18th Annual Awards CeremonyOctober 22nd 2015

18th Annual Awards Ceremony October 22nd 2015

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CIGIE AwArds – 2015Order of Events

Presentation of Colors and National Anthem

Welcoming RemarksKathy A. Buller

CIGIE Awards Program Co-ChairInspector General, Peace Corps

Keynote AddressThe Honorable Loretta Lynch

Attorney General

Special Category Awards PresentationThe Honorable Michael E. Horowitz

CIGIE ChairInspector General, U.S. Department of Justice

Allison LernerCIGIE Vice Chair

Inspector General, National Science Foundation

Alexander Hamilton AwardGaston L. Gianni, Jr. Better Government Award

Glenn/Roth Exemplary Service AwardSentner Award for Dedication and Courage

June Gibbs Brown Career Achievement AwardIndividual Accomplishment Award

Barry R. Snyder Joint Award

CIGIE Awards PresentationThe Honorable Michael E. Horowitz

CIGIE Chair, Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice

Allison LernerCIGIE Vice Chair, Inspector General, National Science Foundation

Closing RemarksThe Honorable Kathleen Tighe

CIGIE Awards Program Co-Chair, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education

18th Annual Awards Ceremony October 22nd 2015

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GAston L. GIAnnI, Jr. BEttEr GoVErnMEnt AwArd

U.S. Department of AgricultureWright County Egg Investigative Team

Todd D. BucciSpecial Agent

Douglas J. CzepaSpecial Agent, Food and Drug Administratio

Peter E. Deegan, Jr.Assistant United States Attorney

Don DixonRegional Director, Agricultural Marketing Serv

Suzanne L. HasiakPolicy Development Division Staff Officer,

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Lisa E. HsiaoTrial Attorney

Derrick N. HurstAssistant Special Agent-in-Charge

Yvonne M. MeeksSpecial Agent

Bradley E. MeyerSpecial Agent

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Anthony V. MohattSpecial Agent-in-Charge

Spencer E. MorrisonAssistant Special Agent-in-Charge,

Food and Drug Administration

Christopher K. ParisiTrial Attorney

Matthew G. PermenterSpecial Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Robert A. PetrieInvestigator, Food Safety and Inspection Service

Carole SchmittSpecial Agent

Michael E. SheatsDirector, Poultry Market News and Analysis

Division, Agricultural Marketing Service

David W. TrykowskiDirector, Compliance, Safety, and Security Division, Agricultural Marketing Service

Michael N. VarroneAssociate Chief Counsel, Office of the General

Counsel, Food and Drug Administration

Stacy WiechecSpecial Agent, Food and Drug Administration

Luis ZamoraRegional Director, Food Safety and Inspection Service

In recognition of the extraordinary investigative efforts and interagency cooperation to prosecute violators of food safety standards and practices that resulted in a nationwide outbreak of salmonellosis that led to a recall of millions of eggs

18th Annual Awards Ceremony October 22nd 2015

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AudIt AwArd for ExCELLEnCE

U.S. Department of AgricultureUSDA Outreach Audit Team

Dorothy J. AlleyAssistant Director, Eastern Region

Jason L. BrammerSenior Auditor

Elizabeth A. BurchfieldAuditor

William J. BurkeAssistant Director, Farm, Trade, Research and Environment Division

Chun Far FuAuditor

Jennifer A. GentileSenior Auditor

Ernest M. HayashiDirector, Farm, Trade, Research and Environment Division

Mark S. HightSenior Auditor

Donte L. JonesAuditor

Paul T. KeatingDirector, Director, Eastern Region

Turon S. KendrickSenior Auditor

Douglas W. LarsonAssistant Director, Midwest Region

Benjamin D. LloydAuditor

Michael R. MartinDirector, Writing and Publications Division

John D. MassaSenior Auditor

Alexis M. PayneAssistant Director, Farm, Trade, Research and Environment Division

Ronda F. PriceDirector, Midwest Region

LaRoyce Y. ReidAuditor

Yarisis Rivera RojasAssistant Director, Eastern Region

Ashley RizzoAuditor

Wananna SabinAuditor

Brett SiefersAssistant Director, Eastern Region

In recognition for outstanding efforts to ensure that U.S. Department of Agriculture assistance improves the viability of small and beginning farmers and ranchers, and access to USDA programs for historically underserved communities

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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

InVEstIGAtIons AwArd for ExCELLEnCEU.S. Department of Agriculture

North Dakota Crop Insurance Fraud Investigative Team

Tanya L. AbrahamSecretary to First Assistant U.S. Attorney/Grand Jury Coordinator

Nicholas W. ChaseAssistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office

Andrew J. EischensCompliance Investigator, Risk Management Agency

Nicholas R. FreiheitSpecial Agent

Denise M. FuchsParalegal Specialist, U.S. Attorney's Office

Connie R. HackmanDeputy Warden, James River Correctional Center

Bill H. HarrisIT Technician, North Dakota State Penitentiary

Clare R. HochhalterAssistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office

Daniel T. HudsonSpecial Agent

Dale R. IhryProgram Director, Farm Service Agency

Andrew W. LaFleurAssistant Special Agent-in-Charge

Brooks R. LahtiInvestigator, Menards Corporation

Michelle R. MeyerAutomated Litigation Support Specialist, U.S. Attorney's Office

Bryan K. OlschlagerProgram Director, Farm Service Agency

Cindy K. OstgardenAdministrative Services Specialist, U.S. Attorney's Office

Mark F. PriceSenior Compliance Investigator, Risk Management Agency

Michael P. PrzybylskiSenior Compliance Investigator, Risk Management Agency

Kent S. RockstadChief of Civil Division, U.S. Attorney's Office

Troy A. SchanerSpecial Agent

Jeff K. WegnerAdministrative Captain, James River Correctional Center

In recognition of outstanding efforts to bring to justice brothers who committed fraud against USDA's crop insurance program

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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

LAw And LEGIsLAtIon AwArd for ExCELLEnCE

U.S. Department of AgricultureOffice of Counsel

Cecelia A. BanksFOIA Assistant

Shenandoah M. BunnAssistant Counsel

Melissa I. CaseyStaff Assistant

Alison DeckerAssistant Counsel

Paul M. FeeneyDeputy Counsel

Michael D. JonesAssistant Counsel

Amy N. LowenthalAssistant Counsel

Christine G. MaherAssistant Counsel

Antigone PotamianosDeputy Counsel

Jill P. SayreAssistant Counsel

Christy A. SlamowitzCounsel

Albert StewartManagement Analyst

Cherry W. TolliverAssistant Counsel

In recognition of the Office of Counsel's significant contributions to CIGIE through the provision of legal counsel and services for 6 years

18th Annual Awards Ceremony October 22nd 2015

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CIGIE's Cloud Computing InitiativeMultiple Offices of Inspector General,

U.S. Department of Agriculture (Project Lead)

Joann AdamProgram Director, Department of Transportation

Priscilla AkitaProgram Analyst, United States Agency for International Development

Reginald AllenDirector, Computer Security and Information Technology Audit Office, Department of Justice

Tertia AllenTeam Member, United States Postal Service

Sean BalduffDeputy Director, United States Postal Service

Lisa BanksAssistant Director, United States Agency for International Development

Susan BanksOperations Manager, United States Postal Service

Jane A. BannonDirector, Information Technology Audit Operations Division, USDA

Rashmi BartlettAssistant Inspector General for Audit, Pension

Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Heather BaumgartelTeam Leader, Department of Energy

Corey BidneAssistant Director, Information Technology

Audit Operations Division, USDA

Mike BlaszczakOperations Manager, United States Postal Service

Robert BrennanAssistant Inspector General for Audits, National Labor Relations Board

Rudolph M. BrevardDirector, Environmental Protection Agency

Jeffrey BrownDirector, Social Security Administration

Sharon BrownAuditor, United States Agency for International Development

William J. BurkeAssistant Director, Farm,Trade, Research, and

Environment Division, USDA

Naomi BybergSenior Auditor, Department of Labor

Therese M. CampbellAssistant Director, Information Technology Audit

Division, Department of Education

Luis de la CanteraAssistant Director, United States Agency for International Development

Victor ChanAuditor, Department of Labor

John CihotaDeputy Assistant Inspector General, United States Postal Service

Charles E. Coe, Jr.Assistant Inspector General, IT Audits and Computer

Crime Investigations, Department of Education

Allen CrawleyAssistant Inspector General for Systems Acquisition

and IT Security, Department of Commerce

Nate CusterProgram Director, Department of Transportation

Charles M. DadeTeam Lead, Environmental Protection Agency

Cheryl DaileyAuditor, Social Security Administration

Laura DavisInspector General, National Endowment for the Humanities

George D'EliaInformation Technology Specialist, United States

Agency for International Development

Sherri L. DemmelDeputy Assistant Inspector General, IT Audits and

Computer Crime Investigations, ED

Rodney G. DeSmetDeputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit, USDA

Joshua DieckertIT Auditor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and CFPB

Amy K. DonahooSenior Auditor, USDA

Lynn DowdsSenior Auditor, Department of Transportation

Thomas ElchenkoLead Information Technology Auditor, Office of Personnel Management

Stephen ElsbergAuditor, National Endowment for the Humanities

Stephen FowlerIT Audit Manager, Department of Labor

Juliet FuselierStaff Auditor, Department of Interior

Brian GibsonProgram Director, General Services Administration

Jefferson GilkesonDirector IT Audit, Department of the Interior

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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

R. Nicholas GocoDeputy Assistant Inspector General for Auditing,

General Services Administration

Khalid HasanOIG Manager, Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System and CFPB

Ernest M. HayashiDirector, Farm, Trade, Research, and Environmental Division, USDA

Vonda HolmesIT Specialist, Department of the Interior

Nicholas HoyleChief, Information Systems Audits Group,

Office of Personnel Management

Paul HsiangIT Auditor, Department of Justice

Tiara JacksonAuditor, United States Agency for International Development

Matthew JacobsAuditor-in-Charge, General Services Administration

Carnelious JonesInformation Technology Auditor, Information Technology

Audit Division, Department of Education

Louis KingAssistant Inspector General for Financial and

Information Technology Audits, DOT

John KiruriAuditor, United States Agency for International Development

Dea LynchStaff Auditor, Department of Energy

Joseph A. MarantoDirector, Information Technology Audit

Division, Department of Education

Christopher MarottaAuditor, United States Agency for International Development

Michael R. MartinAssistant Director, Writing and Publication Division, USDA

Lance R. MooreAssistant Director, Information Technology

Audit Operations Division, USDA

Elizabeth J. MorganInformation Technology Specialist, Information Technology

Audit Division, Department of Education

Tonya MorrisonProgram Manager, Department of Justice

Clark MorsbachIT Specialist (INFOSEC), Department of Commerce

Mary Ellen MoyerAudit Manager, Social Security Administration

Jim MullenInformation Technology Specialist, Department of Transportation

Mark NormanDirector, United States Agency for International Development

Donald NussComputer Scientist, Department of Commerce

Sonya PanzoAudit Manager, General Services Administration

Andrew Patchan, Jr.Associate Inspector General for IT, Board of Governors

of the Federal Reserve System and CFPB

Damian PryorManagement Analyst, General Services Administration

Richard PuertoLead Information Technology Specialist, United

States Agency for International Development

Morgan ReynoldsIT Auditor, Department of the Interior

Jarvis RodgersIT Audit Manager, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Marisa RoinestadAssociate Deputy Assistant Inspector General for

Auditing, General Services Administration

Roseanne SandsIT Specialist (INFOSEC), Department of Commerce

Albert E. SchmidtIT Auditor, Environmental Protection Agency

Peter SheridanSenior OIG Manager, Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System and CFPB

Deborah Stover-SpringerActing Inspector General, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Ping SunDirector for IT Security, Department of Commerce

Paul VaclavikAuditor-in-Charge, Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System and CFPB

Taneshia VadenAudit Technician, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Eunice Valentin RiveraAuditor, United States Agency for International Development

Cameron WalkerAssistant Director, Department of Justice

Todd WisniewskiDirector, Technology Audit Group, Department of Energy

Charles YaoIT Auditor, Department of the Interior

18th Annual Awards Ceremony October 22nd 2015

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Amanda YoungAuditor-in-Charge, United States Postal Service

Sonya ZackerSenior IT Auditor, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Julie ZielinskiAuditor-in-Charge, Department of Energy

In recognition of outstanding achievements in improving the integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness of executive branch agencies' operations in the critical realm of cloud computing