*Laura R. Pope
*Senior Systems Engineer
Stellar Solutions Inc.

*Karen Lopez Rolirad
*Executive Director
Bexar County Military and Veterans Services Center

*Maria Dolores Santos
*Systems Engineer
Isocmonitoreo CIA Ltda.

*Juliana Vida
*Chief Technical Advisor Public Sector
Splunk

*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 2020 winners are:
*Allie Darling
*Apex Systems

*Brooke Eiser
*One Diversified

*Airman 1st Class Ian Hooey, USAF
*AFLCMC HIO/BESPIN

*Master Sgt. Thomas Mendez, USAF
*352nd COS/USCYBERCOM

*Regional Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award**
**Lenin Barrionuevo
*Rappi
South America Region

*Ria Bluitt
*U.S. Air Force
Texas Region

*Senior Airman Evelyn Davis, USAF
*U.S. Air Force
Heartland Region

*Christopher Gaube
*BWI GmbH
Central Europe Region

*Ryan Granato
*CACI
National Capital Region

*Kristine Huang
*ABS Group
National Capital Region

*Anya Kasischke
*Trusted Systems
National Capital Region

*David Knopp
*Reflexive Concepts
Maryland Region

*Robert LeDuc
*Western Maricopa Education Center
Southern California Region

*Maggie Malpass
*Sentar
Carolinas Region

*Marissa McCoy
*The MITRE Corporation
New England-Upstate New York Region

*Bryant Noel
*Fearless
Mid-South Region

*1st Lt. Kieran O'Brien, USAF
*AFLCMC
New England-Upstate New York Region

*Christine Park
*Alion Science and Technology Corp/Air Force Reserves
Texas Region

*Spc. 1st Class Victor E. Perez, USA
*U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
Pacific Region

*Senior Airman Jaedon Resto, USAF
*55th Strategic Communications Squadron
Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Region

*Oswaldo Rivas
*Insperity
Florida Region

*Jon Stresing
*NVIDIA/MD Army National Guard
Maryland Region

*Adrianna Templeton-Jones
*Bering Straits Native Corporation
Mid-West Region

*Shaelyn Washburn
*Federal Resources Supply Company
Southern California Region

*Capt. Krystina Watkins, USAF
*32d Weapons Squadron
Western Region

*Brooke White
*Old Dominion University
Virginia Region

*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:
*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 Chapter

Additional information about the AFCEA International awards program is available online.

CONTACT: Maryann Lawlor
AFCEA International
(703) 631-6179
mlawlor@afcea.org