The Secretary’s Exceptional Service Gold Medal Award is the highest award for service granted by the Secretary. The award honors exceptional leadership or service distinguished by achievements of unique national or international significance, reflecting great credit on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by markedly improving the security of our homeland. The Secretary may present the award to an individual or a group.
Ryan Chabot
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Scott Shockey
Management Directorate
![DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left) and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Scott Shockey (left center), with DHS Management Directorate leadership (right center and right).](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/5fbac4b327956bcd62d704cb139a5523.jpeg.webp?itok=BQrzkw6Z)
David Steele
U.S. Coast Guard
OAW Safe Haven and Point-of-Entry Leadership Team
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Terry Todd
Management Directorate
Erin Cummings
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Lucian Sikorskyj
![DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left), Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Lucian Sikorskyj (center), and Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Randolph Alles (right).](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/48f8e60df7c32082716f4b79b3c45143.jpeg.webp?itok=3TK-s-Ez)
Science and Technology Directorate
Robert (Bob) Newman
Transportation Security Administration
Christopher (Chris) Conley
Robin (Chuck) Burke
Gerardo (Jerry) Spero
Richard (Rich) Altomare
Aaron Batt
![DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Aaron Batt.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/c8c428b999a54469a7327e6086e97199.jpg.webp?itok=R-68VDQU)
Danielle Bean
Eric Beane
Karen Burke
Eric Chin
Robert Cope
Bryan Dillard
John Essig
Carrie Hazel
Mandy Holland
Scott Johnson
Victoria Jones
William Kulbacki
Matthew McKeon
![DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Matthew McKeon.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/292b925bc445bb78cd9f1ae058ce1e51.jpg.webp?itok=63_Qa11W)
Robert Shaffer
Alexander Stungurys
![DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Alexander Stungurys.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/353ca3856636e2c99fe9333f9347719b.jpg.webp?itok=2BFapKG-)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Eva Rupp
![DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Eva Rupp.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/db886817ca4d98cfce39f1b25893a9d3.jpg.webp?itok=TKPyS0NG)
Trina Swanson
![DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Trina Swanson.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/d1db6c560cfd4d1fce7926f5dc46b08d.jpg.webp?itok=sGIvJOMn)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Dennis Davidson
![DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Dennis Davidson.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/472f1e77e03ed4cd259646a0b2290096.jpg.webp?itok=Z4qAQq19)
Michael Fox
Clayton Thomas
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Heela Aziz
Erik Breitzke
Paul Cervantes
![DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Paul Cervantes.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/884b650fbc9f6f962f9c19ca76778878.jpg.webp?itok=cSoEZESp)
Chris Cronen
Jeffrey DaRin
![DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Jeffrey DaRin.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/7192f40b44c0219ca2397a977c1cf202.jpg.webp?itok=h18qssgc)
Thomas Decker
Eric Delaune
Brett Dreyer
Robert Guadian
Brett Kolb
Jeffery Mayfield
Timothy Meadows
Brenda Nevano
Angelina Ramos
Angie Salazar
![DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Angie Salazar.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/3b26a1dad3750057fc5e758867d848dd.jpg.webp?itok=qUaSPU1c)
James Stitzel
U.S. Secret Service
Dale (Keith) Jensen
Truman Body III
Kenneth Graf
Brent Hamel
Demetrius Craig
Shields Up Campaign
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Karen Attardo
![Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient, Karen Attardo.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/2f2210e5f04aeefee53070b98b3a8902.jpeg.webp?itok=6c5Csm_g)
Mary Blackmoor
Erin Buechel Wieczorek
![Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient, Erin Buechel Wieczorek.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/20a75c58fb20b80a0a65ae4f281928aa.jpeg.webp?itok=epa9kK5-)
Adam DeLuca
![Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient, Adam DeLuca.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/1a73906091a43cd7f3772b0a38d5808e.jpeg.webp?itok=AL0tKFKY)
Troy De Lucia
Joseph Galvin
Seth McKinnis
Ginger Norris
![Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient, Ginger Norris.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/fd69416762ade0532efc6106b9396625.jpeg.webp?itok=SjjhVcHm)
Jennifer Pedersen
Mark Stidd
Connor Xavios
![Acting DHS Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient, Conner Xavios.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/e69a73342b1fd1efea5ebe38aeb9bf8c.jpeg.webp?itok=RjOVt2cp)
Traumatic Incidents and Events Response (TIER) Team
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Ismael Arreola Jr.
![Secretary's Gold Medal recipient, Ismael Arreola Jr., with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/0616fc3e014a035474d1b02efd139264.jpg.webp?itok=HBjLeoR1)
Daniel Benavidez
Peter Blatto
Erica Devaughan
![DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Erica Devaughan.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/bf6654423546107fa035167446ea0530.jpg.webp?itok=X7JII5PK)
John Dietze
Timothy Finnegan
Dustin Garza
![Secretary's Gold Medal recipient, Dustin Garza with DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/fbdd03e83317e6bab05c64470486f1b4.jpg.webp?itok=nwt-78Oy)
Skye Harkins
![DHS Deputy Secretary John Tien and Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Skye Harkins.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/a2ccc97942d2daeed9f26cad3a689600.jpg.webp?itok=_6cWrbFN)
Ronota Henderson
Travis Inman
Barquette Kane Jr.
![DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Secretary's Gold Medal recipient, Barquette Kane.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/b2f2f85c7b574106992c1de735edaf5e.jpg.webp?itok=_uFJFWGw)
Samuel Martinez
![DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (left), Secretary's Gold Medal recipient Samuel Martinez (center), and DHS leadership (right).](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/d9e3fc5bf2f900b496d65de1c320b970.jpeg.webp?itok=MItbD08m)
John Nyegaard
![DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Secretary's Gold Medal recipient, John Nyegaard.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/06c23dfcd2a80be4fa2ae27543033ef5.jpg.webp?itok=88A3YZz3)
Elliot Ortiz
![DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Secretary's Gold Medal recipient, Elliot Ortiz.](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/externals/b51dbc0f94cb32d50efbf616c9aef700.jpg.webp?itok=X687MYzi)
Anthony Rodriguez
Jonathan Schroeder
Don Terrazas
Monica Williams
TSA Office of Intelligence and Analysis Russia-Ukraine Crisis Response Team
Transportation Security Administration
Neeta Bajwa
John Beattie
John Bennett
Dominic Bueno
Julie Carrigan
Chrissy Chesterfield
Peter Clemens
Rob Davey
Justin Fausett
Tiffani Ferrantelli
Jonathan Filipowski
Thomas Francis
Mark Ghere
Matt Johnson
Mark Kauffman
Kevin McDermott
Anita Pelley
Clint Robins
Jeremy Trujillo
Heather Wilkinson
USSS Maksim Berezan Investigation
U.S. Secret Service
Thomas Dennis
Tanner Hubbard
Lester Jacobson
Timothy Kimbrell
Erkki Lenzius
Grady Marshall
Ronan McGee
Joel Parsons
Kyle Postell
Richard Ricciardi
Jonathan Shelton
John Szydlik