The Secretary’s Award for Team Excellence recognizes any unit within the Department (such as a Component, directorate, office, division, or section) with outstanding team achievements in operational areas such as law enforcement, aviation, cybersecurity, border patrol, hiring, acquisition, and information technology. The work will have resulted in measurable improvements in training and development and will have demonstrated an investment in the workforce to make it more capable. The work of the unit will include superior performance and significant operational improvements and/or notable innovation in support of DHS missions. The results will include an overall improvement in workforce morale.
Ahmed OAW Litigation Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Jennifer Beveridge
Carolyn Abdenour Bogues
Sara Brown
Ashley Caufill-Mirillo
Lakshmi Kilaru
Bonnie Kustra
John Lafferty
Mark Ludeking
Caitlin Miller
Jenny Penado
Mia Psorn
Annemarie Roll
Claudia Schwartz
Alyssa Xu
Katherine Zill
Business Operations Division
Privacy Office
Monica Carter-Johnson
Jessica Cooper
Sue-Ying Cosbert
Sandra Debnam
JoVaun Holmes
Ria King
Melanie Long
Amy Nafziger
Leslie Schwager
Tamara Walker
CG YARD 270' Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) and IndoPacific Support Cutter (IPSC) Team
U.S. Coast Guard
Eric Alexander
Barry Appolin
Stephen Bailey
Timothy Behan
Gabrielle Benson
Anthony Bernacki
Adam Brown
James Calvert
Al Carroll
Darren Conrad
Seth Crittenden
Dennis Curry
Christopher Darrow
Jacob Davis
Joshua DiPietro
Raymond Dix
Ivan Dorsey
Joseph Esposito
David Forrest
Cody Fultonberger
Daniel Garza
Michael Griffith
Che Hale
Jonathan Hartman
Leonard Herd
Ryley Ingraham
James Justice
David Keats
Ronnie Lowman
Tom Maszczenski Jr
Tommy Minor
Mike Nolan
Gary Oakley
Chris O'Connell
Matt Orgill
Vincent Peterson
Matthew Powers
Justin Price
Douglas Rutherford
David Scharf
Walter Skowrunski
Kevin Stachowski
Aneisha Vester
Scott White
Leon Wilson
Christopher Wooden
CISA ISD Faith-Based Community Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Daniel Abreu
Daniel Avondoglio
Katrina Brasfield
Scott Breor
William Brown
Aileen Clemenete
Nalleli De Jesus
Scott Dunford
Shawn Fiebiger
Laurie Goodell
Daryle Hernandez
Christena Johnston-Pulliam
Robert Mooney
Hayley Yorke
CISA School Safety Task Force and USSS' National Threat Assessment Center Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Lindsay Burton
Don Hough
Aimee Melendez
Paige Settles
Ryan Streeter
Julia Treanor
U.S. Secret Service
Lina Alathari
Wade Buckland
Steven Driscoll
CRCL and OCIO CRET
Management Directorate
Rosa Fisher
Hans Larrain
Manuel E. Ramirez
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Kimberly Bandy
Stephanie Fell
Victoria Porto
Rebekah Tosado
Amy Vance
Credible Fear for Detailees Training Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Sherri Barker
Katherine Burt
Rene Cardona
Cory Clements
Kelley Costello
Jeremiah Farrelly
Chariane Forrey
Meredith French
Jerod Klein
Vikram Kumar
Mallory Lynn
Diana Navas
Christina Nelson
Marta Sisco-Izak
Patrick Swan
CWMD Chemical Support Branch Team
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
Lindsey Fletcher
Rebecca Fontenot
Mark Kirk
Adam Leary
Uei Lei
Dante Stellar
Steve Townsend
CWMD Rearch and Development Roadmap Team
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
Dr. Katie Ballering
Dr. Richard Bindell
Dr. Anthony Esposito
Michael George
Roger Gima
Sandra Gogol
Michael Grundy
Maria Huynh
Dr. Alan Janos
Ron Major
Owen McDougall
Sabina Noll
Dr. Jennifer Pavlick
Capt. Mark Scheckelhoff
Dr. Richard Vojtech
Deferred Action Implementation Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Nancy J. Alby
Kathleen Bausman
Charles Corlett
Nikki H. Dinh
Gerry Dubois
Matthew F. Fenske
Shannon L. Hovanec
John Kramar
Kevin Kumlin
Nils M Thomsen
Leah L Rogal
Christina Salidzik
Arthur P. Schat
Sheila Solaimani
Environmental and Safety Branch
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Timothy Bennett
William Brown
James Brown
Jason Butts
David Dantzler
Nathan Deen
Stephen DeRohn
Cynthia Johnson-Hall
Cara Maxwell
Richard Moore
Jason Sevin
ERO Buffalo Removal Team
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Shalena Denton
George P. Harvey Jr.
Matthew Kennedy
Erin R. Knecht
Kurt M. Lasly
James Maddox
Craig Meyer
Joedie Scott
Peter N. Sukmanowski
Robert E. Ulrey
FEMA Hiring Team
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jessica Barnes
Emilie Berry
Shannon Blair
Lorraine Bowman
Robert Everett
Keri Huntzberry
Virginia Jordan
Kimberly Lytle
Carla Poindexter
Anh Rhodes
Radiah Washington
Julie Wozniak
FFRMS Team Award with FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Katie Barnes
Jennifer Chi
Luke Dodds
Jessica Eleff
Jeffrey Herd
Larissa Hyatt
Lori MacKenzie
Shannon Riess
Paul Rooney
Jennifer Tylander
Austin Watkins
Amy Weinhouse
Office of General Counsel
Holly Allen
Hayley Brandt
Danny Fischler
FLETC Physical Security Assessment Training Program Team
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
George Breed
Charles Brewer, Jr.
Thomas Flanagan
Kevin McCarthy
Mary Mercado
Raymond Powers III
Jennifer Ranger
John Riley
David Saunders
Erin Trew
Human Smuggling and Fentanyl Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Emily Paull
Management Directorate
Morgan Ryan
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Alejandro Aleman
David Cloe
Bobby Garcia
Michael Huston
Tracey Knott
Blas Nunez-Neto
Meghann O’Rourke
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Franklyn Abreu
David Amador
Heriberto Amaya
Evin Anderson
Sam Assad
Juan Avalos
Ryan Baughman
Lyle Black
Michael Carll
Daniel Castro
Erio Cavalieri
Chris Ceparano
Jose Cisneros
Jorge O. Comas
Joseph Draganac
Juan Espino
Patti Fitzsimmons
Tannia Garcia
Bruce Gates
Lee Goodridge
Ivan Grajeda
Steve Greskovic
Ray Hammett
Patrick Hosey
Karina Isaac
Eric Jones
Meghan Kennedy
Joseph Kester
Elizabeth Larson
Rick Lopez
Chris Macdonald
William Mayer
Keny Mejia
Mark F. Meyers
Javier Neria
Carlos Novoa
Dakota Nunweiler
Alfredo Ocasio
Jennifer Palmisano
Michael Pino
Robert Renner
Kenny Jo Ritchie
Mina Saad
Eugenio Sardinas
Nelson Silva
Jennifer Stults
Jimmy Valdez
Montana Whitehead
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Mathew Brodman
Anthony Decrescenzo
Shane Glassing
Chris Heck
Charles Kerby
Philip King
Carmen Morales
John Pasciucco
Harley R Shuler
Ben Teed
John Varrone
Israel Visa Waiver Program (VWP) Team
Department of State
Hillary Batjer-Johnson
Cris Dilworth
Stephanie Hallett
Kevin Kreutner
Adam Lenert
Brianne Marwaha
Patricia McNerney
Andrew P. Miller
Andrew T. Miller
Mary Mitchell
Isaac Oransky
Timothy Smith
Benjamin Snyder
Latasha Solomon
Denise Taylor
Jacob Vellacio
Jennifer Wetmore
Management Directorate
Kenneth Holt
National Safety Council
Samantha Sutton
Office of General Counsel
Katherine Ruhs
Andrew Williams
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Elizabeth Geary
Office of Public Affairs
Erin Heeter
Ethan Tan
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Anjum Agarwala
Katherine Andrews
Caitlin Finn
Scott Jones
Robert Paschall
Reza Sepehri
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Macharia Davis
David Dodson
Alexander Kisselburg
Melanie Mataxas
Eric Peters
David Sanchez
Leadership Development Center (LDC) Command & Operations School
U.S. Coast Guard
Mathew Avery
Nathan Barnes
Daniel Bartholomew
Lewis Bomar Jr
Ian Christian
James Hines
Logan Hutson
Jeffery Janaro
Devin McDonald
Patrick Morkis
Anne Niccoli
Shannon Norenberg
Jason Olsen
Thomas Przybyla
Justin Vandenheuvel
National Operations Center Duty Directors
Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness (OSA)
Brad Burris
Daniel Gates
Anthony Kolkmeyer
Mark Pankow
Steve Ridge
Adam Trexler
New England Region & Cyber Intelligence Center
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Allan Ross
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Cody Akin
Timothy Bailey
Diedre Boulter
Bryan Jablonski
Ian Kittle
David Leavell
Angela Miller
Peter Payson
Victor Saremi
Quinn Sullivan
OAQ/IAO ICE Air Interim Contract
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Robert F. Cordero
Alejandro J. Cruz
Javier Farfan
Katrina S. Kane
Karl V. Kirk
Edward Kirksey
John Kirsch
Cassandra Maximous
Sonia Nance
Shawn O'Donnell
Kasey Podzius
Coby C. Rivera
Tasha Wang
OCCPO Quality Review Team
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kimberlynn Dieng
Ingrid Gibson-Smith
Jennifer Henley
Kimberly Hodge
Antoinette Marshall-Hamner
Ronald Ortega
OGC Mentoring Committee Team
Office of General Counsel
Rene Browne
Jennifer Carlisle
John Gereski
Eugene Mok
David Palmer
Michelle Perry
Brian Puchalsky
Victoria Rapoport
Stephanie Sawyer
Quiandria "KeKe" Willis
OIDP 589 Implementation Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Christopher J. Andrews
Kayla Brown
Hillary K. Brownell
Aaron T. Choate
Christina M. Davis
Kevin Kumlin
Tinnina M. Lauver
Kailie M. Manchester
Michelle D. Murrish
Carl F. Prosack
Sheri F. Sheehan
Alsyon C. Stephens
Jasmine L. Tessier
Operation ChipMixer Team
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Daniel Callaghan
Marcello Di Laura
George Fernandez
Alvaro Flores
Rodolfo Horabuena
Brian Howell
Robert Livermore
Mary Mckindles
Lauren Morris
Kalias Muhammad
Steven Parker
Patrick Redling
Ryan Ribner
Eben Roberts
Daniel Williamson
Operation Vigilant Sentry Annex Q Team
Office of Health Security
Cindy Castaneda
Heather Chew
Ivan Zapata
U.S. Coast Guard
Edgardo Alicea
Harry Ko
Shawn Koch
Pablo Prado
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Eddie Alvarez
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Felix Alicea
Maria Benke
Personnel Security Program Management Office
Management Directorate
Michelle Borzino
Kendra Broadus
Donald Conner
Brian Cooley
Elie D'Amico
Andrea Dezan
Douglas Ericson
Dwayne Krist
Melanie Murguia
Christopher Perez
Susannah Reily
J'son Tyson
Privacy and Information Law Symposium Team
Office of General Counsel
David Abdalla
Laticia Bobongi
Jaunita J. Rawlings
Alexander Wood
Radar Seizure Team
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Stacy Adams
William Brown
Kristin Dubelier
Timothy Fahy
Sharon Forrester
William Gernaat
Roderick Hudson
Steven Jameson
Lesleyanne Kessler
Charles McMeans
Adam Rauch
Erik Shoberg
Judith Ubando
Manuel Villaverde
SIT 11 Team
Science and Technology Directorate
Jason Ackleson
Clare Beahn
Marissa Giles
David Hagerty
Michel Kareis
Megan Mahle
Sarah Mahmood
Jonathan McEntee
Rebecca Medina
Allyson Mullins
Caroline Neely
Bob Newman
Melissa Oh
Stephanie Okimoto
John Richardson
Take Back the Watchlist Litigation Team
Transportation Security Administration
Jacqueline Dupuy
Michael Gaches
Karen Hickey
Brian Itami
David Kasminoff
Krista Maizel
Danielle Moora
Marc Pilcher
Susan Prosnitz
Roxana Tuculescu
John Vergelli
Kelly Wheaton
TSA Cyber (Cybersecurity) Team
Transportation Security Administration
Vera Adams
Eric Byczynski
Nikki Harding
Karen Hickey
David Kasminoff
Hans Kessler
Traci Klemm
Zachary Landis
Krista Maizel
Danielle Moora
Michael Gaches
Jeffrey G. Palomino
Marc Pilcher
Susan Prosnitz
Kelly Wheaton
UH-60 Black Hawk Crew
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Cory Bishop
Kristian Flowers
Jonathan Homan
Ryan Langdon
Thomas Murphy
USSS Operation Cordele Partial
U.S. Secret Service
Caroline Bitar
Jeremy Hockman
Ross Joyner
Stephanie Lightner
Mikayla Meehan
Christine Pellerin
Oren Shuchatowitz
USSS SOD Budget and Finance
U.S. Secret Service
Theodore Langel
Carol Mogard
Mitchell Morton
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Demonstration Team
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Antwane Johnson
Jody Smith
Science and Technology Directorate
Denis Gusty
Norman Speicher