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Archivist’s AchievementAwards
MAY 11, 2017National Archives, College Park, Maryland
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Happy Public Service Recognition Week and welcome to our 17th
Annual Archivist’s Achievement Awards. Each year, we recognize
the outstanding accomplishments of our National Archives colleagues
across the nation. Remarkable work happens at this agency every day,
and this event is an opportunity to highlight some of that work.
Just about every day I get comments praising your work, so this year
we are going to incorporate some of those comments in today’s program.
You will be hearing directly from the people who benefit from the work
that we do. We will have customer/user/researcher videos interspersed
throughout the ceremony thanking you for what you do.
It takes every one of us working together in pursuit of NARA’s
mission to successfully provide access to Federal records. It is
important to remind ourselves of the importance of our work,
especially in times of budgetary uncertainty. Democracy depends
upon the work that we do.
Congratulations to the award recipients on your achievements.
And thank you to all the National Archives and Records
Administration staff who protect, release, move, store, process,
declassify, exhibit, digitize, and promote our records and support our
staff in all that they do. I see dedication to our mission in every part
of NARA across the nation. And I am honored to work beside you.
David S. Ferrieroarchivist of the united states
to the 17th annual Archivist’s Achievement Awards
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OPENING REMARKSDavid S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States
NARA Recognition for Military Service For active duty service to the United States of America as a member of the Armed Forces
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Extraordinary Document DisposalFor increases in disposal productivity and savings to the taxpayer
The Weidman Outstanding Volunteer Service AwardFor their outstanding volunteer work on the New Orleans General Case Files
Citizen ArchivistFor enthusiastically transcribing and sharing National Archives Catalog records
as a Citizen Archivist • Alex Smith
Danielle BoucherAllison CutukJohn FinleyJacqueline HeitzCorey HuttonDiane Jones
Randall KellyJean KubicaDaniel T. LeeJonathan MorseCharles MuchoKathleen O’Connor
Charles PerrymanAmy RichmondKenneth ThomasEric VanekSamantha Wade
Carrie S. Gibson Earl O. Gibson
Elton McLeod, Army Troy Perry, Air Force
With special thanks to all of the records center personnel involved in disposition, from review, to shelf pull, to truck, to crew, and other logistics. The Transfer and Disposition leads for disposal receive this award as an indication of the excellent work performed by individuals throughout the Federal Records Center program.
Robust Open Government PlanFor exceptional contributions to the development of NARA’s
fourth Open Government Plan
Connecting Veterans and their RecordsFor outstanding efforts to establish relationships with other government
agencies resulting in expedited service to our nation’s veterans • Alex Wilkinson
Exceeding Customer ExpectationsFor continuously providing exceptional service to the United States
Coast Guard and other Federal agency customers
Amy BennettHannah BergmanBritney CrawfordKate Dillon McClureMichael Moore
Meg PhillipsMary Ryan Meredith StewartRobin WaldmanWeikai Zhang
Jim BerenzWilliam ColbertDale DuvallTyrone Gill
Carla JohnsonWarren LambertNathan MartinRick Morgan
Thomas RichardsonLinda SargentStephanie SchmittSheila Whorley
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With special thanks to Tonga Smith.
With special thanks to Laurence Brewer, Amy Bunk, Ann Cummings, Benjamin Davis, Eric Douglas, Gordon Everett, Ellen Knight, John Laster, Carrie McGuire, Don McIllwain, Amelia Otovo, Carla Patterson, Dawn Powers, Arian Ravanbakhsh, Sheryl Shenberger, Gary M. Stern, and Pamela Wright.
25 years of serviceRecognition of Twenty-Five Years of Service • Rashad Shakir and
Frances Wright-Kulas
Dedication to TransparencyFor making access happen by declassifying and releasing 113,000 pages of records
exempted prior to the stand-up of the National Declassification Center
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Jeff AuserChristopher CarlinTamika EllisKenneth HawkinsSean Huang
Leslie JohnstonKevin LiuJeff MonroeGulam ShakirJeremy Yates
An Exemplary Transfer For outstanding achievement in the transfer of electronic Presidential records
from the Obama administration to the National Archives
Truman Family GuideFor his creation of a Family Guide for the Truman Library, using innovative
designs to engage families in a highly educational manner • Jordan Tanner
With special thanks to Gary M. Stern.
Lifetime AchievementFor her long-lasting contributions to the success of the National Archives and Records Administration and the Civilian Personnel Records Center • Kimberly Gentile
William DeutscherHoward FengJennifer Halpern
Shawntay WatsonAmanda Weimer
Safeguarding Carter RecordsFor ensuring the protection and repair of records after a fire
incident at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Exceptional Truck Service TeamworkFor reliably delivering high quality customer service to Federal agencies that
utilize the Washington National Records Center Truck Service
Christian BelenaBetty EgwenikeAlan HoukeYoulanda Logan
Sheila MayoCeri McCarronJames McSweeneyMaryAnn McSweeneySara Mitchell
Steve OlsonBrittany ParrisKeith ShulerDavid Stanhope
Peter Arner Jamal BryantJeff DavisDaniel T. GrahamDouglas Grenier
Anthony Jefferson Scott Johnson Steven Royster Domonic Smith Aundra Williams
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Protecting Staff and Saving RecordsFor ensuring the safety of NARA personnel and agency records during the
November 14, 2016, fire at the Washington National Records Center
Channon Harris Kenneth Reese
Steven RoysterMichael Whitted
With special thanks to Mark Sprouse and Ngan Pham.
With special thanks to Meredith Evans and Charles Stokely.
30 years of serviceRecognition of Thirty Years of Service • Cheri Elder
San Francisco Special ProjectFor exemplary actions that enabled NARA to better protect, manage, and
provide access to holdings at the National Archives at San Francisco
Outstanding Leadership in Closing FOIA CasesFor outstanding achievement in leading the effort to close NARA’s 10 oldest
Freedom of Information Act cases • Amanda Weimer
Innovative DeclassificationFor developing an innovative method for identifying more easily-releasable
classified records that helped the National Declassification Center release an
additional 4,080,000 pages • John Perosio
William GreeneJeannine JeffreyCharles MillerMichael MooreJean Nudd
Allison OlsonPatrick OsbornJohn SeamansCody WhiteNathaniel Wiltzen
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With special thanks to Gary M. Stern, Alina Semo, and Joe Scanlon.
With special thanks to the NDC Metrics Team and Megan Morse.
With special thanks to Michelle Bradley, Gloria LeGaspi, and Doug Williford.
Photographic Conservator ExtraordinaireFor building NARA’s future with exceptional dedication and service to the
National Archives and the field of photographic conservation • Sara Shpargel
Lifetime AchievementFor 46 years of sustained professionalism and distinguished service to
the National Archives and the field of military history
Timothy K. Nenninger
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Temporary Obama FacilityFor extraordinary effort in the planning of the Barack Obama Presidential Records
temporary site and ensuring the successful movement of records
Ensuring Protection of Staff, Records, and VisitorsFor extraordinary efforts to execute an emergency procurement necessary to ensure the
continued protection of NARA staff, records, and visitors
Evelyn Y. DeanJennifer Klein
Santo PlaterAndrew M. Stroup
Dave AdamsCherylyn AlbanyRob BledsoeBrooke ClementDenny Coleman
Nancy DavisWilliam DayBeth FidlerMerrily HarrisSteve Heaps
Aaron JarvisMary KnillJohn LasterJohn MahoneyKevin McCoy
Martin McGannJim MortonGreg MouchynRon NollAndrew M. Stroup
With special thanks to Stephani Abramson, La Verne Fields, and Kevin McCoy.
With special thanks to Fred Abrahamian, Amy Anderson, Otho Branson, Frederic Cole, Leonard Harmon, Kimberly Koons, Tom Kruski, James McSweeney, Robert Newton, Pam Wegner, and Mary Ann Zulevic.
35 years of serviceRecognition of Thirty-five Years of Service • Barbara McGregor
and Danette Sanders
Stellar Customer ServiceIn recognition for stellar service provided to the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Service in response to national emergency requests
Providing Guidance to Ensure Smooth TransitionFor developing and communicating Federal records management guidance to
agencies during the change of administrations
Courtney AndersonSarah AraghiHannah BergmanBethany Cron
Eric DouglasLisa HaralampusChristopher MageeChristopher Naylor
Andy Potter Arian RavanbakhshJoseph Suster
Tammy CampbellKristina CurtisScott DeanDavid DiamondCheri ElderVolanta Harris-MitchellSpencer Jones
Cindy KatzerTheresa MellonSean MurphyMike O’ConnorKelly RonsleyScott Wilson
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With special thanks to Jocelyn Blakely-Hill and Laurence Brewer.
Ford Library RenovationFor consistent leadership and exceptional teamwork throughout the seven-year
long process of planning the total renovation of the core exhibits at the Gerald R.
Ford Presidential Museum and the new DeVos Learning Center
Stacy DavisJames Draper
Elizabeth DrugaGeir Gundersen
Donald HollowayMark Jonick
With special thanks to Joe Calvaruso and James Kratsas.
Improving Information ManagementFor standardizing and improving the way the Federal government manages
Controlled Unclassified Information
Michelle BoydDevin CaseyDawn Fairchild
Adam HuddlestonKimberly KeravuoriBryan Oklin
Mark RiddlePatrick Viscuso
Monumental Improvements in Archival StorageFor making monumental improvements in the agency’s storage
environments and archival holdings longevity
Enhancing NYC Public EducationFor strengthening education goals in New York City’s public schools and serving
over 500,000 students and 2,400 teachers using NARA resources
Nancy DavisJames GarvinPamela Najar-SimpsonRonald Noll
Mark OrmsbyDonald OverfeltNgan PhamFrank Quigley
William SantosDavid SponnMark Sprouse
Christopher Zarr
Lifetime AchievementFor Lifetime Achievement in furthering the National Archives and
Records Administration mission since 1983 • Mary Olson
With special thanks to Dorothy Dougherty and Sara Davis.
Nixon Gallery RedesignFor exceptional work completing a $15 million gallery redesign and renovation
project at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
Olivia AnastasiadisTim BrutonGreg CummingMarlon Guinn
Christine MickeyLisa RoyseCliff Wallace
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In MemoriamRemembering NARA staff lost in 2016
Kahlil ChismJoseph DoucetteJerry Griffith
Terryll LumpkinMarilyn RedmanCathryn Westfeldt
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Increased Access to Classified RecordsFor building foundational capabilities for processing, preserving, and providing
access to classified Federal electronic records
Muhsin Abdulrahman-BizihiSharmila BhatiaLynn GoodsellDeon HankinsJennifer Namsiriwan-Crabb
John Powell Richard Stone Rachel Sutcliffe Carrie Tallichet-Smith
40-50 years of serviceRecognition of Forty, Forty-five, and Fifty Years of Service • William Seibert
Describing 95 PercentFor outstanding achievement in making access happen by describing
the holdings of the National Archives
Closing Remarks
5 Years of ServiceAdebo AdetonaAbigail AldrichVictoria BlueSharon BoxSean BrogdenRobert Brown, Sr.Rebecca CalcagnoDanielle CalvinGonzalo CanoWilliam CarverAndrew CatesStacey ChandlerAshley ClarkJulie ClaytonRodney CobbBeatriz CollazoDuane CopowyczAlan Cousin, Jr.Benjamin Dawson IIIMichelle DepewSean DerrickRobyn DexterDale DuvallChristopher DyroffTamika EllisMichael EllzeyJames EnglishJon FletcherGeorge Fuller, Jr.Daniella FurmanEdward GerminoKimberly GormanRichard GreenMichael HancockBrian HarrisJennean HarrisKaitlyn HemNicholas Herold
Jasmine HillColin HitzemannIngi HouseJerry JacksonKevin JamesCarla JohnsonDavid JonesMichael KaragozianGary KeenerChad KemperKatherene KimJames KliceWarren LambertChristopher LambethAlexandra LangeAmii LimppDorissa MartinezMargret MathewsAlyson MazzoneSean McCaneyWilliam MooreEllen MulliganAlijah Jon-Jacob NunnJaime OdellAsiolefolasa PeseLauren PierceRoss PolettiMina Raass-DanaMary Glen RafaelKenneth ReeseMelvin Riley IIISarah RogersWilliam RyanAnthony SalmansLinda SargentEric SchmidtThomas SchwartzBreanne SchwarzCharlie Smith
Domonic SmithAnita SolakHans SprenkleMarc SteibelMegan SteuartClifford SwanAlex TimbermanStephen ToolenAndrew TownsendTina VilcaAndreea VlaicuAmanee VonderhaarLarry Watson IIJanell WattsWilliam WeberVincent WebsterKolleen WesbrookDouglas WillifordHelen WuMathew Yardley
10 Years of ServiceCiara AbramLaura AliAudrey AmidonOlivia AnastasiadisKevin AndersonSarah AndersonTimothy AndersonMichael AnnenJames ArmisteadJason AtkinsonWilliam BaehrLucy BarberScott BartonNormand Beland, Jr.Douglas BickneseAlene BownsKimberly Boykin
Mai BuiGabrielle BurnsAna CamachoChristopher ChristensenSusan CliftonAlexandra CourtneyKeith DayScott DeanDanielle EcholsErica EilandTroy ElkinsJoseph FalcioneTimothy FarrSharon FitzpatrickTasha FordShanea GonzalezGwen GranadosWilliam GriffithMisty GrimesRandal GrimesJohn Owen HamiltonEric HaufMaureen HillKinata HoltMichael IoccaBrian JacksonWillie JohnsonRachel JohnstonMatthew King, Sr.Jeffrey KissellRichard KlarnerKerri LawrenceMichael LedyardJohn LegloahecAlexander Lorch IIIAmy LubickJudy Luis-WatsonNathan MartinJon McIver
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NARA is proud to acknowledge these milestone years of service reached by our employees during Calendar Year 2016.
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Mary-Clare McNattStephanie MontgomeryPamela Najar-SimpsonDominique NathanKevin NattRobert NewtonAndrea NoelRyan NolanDavid NollQuentin OlsonJohn ParhamLenora ParkerChristopher PembeltonZachary RobertsAdrian RodneyAlvin RossHolly RussoGerardo Sanchez, Sr.James SauterJason SchultzNoah ShankinRobert SmithGary Stetler-WilliamsMichael TarabulskiChinita TaylorJoseph Taylor, Jr.Kevin ThomasScott ThompsonJennifer TorresAngela TudicoGerald WashingtonM’Lisa WhitneyTara WilliamsWanda WilliamsJeannette WiseErica WrightJames Wrigley
15 Years of ServiceBradley AbramczykDavid AdamsMichelle AlexanderSarah Araghi
Jodi BallardLloyd Beers, Jr.Sharmila BhatiaDawn BiancoJocelyn Blakely-HillDenise BooneDelmer BrantiganJewel BrassellAmy BunkDouglas Campbell, Jr.William CarpenterStephanie ChapmanTina Chase FomukongSean ClaytonSusan ClymerMarie CoanBernarr ColettaDarin CotéRebecca CrawfordYolande CrawfordTerence DanielyPatti DannerLois DavisMichelle DemartinoSeema DhemanDavid FortMary GetterWilliam GreenGuy HallShirley HammondWilliam HarrisKaren HibbittTraronda HolbrookChris IsleibAnthony Jefferson, Jr.Vicki JeffreyJonathan JohnsonKimberly JohnsonHeather JoinesJoseph Keefe, Jr.Ivonne Vega LongJason LoveAlexander Lutz
Whitney MaharRenee MahnGregory MangiaracinoStephanie MarkSandra MartinJohn McEvoyLucinda McGuireJimmie McWhirtWanda MichalsDavid MillerHattie MillerStacey MulliganArthur NeaseDamon NevilsShiuan NiouShannon OlsenStephannie OriabureAmelia OtovoDenise PersonsPhillip PhamChristopher PinkneyPauline PizzoWade PoppAaron PrahRobert ReedSarah ReillyAlan ReynoldsJohn ReynoldsCheryl RobinsonKelly RonsleyAntwine Rook, Jr.James RothJon SantiagoDavid SatterfieldBeth ScripterMathieu ShermanTracey ShermanKellie ShipleyGretchen ShoemakerSteven ShultzDana SimmonsAaron SipesMichael Skipper
Rosetta SmithStephen SmithRobert SpacekJocelyn SprengerKenneth Lee SumlinSarah SwansonRobert ThompsonAnita ToddTabitha TursoJeffrey UrbinEric Van SlanderSophia WaltonAlison WheelockShelia WhorleyScott WilsonJames WinterPamela WrightBrandon ZoggNiels Zussblatt
20 Years of ServicePaul BrownTimothy BrutonTammy BurchamReginald CarterMicah CheathamStuart CulyAllison CutukNadra DayAdrian Dela Paz, Jr.Hailing DuanJeff Fleeton, Jr.Michael FrushAlfred Greene IIINichole GreeneChristopher GushmanTimothy HarrisLarry HayesRobert HolzweissAdam HuddlestonMichael JacksonLee JohnsonMelinda Johnson
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Terrence JohnsonAlicia JonesRhonda JoyceBilly LasterSirena LucasEdwin LunRonald MayKathleen Dillon
McClureSammy McClureLloyd MitchellBouviette PenningtonLitha PeoplesEric PettyDenise PullenMidgie SchwabRobert SkwirotElizabeth SloneNaomi SmothermanDarla ThompsonLisa Ann TrampotaDovie TysonMeredith WagnerPamela WhiteBryan WilliamsFelicia WilliamsRobert Williams
25 Years of ServiceSamuel AnthonyAngela Banks-BetheaConnie Beach-SimsScott BirckheadMichele BugenhagenMatthew BynumLarry ConradDavid Coontz IIDorothy CovingtonAnn CummingsMattie DavisMatthew Dibiase
Sharla DomogauerViolet EstersStephanie FawcettDunbar Allen Fisher, Jr.Susan Francis-
HaughtonLeonard GarrettMaryrose GrossmanLisa HaralampusLisa HarrisAnita HendersonJannie HinesJoseph HollisDonald HollowaySusan AbbottDun HueyJeannine JeffreyDiana JohnstonRicky JonesTisha JonesMay KeelyTerrell LondonRichard LopezMaureen MacDonaldAndrea MatneyPatrick McCannDavid MengelShawn MortonMartha MurphyHung NguyenRonald NollWendy NortonVicki NosserJohn OhanlonDavid PiffJohn PowersRaymond RuskinDavid SaboElaine SchroederRashad ShakirGeorge Shaner
Daisey SmithSandra TusseyDebra Steidel WallDexter WattsStacie WhitakerAnn WorleyFrances Wright-Kulas
30 Years of ServiceCharly AbrewErnest BryantBrian ButtsNeil Carmichael, Jr.Stephanie CaseyRobin CecilCarolyn ClarkNarciso CruzEdward DensmoreCheri ElderStanley FanarasLinda GunnMichael HarrisMichelle HudgensDenise JacksonYoulanda LoganPatricia LoweCarolyn McelvainePatrice MurrayRose ParisseKim ParkerHelen PiechoinskiCynthia QuillenPaul RoodGloria RoyeDoris SandersLisa SandorRobin SchoemehlKaren ScottCheryl SirofchuckDavid StanhopeTarenthia Turpin
Robert WallacePatrick WilsonBruce Zaczynski
35 Years of ServiceLinda BakerLynn BlackmerDouglas DannerMary DavenportKaren DegraziaJohn FinleyRoy KellerBarbara McGregorThomas NastickTeresa ParkerVeronica RossSandra RoyDanette SandersJohn WilsonNovella WoodlandKelley YackleyJames Zeender
40 Years of ServiceRoss CameronCarol ChurchMartin McGannBarbara RustWilliam SeibertJennifer Waters
45 Years of ServicePaula AyresJames NewellMichael O’Connor
50 Years of ServiceKenneth CaseyRay Hess
Stephen Adams 17Marlene Ambrose 44Gale Bentley 44Brenda Bernard 50Barbara Biffle 42Kevin Bradley 30Carol Brooks 22Margaret Bruno 45Bruce Bustard 31Sarah Calmese 22Linda Carson 42Stephen Challis 11William Cira 14Barbara Cline 41Michael Conner 40Jean Cooke 39Brenda Cooley 37Wanda Curry 38Janet Davis 36William Davis 33Diane Dimkoff 32Steven Downie 13Anne Dwyer 30Walter Foster 22Thomas Gannon 10Larry Garnes 21Sandra Glasser 39Marilyn Graham 22Vivela Green 40Kenneth Hafeli 39
Doris Hamburg 35Michael Hamilton 15Arthur Hanson 22Nancy Hassett 30Richard Higgins 32Montz Hill 41Bobby Hill 32Ruth Hollingsworth 30Janet Hottman 25Douglas Houston 22Rosa Hurd 15Susan Jackson 42Kenneth Johnson 20James Kekeris 15Kathleen Knott 19Cynthia Koch 17James Kratsas 31Barbara Kraus 20Nancy Lauermann 40Donna Lehman 18Paul Lydon 28Robert Marsh 7Laura McCarthy 28Richard McCulley 23Albert McFadden 33James McKan 14Clarence McMorris 42Sharon Merrell 18Ricky Moe 10Judith Moore 25
Queenie Ogden 41Charles Ponders 43Pamela Pope 38Donna Read 14Naomi Revzin 19Rhonda Rhynes 39Mary Ritzenthaler 31Rodney Ross 41Alice Rosser 32Arlene Royer 31Stephen Samford 23Ann Seibert 28George Sermuksnis 33Steven Shafer 31Jodie Steck 11James Stewart 19Charles Stokely 40William Stout 28Vernell Tate 33Pauline Testerman 40Tasha Thian 35Vincent Thornton 44Denise Watson 42Deborah Wayne 35Karl Weissenbach 38Kathy Wells 32Luella Wight 19George Williams 15Henry Wolfinger 46Patricia Woodland 41
NARA extends its appreciation and best wishes to our colleagues who retired during Calendar Year 2016. Listed here are their names and years of service.
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SPECIAL THANKS Ceremony Readers
Angela Dorsey, Steven Haversack, Matthew Sutton, and Wanda Williams
and
Andrew Barnes
Jeff Benson
Mark Busby
Mike Collins
Mujeeb Chowdhry
April Delira
Barry Drennon
George Morash
Jackie Heitz
Donald Holloway
Joshua Jackson
Thedra Johnson
Roy Lower
Maureen MacDonald
Tchad Moore
Julie Newhouse
Hilary Parkinson
Kevin Petty
William Plummer
Jeffrey Reed
Anthony Russell
Laura Sheehan
Alex Turell
John Valceanu
Dallas Whitted
and the
LB&B AV Team:
Terence McHale,
Jeffrey Schmidt,
and Mark-Anthony
Sevilla
Participating Executives
David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States
William Bosanko, Chief Operating Officer
Mark Bradley, Director of Information
Security Oversight Office
Laurence Brewer, Chief Records Officer
Micah Cheatham, Chief of Management and
Administration
Sean Clayton, Chief Human Capital Officer
Ann Cummings, Executive for Research Services
Elaine Didier, Director of the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library and Museum
Susan Donius, Acting Executive for Legislative
Archives, Presidential Libraries, and
Museum Services
La Verne Fields, Acting Chief Acquisitions Officer
Donna Forbes, Executive for Business
Support Services
Swarnali Haldar, Chief Information Officer
John Hamilton, Director of Congressional
Affairs
Oliver Potts, Director of the Office of the
Federal Register
Alina Semo, Director of the Office of
Government Information Services
Sheryl Shenberger, Director of the National
Declassification Center
Maria Carosa Stanwich, Chief of Staff
Gary M. Stern, General Counsel
Jay Trainer, Executive for Agency Services
Debra Wall, Deputy Archivist of the
United States
David Weinberg, Director of the Federal
Records Center Program
Pamela Wright, Chief Innovation Officer
Awards Selection Committee
Event Production
Brian Barth, Graphic Designer
Victoria Blue, Writer
Sarah Garner, Writer
Christine Hartman, Audio Visual Manager
Ben Jordi, Program Producer and Script Writer
John Heyn, Video Producer
Lemitchel King, Videographer
Julie Reid, Video Editor
Robin Waldman, Producer
Chris Runkel
Debra Wall
William Bosanko
Valorie Findlater