Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2014 - Biographic Visa and Immigration Info-Sharing Team

On October 23, 2014 Secretary Jeh Johnson awarded the Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2014 to the Biographic Visa and Immigration Info-Sharing Team, Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Office of Policy (PLCY), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for exceptional effort in implementing the first automated immigration information sharing initiative between the U.S. and Canada.  The Biographic Visa and Immigration Info-Sharing Team is comprised of Mark Becker (CRCL), Janie Brown-Harris (USCIS), Mary E. Cook (PLCY), Keith T. Devereaux (PLCY), Mallory J. Hurteau (ICE), Ben Jacob (USCIS), James Joseph (ICE), Timothy K. Kamphaus (PLCY), Julie Koller (CBP), Cherie A. Lombardi (USCIS), Deborah Meyers (PLCY), Lauren Saadat (CRCL), Nicole M. Sanchez (CRCL), Margaret Schaefer (CRCL), Elizabeth B. Schmelzinger (CBP), Suzanne M. Sheperd (CBP), Akbar A. Siddiqui (CBP), Bradd Skinner (PLCY), Jill St. John (PLCY), Jerald H. Walters (ICE).