WHERE
The Ritz-Carlton
1700 Tysons Blvd
McLean, VA 22102
WHEN
Oct. 31, 2019
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
2019 Finalists
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2019 PINNACLE AWARDS FINALISTS
Artificial Intelligence Government Executive of the Year
- David Shive, General Services Administration
Artificial Intelligence Industry Executive of the Year
- Gary Shiffman, Giant Oak
- Shamlan Siddiqi, NTT DATA
- Shaun Bierweiler, Cloudera
- Chitra Sivanandam, SAIC
- Brad Mascho, NCI Information Systems
- Josh Sullivan, Booz Allen Hamilton
Business Development Executive of the Year
- Thomas Middleton, GDIT
- Laura Braksator, ASRC Federal
- Lynne Chamberlain, Red Hat
- Mike Gaffney, CACI
- Sean Mullen, Perspecta
Cybersecurity Government Executive of the Year
- Garth White, Science and Technology Directorate, DHS
- Daniel Commons, Federal Student Aid, Education Department
- Daryl Haegley, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security
Cybersecurity Industry Executive of the Year
- Thomas Gardner, HP
- Shawn Wells, Red Hat
- Natalie Catliota, NetCentrics
- Sean Berg, Forcepoint
DOD Government Executive of the Year
- Bob Kayl, Defense Department
- Teresa Smith, Defense Logistics Agency
DOD Industry Executive of the Year
- Jon Dittmer, Array Information Technology
- Rick Jones, AMERICAN SYSTEMS
- Rick Schult, E3/Sentinel
- Patrick Mahoney, LMI
- Scott Briggs, ViON
Government TEAM Project of the Year
- Stephanie Price, Emilio Fernandez, and John Blankenship, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Richard Weddle, Internal Revenue Service
- Gary Washington, Agriculture Department
- Joshua Gustin, ATO Program Management Organization, Enterprise Services, Communications, Information and Network Programs, Federal Aviation Administration
Healthcare Government Executive of the Year
- Bobby Saxon, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Dr. Barclay P. Butler, Defense Health Agency
- Chris Martin, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Healthcare Industry Executive of the Year
- Jon Scholl, Leidos
- Michele Kang, Cognosante
- Pasquale (Pat) Tamburrino, Jr., LMI
- Travis Dalton, Cerner
- Kamal Narang, GDIT
HR Executive of the Year
- Janet Waldron, SOS International
- Denise Bailey, Koniag Government Services
- Kate McEnaney, CyberCore Technologies
- Norman Iracheta, MAXIMUS Federal
- Laura Giangiuli, CALIBRE Systems, Inc.
Intelligence Government Executive of the Year
- Marianne Bailey, National Security Agency
Intelligence Industry Executive of the Year
- Stephen Gillotte, Reinventing Geospatial, Inc.
- Laine Klein, AECOM
- Eric Patterson, Riverside Research
- Dave Wajsgras, Raytheon
- Damian DiPippa, ManTech
Marketing Executive of the Year
- Matt Maurer, ICF
- Blake Travis, MAXIMUS Federal
- Helle Huxley, SOS International
- Lorraine Corcoran, Perspecta
- Oliver Nutt, GDIT
National Security/DHS Industry Executive of the Year
- John Hynes, Applied Insight
- Cedric Sims, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Scott Recinos, LMI
- Brian Michl, GDIT
Private Company Executive Assistant of the Year
- Groslyn Burton, The Asia Group
- Nancy Edwards, AMERICAN SYSTEMS
- Debbie Smith, Telos Corp.
- Lisa DeRaymond, Koniag Government Services
- Maria Plunkett, A-TEK
Public Company Executive Assistant of the Year
- Robert Angeli, SAIC
- Tia Kim, Perspecta
- Mary Kay Clark, Red Hat
- Pennie Parkin, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
- Coney Jackson Elam, IBM, Federal Market
- Joyce Downing, SAIC
STEM Advocate of the Year
- Jan Johnson, Array Information Technology
- Alka Bhave, Perspecta
- Jennifer Bahrami, CNSI
- Will LaBar, CGI Federal
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ABOUT
THE INAUGURAL PINNACLE AWARDS
Before an audience of over 300 GovCon leaders and influencers, WashingtonExec in November announced the winners of the inaugural Pinnacle Awards — not an easy feat as the judges had received 125 impressive nominations spanning several categories.
The first awards luncheon on Nov. 1 at the Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner shone a light on exemplary GovCon leadership. In addition to recognizing the winners, Donna Morea was honored for her lifelong leadership in the GovCon community. SAIC CEO Tony Moraco and Attain Chairman and CEO Greg Baroni spoke on Morea’s decades-long contributions and Baroni highlighted her as a trailblazer.
Emceed by Dr. John Hillen, the awards ceremony was unique in the sense that nominators described the “why” and the “how” of an executive milestone and/or federal client project. The awards were not solely based on rewarding revenue generation, CEO only, or other arbitrary accolades.
“Everyone here exemplifies true leadership, innovation and a drive to make the government more efficient and effective,” said WashingtonExec founder and CEO JD Kathuria. “Each and every one of you is key to driving critical missions, whether you are a senior leader or an executive assistant.”
