Advancing Excellence
Accelerating Innovation
Nominees Honor Roll
2024 Excellence Award Nominees
Mawufemor “Jemima” Agbemenu
Chidinma Agwu
Nico Alabat
Elizabeth Alderton*
Ashley Anderholm
Martha Anders
Teri Balser
Kristin Beck
Daniel Bentley
Cristina Bernardo
Dana Bisordi
Sarah Bologna
Kelly Boyles
Abbey Brincefield
Jamila Brooks
Casey Brown (DUH)
Lexi Brown
Kiersten Bugaj
Deanna Burch
Janet Burgess
Chloe Burnette
Bonnie Burns
Briana Burrow
Renee Calkins
James Campbell
Kellie Capes
Tanya Carson
Kristy Castleberry
Gerardo “Jerry” Chavez
Christine Coates
Krystan Coble
Darryl Coffield
AC Coleman
Joan Conrad
Dariele Cooper
Angela Cozart
Dawn Craft
Mary Creech
Francesca Damiani
Allandria Davis
Shelby Decker
Olivia Decuir
Anna Delaria
Derek Deschaine
Stephen Donohue
Deborah Doria
Jennifer “Jennie” Dougherty
Lauren Drake
Charmaine L. Duckie
Ben Edwards
Hafida El Hassani
Marilou Elpa
Holly Essex
Sarah Faulkner
Meg Fenu
Sandra Fernald
Andrew Flance*
Christopher Flannagan
Peter Fleming
Emma Furbee
Salem Gaide
Letha Gilstrap
Mercedes Gordon*
Karen Granger
Melba Greene
Jill Haslam
Sara Heikal
Mackenzie Hengsterman-Cash
Joanna Hirsch
Lisa Hixson
Clarissa Holley
Christie Honeycutt
Juliet Hong
Kelly Houser
Shakia Hukins
Annie Jaeger
Jisun Japzon
Anna Jones
Karen Woods Jones
Kristi Jones
Ashley Joseph
Amy Kavanagh
Emese Kearns
Hedda Kelley
Ursula Kennedy
Ashleigh Kessler
Kevin “Jake” Kingery
Emma Konrad
Kristin Knapp
Quanita Knight
Mary Kovach
Sona Lai
Destiny “Des” Lambert
Maricel Larioque
Joy Larney
Elizabeth Larson
Gabrielle Lasanta
Amy Lee
Jessie Legath
Erin Lentz
Jennifer O. Lewis (DUH)*
Jana Linsenmeyer
Laura Litt
Janice Livingston
Kristen Lott
Sharron Lovely
Arin Lowe
Denise Lush
Gwendolyn MacDonald
Haiyan Mao
Amy Markovics
Cassandra Martin
Zachary Mashburn
Michelle Mason
Julicia Maxwell
Sylvia McCauley
Jaime McDermott
Jodi McHugh
Megan Mears
Siera Merritt
Erika Michael
Cameron Mohler
Angelo Moore
Emilee W. Morock
Lynne Morrison
Carly Mulroy
Jewelz Caudle Murphy
Jennifer Musgrove
Matthew Niccoli
Adora Ocampo
Amy Ochterski
Lorraine Odango
Amanda Ornell
Kelly Osborne
Jessica Osso
Kristin Page
Ivan Pareja
Brittany Parrott
Donna Perez
Ian Peters
Anna Groce Pinel
Michelle Porterfield
Betty Prokop
Victoria “Tory” Pruitt
Karen Pulido
Danielle Raya*
Hannah Reynolds
Lauren Rich
Sarah Rosenzweig
Nirmola Rozario
Taylor Sabia
Kathy Sandel
Abby Sanner
Erica M. Saunders
Carrie “Meghan” Savage
Anne C. Schmelzer
Joel Schneider
Nicole Scholl
Jessica Seabrooks
Erika Seeler
Allison Semmler
Jennifer Sheasley
Crystal Sheats
Katie May Shepherd
Pullo Sillah
Yafatou “Fatima” Sillah
Angela Smith (DRH)
Wendy Smith
Elizabeth Soule
Simone Spieker
Jason Stokes
Jennifer Strickland
Candi Sutton
Paula Tah-Sherman
David Theurer
Kelsey Thomas
Meagan Thompson (DUH DMP 7W)
Jennifer Tomlinson
Christopher Trinidad
Amy Troy
Sarah Tucker
Ana Marie Tumang
Frank Turcotte
Tritony “Tony” Van
Carolyn Vreeland
Michele Walker*
Breanna Warren
Julie Warzecho
Crystal Webb
Melissa “Missy” Whitfield
Caitlin Williams
Consuelo Denise Williams
Hope Williams
Melissa Wilson
Savannah Wilson
Lauren Wolfe
Cary Wright Jr.
Jessica Wright
Kevin Yardley
Emily Yero
John Yoder
Courtney Young (DUH)
Geraldine P. Young
Mark Zizzi
*FON winner in previous year
2023 Excellence Award Nominees
Grace Abellon
Dezarae Adam
Chidinma Agwu
Gabriela Alfaro
Cassandra “Cassie” Alford
Deborah “Hutch” Allen*
Kaitlyn Allen
Ashley Anderholm
Kelly Andrews
Katia Anello
Nicole Anticich
Mayra Arias
Beatriz A. Ashrafuddin
Bubacarr “B” Badjan
Kaitlin Bailey
Christa Baker
Charis Barnard
Nathaniel Barwick
Christie Beagle
Gina Beau
Kristin Beck
Debra Bernardina
Cristina Bernardo
Peter Berry
Tammy Berry
Brittany Best
Karen Bivins
Alberta Boadu
Joanne Boone
Brenda Bordeaux
Hansel Bosarge
Mary Anne Bosher
Hallas “Hunter” Boyd
Meghan Bradshaw
Connie Brock
Shaunika Brooks
Katherine P. “Katy” Brown
Susan L. Bryson
Noah Burch
Janet Proctor Burgess
David Bynum
Amber W. Byrd
Logan Byrd
Todd Carey
Michael Cartwright
Amanda Cervenka
Erin Chambers
Ashley Chandler
Ricardo Lozano Chavez
Kim Cleary
Nicole “Nicki” Murray Coates
Darryl Coffield
AC Coleman
Elisa Collins
Shannon Collins
Alice P. Cooper
Devon Couch
Mary Creech
Stuart Cunningham
Garisha Davis
Paul Davis*
Frank DeMarco*
Fallon Dove
Mary Beth Dowd
Catie Dunn
Molly Durand
Ben Edwards
Sami Ellis
Diego Enriquez
Mallory Erl
Sarah Faulkner
Joy Fischer
Peter Fleming
Ashley Flynn
Anna Forsberg
Celia Fox
Ashley Frazier
Michael Frazier
Erin Freeman
Tiffany Frett
Catherine Celine Givens
Kathleen “Kay” Glisson
Leilani Gomez*
Mercedes A. Gordon
Cara Graham
Centa Graves*
Claire Greensmith
Mary Guhwe
Cathy Gustafson*
Sarah Haithcock
Alex Hammond
Katie Harbin
Minda P. Harris
Megan Hatfield*
Caroline Hazel
ZaNeta Heartwell
Ellen Hester
Jennifer “Jenny” Hill
Tracie Holland
Anna Hughes
Bradley Hughes
Ramona Irabor
Jose Irizarry
Annie Jaeger
Jo Anne “Jo–Jo” Jagodzinski
Olivia Jaouhari
Megan Jessee
Shawn Johnson
Lillian “Anna” Jones
Onelia Ruby C. Jose
Pelagia Leon Joseph–Danzie
Diedre Joyner
Emma Kauffeld
Sukhjeet Kaur
Edward Keating
Krishonda Kidd
Christina Kleinert
Quanita Knight
Sara Kowalewski
Teena Kumari
Erin Kurdelski
Lora Lake
Tracey Lanier*
AnnaChristian Lankford
Lindsay Lankford
Jacqueline Lawdley
Cindy Lawrence
Jong Lee
Laura Litt
Sam Litt
Angie Little
Kitty Lockner
Denise Lush
John Lytle
Gwendolyn MacDonald
Haiyan Mao
Carol Martin
Nadia Martinez–Estrada
Michelle Mason
Caitlin McArthur
Katrina McClurkin
Nicollette Mielecki
Hope S. Miles
Adam Millard
Katherine “Katie” Miller
Diane Mitchell
Rachel Morin
Tunisha Mosley
Moses Mugo
Carly Mulroy
Margaret Murphy
Loan Nguyen*
Fatou Njie
Steve Nwanguma
Nancia T. Odom
Renee Olsen
Amanda Ornell
Nancy Outzs
Elsa Pacheco
Kristin Page
Julie Parham
Cheryl Parker
Meghan Parrett
Amanda Pearson
Toni Peed
Cheylaine Perkins
Tori Pierce
Henrry Rebollar–Miguel
Blair Reddick
Joven Reyes
Hannah Reynolds
Lisa Ricker
Linda P. Ridenhour
Paige Romer
Amanda Rooney
Tracey Rooney
Michi Rose
Meaghan Rupert
Meagan Salmon
Christina Salpietro
Abijah “Abby” Samuel
Abigail “Abby” Sanner
Carrie “Meaghan” Savage
Krystle Schmidt
Karin Schudel
Brian Scott
Jessica Seabrooks
Crystal Senter
Tatiana Sergent
Kerri Shaw
Allyson Shiveler
Hayley Shively
Kelsey Hicks Sholes
Allyssa Siegrist
Sarah Skiba
Heather Smiley
Alexander Smith
Zackary Snell
Chrysa Soures
Stephanie Spivey
Tanya Springfield
Madeline Stadler
Cheyenne Stahl
Betty Stallings
Robert Stern
Adrienne Stevenson
Jason Stokes
Theresa Stone
Alison Strickland
Julia Suman
Melinda Talley
Rebecca Taul
Molly Taylor
Anitra Terry
Shelley Thompson
Kevin Thornton
Sasha Thornton
Brittany Tinsley
Danielle “Dani” Tomaszewski
Audria Torian
Sarah Tucker
MD Uddin
Violeta Villaruel
Kendra Vincent
Heidi Wait
Amber Walters
Nicole P. Ware
Faith Waters
Asabi Watson
Gail Wemmer
Crystal Williams
Desiree Williams
Sezman Williams
Asher Wilson
Savannah Wilson
Karin Winstead
Christine Wisnewski
Cecilia Wood
Sarah Zbikowski
*FON winner in previous year
2022 Excellence Award Nominees
Danielle Aguinaldo
Jordynn Akins
Tiffany Akins*
Jacqueline “Jackie” Alder
Cassandra “Cassie” Alford
Alvin Aquino
Megan Arguello
Chelsea Armitage
Ciarra Ashley
Terra Atwood
Bubacarr Badjan
Christa Baker
Coté Baldovino
Natalie Barton
Ramona R. Basnight
Christie Beagle
Pamela Beck
Cristina Bernardo
Peter Berry
Brooke Blankinship
Alicia Blue
Jennifer K. Blum
Alberta Boadu
Joanne Boone
Melissa Bowen
Ann Brandley-Loner
Susan D. Bruce*
Tyler Burd
Janet Burgess
Natalie Burns
Maureen Butts
David Bynum
Philip Cannon
Vonda W. Capps*
Todd Carey
Donna Carver*
Libby Carver
Johanna Casey
Haley Charles
Allyson Christian
Kiana Claiborne
Kelly Cobden
Darryl Coffield
Blair Collins
Shannon Collins
Erin Conklin
Dariele Cooper
Andrea Copeland
Shelby Corbett
Connie Cox
Mary Creech
Timothy Crittenden
Chelsea Cuddington
Maria Fe Darr
Alli Davis
Lakisha Dawkins
Lauren Delahunty
Brenda Dowse*
David Duckett
Charmaine Duckie
Janier Duran
Georgina Durst
Ben Edwards
Claire Edwards
Pamela B. Edwards*
Mary Evans
Debbie Everleigh*
Katia Ferguson
Sarah Ferrell
Rachel Fischer
Molly Frazier
Rachel Fredericks
Ilyse Fultonberg
Valerie Gajcak
Bethany Gallagher
Brian Vaughn Gallagher
Tigist Gessesse
Rogelio Gildore Jr.
Ann Ginnevan
Beverley Gooden-Louden
Jennifer Hall
Levent “Levy” Hall
Damali Harrigan
Minda Harris
Tricia B. Harrison
Nianne Herring
Stephanie M. Hess
Ellen Hester
Karen B. Hicks*
Samantha “Sam” Hiser
Carol Hobbs
Scott Hutchison
Eva Ilmberger
Olivia Jaouhari
Karen Jones
Kristi Jones
Janet Kaempf
Ayano Kakoki
Christina Kleinert
Quanita Knight
Lora Lake
Margaret Lam
Rio Landa
AnnaChristian Lankford
Kim Laurent
Andrea Layton
Lisa Legath
Marci Leifson
Dulce Perez Lessard
Christie Gallardo Lezada
Grace Linderman
Abigail Lopian
Denise Lush
Zenaida Macapagal*
Katrina Strong Malugen
Cassandra Martin
Alyssa McCormick
Katherine McDuffie
Lindsey McMahan
Natalie Mendez
Kristen Meyer
Lindsey Michno
Adam Millard
Aisha Miller
Leah Mincey
Sarah Morgart
Rachel Morin
Mary Susan Moss
Moses Mugo
Carly Mulroy
Luzviminda “Luz” Cosalan Munda
Idil Musa
Fatima Nachet
Vicki Narron
Maria Neville
Fatou Njie
Jo Nocito
Rose-Annie Ofori
Abenaa Oforiwaa
Amanda Ornell
Katherine “Katie” Overbey
Kristin Page
Terri Page
Leah Parker (DUH 7700)
Ian Peters
Kendra Pineyro
Maria Pleasant
Casandra “Sandi” Privette
Abigail “Abby” Pulzone
Taylor Quebbeman
Laura Rampersad
Michelle “Shelley” Ray
Faith Regn
Bridgette Renn
Caroline Rhodes
Jasmine Rice
Samantha Rimmer
Caricia Rodriguez
Katie Rohs
Amanda Rooney
Gilbert Thomas Rutledge
Susan Satenspiel
Diane M. Sauro
Jill Scharnhorst
Kathryn Schiffhauer
Krystle Schmidt
Kendra Scullark
Jessica Seabrooks
Catherine Sellers
Chelsea Shelton
Craig Shreve
Laura Shuler
Vanessa Sillaman
Katherine Simkins
Megan Smith
Simone Spieker
Yvonne Spurney*
Madeline Stadler
Rachael Stasiuk
Jason Stokes
Theresa Stone
Caroline Strazis
Alison Strickland
Kristin Strickland
Melissa “Missy” Sturdevant
Jason Suarez
Kelly Sullivan
Dustin Tart*
Emily Tedesco
Melissa Teves
Shelley Thompson
Kevin Thornton
Brittany Tinsley
Sharon Tobias
Brianna Traynor
Francis Turcotte
Mutya Valente
Violetta Villaruel
Kendra Vincent
Nam Vo
Geraldine “Geri” Wahlay
Asabi Watson
Elizabeth Watts
Katelin Welch
Cindy Wiley-Parotti
Kate Williams
Melissa Williams
Tamara Williams
Krista Wilson
Lorraine Wilson
Samantha “Sam” Woog
Heather Wright*
Kyle M. Yanchura*
Lauren Kowadlo Yelverton
Laura Zamora
Tyson Zlockie
*FON winner in previous year
2021 Excellence Award Nominees
Luis Acevedo
Karen Albidrez
Victoria “Tori” Andrews
Kayla Apokremiotis
Bubacarr Badjan
Jessica Baker
Claire Balatow
Ashley Barba
Stephanie G. Barnes
Tara Bass
Gina Beau
Pamela Beck
Alzora “Zodi” Benjamin
Cristina Bernardo
Peter Berry
Hannah Betancourt*
Karen Bivins
Melinda Blitchington
Jennifer K. Blum
Lori Brigadier
Kayla Brooks
Mark Brooks
Angel Brown
Kelly Brown
Susan Bryson
Stephanie Burford
Joan Cahill*
Kellie Capes
Joseph Capps
Tanya Carson
Kim Cato
Kathryn “KC” Cherveny
Paul Clausing
Carolyn Collins
Shannon Collins
Rebecca Cone
Dariele Cooper
Mary Creech
Tyesha Crosby
Dyani Cuahutle
Reynaldo “Ricky” Cuenca
Bobbie Jean Curkovic
Georgie Dacuycuy
Deborah Daniel
Joni Danjczek*
Alexandria Davis
Christina Davis
Paul Davis*
Allison Dimsdale
Kim Dorsey
Charmaine Duckie
Josefa “Joy” Dufresne
Mae-gan Ellis
Karen Emery
Mallory Erl
Jessica Evans
Caitlin Fanning
Pamela A. Farley
Marissa Farrell
Katia Ferguson
Lisa Finley
Celia Fox
Joanne Galli
Kiera Gardner
MacKenzie Gavin
Candace Gentry
Kristen Gerhart
Ashley Green (DPC)
Deborah M. Green
Angela Hammonds
Minda Harris
Stacey Harvin
Gillian Hayami
Meg Helsley
Eric Hexdall
Karen B. Hicks
Tanita Hill
Racelle Holgado
Christie Honeycutt
Chantal Howard
Brad Hughes
Cindy Irby
Ann Taylor Jones
Pelagia Leon Joseph-Danzie
Jennifer Junker
Uma Kalagnanam
Amy Kessenich
Rosemary Ketring
Mollie Kettle
Razu Khan
Allison Kiefer
Emily Kiger
Joseph Koscak
Lauren Kowadlo
Suzanne Lambert
Tracey Kathryn Lanier*
Edward Lavoie
Jessica “Jessie” Legath
Marybeth Lenz
Dulce Perez Lessard
Christie Lezada
Nicole Licato
Janice Livingston
Cynthia Macalino
Zenaida Macapagal*
Cassie Malstead
Lauren Matthews
Edwina F. McCray
Faith McGlynn
Lori McLeod
Dashanna McNeil
Rachel Meyer
Stacy Currin Michaelsen
Elaine Milton
Melody Moore
Leila Morin
Amanda Morrison
Mary Jane Moseley*
Moses Mugo
Megan Murari
Idil Musa
Fatima Nachet
Marie Nagel
Maria Neville
Karen Nielsen
Stacey O’Brien
Susan Lynn Oeser
Terri Page
Mallory Parrott
Dhruvi Patel
Pamela Peaks
Molly Pearlstein
Sarah Pierson
Florentina “Florence” Poff
Benita Pope
Lisa Powell
Misha Price
Robin Pyles
Julie Ramsey
Jennifer Reinert
Lisa Ricker
Samantha Rimmer
Crystal Rinaldi
Marlina Roberson
Kim Sage
Meagan Salmon
Jenny Salzer
Diane Sauro
Rachel Savage
Jill Scharnhorst
Karin Schudel
Dana Scofield
Kendra Scullark
Sam Seelinger
Kelsey Seidl
Graciela Seila
Fonda Sharp
Bailey Shelton
Gail Shulby
Danielle Simon
Aprille Singson
Karen Slingluff
Brenda Smith*
Megan Smith
Sharon Smith
Yolanda Smith
Simone Spieker
Jim Steigerwald
Courtney Stierwalt
Kristin Strickland
Melissa “Missy” Sturdevant
Jason Suarez
Heather Sullivan
Patricia Swann
Cate Taylor
Molly Taylor
Melissa Teves
Eric Tewksbury
Loren Thompson
Le’Keitha Thornton
Kara Threatt*
Emily Towery
Katie Toy
Francis Turcotte
Carolyn Vreeland
Tara Walczak-Daege
Tonya Wall
Samantha Walsh
Faith Waters
Chelsea Whitten
Anthony Wilkie
Kate Williams
Melissa Williams
Tamara “Tam” Williams
Krista Wilson
Kyle M. Yanchura
Laura Zamora
Karen Zelaya*
*FON winner in previous year
