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The Secretary’s Award for Innovation recognizes individuals or teams that employ a strategic and enterprise-wide approach to strengthening the DHS mission and its operations. The nominees should exhibit an ongoing record of high standards of achievement and innovation. The work of the nominee(s) may have resulted in superior performance and/or significant operational improvements in the manner in which capabilities are developed and deployed. The nominee’s achievement/contributions should include maximizing the effectiveness of people, processes, and technologies; providing wise stewardship of resources; and enhancing the capabilities of Component/DHS employees.
Geoffrey Berry
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Kyle Nester
U.S. Coast Guard
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Kyle Nester. | View Original
Stephen Styk
Science and Technology Directorate
Addressing the Threats to HBCUs
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
William Byrd
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, William Byrd. | View Original
Kevin Fitzgerald
Jennifer Grissom
Sean Haglund
Guy Johnson
Richard McKee
John McKenzie
Bradley Smith
Jason Stewart
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, Jason Stewart. | View Original
Curt Tilley
Advance Travel Authorization Team
Office of General Counsel
Esther Allred
Andrew Fausett
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Andrew Fausett. | View Original
Adil Haq
Katherine Ruhs
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Lori Vislocky
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Lori Vislocky. | View Original
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Casie Antalis
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Casie Antalis. | View Original
Daniel Delgado
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Daniel Delgado. | View Original
Ihsan Gunduz
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Ihsan Gunduz. | View Original
Mike Huston
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Michael Huston. | View Original
Adam Hunter
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Adam Hunter. | View Original
Morgan Plumer
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Kathryn Anderson
Manpreet Dhanjal
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Manpreet Dhanjal. | View Original
Robert Mace
Avideh Moussavian
Shannon Slattery
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Mike Balero
Matthew Davies
Katrina Deyo
Monte Hawkins
Matthew Kim
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Matthew Kim. | View Original
Adina Pantella
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Adina Pantella. | View Original
Fran Swearengen
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Fran Swearengen. | View Original
ATD Micro App Support Team
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Pargat Bajwa
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Pargat Bajwa. | View Original
Dustin Bell
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Dustin Bell. | View Original
Kamillah Connolly
Bobby Jerath
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Bobby Jerath. | View Original
Alberto Ramirez
Jose Villafane
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Jose Villafane. | View Original
Kevin Wetzel
Jeffrey Wilson
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Jeffrey Wilson. | View Original
CISA's School Safety Task Force
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Lindsay Burton
Don Hough
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, Don Hough. | View Original
Aimee Manjarres
Heather Steege
Katie Ross
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, Katie Ross. | View Original
Ryan Streeter
Julia Treanor
CISM Counseling Service Portal Team
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Vincent Fields
DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien with Innovation Award recipient, Vincent Fields. | View Original
Sean McCue
DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien with Innovation Award recipient, Sean McCue. | View Original
Brandon Ridens
David Slusher
Brandon Spragins
Crystal Vazquez-Barrett
Detention Oversight Division
Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman
Akiyia Baines-Jackson
Christopher Brundage
Marjorie Ceant
Susan Collins
Amber Talian Corneiro
Melissa Corpancho
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Melissa Corpancho. | View Original
Adam Griffee
Joshua Grimm
Madeline Maysonet
Richard McCaffrey
Maryellen Meymarian
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Maryellen Meymarian. | View Original
Richard Murphy
Melba Padilla
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Melba Padilla. | View Original
Emily Pukuma
Chiara Rodriguez
Edwin Rosado
Maciej Soboczynski
George Sullivan
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, George Sullivan. | View Original
Angela Williams
DHS Intelligence Mobile Application Team
Management Directorate
Anil Dewan
James Lanoue
Bruce Shortnacy
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, Bruce Shortnacy. | View Original
Courtney Winship
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Stevie Davis
Max Lassiter
Tony Sanchious
Benjamin Stefano
Lori Vislocky
HACK DHS CVAS Integrated Program Team
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Christian Cosans
Management Directorate
Hemant Baidwan
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, Hemant Baidwan. | View Original
Wendy Core
Amanda Day
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, Amanda Day. | View Original
Joan DeJesus
Anil Dewan
Sohl Han
Lawrence Knachel
Martha Palacio
Brenda Peterson
Matthew Ryan
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, Matthew Ryan. | View Original
Kazankina Stewart
Homeland Security Start-Up Studio Team
Science and Technology Directorate
Benjamin Henry
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, Benjamin Henry. | View Original
Megan Mahle
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, Megan Mahle. | View Original
Jennifer Peters
Kalpana Reddy
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, Kalpana Reddy. | View Original
John Rein
Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo with Innovation Award recipient, John Rein. | View Original
Litigation Modernization Team
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Tahani Afaneh
Philip Ambrosi
Jacqueline Bettis
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Jacqueline Bettis. | View Original
Suzanne Carmody
DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien with Innovation Award recipient, Suzanne Carmody. | View Original
Leah Carter
Jim Czerwinski
Amanda D'Angelo
Elaine Dismuke
Tracy Dolphin
Stacey Falkoff
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Stacey Falkoff (center), and DHS leadership (right). | View Original
Kimberly Finley
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Kimberly Finley (center), and DHS leadership (right). | View Original
Jonathan Fleshner
Carollyn Jackson
Alexandria Kaphle
Tate Keenan
DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien with Innovation Award recipient, Tate Keenan. | View Original
Joey Lonjers
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Joey Lonjers (center), and DHS leadership (right). | View Original
Diana Mondragon
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Diana Mondragon (center), and DHS leadership (right). | View Original
Gregory A. Moore
Stephanie Muffett
Marc Salvia
Christie Sharpe
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Christie Sharpe. | View Original
Louisa Slocum
Stephanie West
MMI Team
Management Directorate
Laura Chewning
Sara Lettie
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Scott Meeks
Nadwa Mossaad
Marc Rosenblum
Justin Schon
Science and Technology Directorate
Lorraine Castillo
Damian Garcia
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Kenneth Blanchard Jr.
Brandy Urbine
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Debra Rode
Operation Bulwark
U.S. Department of Justice
Andrea Surratt
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Matthew Closson
Christopher Johnston
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (center) with Innovation Award recipients, Matthew Closson (left) and Christopher Johnston (right). | View Original
Mark Martinez
Arran McWhirter
Robert Nieves
Adam Ouzer
PREA Team
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Elena Feroz
Tammany Kramer
Thomas Sharp
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Thomas Sharp (center), and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph Alles (right). | View Original
Annie Wong
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Annie Wong (center), and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph Alles (right). | View Original
R6 FMI Data Analytics Team
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Brian Bartley
John Bowman
Donald Broadwater
Rebecca Dake
Darrin Dutton
Lauren Fulton
Innovation Award recipient, Lauren Fulton, with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
John Garvin
Innovation Award recipient, John Garvin, with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
Gilbert Giron
Jeremy Hughes
Innovation Award recipient, Jeremy Hughes, with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
Sabaa Ismail
Innovation Award recipient Saba Ismail with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
Nicholas James
Lisa Jennings
Justin McBride
Innovation Award recipient, Justin McBride, with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
John Miles
Pedro Perez
Innovation Award recipient, Pedro Perez, with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
Trey Rozelle
Innovation Award recipient, Trey Rozelle, with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
Lee Schmidt
Innovation Award recipient, Lee Schmidt, with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
Michael Segner
Innovation Award recipient, Michael Segner, with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
Matthew Valentin
Braydon Williams
Innovation Award recipient Braydon Williams with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
Loukisha Williams
Burden Reduction Team
Management Directorate
Dawn Barton
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Dawn Barton (center), and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph Alles (right). | View Original
Dana Chisnell
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Dana Chisnell (center), and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph Alles (right). | View Original
Robert Dorr
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Robert Dorr (center), and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph Alles (right). | View Original
Tyrone Huff
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Tyrone Huff (center), and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph Alles (right). | View Original
Yvette Jenkins
Jeff Mitchell
Office of General Counsel
Holly Allen
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Holly Allen (center), and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph Alles (right). | View Original
Christina McDonald
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Michael McManus
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Michael McManus (center), and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph Alles (right). | View Original
Rita Young
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Rita Young (center), and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph Alles (right). | View Original
Streamlined Case Processing Team
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Toshanna Barnett
Shawn Benjamin
Eimee Cook
Matthew Davis
DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien with Innovation Award recipient, Matthew Davis. | View Original
Kristopher Deaver
DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien with Innovation Award recipient, Kristopher Deaver. | View Original
DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien with Innovation Award recipient, Kouassi Honnoukpe. | View Original
Michael James
Andrew Jensen
Michael Jeter-Boldt
Nathaniel Lanfranca
Michael Lewis
DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien with Innovation Award recipient, Michael Lewis. | View Original
Hui-Lan Lin
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Hui-Lan Lin. | View Original
Joseph Lipinski
DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien with Innovation Award recipient, Joseph Lipinski. | View Original
Daniel May
Marie McGee
Ryan McGuire
Melissa Myers
Paul Novak
Julie Powers
Elfriede Roberts
Kathy Sepponen-Gosh
Terri Steele
Dawn Stephens
Marilyn Teunis
Leslie Tritten
Kellie Weir
Jennifer Wilson
DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien with Innovation Award recipient, Jennifer Wilson. | View Original
Joseph Wrightman
Bin Xu
Michelle Young
Support Services Branch Acquisition Team
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Donald Carter
Shunte Gray
Parker Holloway
Deonna Johnson
Denise Lynch
Matthew Rabkin
Patrick Tarleton
Brenda Taylor
Edward Taylor
Tri-Bureau Digital A-File
Management Directorate
Kim Kern
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Kim Kern. | View Original
Emily Lattanzi
Penny Pastiva
Martha Rosa
Alice Tam
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Dana Barber
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Dana Barber. | View Original
Rafael Castro
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Rafael Castro. | View Original
Yentzu Chen
Marcy Cullen
Andrea Freiberger
Rudy Gomes
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Rudy Gomes. | View Original
David Jennings
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, David Jennings. | View Original
Paul Johnson
Ryan Koder
Damien Long
Gil McManus
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Gil McManus. | View Original
Rob Paulette
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Rob Paulette. | View Original
Marques Richardson
Ron Sartini
Nick Steele
Tae Um
Larysa Yarmolenko
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Larysa Yarmolenko. | View Original
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Tawada Adams
Bonnie Arellano Seagrove
Erik Aubin
Emilia Bakopoulos
Alex Bastidas
Stephanie Cuevas
Michael Davis
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Michael Davis. | View Original
Carrie Davison
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Carrie Davison. | View Original
Delorean Dhillon
Leigh Erbe
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Leigh Erbe. | View Original
Mark Ficco
Mark Garrison
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Mark Garrison. | View Original
Adriane Harris
Nathaniel Johnson
Eric Lafferty
Matthew Lightner
Brian Lorimor
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Brian Lorimor. | View Original
Rocio Mora
Jake Ortiz
Innovation Award recipient Jake Ortiz with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien. | View Original
Courtney Ray
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Courtney Ray. | View Original
Kenneth Simpson
Jason Thompson
Kelly Tumminelli
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Kelly Tumminelli. | View Original
Timothy Tyler
Roberto Venegas
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) with Innovation Award recipient, Roberto Venegas (center), and DHS leadership (right). | View Original
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Pargat Bajwa
Dustin Bell
Steven Chen
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Steven Chen. | View Original
Erin Clifford
Kamilah Connolly
Madelyn Dempsey
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Innovation Award recipient, Madelyn Dempsey. | View Original
Bobby Jerath
Manuel Ramirez
Ronald Seely
Christopher St. John
Jose Villafane
Kevin Wetzel
Jeffrey Wilson
TSA ESVP and I&A Parsing Tool Team
Transportation Security Administration
Lindsey Alazraki
David Baker
Josh Martin
Dan Sears
Erinn Wagner
TSA RAPID Cloud Deployment Team
John Bogers
Thomas Fealy
Kimberly Johnson
Aarika Lewis
Harender Marpu
Christopher McBroom
James Simoneau
USCG Base Galveston FAST Implementation Team
U.S. Coast Guard
Alexis Agaman
Chad Brick
Jessica Cramer
Megan Lange
Lauren Lukehart
USSS TSD eUAS Team
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Adam Jacoff
Science and Technology Directorate
Kai-Dee Chu
U.S. Secret Service
Latoya Armstrong
Jowone Avant
Robert Bryerton II
Andrew Burnett
Laura Conner
Justin Cosio
Brent Harris
Andrew Holcomb
Michael Reynolds
David Stoker
Christopher Taylor
Christopher Teschke
Jason Tucker
