Nominated by their peers, these awards recognize and celebrate women guiding, mentoring, and driving the industry through their impactful leadership; driving technology and business transformation and modernization; and/or driving efforts to initiate the next positive disruption that will truly change how Federal agencies support their mission.
The complete list of the award winners, selected from both Government and industry, is below. Congratulations to all!
- Jocelyn Greenidge, Senior Program Manager, Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Cognosante - Misu Tasnim, Executive Director of Digital Service
U.S. Digital Service - Kim Cirka, Partner, Healthcare Segment
Guidehouse - Marie Rowland, Owner
Write Brain, LLC - Karen Evans, Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Karen Brazell, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enterprise Integration and Chief Acquisition Officer
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Lynette Sherrill, Executive Director Enterprise Command Operations
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Cherri Waters, Director of Service, Quality and Support
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Lisa Talcott, Vice President
NTT DATA - Julie McGrath, Vice President, Military Health Research, Life Sciences, and Clinical Programs
General Dynamics Information Technology - Amy Bassano, Deputy Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Shari Ling, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Kim Brandt, Principal Deputy Administrator for Policy and Operations, Office of the Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Elizabeth Parish, Director, Payment Policy and Financial Management Group
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight - Tammy McChain, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
NTT DATA - Katherine Sickbert, Deputy CIO
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Maria Roat, Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer
Office of Management and Budget - Venice M. Goodwine, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Stephanie Keith, Director, Cyber Workforce Management
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs - Lori Mongold, HQDA G3 Division Chief
US Army G-3/5/7 - CAPT Kimberly Elenberg, Director, Total Force Fitness
Defense Health Agency - RADM Erica Schwartz, MD, Deputy Surgeon General
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Barbara C. Morton, Deputy Chief Veterans Experience Officer
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Katharine Murray, EHR Modernization Brach Deputy Chief
Defense Health Agency - Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, Principal Deputy Commissioner and Acting Chief Information Officer
U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Takisha Schulterbrandt, PhD, Executive Vice President
Chickasaw Nation Industries (CNI) - Kelly Grigg, Delivery Manager, Onboarding & Outreach Cloud Navigator Service
Cognosante - Kristin Gill, Chief Operating Officer
GovernmentCIO - Robin Usi, Director, Data Sharing and Partnership Group, Center for Program Integrity
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Erica Dobbs, President and CEO
Dobbs Defense Solutions, LLC - Sophia Jyehshin Parker, Chief Executive Officer
DSFederal, Inc. - Natassja Manzanero, Program Coordinator, Telehealth Resource Center Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Julie Stoner, Vice President, EHRM Program Executive
Cerner Government Solutions - Varsha Maheshwari, Senior Advisor
Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services Administration - Susan O’Hare, Senior Technical Advisor
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Laurie Park, Senior Advisor
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service - Elaine Johanson, Director, Office of Health Informatics (Acting)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Swathi Young, Chief Technology Officer
Integrity Management Services, Inc. - Alison P. Garcia, Associate Director, Product Management
Publicis Sapient | Public Sector - Erin Snyder, Executive Vice President
EM Key Solutions, Inc. - Kim Sullins, Supervisory Management Analyst
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Elizabeth Ahrens, Vice President, Civilian Health
NetImpact Strategies - Shubhi Mishra, Chief Executive Officer
Raft, LLC - Danielle Krakora, Product Manager, Digital Solutions
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, OIT - Pamela Powers, Acting Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - CAPT Donna Poulin, Chief, Enterprise Solutions Architecture- Business Analytics Division, DAD-IO (J6)
Defense Health Agency - COL Jenifer Meno, Deputy Assistant Director for Strategy, Plans and Functional Integration (J-5)
Defense Health Agency - Amanda Axsom, Chief Development Officer
Halfaker and Associates - Jennifer Bonner, Executive Director, Federal Civilian and Health Sector
Solutions By Design II, LLC - Daphna Shai, Program Manager
Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Cybersecurity Services Staff - Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Kerri Maloney, Principal
Deloitte Consulting, LLP - Bahar Niakan, Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Kameron Matthews, MD, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services
Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Rhatia Mays, Cybersecurity Lead
TISTA Science and Technology Inc. - Cheryl Mason, Chairman, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Denise Rainey, President and CEO
Rainmakers Strategic Solutions LLC - Liz Porter, President, Leidos Health Group
Leidos - Stephanie Taylor, Director, IT Program Integration
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Jeanette Little, NETCCN Program Director and Lab Lead, TATRC’s Digital Health Innovation Center (DHIC)
Telehealth & Advanced Technology Research Center, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command - Rachele Cooper, Chief Executive Officer
Aptive Resources - Michelle Gardner-Ince, Director, Women Veteran Small Business Initiatives
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) - Cindi Bassford, Partner
Guidehouse - Joy Day, Information Technology Specialist
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Claudine Beron, Chief Executive Officer
Initiate Government Solutions - Clare Martorana, Chief Information Officer
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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Congratulations again to all of the winners!
