The Secretary’s Meritorious Service Silver Medal Award is the second highest award presented by the Secretary and recognizes outstanding leadership, superior public service, or unusually significant contributions to strengthening homeland security. New to this category are GS-11 and WG-8 employees serving in administrative, technical, clerical, and general support positions. It may recognize a body of work regarding remarkable innovation or notable resourcefulness and diligence that improved the effectiveness of one or more DHS missions.
Emily Boland
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Jonathan Chargualaf
U.S. Coast Guard
Brandon Crenshaw
Transportation Security Administration
Marcy Donnelly-Craine
Transportation Security Administration
Kelly Dunn
U.S. Coast Guard
Teresa Feist
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Matthew Galligan
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Laura Goudreau
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Karen Gregori Dove
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Ryan P. Handy
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Bryan Hemming
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Joseph Joh
Office of Legislative Affairs
Jose V. Martinez
Transportation Security Administration
Jessica Montero
U.S. Coast Guard
Justin S. Needham
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Gary Nelson
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Todd Porinsky
U.S. Secret Service
Laurence Prevost
U.S. Coast Guard
Meredith Quillen
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Jarrod Randle
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Jeffery A. Shearen
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Shawn Stallworth
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Karine Stewart
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Bryan Williamson
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Academy Training Center
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Svetlana Amariei
Melessa Baker
Kelly Barton
Susanne Beck
Scott Beckert
William Bentley III
Donald Bowen
John Brinkley
Annabel Burch
Robert Buresch
Leslie Cleland
Priscilla Dobbins
Tanika Gabe
Karen Greeley
Kevin Greeley
Jacqueline Guevara
Tammy Henry
Larry Henry
Mathew Ibsen
Crystal Jones
Alia Kroos
Jennifer Kuylen
William Lane
Ronald Larose
Lesley Larson
John Lewis
Kimberly Mercure
Leslee Michel
Thomas Mulhearn
James Parks
Steven Peterson
Alberta Petrie
Brian Sams
Scott Sanchez
Robert Sentz Jr.
Zachary Simmons
Michael Smith
Melissa Stubbs
Mark Sweeney
Angela Tarloyan
David Wagner
Michael Warner
Brenda Washington
Vanessa Weigand-Mullins
Carmen Whaling
Quna Withers
Amina Zinnerman
Case Management Pilot Program (CMPP) Team
Management Directorate
Rebecca Kruse
Brooke Shelley
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Karen Brito
Ayn Crawley
Nicole Enke
Rachel Gainor
Peter Mina
Julie Plavsic
Jessica Salsbury
Dana Salvano-Dunn
Elizabeth Thornton
Office of General Counsel
Lisa Taylor
Transportation Security Administration
Paul Burrowes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Robert O'Malley
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Marco Barcena
Erik Carbonneau
Adam Escareno
Gerardo Galindo
CBP Soft Sided Facilities Team
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Angela A. Bartow
Jacob J. Burns
John P. Callahan
Zachary C. Evans
Robert J. Gillis
Andrew J. Hawk
Ronald A. James
Heather J. Madden
Katy Marin
Gary Nelson
Dieu N. Nguyen
Cheryl A. Ogden
Kevin P. Sarff
Clinton M. Whitt
Joseph Zidron
CG Rescue 6566 (LEGACY)
U.S. Coast Guard
Caleb Halle
Mitchell Holloway
Nicholas Keenan
Christina McGee
CG Sector New York Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Detection & Mitigation Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Michael Keane
U.S. Coast Guard
Cole Brannen
Francisco Colom-Brana
Frank Fiumano
Daniel Gonzalez
James Hockler
Kamryn Jones
Daniel Moose
Kelli Normoyle
Derek Severns
Michael Shumaker
CISA CSD Binding Operational Directive Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Kwadwo Burgee
Tom Hallewell
Jahanzeb Khan
Yonas Ogbaselassie
Kelly Shaffer
Robert Shaw
CISA ECD Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demo Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Rosalind Allen
Mark Carmel
Tracie Gibson
Marsha Mathis
Scott Smith
Deante Tolliver
Scott Wiggins
Cleveland Mobile Wireless Investigations Team
U.S. Secret Service
Richard Godri
Melissa Grahn
Adam Kamann
Chad Laub
Bryan Mazzolini
Todd Porinsky
Garrett Williams
DHS Cross-Collaboration: Face Recognition/Face Capture Directive
Management Directorate
Matthew Coughlin
Ryan Doland
Michael Klesius
David Larrimore
Lisa MacDonald
Amanda Mitchell
Naureen Rahman
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Ciaran O'Malley
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Scott Shelton
Steve Yonkers
Privacy Office
Scott Mathews
Marilyn Powell
Science and Technology Directorate
Arun Vemury
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Larry Panetta
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Raymond (RJ) Linnan
Amber Smith
District Detroit FSE Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Jennifer Bobin
Jillian Borowski
Gary Boyer
Richard Browne
Stacia Connor
Michael Egbert
Martin Enos
Kurt Gardner
Tracy Johnson
Cat Langel
Keith McCullough
James Paine
Michael S. Stewart
Enhanced Demobilization
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Dan Catlett
Jeff Coble
Megan Corley
Roland Jackson
Yolanda Jackson
Zachary Kittrie
Meghann Lee
Paula Miller
Savannah Mitchell
Rachel Rogerson
Jenna Rossi
Erin Sehnert
Kathryn Van Apedoh
Jamie Wolfin
Family Reunification Parole Process Legal Team
Office of General Counsel
Esther Allred
Melissa Bauder
Danny Fischler
Brian Kelliher
Katharine Miner
Cat Ng
Dominique Park
Katherine Ruhs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Phillip Elder
Allison Kent
Ramona McGee
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Nicolas Morales
Louisa Slocum
Final Rule Remote Documents Team
Office of General Counsel
Danny Fischler
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Daniel Hekman
Laura Henry
Dan Konnerth
Cassandra Landry
Joy Mandanas
Karen Powers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Nataliya Dominguez
Sharon Hageman
Mariluz Hogan
Ferdinand Mercado Waters
Linda Tadrus
Christopher Twomey
FLETC Human Capital Office, External Servicing Team
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Jenny E. Kern
Samantha E. Morgan
Jared A. Title
Rebekah L. Tucker
FLETC State, Local, and Tribal Division
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Randall Campbell
John Cone
Michael Dutch
Charles Fernandez
James Gort, Jr.
Edward Hobson
Lori Juraschek
James Pikula
Justin Smith
Robert Turner
Phillip Wright
HROC Humanitarian Career
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Yolanda Adams-Jones
Erin Anderson
Denise Barrett
Racara Boyd
Maria Carruthers
Christopher Dewbre
Ellen Fitzgerald
Maribel Gallo
Tomothy Knoth
Sean Lawson
Robyn Logsdon
Jelena Mitrovic
Lauren Nazzel
Paul Nguyen
Amelia Palmer
Lydia Reed
Natasha Reinke
Bernadina Reyes
Kayla Rideout
Lenay Robbs
Ashley Smail
Magdalena Winfield
HSI San Diego Team
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Homeland Security Investigations
Carlos Ayala
Jeffrey Barbero
Samuel Briggs
Ryan Brooks
Jose Carlos Jr.
Travis Desmond
Cecile Garcia
Casey Gillette
Daina Nunez
Matthew Schick
Anthony Tillet
Bethany Watrous
Nasser Yasin
Nicholas Zelinsky
Law Enforcement Coordination Council (LECC) Team
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Manfred Harpole
Management Directorate
John Boyd
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Nadia Firozv
Brian Sterling
Office of General Counsel
Patrick Bruce
Office of the Secretary
Heather Fong
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Anne Armstrong
Edward Fluhr
John Iorio
Teresa Kennedy
Matthew King
Lesley Leger-Kelley
Science and Technology Directorate
Jason Ackleson
Jonathan Mcentee
Transportation Security Administration
Sterling Keys
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
James Stull
U.S. Secret Service
Justin Matthes
Jonathan Wynn
Logistics Mangement Directorate Distribution (LMD) Centers (DC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kyle Brinkman
Joshua Carriere
Kevin Coen
Steven Fryer
Kevin Hummel
Adam Jones
Wallon King
Richard Larue
Ricky McCall
David Mosley
Jason Oud
Wilmer Vega
Najeeb Wharton
Joel Williams
Maritime Security Response Team East Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Team (MSRTE C-UAS Team)
U.S. Coast Guard
Mike Bartels
Brennen Coles
Sam Firoozi
Andrew Gaddis
Jedidiah Hadden
Jonathan Laraia
Dan Moose
Jarrod Ogden
James Pankow
Elizabeth Randall
Dante Santoro
Maui Response Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Douglas Y. Abe
Graham A. Agustin
Kelly B. Brehm
Ryan C. David
Amanda R. Haury
Evangeline McKee
Shaina U. Mussotto
Michele H. Oba
Tim Parsley
Christopher M. Robinson
Jayci S. Roney
Mallick Sakho
Chrysta D. Stock
Jensen S. Suzuki
Michelle N. Uesugi
MERS Fire Response Team
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kyle Brinkman
Joshua Carriere
Kevin Coen
Steven Fryer
Kevin Hummel
Adam Jones
Wallon King
Richard Larue
Ricky McCall
David Mosley
Jason Oud
Wilmer Vega
Najeeb Wharton
Joel Williams
MSU Savannah LDAC
U.S. Coast Guard
Tron Boyce
Derek Burke, II
Rory Ferrell
Marissa Gilbert
Hannah Harper
Lisa Hom
Charles Long
Denzal Poole
Kellyn Starkey
Dominick Summers
OAW Welcome Center Coordination Team
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Lorenzo Leon
David Zarnick, Jr
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Anna Corio
OCAO Hawaii Wild Fire Response
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sandra Alcala
LaRoya Anderson
David Callis II
Dr. Megan Corley
Jessica Cox
Kathleen Ferguson
Kristina Grayhek
Melissa Guinan
Mark Hoffman
Julie Kaltenbach
Christiane Liberman
Mayra Lopez-de-Victoria
Sheila Martinez
Stephen Miles
James "Trent" Mitchell
Nicole Moss
Dr. Andy Pennardt
Juan Reyes
Region 3 Waze Partnership
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Justice Colbert
John Donahue
Kasia Fertala
Noel Witzke
ScanEagle Demo Team
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Shannon P. McCormick
Lucy M. Ooi
Karl E. Savacool
Erikh J. Schaefer
SCOTUS Enforcement Priorities Litigation Team
Office of General Counsel
Matthew Fleischman
Katherine F. Ruhs
Laura C. Smith
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Maria Bjornerud
Annemarie A. Brennan-Linnan
Christopher R. Coxe
Kaitlin A. DeStigter
Ronald Lapid
Christa Lesh
SLTT Equity Guide
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Melissa Fredericks
Yolanda Jackson
Erin Miles
Jose Gil Montenez
Veanda Simmons
Southwest Border Coordination Center (SBCC) Legal Team
Office of General Counsel
Ryan Corle
John Gereski
Cathy Ng
Elizabeth Nguyen
Katherine Ruhs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Adam Bean
Angela Cherman
Kristin Dubelier
Belinda Garman
Colleen King
Kaitlin McKenzie
Nicolas Morales
Erin Reinke
Marc Salvia
Shae Weathersbee
Tampa Safety Action Team
Transportation Security Administration
Malgorzata Abdelnoor
Juanita Bauer
Brenda Berch
Tuesday Brouillette
Sharon Cabrera
Meagen Chevillot
Samantha Flory
Robert Hernandez
James Longwell
Jennifer May
Lamar Monsanto
Gregory Norris
Jeffrey Roux
Timothy Schuetz
Joseph Sebastian
Rehan Siddiqui
Kirk Skinner
Ilona Sorrells
Connie Wilkinson-Polatas
Jacqueline Wilson
Judd Wofford
Transnational Criminal Targeting Team
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Younbok Paul Kim
Stephen R. Ram
TSA Pay Equity Implementation Team
Transportation Security Administration
Catherine Aldrich
Michael Burdeen
Gary Cunningham
Glenda Dorsey
Michael Gabrus
Scott Krejci
Thuy Le
Erin Luk
Robert Ochoa
Cathaleen Owens
Thomas Regan
Jaclyn Roudabush
Lawrence Skamarycz
TSA Surface Intelligence Sharing Cell (SISC) Stand-Up Team
Transportation Security Administration
David Cooper
Benjamin Currier
Wanda Davis
Kevin Gaddis
Mark Gerade
Scott Gorton
Scotty Hasenecz
Jeffrey Kroh
Jonathan Lamb
Christopher McKay
John Patch
Charles Phillips
John Reedy
Darnell Young
USCIS Afghan Support Center Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Imoleayo "Ademide" Adedokun
LaToya Beck
Kristen Hatanaka
James R Helm (Rich)
Freddie Jordan
Heather Joseph
Angela Lackey
Sejla Mesic-Vasquez
Charity Mireles
Kheila Moore
Justin Palmer
Lisa M Perkins
Jesus Ramirez
USCIS Interior Response and Work Authorization Campaign
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Zoe Arocho
Sinelly Aria Ramirez
Elizabeth Barnes
Omar Bencomo
Christopher Calhoun
Marisol De La Fuente
Mary Flores
Guani Gomez
Norine Han
James Hawkins
David Jennings
Michelle Lonsdale
Jorge Martins
Christian Morales
Victoria Ruiz
Shadi Sabbagh
Robert Schmidt
Timothy Woods
Irfan Abid
Allen Aiken
Bridget Akaeze
Marleni Alcala
Skyler Amos
Bertha Anderson
Colleen Armstrong
Todd Arnold
Grace Arreola-Munoz
Curtis Atkinson
Michael Bailey
Ron Balatbat
Jackson Betancur
Rennel Black
Hilda Blanch
Daniel Borawski
Shane Borger
Paul Bostwick
Vesna Bozic
Verity Britton
Charles Brown
Jim Brzezinski
Shyconia Burden
Oscar Burgos
Jose Caceres
Jamaal Cannon
Brandi Carrington
Berta Cassidy
Jesse Castro
Bryan Christian
Jermain Coleman
Francisca Cruz
Mike Curry
Jennifer Dallis
Dominica DeDominico
Maria del Carmen Rodriguez
Raphael Desautels
Ernest DeStefano
Yokatia Diaz
Ray Drake
Ralph Drweiga
Natalie Duffy
Steve Duggan
Madeline Duprey
Tracie Duval
Bechem Ebini
Katina Farnham
Barbara Felksa
Ande Freiberger
Matt Gaines
Drew Geary
Jayson Gipson
Rudy Gomes
Oscar Gonzalez
Yadiris Gonzalez
Louie Guan
John Halverson
Tiara Harris
Erika Hart
Amber Herber
Mary Herrmann
Shelly Higgins
Kelly Hilleshiem
Miriam Hillmann
Sheena Holman
Audrey Iriberri
Ibtsam Khan
Andrew Kim
Judy Navarro Kirlin
Ricardo Kowalchuk
Kreg Kowarsch
Patricia Larsen
Lori Laughlin
Michael Leon
David Li
Maria Lomeli
Lisa Lopez
Jo-Ann Lopez
Cathy Lopez
Arisbelia Lopez
Jenny Lor
Kailee Manchester
Marguerite Matthews
John McCarthy
Angela McDaniel
Tiffany McKinney
Ambioris Monegro
Kheila Moore
Rosa Morales
Anyelina Morales
Erick Morales
Juan Moran
Jeffrey Nelson
Nicholas Nibikora
Akpo Olokor
Susan Parent
Charles Peace
Kris Peerman
Duy Pham
Vivian Phan
Erin Prouty
Paula Pryce
Gina Quezada
Anthony Quintela
Jesus Ramirez
Jennifer Rechtfertig
Kevin Richard
Alberto Rivera-Jacquez
Katherine Rodriguez
Darling Rosado
Ani Ruiz
Kimberly Runningen
Eric Runningen
Theresa Sams
Daniel Sanchez
Abigail Sanford-Pitman
Sheri Sheehan
Dmitriy Shenker
Kevin Shepherd
Hugh Short
Brandie Smith
Adelina Soltoianu
Mark Such
Yazmin Sweeting
Sylvia Szmidt
Elizabeth Szwaja
Justen Tabert
Michelle Taylor
Cory Tessier
Rhonda Tetik
Marilyn Teunis
Katie Tichacek
Thomas Trainer
Hy Tran
Assa Traore
Ebony Turner
Matthew VanDerHeide
Daniel Voldal
Shelly Wadhawan
William Ward
Tommie Sue Watkins
Stephanie Weber
Vy Weepler
Michael Whitford
Michael Williams
Ryan Wolfe
Molly Wyman
USCIS Security Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Mark Burgess
Cindy Szayer
Jessica Diaz
Charles Furce
Christopher Green
Megan Kane
Kim Kenwood
Royce Killough
Pamela Leach
Karrie Legagneux
Dennis McDowell
Robert Nichols
Jose Soiza
Kurt Voigt
Robert Wingo
USSS NTAC
U.S. Secret Service
Dr. Lina Alathari
Jason Besser
Wade Buckland
Dr. Arna Carlock
Dr. Aaron Cotkin
Meagen Cutler
Kristy Domingues
Steven Driscoll
Diana Drysdale
Joyce Iwashita
Dr. Josh Ryan