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
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
Science and Technology Directorate
Robert (Bob) Newman
Transportation Security Administration
Christopher (Chris) Conley
Robin (Chuck) Burke
Gerardo (Jerry) Spero
Richard (Rich) Altomare
Aaron Batt
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
Robert Shaffer
Alexander Stungurys
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Eva Rupp
Trina Swanson
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Dennis Davidson
Michael Fox
Clayton Thomas
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Heela Aziz
Erik Breitzke
Paul Cervantes
Chris Cronen
Jeffrey DaRin
Thomas Decker
Eric Delaune
Brett Dreyer
Robert Guadian
Brett Kolb
Jeffery Mayfield
Timothy Meadows
Brenda Nevano
Angelina Ramos
Angie Salazar
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
Mary Blackmoor
Erin Buechel Wieczorek
Adam DeLuca
Troy De Lucia
Joseph Galvin
Seth McKinnis
Ginger Norris
Jennifer Pedersen
Mark Stidd
Connor Xavios
Traumatic Incidents and Events Response (TIER) Team
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Ismael Arreola Jr.
Daniel Benavidez
Peter Blatto
Erica Devaughan
John Dietze
Timothy Finnegan
Dustin Garza
Skye Harkins
Ronota Henderson
Travis Inman
Barquette Kane Jr.
Samuel Martinez
John Nyegaard
Elliot Ortiz
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