AFCEA International Recognizes Exceptional Engagement
Organization honors individuals who support women and next generation in information technology field.
Fairfax, Nov. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 Women's Awards Committee chose the following individuals to receive this award for 2022:
*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
*Distinguished Young Professional Award
*The Distinguished Young Professional Award recognizes and rewards exceptional performance in four areas: leadership and guidance for the AFCEA Emerging Leader 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 AFCEA Emerging Leaders. The 2021 winners are:
*Clinton Austin*, Jacobs, Rocky Mountain Chapter
*Vaibhav Baskar*, University of Texas, Alamo Chapter
*Anneli Connell*, Golden Key Group, Northern Virginia Chapter
*Shannon Drury*, SAP National Security Services, Northern Virginia Chapter
*Amelia Fisher*, TACG, Dayton-Wright Chapter
*Evan Gaj*, Oasis Systems, Lexington-Concord Chapter
*Capt. Courtney Gallagher, USAF*, USCYBERCOM, Hawaii Chapter
*TSgt Michael Gresens, USAF*, 19th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Chapter
*Kelly Jenne*, Apex Systems, Hampton Roads Chapter
*Brandon Kohler*, TEKsystems, Los Angeles Chapter
*Eliska Kuhnerova*, CISCO Systems, Czech Chapter
*Wendy Y. Lemus Prado*, JrTech, Inc., Hawaii Chapter
*Christina Mapa*, Red Hat, Washington DC Chapter
*Justin Newell*, Leidos, Alamo Chapter
*Shandi Perkins*, TEKsystems, Central Florida Chapter
*Capt. John E. Plaziak, USA*, 307th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Hawaii Chapter
*Teresa Ritter*, Cyberagentur, Bonn e.V. Chapter
*Doug St. Amand*, Deloitte Consulting, Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter
*Maj. Blair D. Tighe*, 87th Training Command, US Army Reserve, Atlanta Chapter
*Daniel Walters*, The MITRE Corporation, Lexington-Concord Chapter
*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 AFCEA Emerging Leader activities since winning the Distinguished Young Professional award. This year, the award is being presented to:
*Joni Ahlers*, Definitive Logic, Dayton-Wright Chapter
*SrA Chance Crawford*, *USAF*, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Montgomery Chapter
*Caitlin Johnson*, Input Technology Solutions, Hampton Roads Chapter
*Dr. Danny Sava*, Jacobs, Rocky Mountain Chapter
*Antonia Schmidt*, Amazon Web Services, Bonn e.V. Chapter
*Allegra Scott*, Northrop Grumman, Central Maryland Chapter
*Tiffany Katarina Tong*, Leidos, Central Maryland Chapter, Bethesda Chapter
Additional information about the AFCEA International awards program is available online.
CONTACT: Howard Wahlberg
AFCEA International
7036316199
hwahlberg@afcea.org