2024 FINALISTS – USA AWARDS

ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

Bruce Mosler, Cushman & Wakefield
Christopher Glanzmann, Barclays
Cynthia Kao, Operation Code
Danielle Sandy, Barclays
Francis Post, Google
Marcel Alvarez, GE Aerospace

BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR

James Trainor, Aon
Joseph Anderson, Rafael Systems Global Sustainment
Josh Forman, Core One
Robert Gray Bracknell, Jefferson Science Associates
Timothy Toomey, Axcel Instructor-Led Training

CHAMPION OF WOMEN AWARD

Dr. Adama Kalokoh, Impact Sierra Leone
Jeanette Miller-Osborn, NetWitness
Lt Col Kate Germano USMC (ret), Cassandra-Helenus Partners
Matice Wright-Springer, Booz Allen Hamilton
Nikki Foster, GE Aerospace
Valinda Samuels, Barclays

D&I INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Barclays Military Resource Group, Barclays
GE Aerospace Military Officer Leadership Program, GE Aerospace
Leader Transition Institute
Organized Q
The Shadow Between Us, Tender Heart Crusades
Veterans in Financial Services

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR

Amazon
Barclays
Fiserv
GE Aerospace
Google
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceutical

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

Brandon Sivret, Argento Simulations
Chelsea Mandello, Troopster
David N. Finch, I-2-I Solutions
David Peterson, Fenix Group
Nicole A. Anderson, Skyvoice / Nico Denas
Paul Maguire, Knowmadics

INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

David Tibbo, Purdue Applied Research Institute
Dr. Dylan Hayden, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dr. Myriam Seay, U.S. Air Force
Ernesto Camacho, DHL
Mat Yarger, Demia
Mika J Cross, Strategy at Work
Terry Roberts, WhiteHawk CEC

MILITARY VALUES IN BUSINESS AWARD

Allyson O’Neal, Bayada Hospice
Gilbert Smith, Philips
Jacinta N. Dorsey, Newport Healthcare
Jeffrey L Swanson, Truist Securities
Matthew Thompson, Socure
Rick Hoggard, ZS Associates

NEW SERVICE LEAVER OF THE YEAR

Brandon Gillett, Barclays
Gabbe Kearney, GE Aerospace
Jonathan Joyner, Duke University
Kelly Harrison, Mindfully Crafted Solutions
Matthew Phillips, JPMorgan Chase

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR

Andrew Cote, BRINC Drones
Jennifer Baker, Johns Hopkins University
Michael E Harrington, Lockheed Martin
Dr. Monique M. Chouraeshkenazi, The Chouraeshkenazi Group
Morgan Bennett, GE Aerospace
Rick Pina, Inspired Solutions

RESERVIST OF THE YEAR

John Ellis, Jacobs
Jonathan Noftsier, Fountainhead Workforce Strategy Consulting
Latoya Gatewood-Young, Barclays
Sean Chao, The Chao Group
Sean Ellison, Barclays
Steven Jaworski, Avature

ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR

Boyd Melson, MYND Drinks / Consultants for America’s Veterans (CAV)
Daniel Baldi, BAE Systems
Kemal Piskin, LinQuest Corp.
Kenneth T Davis, BIED Society
Nathaniel Lowrey, Barclays
Norman Pugh-Newby, Deloitte

SERVICE LEAVER OF THE YEAR

Alyssa Sutton, Hampton University Rocks / BMNT
Chad Manske, American Airlines
Jeremy Gilliland, Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits
Jimmy White IV, Vanguard
Michael Griffin, FDM Group
Vivian Eng Bendewald, American Chamber of Commerce Taiwan

TEAM LEADER OF THE YEAR

Charlie Waltrip, Deloitte
Eli Rosado, Warner Bros. Discovery
Matthew Wise, Barclays
Michael Bouchard, Advanced Management Strategies Group
Victor Foulk, CGI Federal