BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220701T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220805T235900 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2022 Leadership Awards Nominations - Due 8/5/22 DESCRIPTION:The AFFIRM Leadership Awards recognize outstanding accomplishments by an individual or team in providing firm direction\, inspired vision and outstanding contributions within or beyond an agency or organization. The nominee's high impact achievements help government to be more effective and efficient in delivering its mission. Our theme this year is: "Accelerating Mission Innovation."This form can be used to submit an individual or group nomination. If you are submitting a group award\, please indicate the name of the group and the names of the group members. The leadership accomplishments and contributions are for the calendar year 2021. Note: Nominators can submit multiple nominations.The deadline to submit nominations is 11:59pm EDT on August 5\, 2022.The Leadership Awards Celebration to recognize the honorees will be held September 21\, 2022 at the Marriott Marquis\, Washington\, DC. Registration will be open closer to the event. Visit affirm.org for more information. Click Here to Submit a Nomination\n2021 Leadership Awards Recap Video\nPast WinnersOur 2021 Honorees were recognized for work performed in 2020 at our Leadership Awards Celebration on December 8\, 2021. Award for Transformational Technology - Erica Jaume\, Technology Accelerator Program Manager\, U.S. Department of State\, Bureau of Overseas Buildings OperationsExecutive Leadership Award for Industry (Large) - Gil Vega\, CISO\, Veeam SoftwareExecutive Leadership Award for Industry (Small) - Eric Adolphe\, Chief Executive Officer\, Forward Edge-AI\, Inc.Executive Leadership in Information Technology (Civilian) - Elizabeth Cappello\, Deputy Chief Information Officer\, U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityLeadership Award for Service to the Citizen and the Country - Faatimah Muhammad\, Director for the Impact Aid Program in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education\, U.S. Department of EducationLeadership Award in Acquisition and Procurement - Karen Pica\, PhD\, Policy Analyst\, Office of Management and Budget\, Office of Federal Procurement PolicyLeadership in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics - Edward Dowgiallo\, Senior Technical Advisor\, Federal Transit AdministrationLeadership in Cloud Computing - Joseph Foster\, Cloud Computing Program Manager\, NASA/GSFCLeadership in Crisis AwardBobby J. McCane\, Head of the Contracting Activity\, DHS/FEMA Lester L. Ingol\, Deputy Head of the Contracting Activity\, DHS/FEMALeadership in Cyber Innovation U.S. Department of Homeland Security Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) TeamDustin Goetz\, EOD Operations and NOSC Division ChiefCraig Basham\, EOD Mission Support Division Chief Wendell Bonvillian\, ITOPs Senior AdvisorDr. Mark Lucas\, Cloud Services Branch ChiefRobert Ellison\, Data Center Operations Branch ChiefSean Leach\, NOSC Infrastructure LeadAhmad Gharib\, NOSC Cybersecurity LeadNicolas Schellman\, Coast Guard Liaison Steven Myers\, Coast Guard Liaison (former)Deborah Miller\, NOSC Project ManagerRonojit Nathaniel\, Senior Advisor/Lead TechnologistLeadership in Health Information Technology - Optimize NIH IT Security Team:Stacie Alboum\, Deputy Director\, Center for Information Technology\, National Institutes of HealthSandra A. Scarbrough\, Chief\, Strategic Planning and Business Transformation Branch\, Office of Strategic Planning and Management Operations\, Office of Management\, National Institutes of HealthSherry Quinn\, Chief\, Management Operations Branch\, Office of Strategic Planning and Management Operations\, Office of Management\, National Institutes of HealthAmber Simco\, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer\, Office of the Chief Information Officer\, Office of the Director\, National Institutes of HealthPatrick Shirdon\, Chief Business Officer and Director of Management\, National Institute on Aging\, National Institutes of HealthRayneisha Watson\, Principal\, Deloitte Consulting\, National Institutes of HealthLeadership in Workforce Development - Federal Data Science Training Program:Dr. Denis Ortega\, Program Manager\, Office of Management and BudgetChristian L. MacMillan\, Senior Policy Analyst\, Office of the Federal Chief Information OfficerRockstar Rookie - Christopher Villas\, Protective DNS Program Manager\, CISA Cyber Quality Services Management Office (QSMO) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The AFFIRM Leadership Awards recognize outstanding accomplishments by an individual or team in providing firm direction\, inspired vision and outstanding contributions within or beyond an agency or organization. The nominee&rsquo\;s high impact achievements help government to be more effective and efficient in delivering its mission. \;
Our theme this year is: "\;Accelerating Mission Innovation."\;
This form can be used to submit an individual or group nomination. If you are submitting a group award\, please indicate the name of the group and the names of the group members. \;
The leadership accomplishments and contributions are for the calendar year 2021.  \;
Note: \;Nominators can submit multiple nominations.
The deadline to submit nominations is 11:59pm EDT on August 5\, 2022.
The Leadership Awards Celebration to recognize the honorees will be held September 21\, 2022 at the Marriott Marquis\, Washington\, DC. Registration will be open closer to the event. Visit \;affirm.org \;for more information. \;
2021 Leadership Awards Recap Video
Past Winners
Our 2021 Honorees were recognized for work performed in 2020 at our Leadership Awards Celebration on December 8\, 2021.  \;