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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.
CISA Solarwinds Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Arlington, VA
Branko Bokan
Mary Emanuel
Joshua Finney
Sheryl Ann Galchutt
Jay Gazlay
David Gloria
Jonathan Homer
Brian Peter
Jeri Rogish
Eric Rosner
Robert Shaw
Matthew Springer
Joshua Stankus
Ryan Taylor
Victoria Wallace
Cybersecurity Workforce Sprint Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Washington, DC
Megan Caposell
Hector Cruz
Jaurin Joseph
Amanda Martens
Daniel Stein
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Dina Cookus
Laura Griffith
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Glynco, GA
Rebekah Tucker
Management Directorate - Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer
Washington, DC
Junish Arora
Angela Bailey
Kimberly Chapman
LaShawn K. Dobbins
Ann Dublin
Niavanni Harley
Keisha Monroe
Raj Singh
Sharon M. Wong
Management Directorate - Office of the Chief Information Officer
Victor Lopez, Jr.
Management Directorate - Office of the Chief Security Officer
Melanie A. Murguia
Office of Inspector General
William Baxter
Transportation Security Administration
Springfield, VA
Iram Shahzad
Washington, DC
Tiara Leonard
Rabiah S. Muhammad
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Dornita Brown-White
Charlene (Denise) D. Raye
U.S. Coast Guard
Baltimore, MD
Shelly M. Campbell
Washington, DC
Diane Beatrez
William Friday
Jason Gillis
William Wheatley
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Sarah A. Lynch
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Irving, TX
Veronica Lile
Laguna Niguel, CA
Maria T. Lewis
U.S. Secret Service
Washington, DC
LaShawn Douglas-Green
Mia Dozier
Tony Fant
Derek Lawhorn
Joyce Rodriguez
Antoine Smith
DHS Office of the General Counsel Crisis Cell Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Washington, DC
Larry Curtis Burner III
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sean O'Hara
Robert Parker
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Artesia, NM
Joseph Haefner
Glynco, GA
Bradley Lawrence
Office of General Counsel
Washington, DC
Kristen Baker
Ian Brasure
Patrick Bruce
Amy Bunk
Cody Cheek
William Cooper
John Cox
Lane Cryar
John Gereski, Jr.
Desiree Hanssen
John Havranek
Hillary Hunnings
Randall Kaplan
Kent Keith
Brian Kelliher
Marc Koblentz
Nicole Marcson
Stephen McCleary
Kelly L. McDonald
Eugene Mok
Nicholis D. Mutton
Cathy Ng
Elizabeth Nguyen
Brendan J. Philbin
Brian Puchalsky
Michael Saltalamachea
Lauren Torbett
Andrew Williams
Alexander Wood
Jessica Yarnes
Transportation Security Administration
Springfield, VA
Michael D. Isacco, Jr.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Washington, DC
Anthony Gentry
U.S. Coast Guard
Jeffrey R. Bray
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Lucille Olsavsky
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Mark Menacker
Thai-Binh H. Tran
Katherine Zill
U.S. Secret Service
Daniel S. Dengler
Cherng-Tsong Mark Lee
eWellTrack Development Team
U.S. Secret Service
Washington, DC
Ali Nabil
Majd Alkassem
Barry Brasseaux
Jessica Casey
Anna Czech
Roland deDios
Matthew DeMasters
Kyle Hatcher
William Koerber
Lingping Kong
Meera Kumar
Kenneth Lee
Emily Patten
Jessy Payen
Keith Polhamus
Richard Sabo
Andrew Tran
Christina Trinh
Deja K. Walker
William B. Willson
Fast Response Cutter Acquisition Warranty Team
U.S. Coast Guard
Lockport, LA
Scott F. DeJoseph
Allen K. Harker
James E. Sanford
Tyrome O. Tillett
John C. Williams
DHS HQ FOIA Team
Privacy Office
Washington, DC
Lynn Dupree
Cristina Abello
Anita Anderson
Elizabeth Banson
Allexis Baylor
Amy Bennett
William Bice
Rose Bird
Maura Busch
Claudia Cisneros
Sandra Debnam
Sharon Deshield
JoVaun Holmes
James Holzer
Roman Jankowski
Farhat Karim
Latasha Kennedy
Ria King
Sadiqa Martin
Aeron Miller
Eric Neuschaefer
Jonathan Padgett
Adam Passaro
Catrina Pavlik-Keenan
Henry Rand
Lashawn Schmidt
Sandra Taylor
Fabio Vanegas
Jennifer Vigil Torres
Zuleitza Villafuerte
Angela Washington
Bradley White
Jimmy Wolfrey
HSI Haiti Response Team
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Chicago, IL
Jean Valentin
Dominican Republic
Yesenia Rosario
Miami, FL
Christopher Chancy
Alexandra de Armas
Jeffrey Grimming
Harrison Lopes
Richard Maniara
New York, NY
Ilya Faynshteyn
Arlene Witiw
Nogales
Rafael Silva
Phoenix, AZ
Nathan Foster
Santo Domingo
William Hunter
Gilberto Quintana
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Blue Indigo Task Force
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Laredo, TX
Ronnie C. Barnes
Melissa Y. Bozoki
Rafael B. Garza
Jose J. Gomez
Jose G. Gonzalez
Ramiro Hernandez
Frank Izaguirre
Albert Ruiz
Francisco J. Villa, Jr.
Francis Wheeler
Operation Artemis Task Force
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Washington, DC
Tiffany C. Amini
Dennis M. Arinello
Joe T. Burchette
Christopher S. Calloway
Jacqueline E. Cardoza
Dennis C. Clements
Jarrett Creasy
Carolyn M. Didden
John P. Dooley
Jeffrey Dorko
Timothy Flanagan
Ricky R. Galan
Muriel A. Glover
Lourdes Y. Gutierrez
William J. Hamrick
Christopher H. Harich
Clarke D. Henderson
Chara A. Hutchinson
Keith E. Jones
Caitlin F. Justesen
John D. Kincer
Elizabeth Koren
Yuxiu Li
Christopher M. Lieberman
Erin K. Lynch
Michael Manchester
Christine L. McClenning
Christopher M. McGough
Kenneth S. McNeil
Nicole E. Nation
Jordan A. Nelms
Laura Nubel
Elijah D. Packley
Joan K. Rave
Timothy P. Robinson
Philip Shaw III
MaryAnn E. Tierney
Ryan Truocchio
Felicia G. Watkins
Joshua J. Wert
John L. Willis
Pipeline Security Directive Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Springfield, VA
Mark Bristow
Brian Dewyngaert
Transportation Security Administration
Washington, DC
Nina Case
Gary Click
David Cooper
Paul Evenson
Kevin Gaddis
Scott C. Gorton
Nikki Harding
Tri Hoang
Michael Isper
David Kasminoff
Hans Kessler
Tracy Klemm
Ashlee Marks
Robert McGuire
Megan McKinney
Jacob Mehl
Charles Phillips
Susan Prosnitz
Raymond Reese
David Ross
Faridha Salama
Jay Shah
Jim Taylor
Sector North Bend Rescue Team
U.S. Coast Guard
Sector North Bend
Roderick M. Ansley
Michael W. Baird
Christopher J. Belisle
Marguerite G. Champlin
Nathaniel E. Champlin
Christopher M. Cordobes
Zachary W. McCune
Trevor J. Salt
Test and Evaluation Team
Science and Technology Directorate
Washington, DC
Wayne A. Dumais
Charles R. Gillum
Louis P. Goler
John C. Kisko
Terry A. Murphy
Ramsey S. Razick
Glenn D. Russell
Richard J. Tierney II
Thomas A. Tomaiko
U.S. Coast Guard
James R. Miller
The El Paso CAS Initiative Team
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
El Paso, TX
Juan L. Acosta
Alex Bastidas
Marcelo Cisneros
Jeffrey J. Dinise
William Fidler
Vincent J. Nemeth
Washington, DC
Dustin R. Bell
Trishia M. Bowman
Steven T. Chen
Kamillah Connolly
Bobby Jerath
Joseph Villafane
Kevin M. Wetzel
Jeffrey A. Wilson
The Mobile Detection Deployment Program
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Washington, DC
Brian Kuleski
Edward McGuire
Christopher Rauh
John Watkins
The Visa Waiver Program
Intelligence and Analysis
Washington, DC
Benjamin Small
Office of General Counsel
Sarah Mazzochi
Andrew Williams
Office of Legislative Affairs
Emily Hymowitz
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Katherine Andrews
Doreen El-Roeiy
Caitlin Finn
Scott E. Jones
Diana Knott
Tamara Molina
Miranda Morton
Catherine Schaper
Todd Woodard
Transportation Security Administration
Springfield, VA
Serena Dunlap
Ian Flippo
Brenda Wilkinson
Lisa Williams
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Sterling, VA
Anthony Baccari
Amanda Rasinski
Washington, DC
Macharia Davis
Sikina Hasham
Eric R. Peters
U.S. Department of State
Diana Rowen
U Bona Fide Determination (U BFD) Project Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Camp Springs, MD
Benish (Bebe) Anver
Deborah L. Benedict
Linda M. Dougherty
Celia F. Hicks
Karine A. Noncent