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.
Asylum Processing IFR Implementation Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Lisa Andre
Cory Clements
Robert Daum
Jeremiah Farrelly
Arthur Hale
Katherine Hall
Nathaniel Jones
Ebbed Joseph
Mallory Lynn
Ajai Mathew
Erin McEvoy
Diana Navas
Tara Pinkham
Stacey Rusnak
Jeffrey Schwartz
Elizabeth Scott
Marta Sisco-Izak
Mitsie Smith
Karen Turo
Ashley Walker
Matthew Wille
Alyssa Xu
Chicago Technical Operations Squad
U.S. Secret Service
Guy Carroll
Brian Dunnagan
Joseph Fletcher
Owen Hammett
Michael Lorkiewicz
Ryan Rodriguez
Dwayne Sanders
William Warden
CWMD State and Local Engagement Team
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
Mark Burlington
Thomas Cao
Donald Clarkson
Julia Colon-Mathews
Ki Harvey
Jenna Hayfield
April Hodges
Jamey Hyland
Candi Jones
Kate Kolstad
Brian Kuleski
Christopher Magrino
Matthew Martin
Kristina Mastropasqua
Chris Rauh
Kim Robinson
Mark Scheckelhoff
Nick Smith
Cara Stankewick
Brian Stevens
Robert Whitehurst
Matt Ziemba
Kristina Frierson
Cyber Mission Center Ukraine Crisis Team
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
John Burns
Joseph Cheravitch
Leo Dorsey
Derrick Elliott
Samantha Glass
Matthew Hackner
Jarrod Hinton
Eric Horton
Scott Karo
Emily Koenig
Michelle Martin
William Mackenzie
James Miller
Christopher Peyton
Christopher Phair
Saul Roselaar
Isabella Smart
Juse Venzor, Jr.
Cyber Safety Review Board Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Dan Ahr
Michael Aycock
Elizabeth Gauthier
Helen Jackson
Steve Jamrozy
Rachel Liang
Erin McJeon
Celinda Moening
Mike Pickford
Kaiya Pontinen
Megan Westmoreland
Kate Whitehead
Office of General Counsel
Michael Goad
Brian Puchalsky
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Abby Deift
Kimberly Gajewski
Gabriel Kohan
Jonathan Murphy
Cybersecurity Performance Goals
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Daniel Bardenstein
Peter Colombo
Rachel Russo Gaiser
Disaster Information Systems Clearinghouse (DISC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Randall Lupton
Mary Mizell
Daniel Orminski
James Rush
Kathryn Simpson
Jesse Torrey
Employment Based and Adjustment of Status Litigation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Lauren Bernstien
Lori Bruun
Kathleen Busnekll
Robert Cox
Andrew Diroll-Black
Paul Egan
Greg Furtado
Liane Garza
Laurie Goudge
Evadne Hagigal
Kevin Highman
Jeanne Hughes
Miriam Morse
David Nazer
Andrew Parker
Bianca Phillips
Jeffrey Savage
Cherita Smith
Craig Stalzer
Michael Steinberg
Samantha Stout
Heba Tellawi
George Ulrey
Michael Valverde
Jessica Walters
Debby Wang
Elizabeth Zelman
Ethos Training Development Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Antonio Scurlock
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Michelle Burton
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Michael Creo
Management Directorate
Deborah (Dawn) Corley
Mark Denis
Patrick Newman
Transportation Security Administration
Brian Moses
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
James (Milt) Greer
U.S. Coast Guard
Kristen Jaekel
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Donna Gordon
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Dean Hagadorn
U.S. Secret Service
Tammy Means
FLETC Enforcement Operations Division Use of Force Branch
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Gregory Amundson
Joey Comstock
Glenn DeMar
Dion Deroia
Jeffery Dolson
Gerardo Durazo
Bryan Feeney
Andrew French
Todd Hoover
Ulyess Hutchens
Penny Jones
Christopher Lair
Samuel Lochridge
Mary Mara
William Matze
Albert Medlock
Charles Moore
Liberty Moore
Michael Niven
Scott Reed
Martin Roddini
Kevin Rourke
Kenneth Stewart
Matthew Swartz
H-65 Conversion/Sustainment Program
U.S. Coast Guard
Roderick Ansley
Eric Barnett
Kevin Bartholomew
Matthew Bone
Christopher Breuer
Shannon Costales
Brian Daniel
Michael Dubinsky
Karyn Forsyth
Jonathan Frumkin
Traci Gerber
Kim Hebron
Jay Hoffman
Kassandra Hunter
Kenneth Irsik
Laura King
Sharita Leathers
Michael Mauro
Monica Mende
Daniel Miller
Margaret Morgan
Edith Nazario
Jason Pharr
Michael Pharr
Christopher Presnell
Keith Puzder
Kristine Red Elk
Sarah Richardson
Jonathan Shockley
James Slapak
Gabriel Soll
Charles Whitesel
Zachary Wiest
Adam Wolfe
Hack DHS Bug Bounty Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Christian Cosans
Pam Elliott
Dave Mooney
Shondalyn Smith
Management Directorate
Amanda Day
Lawrence Knachel
Martha Palacio
ICE Air Operations T8 Air Charter Application Team
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Alejandro Cruz
Jose Flores
Shane Kitchen
Michelle Linares
Coby Rivera
Steven Sanchez
Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative Team
Management Directorate
Nina Cardwell
Anil Dewan
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Cara Behar
Vashon Citizen
Wendy Gonzalez
Emily Grimone
Ellen Hess
Mark Ludeking
Patricia McKenzie
Evangelina Ochoa
Michelle Wong
Debra Rogers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Tzaili Quinones Mitchell
Carrie Anderson
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Daniel Batichon
Melina Jackson
Norma Jordan
Mark Murphy
Gregorio Perez
Cammilla Wamsley
IT Support for Operation Allies Refuge/Operation Allies Welcome (OAR/OAW)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Angela Bartow
Leah Carter
Baibhav Devkota
Michelle Kerchner
Benjamin Lanier
Lindsay McCarthy
Kendra Riley
Matthew Sarra
Christopher Wurst
NYC Active Shooter Response Team
Transportation Security Administration
Joel Bow ser
Daniel Cerino
Adrian Clark
Maurice Ellis
Joeseph Fatsenlla
Daniel Gibbons
Stephen Johnson
Leor Lahav
Aaron Leeper
Jose Marchadeo
James McGrath
Stephanie Metzger
Manny Ortega
Michael Schrader
Kareem Simon
Operation Mother City
U.S. Secret Service
Benjamin Chervenak
Bryan Chomicki
Zach Conklin
William Kirkland
Ultrich Kruger
Christopher McMahon
Carrie Moran
Matthew Robischon
Jacob Voigt
James Wigley
RGV Virtual Processing Team
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Jose Castro
Ana Esparza
Marcos Esparza
Matthew Godin
Joe Gonzalez
Todd Jewell
Lynda Leyva
Douglas McClure
Sean Mcvey
Mario Ortega
Jake Ortiz
Jessica Perez-Vilcsek
Andrew Scharnweber
Eric Secord
Roberto Zavala
Stand Up of the CISA Contracting Office
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Juan Arratia
Joanne Battaglia
Meghan Gilmore
Amy Knight
Transnational Organized Crime Mission Center (TOCMC) and DHS Intelligence Enterprise (IE) Migration Indications and Warning Cell (WIMC)
Awardees for this category are from the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
TSA Pay Parity and Workforce Enhancement Team
Transportation Security Administration
Elisabeth Ambrozaitis
Stephen Barker
Jennifer Ellison
Annemarie Juhlin
Tom Regan
Kimberly Rhodes
Karen Tehaar
Unified Command Group
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Jacob Anderson
Lilian Colon
Scott McConnell
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Heather Bartholomew
Anthony Battaglia
Katherine Peterlin
Emma Poon
Andrew Sabata
Keith Turi
Office of General Counsel
John Havranek
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Alfred Bender
Eric Falcon
Ilisa Weinberg
U.S. Coast Guard
Jonathan Lesieur
Andrea Molina