SAC Group Awards 1
Award: Acting Administrator`s Implementation Award
Group Name: Liberia Health Sector G2G Team
Recipients: Randolph H Augustin ; Charles Egu ; Bethany K Gaddis ; Daniel Kamara ; Samuel D Kouame ; Anthony Kumi ;
Sophie Parwon ; Alex Siafa ; Peter E Young
Citation: For innovation in the implementation of government-to-government agreements in Liberia to strengthen the stewardship
of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, accelerate health outcomes for women and children, and response to the Ebola
crisis.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Distinguished Honor Group Award
Group Name: #LetGirlsLearn Campaign Team
Recipients: Barbara A Bennett ; Stephanie Jane Bluma ; Natasha M Demarcken ; Katie Donohoe ; Rwaida Gharib ; Ashley
Green ; Scott Gruber ; Matt Herrick ; Christine Janes ; Stephen Michael Kowal ; Devon Mclorg ; Jeffrey Mettille ; Franklin
Moore ; Charles E North ; Alexandria E Oleksy Ojikutu ; Nina Aristea Papadopoulos ; Kelly L Ramundo ; Ranta L Russell ;
Jane Stanley ; Julie Hanson Swanson ; Ann Christine Vilsack
Citation: In recognition of exceptional achievement, sustained outstanding leadership and extraordinary creative service placing
USAID in a global leadership role on the issue of girls education.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Distinguished Honor Group Award
Group Name: Africa Leaders Summit Core Group
Recipients:
Amanda Boachie ; Kellie Burk ; Jeremy Meadows ; Erica M. Navarro ; Marie Jonta Williams
Citation: As main Africa Leaders Summit (ALS) POCs, this team guided and coordinated overall USAID input to and
preparations for the ALS, communicating directly with State and NSC counterparts.
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Award: Distinguished Honor Group Award
Group Name: Agency's New Model of Development
Recipients:
John P Gibbons ; Stephen Matzie ; Donald B McPherson ; Evan Notman
Citation: For embodying the Agency's New Model of Development by structuring one of the most innovative Development Credit
Authority loan guarantees ever conceived and relentlessly fighting for critical bureaucratic, policy and operational changes to
ensure its full and successful implementation.
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SAC Group Awards 3
Award: Distinguished Honor Group Award
Group Name: Office of Country Support Team
Recipients: Mark Austin ; Anne Batchelder ; Rochika Chaudry ; Elizabeth Kibour ; Bijou Muhura ; Chrstopher Penders ;
Rushna Ravji ; Sarah Scheening ; Amalhin Shek ; Agnieszka Sykes ; Mary F Vandenbroucke ; Kelly Wolfe
Citation: In recognition for demonstrating sustained and exceptional commitment and effectiveness in supporting mission health
programs and GH Country Teams.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Distinguished Honor Group Award
Group Name: Office of the Executive Secretariat
Recipients: Keith Battles ; Wayne G Bethea ; Christopher William Bodde ; Christine Brown ; Jabir Brown ; Courtney Ryan
Buck ; Samuel Callaghan ; Shanieka Campbell ; Christopher A Colbow ; Fernando Cutz ; Cecily Anne David ; Etop T Ekanem
; Nadia Farra ; Matthew Ferrell ; Karen Ann Franchois ; Bianca Girault ; Mark S Hannafin ; Jennifer Anne Hurley ; Freda G
James ; Juanita E Jones ; Karen Juckett ; William R Leavitt ; Jacob Leffler ; Sarah E Mavor ; John McComb ; Natalie Kay
Meyers ; Connie A Miconi ; Tyrone Miles ; Allison R Noble ; Everton J Palmer ; Jeffrey Picard ; Jenifer Sanderson ; Donna P
Sediqi ; Jennifer Tarng ; John A Vansandt ; Eric M Watson ; Keeley Williams ; Latrisha D Youngblood
Citation: In recognition for targeting and exceeding groundbreaking goals for teamwork, professional excellence, and dedication
in facilitating the Agency's decision-making, briefing, and communication processes in a manner which showcases the Agency as
the preeminent modern development enterprise.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Distinguished Honor Group Award
Group Name: SERVIR Hub Expansion Team
Recipients: Albert Anoubon-Momo ; Marthe Aponte ; Klomjit Chandrapanya ; Anne M Dix ; Jennifer Frankel-Reed ; Teresa
Leonardo ; Agathe Sector ; Tricia Siaso ; Jody Stallings ; Nicodeme Tchamou ; Alan Whiting
Citation: In recognition of outstanding teamwork, inclusive leadership, and extraordinary effort in leading the collaborative efforts
to extend the SERVIR network via new local partner institutions in the Mekong and West Africa. These new partnerships are
being built on a new joint venture model between E3 and the Regional Missions to resolve complex and dynamic development
challenges in a changing climate.
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Award: Distinguished Honor Group Award
Group Name: South Sudan Strategy Development Team
Recipients: Carla Aguilar ; John L Brannaman ; Alexious Butler ; Laura Campbell ; Mark W Childerhose ; Peter M Cronin ;
Bradley A Cronk ; Christopher J Daly ; Girma Debelu ; Alicia Dinerstein ; Jonathan Dworken ; Andrea Freeman ; Thomas Gibb
; Jason J Gilpin ; Micah A. Globerson ; Carrie A Gruenloh ; Malick Haidara ; Hugh Haworth ; Terence E Jones ; Kristin Joplin ;
Karen Juckett ; Elvira Kassimova ; Claudia O Koziol ; Alison Lapp ; Paul Mailhot ; Leanna L Marr ; Michael R Mccord ; Kamal
Paudel ; John N Piggott ; Tony Pryor ; Michael J Reilly ; Jean L Roberts ; Sara Taylor ; Dean J Walter ; Marc Weiner ; Nancy
D Whitney ; Elizabeth M Willis ; Lisa L Witte ; Pui Man Wong
Citation: In recognition of the tremendous effort exerted by staff from USAID/South Sudan, Africa Bureau, DCHA Bureau, and
PPL Bureau to continue program operations during extraordinarily difficult times while developing a new strategic operational
framework to redefine USAID's purpose and approaches in addressing fundamental development issues.
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SAC Group Awards 5
Award: Distinguished Honor Group Award
Group Name: USAID Credit Review Board
Recipients: Matthew Gary Austin ; Richard L Bachman ; William G. Baldridge ; Alice Joan Brooks ; Steven Thomas Brown ;
Precious Cain ; Christa A Capozzola ; Agnes Dasewicz ; Mark F Fittipaldi ; Sandra Goshgarian ; Sharon J Hester ; Nichelle
Yvonne Johnson Billips ; Elizabeth Jones ; Yohannes Kidane ; Kent Kuyumjian ; Denise Lamaute ; Julian E Muganda ;
Roman Gerard Napoli ; Laura Parrott ; Milan Pavlovic ; Douglas R. Pulse ; Tracy M Quilter ; Lori L Rakoczy ; Patricia R
Sommers ; Christian W Vandenassem ; Damian M Wilson ; Michelle D Wittenberger
Citation: To the members of USAID's Credit Review Board, for their commitment to safeguarding the credit exposure of the
Agency and unwavering standard for quality, accuracy and transparency.
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Award: Distinguished Honor Group Award
Group Name: USAID Iraq Mission
Recipients: Dilshad Abubakir ; Aqeel Ahmed ; Mariam Al-Anssari ; Muna Al-Dabbagh ; Alaa Al-Ibraheemi ; Amjad Al-Jiboori
; Shaymaa Al-Khshali ; Maad Al-Roudaini ; Asaad Alimari ; Pavel Basiladze ; Stephen M Brager ; Kamano Crepin ; Karen J D
Aboville ; Iman El-Shayeb ; Arkan Frayyeh ; Belay Gebrekiristos ; Bruce Gelband ; Bushra Hamad ; Adel Hikmat ; Erin E
Holleran ; Abdul-Kareem Hussain ; Amy J Koler ; Sarah Ann Lynch ; Marina Marzook ; Wameedh Mezher ; Nida V Mickus ;
Eric Milstrey ; Ahmed Mohammed Agha ; Ehab Muhammed ; Anmar Nassif ; Jafar Nema ; Ameena Radi ; Slavica Radosevic ;
Vladan Raznatovic ; Liliana Reyes ; Francisco Santos ; William A Sedlak ; Shaheena Sultana ; Elena Tretelnikova ; Gene M
Villagran ; Alonzo A Wind ; Ellen Marie Zehr ; Shwan Zring
Citation: In recognition of exceptional performance and commitment to ensuring USAID could continue its activities in Iraq
amidst a quickly deteriorating security environment and burgeoning humanitarian crisis despite the personal and professional
disruptions of relocation and having to assume additional responsibilities.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Accomplishment Award
Group Name: USAID/Pakistan Humanitarian Assistance Team
Recipients: Elizabeth M Campbell ; Randy Chester ; Justin T Divenanzo ; Mary Tyler Holmes ; Ali Gohar Khan ; Anna
McCrerey ; Abdul Rehman ; Kenneth P Sharp ; Joseph Tritschler ; Ryan M Weddle ; Dinah Zeltser-Winant
Citation: In recognition of exemplary teamwork that made the USG a leader in the provision of humanitarian assistance that
saved thousands of lives.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: "Acting on the Call" Event Group
Recipients: Sylvia Alford ; Anne Batchelder ; Barbara A Bennett ; Ariana Berangaut ; Stephanie Jane Bluma ; John E
Borrazzo ; Robbin B Boyer ; Kathryn Bunting ; Angela Catella ; Amy Cotter ; Clay Doherty ; Tiffany Drake ; Elizabeth R Fox ;
Daniel Max Gaynor ; Rwaida Gharib ; Scott Gruber ; Matthew Herrick ; Seema Johnson ; Lily P Kak ; Justine Lindsey Lewis ;
Bethanne Moskov ; Bijou Muhura ; Kaitlyn Patierno ; Kelly L Ramundo ; Rushna Ravji ; Stephanie Sack ; Jane Silcock ; Ellen
H Starbird ; Michele M Sumilas ; Sara Zizzo
Citation: In recognition for your leadership, technical direction and operational support for the June 25, 2014 “Acting on the Call”
event, and the June 26, 2014 “Ministers of Health Roundtable”, which continued and solidified the movement towards Ending
Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD).
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SAC Group Awards 7
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: 2013 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Agency Coordination Team
Recipients:
Precious Cain ; Jay Gilliam ; Shondell Andre Towns ; Carmen Ye
Citation: In recognition of the extraordinary contributions and accomplishments of the 2013 USAID Combined Federal Campaign
(CFC) Core Team. As the true force behind the Agency's CFC effort, their tremendous teamwork, boundless energy and
creativity, and deep commitment to the world's largest annual workplace charity campaign resulted in one of the most successful
CFC campaigns in the Agency's history.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: 2014 Mission Directors` Conference
Recipients: Brian S Bacon ; Maggie Bailey ; Alexis Diane Bonnell ; Matt Corso ; Wendy Lee Coursen ; Clay Doherty ;
Jason M Foley ; Terra Fretwell ; Thomas Garwin ; Amanda Miriam Glass ; Quinn Lorenz ; Erin Elizabeth Mckee ; Sharon A
Nwankwo ; Amy Paro ; Eric L Picard ; Phillip Price ; Tracy M Quilter ; Mark Skeith ; Ruth Strande ; Janis Kay Timberlake ;
Shawna Walsh ; Lee V Walter ; Katharine Antonia Weber ; Clinton D White ; Michael Eugene Wilburn
Citation: In recognition of your agile, efficient and timely organization of the 2014 Worldwide Mission Directors' Conference.
Your efforts were critical for the excellent planning, execution, and outcome of this influential conference.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Acquisition and Assistance Accountability Review Streamlining Team
Recipients:
Ruth Buckley ; Sandra Malone-Gilmer ; Portia R Persley ; Katherine Walsh ; Mark Walther
Citation: In recognition of the outstanding leadership and intra-agency teamwork demonstrated in streamlining acquisition and
efficiency accountability reviews to increasing the productivity, efficiency and effectiveness of the process and enhances the
Agency's ability to achieve development impact through our awards.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Central African Republic Crisis and Opening Action Coordination Team (CAR COACT)
Recipients: Emily Bremner ; Cara N Christie ; Daniel A Corle ; Elisabeth Dallas ; Katherine Echeverria ; Mark Goldenbaum ;
Natasha Greenberg ; Cwt Hagelman IIi ; Christine Leonardo ; Paul M Majarowitz ; Megan Mamula ; Sarah E Mavor ; Tess M.
Mcenery ; Patrick McGovern ; Richard Montpelier ; Ami Morgan ; Kristin A Poore ; Lewis Sevier ; Thomas H Staal ; Dennis
Stora ; Marcia Wong ; Naida Zecevic Bean
Citation: In recognition for providing leadership and creativity to respond to the ongoing humanitarian and political crisis in the
Central African Republic.
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SAC Group Awards 9
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Development Data
Recipients: Kimberly Bazemore ; Elizabeth Cuffe ; Scott Paul Depies ; Gayle Ruth Girod ; Rose Katherine KennedyTownsend ; Roy Miller ; Christopher Murphy ; Rachel Parker ; Brandon Pustejovsky ; Philip E Quinn ; Elizabeth T Roen ;
Alecia Sankey Sillah ; Marcelle J Wijesinghe ; Lynn P Winston
Citation: In recognition of superior leadership and innovative, pioneering work to publish Agency data in machine readable
formats thus increasing transparency and accountability in the achievement of USAID's mission and core values.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Europe, Middle East and Central Asia Team
Recipients: Eddie Argenal ; Greg Austreng ; Sarah Balin ; Yonathan Bock ; Dana D Chivers ; Robert Demeranville ; Hierete
Desta ; Patricia Hampton ; Karey Haywood ; Michaud Marcella ; Ashley McGloughlin ; Austan Mogharabi ; Melissa Opryszko ;
Peter Schecter ; Helen Sheppard ; David Sokoloff ; Elizabeth Stickman ; Ivana Vuco
Citation: In recognition for responding to multiple humanitarian crises in the Europe, Middle East and Central Asia region during
the summer of 2014.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Extreme Poverty, Fragility and Conflict Group
Recipients:
Bridget Basirico ; Jamie R Evans-Butler ; Joseph Hewitt ; Rachel W Locke
Citation: In recognition for exemplary leadership in formulating and amplifying the importance of addressing fragility and conflict
to realizing the Agency's mission of ending extreme poverty in the next twenty years.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Family Planning Technical Resource Package
Recipients:
Margaret D'Amano ; Shawn Malarcher ; Lois Ann Schaefer ; Jim Shelton ; Jeff Spieler
Citation: In recognition for outstanding technical leadership in the development of a comprehensive training resource package to
improve provider skills in family planning which will lead to expanded access to quality family planning services.
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SAC Group Awards 11
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Feed the Future Innovation Labs
Recipients: David Atwood ; Zachary Baquet ; Robert B Bertram ; John Bowman ; Courtney Buck ; Clara Cohen ; Franklin L
Cooper ; Kelly Cormier ; Christine Dwulet ; Steven M Fondriest ; Jerry Glover ; Jeff Hill ; Biniam Iyob ; Charles Craig Jackson
; Sascha Kemper ; Gloria Kessler ; Steven P Kovach ; Carole Levin ; Jennifer Vern Long ; John McMurdy ; Mitchell Nelson ;
Moffatt Ngugi ; James Oehmke ; Susan J Owens ; Lindsay Parish ; John Rutherford Pittman ; Suzanne M Poland ; Tracy
Powell ; Angela Records ; Laura Schreeg ; Mark Sieffert ; Natalie J Thunberg ; Joyce M Turk ; Sharon R. Wharton
Citation: In recognition of your contributions to strengthening the role of science and technology in Feed the Future through a
revitalized Feed the Future Innovation Lab portfolio and the resulting increased engagement with U.S. universities on agriculture
research and capacity development.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: FOIA Congressional Review Team
Recipients: Robert Dupuy ; Kimberly D Frazier ; Sylvia Putman Lankford ; Antoinette M Robertson ; Nakia Scott ; Alecia
Sankey Sillah ; Lynn P Winston
Citation: To acknowledge the exceptional effort of several members of the Bureau for Management, Office of Management
Services, Information and Records Division (M/MS/IRD) FOIA's team for their leadership, guidance and dedication in providing
sound analysis and unprecedented reviews of the Agency's response to multiple congressional inquiries.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Food Aid Reform Team
Recipients: Prince Boateng ; James Mark Brinkmoeller ; Kathryn Bunting ; Christa A Capozzola ; Angela Catella ; Harold L
Cohen ; Thomas Charles Cooper ; Benjamin Lee Edwards ; Alisha English ; Dina Marie Esposito ; Barbara A Feinstein ;
Anthony Fisher ; Donald Gressett ; Annie Harris ; Jessica Hartl ; Matt Herrick ; Amit Khardori ; Nancy E Lindborg ; Nikole
Manatt ; Danielle Mutone-Smith ; Matthew C Nims ; Kate Oberholzer ; Jason Raymond ; Matthew Justin Shugert ; Paul C
Vicinanzo
Citation: In recognition for extraordinary achievement of results in meeting Agency goals in food aid reform efforts.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Food for Peace Monitoring and Evaluation Team
Recipients:
Daniel Houston ; Dramane Mariko ; Arif Rashid ; Barbara Reed
Citation: In recognition for distinguished teamwork in strengthening the accountability and impact of the Agency's Office of Food
for Peace through the development and implementation of new Monitoring and Evaluation protocols, guidance and training.
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SAC Group Awards 13
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Frontiers Team
Recipients: Winston J Allen ; Alexis Diane Bonnell ; Hope Bryer ; Nan F Dearborn ; Clay Doherty ; Raquel Silva Gomes ;
Melissa R Hough ; Susanna Jolly ; Sharon Marie Lazich ; Danielle Lee ; Natalie Kay Meyers ; Carole Muedder ; Allison R
Noble ; Ilyse Stempler ; Natalie Marie Trigo Reyes ; Kathryn E Viguerie
Citation: In recognition of sustained, creative and outstanding efforts in support of the 2014 Frontiers in Development Forum.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: FY 2014-2017 USAID-Department of State Joint Strategic Plan and FY 2015 Annual Performance Plan
Recipients:
Margaret Mae Mesaros ; Jeffrey Mettille
Citation: For exemplary leadership and coordination in the development of the FY 2014-2017 USAID-Department of State Joint
Strategic Plan and FY 2015 Annual Performance Plan, ensuring the production of actionable documents that support USAID's
mission and core values
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: GC Ukraine
Recipients:
Mark F Fittipaldi ; Donald B McPherson ; Christopher F D Ryder
Citation: In recognition of exceptional initiative and professional skill in preparing a $1 billion loan guarantee made available by
the United States to the Government of Ukraine.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Global Resilence Partnership and the Global Resilience Challenge
Recipients:
Thomas G Beck ; Gregory Allen Collins ; Melissa R Hough ; Jami L Montgomery ; Katherine Helen Rostkowski
Citation: In recognition for extraordinary effort and achievement to conceive and launch the Global Resilience Partnership and
the Global Resilience Challenge.
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SAC Group Awards 15
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: HIV Vaccine R&D
Recipients:
Benny J Kottiri ; Margaret McCluskey
Citation: In recognition of your exemplary leadership and innovation in advancing USAID's HIV vaccine research.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: HR-LAB-SEC
Recipients: Robert C Baker ; Esha Bhardwaj ; Sarah D Buckley ; Khadija Carter ; Maria Price Detherage ; Amalia Dixon ;
Georgette Giles ; Latonya D. Gray ; Donald Gressett ; Connie V Hall ; Linda M Hill ; Deshanta N Hinton ; Jovan King ;
Elizabeth Brownlee Kolmstetter ; Edward Landau ; Joanna Gray Lange ; Rebecca Levy ; Edward Liverani ; Bruce F McFarland
; Erin Elizabeth McKee ; LeMont Fletcher Neal ; Francis G O`Brien ; Melvin C Porter ; Doreen Rizopoulos ; Stephanie Lynne
Robinson ; Carla Montemayor Royalty ; Theresa G Tuano
Citation: In recognition for outstanding teamwork and innovation in bringing a large number of highly talented individuals into the
US Global Development at an unprecedented rate of hiring, advancing the ability of the Lab and the Agency to harness science,
technology, innovation and partnership to accelerate development.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Iraq Complex Emergency Response Management Team (RMT) and Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)
Recipients: Warren Acuncius ; Nancy Aposporos ; Lauren Bevan ; Yoni Bock ; Teresa Braun ; Harold L Cohen ; Bob
Demeranville ; Hierete Desta ; Katherine Dillon ; Nancy Dolce ; Kat Echeverria ; Evan Elliott ; MAJ Cameron Fitzsimmons ;
Stacey Gilbert ; Emily Gish ; Keifer Gonzalez ; Rebecca Gustafson ; Caroline Haskins ; Karey Haywood ; Helen Ho ; Todd
Horne ; Clint Howard ; Michael Jack ; Adam Kaplan ; Mark Kelly ; Jim Kessinger ; Nina Kessler ; Laura Khan ; Chris Knobel ;
Chris Koltalo ; Jeremy Matthew Konyndyk ; Nicole Lightman ; Liz Lukasavich ; Anita Malley ; Mike Mattfeldt ; Darlene Mauldin
; Surin McKenna ; Ron Mortensen ; Kelly O'Donnell ; LTC Steve Petzold ; MAJ Jenn Philips ; Johs Pierce ; Asa Piyaka ;
Sarah Potts ; Buddy Stora ; David Taylor ; Chris Thurlow ; Chris Williams
Citation: In recognition for rising to the challenge and leading the USG's humanitarian efforts to assist Iraqis stranded on Sinjar
Mountain.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Lapse in Appropriations Planning and Implementation Team
Recipients:
Penny M. Bennett ; Constantine P Koulouris ; James Ley ; Angela F. Mcnerney ; Theresa G Tuano
Citation: In recognition of the development, implementation, and communication of the Agency's lapse in appropriations
(government shutdown) contingency plan and the advanced planning and identification of Operating Expense funding to continue
agency operations.
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SAC Group Awards 17
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Legal Team Supporting West Bank and Gaza
Recipients:
Mark Kenan Hyland ; Veena Reddy ; Ritu K Tariyal ; Stephen Valdes-Robles
Citation: In recognition for providing outstanding legal support following Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, which was critical to
formulating the Agency's emergency response to the sudden humanitarian crisis.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Measuring Progress by 2030 for FP Team
Recipients:
Yoonjoung Choi ; Madeleine Short ; Ellen H Starbird
Citation: In recognition of their outstanding technical leadership and dedication in developing a clear 2030 measure and goal for
the family planning component of the post-2015 sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda, and publishing the results in
the Lancet.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Microbicide Research, Development, and Introduction Team
Recipients: Matthew Barnhart ; Charis Boswell ; Cara Chirsman ; Lee E Claypool ; Emily Lark Harris ; Benny J Kottiri ; Amy
Lin ; Imran Mahmud ; Judy Manning ; Meredith Price ; Chloe Sedlak ; Jaynell R Smith ; Tabitha Lynn Sripipatana
Citation: In recognition for continuing to tirelessly and effectively pursue the technical and programmatic breakthroughs needed
for the successful research, development, and introduction of microbicides, a critically needed new prevention option that women
in developing countries can use to reduce the risk of HIV infection
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Nutrition Multi-Sectoral Strategy team
Recipients: Sally N Abbott ; Negar Akhavi ; Deborah Armbruster ; Katherine Beggs ; Erin Boyd ; Elizabeth Buckingham ;
Judy Canahuati ; Jennifer Chow ; Robert Clay ; Diane Debernardo ; Jennifer Donofrio ; Rebecca Egan ; Elaine Gray ; Richard
S Greene ; Amie Nicole Heap ; Gillian Huebner ; David J Isaak ; Michelle A Jennings ; Ahmed Kablan ; Maura Mack ; Mike
Manske ; Beverly Mcintyre ; Jed D Meline ; Emily Mok ; Mark P Murray ; Justin Pendarvis ; Anne M Peniston ; Rufino Perez ;
Helen Petach ; Mark Phelan ; Timothy Quick ; Katie Qutub ; Niyati Shah ; Linda Beth Sussman ; Anne Swindale ; Melanie
Thurber ; Veronica Valdivieso ; Susan Vorkoper ; Sonia Walia ; Merri Weinger ; Paul Weisenfeld ; Joan Whelan ; Kristian
Yarrow ; James A Yazman
Citation: In recognition of dedication and effort to deliver the first ever USAID Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy, 2014-2025
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SAC Group Awards 19
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: OAA/DCHA - Team for Office of Transitions Initiatives
Recipients: Amanda Downing ; Francisco A Escobar ; Natalya I Johnson ; Chadwick C Mills ; Arthur Muchajer ; Carlitha S
Ricks ; Cristina H Sylvia ; Apisit Viriya
Citation: In recognition of highly effective and timely support provided by the Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA)
DCHA/OTI team to the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), which has enabled OTI to respond to a range of crises around the
world in transitions of critical importance to U.S. foreign policy.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Office of HIV/AIDS
Recipients:
Gretchen Anne Bachman ; Janet Shriberg
Citation: In recognition of their exemplary leadership in advancing evidence-based programming for children orphaned and
made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: OTI Monitoring and Evaluation Cadre
Recipients:
Lauren Sweeney ; Mayra Chavarria ; Andrew Hall; ;
Citation: In recognition of the extraordinary collaboration by a group of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) practitioners within OTI
to form OTI's M&E Cadre. Together, they've capitalized members' depth of experience while ensuring that OTI programs receive
consistent guidance and messaging about how to implement M&E systems that are adapted to OTI's overall approach to
programming in complex environments.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Overseas Capital Expansion Team
Recipients: Penny M. Bennett ; Jeffrey A Denale ; Andrew James ; Constantine P Koulouris ; Jeffrey A Kramer ; Angela F.
McNerney ; Gary D Nagle ; Trelane Ibe Patrick
Citation: In recognition of their steadfast and resourceful dedication in supporting USAID to meet development objectives
effectively employing and posting nearly one thousand new Foreign Service Officers at nearly one hundred posts.
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SAC Group Awards 21
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Pakistan Group Innovation Award
Recipients:
Dale Lewis ; Monica Smith ; Heisler Theodore
Citation: In recognition for exceptional innovation and teamwork in applying legal, policy and commercial rules and standards to
the completion of the Pakistan Private Investment Initiative.
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Acting Administrator
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Procurement Executive Bullet for e-payments
Recipients:
Mary Eileen Devitt ; Aman S Djahanbani ; Nandini S Harihareswara ; Bruce F McFarland
Citation: In recognition of your technical leadership and persistence in advancing technologies critical to extending finanicial
services to millions of people globally, and to demonstrate USAID's leadership in global development
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: RTU BIOMED TEAM
Recipients:
Cara Chrisman ; Lee E Claypool ; Imran Mahmud ; Judy Manning ; Jeff Spieler ; Tabitha Lynn Sripipatana
Citation: In recognition of your dedication, commitment, and leadership to bringing the SILC diaphragm from an idea to a readyto-launch innovation in contraceptive technology.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Sahel Development Game Team
Recipients: Noel Bauer ; Cheryl C Bennett Stokes ; James Boling ; Nina R. Bowen ; Caryle E Cammisa ; Sharon T Carter ;
Anthony S Chan ; Beth Ellen Cole ; Marjorie K Copson ; Stephanie Garvey ; Joseph Hewitt ; Edith I Houston ; Sepideh
Keyvanshad ; Angela C Martin ; Ryan S Mccannell ; Franklin C Moore ; Kevin James Mullally ; Sean Osner ; Dean Pietro
Salpini ; Kevin Sturr ; Karen L Welch
Citation: In recognition for exceptional service in support of the USAID, USAFRICOM and USSOCOM Sahel Development
Game. Your efforts in support of the Agency and the USG helped ensure a holistic approach with a common understanding of the
challenges we face across the entirety of the Sahel. Your efforts reflect great credit upon you, USAID and the United States
Government.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Senegal Health Team
Recipients: Khadidiatou Aw ; John Frank Bernon ; Matar Camara ; Mary De Boer ; Moussa Diakhate ; Mame Birame Diouf ;
Ramatoulaye Dioume ; Debra Gueye ; Karen Koprince ; Babacar Lo ; Elhadji Amadou Mbow ; Fatou Ndiaye ; Gora Niang ;
Oumar Sagna ; Bryn A Sakagawa ; Assane Sakahanokho ; Felix Raymond Sylla ; Julie Thwing
Citation: The Senegal Health Team is recognized for its exceptional accomplishments in fostering innovation and local solutions,
leveraging other resources, and achieving results to improve the health of the Senegalese population.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: SID Team
Recipients: Cassandra G Bannister ; Tinisha Board ; Edwin Tremaine Burton ; Erica Carr ; Tara S Debnam ; Amalia Dixon ;
Wayne K Driver ; Marlise A Edwards ; Connie V Hall ; Chris Harrod ; Robin Elaine Jones ; Terrance Knox ; Kelly L McClellan ;
Imtiaz A Merchant ; Cynita V Minor ; Timothy Gerard Mulroy ; Tia Myers ; Mary Laughlin Newcomb ; Brian E. Shemonsky
Citation: In recognition of outstanding dedication and teamwork in the development and implementation of the Office of Security
SID System.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: South Sudan VISTAS Start-up Team
Recipients:
Colin Deschamps ; Kendra Spangler
Citation: In recogniton of your unwavering leadership and fortitude during a critical period in the handover and management of
the VISTAS South Sudan mission program to OTI after the devastating conflict which began on December 15, 2013.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Strategy and Program Office
Recipients: Linda Bentley ; Joseph Cabino ; Gabriela Chojkier ; Veronica Hartanto ; Tanushree Isaacman ; Regina Jun ;
Morgan Mickle ; Sharon B Nichols ; Kathleen J Omar ; Amy Paro ; Tracy M Quilter ; Stacy Sparks
Citation: In recognition of your exemplary professionalism, dedication, and leadership during a period of major strategic and
programmatic shifts in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
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SAC Group Awards 25
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: U.S. Global Development Lab
Recipients: Alexis Diane Bonnell ; David Deal Ferguson ; Joshua M Kaufman ; Ricardo Michel ; Jerry O'Brien ; Michele J
Schimpp ; Lona Sue Stoll
Citation: In recognition of outstanding team dedication and leadership in standing up the U.S. Global Development Lab whose
goal is to help eradicate extreme poverty through science, technology, innovation, and partnerships.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Ukraine Crisis and Opening Action Coordination Team
Recipients: Eddie Argenel ; Suren Avanesyan ; David S Black ; Jennifer Boggs ; Lisa Bower ; Steven Burns ; Valerie Chien
; Michael J Desisti ; Cristina M Drost ; Martha Dye ; Stephen C Eastham ; James H Fleming ; Thomas Alexander Gillis ;
Deborah L Grieser ; Michael L Henning ; Assia L Ivantcheva ; Shadrach Ludeman ; Lisa Magno ; Robert Mergenthaler ;
Stephanie Molina ; Ami Morgan ; Lori L Rakoczy ; David K Reside ; Thomas E Rhodes ; Kimberly A Rosen ; Daniel Patrick
Ryan ; Christine M Sheckler ; Helen Sheppard ; Kevin D Skoric ; Robert P Thayer ; John A Vansandt
Citation: In recognition of the Ukraine Crisis and Opening Action Coordination Team for its sustained commitment and excellent
performance in responding to the rapidly evolving crisis in Ukraine by bringing strategic prioritization, targeted rapid response
funding and critical technical expertise to address conflict mitigation and democracy, rights and governance challenges and
humanitarian needs.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: USAID Closing Space Working Group
Recipients: David S Black ; Claire E Ehmann ; Lawrence A Garber ; April D Hahn ; Faye Elissa Haselkorn ; Joshua Clayton
Haynes ; Patricia Hunter ; Michael Eric Kite ; Ryan S Mccannell ; Erin A Mccarthy ; Jeremy Meadows ; Catherine Mongeon ;
Vanessa Reilly ; Laura A Schulz ; Alexander M Sokolowski ; David Yang
Citation: In recognition for distinguished leadership to deepen U.S. Government Efforts to collaborate with, and strengthen, civil
society.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: USAID Declass Team
Recipients:
Kimberly Bazemore ; Sylvia B Joyner ; Katrina R Riley Sawyer ; Diane Michele Sloan ; Lynn P Winston
Citation: In recognition to acknowledge the exceptional work of the USAID Declassification Team which resulted in an
outstanding FY 2013 assessment and receipt of a High Score from the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) of the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for its automatic declassification review program.
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SAC Group Awards 27
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: USAID Mission for Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, and Cyprus
Recipients:
E Jed Barton ; Ann Marie Yastishock
Citation: In recognition for the teamwork and resilience demonstrated by the USAID Mission for Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, and
Cyprus during the Maidan and post Maidan crisis.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: USAID Research Policy
Recipients:
Rachel Parker ; Patricia A Stephenson
Citation: In recogniton of the hard work and commitment in launching the first USAID research policy in over 20 years. Although
the development of the policy started as an agency-wide effort among over 30 staff, it would not have been completed without the
persistent push over the past year to get it done with excellence.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: USAID/KENYA Office of Population and Health Family Planning and Reproductive Health Team
Recipients:
Emily Iruguthu ; Jerusha Karuthiru ; Sheila Macharia ; Alice Micheni
Citation: In recognition of outstanding commitment to and effective leadership of efforts to accelerate universal access to family
planning in Kenya, especially in generating and fostering public and private sector commitment and action, resulting in
exceptional progress in increasing the modern contraceptive prevalence rate.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: USAID/Ukraine RCO Group Award
Recipients: Brian R Ellis ; Christopher B Frost ; Irina Gladun ; Lydia Goudz ; Larissa Lomonosova ; Marina Orlova ; Julie R.
Ota ; Elena Parinova ; Patrick Robison
Citation: In recognition for outstanding performance responding to the crisis in Ukraine in 2013-2014.
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SAC Group Awards 29
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: USAID/USDA New Products Team
Recipients:
Judy Canahuati ; Ruffino Perez ;
Citation: In recogntion for distinguished teamwork in making Ready to Use Foods available to USAID and its implementing
partners in support of critical Agency objectives—saving lives, reducing hunger, and building resilience in vulnerable populations
around the world.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Value for Money Group
Recipients: Deborah Armbruster ; Latoya Armstrong ; Dan Baker ; Ariana Beregaut ; Alan H Bornbusch ; John E Borrazzo ;
Robbin B Boyer ; Mario Bravo ; Kelly J Flynn-Saldana ; Elizabeth R Fox ; Lily P Kak ; Michael Manske ; Maureen H Norton ;
Anne M Peniston ; Siobhan Perkins ; Portia R Persley ; Rushna Ravji ; Jahmal Sands ; Sarah Sheening ; Angela Shen ;
Shegufta Sikder ; Mary Ellen Stanton ; Scott Stewart ; Michele M Sumilas ; Katherine Rowena Taylor ; Xavier Tomsej ;
Carmen Leila Coles Tull ; Julia J Wallace ; Merri Weinger ; Joseph Wilson
Citation: In recognition for teamwork in leadership, technical direction and operational support for developing and testing country
approaches to align investments and ensure that country programs could accelerate impact in terms of maternal and child lives
saved by achieving maximum impact for every dollar spent.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Washington M&E Points of Contact
Recipients: Eric Abdullateef ; Lily Asrat ; Alphonse Bigirimana ; Robyn Melzig Broughton ; Matthew D Carpenter ; Amena A
Chenzaie ; Jeane Davis ; Nilou DeSilva ; Tiffany Griffin ; Diana Harper ; Matthew Hemerding ; Emily J Hogue ; Tanushree
Isaacman ; Lacy M Kilraine ; Jennifer Diana Lee Kim ; Kraemer Lovelace ; Christine Lynn Macaulay ; Rebecca Maestri ;
Rabihah Mateen ; Sharon A Nwankwo ; Bhavani Pathak ; Allyson Phelps ; Tatiana Pulido ; Juan Carlos Rodriguez ; Kristin
Nicholson Saarlas ; Jacqueline Chanel Schumacher ; Annie Schwartz ; Mark Skeith ; Francisco R Somarriba ; Stacy Sparks ;
Lauren Sweeney ; Tracy Thoman ; Savannah Thomas Arrigo ; David J Thompson ; Amber Ussery ; Michael R Wagg
Citation: For helping to increase collaboration on Agency-wide M&E issues, foster communication and learning, and improve
M&E practices in Washington and the field.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Water and Conflict Toolkit group
Recipients:
Mary Ackley ; Cynthia A Brady
Citation: For superior leadership in conceiving, drafting and producing the Agency's first ever water and conflict toolkit – a stateof-the-art guidance document for the development community and water practitioners.
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SAC Group Awards 31
Award: The Global Development Alliance Leader`s Group Award
Group Name: Private Sector Engagement Group
Recipients:
Karittha Jenchiewchan ; Kevin C Martin ; Steven Rynecki ; Marianne Smallwood ; Rebecca R White
Citation: In recognition of the entrepreneurial approach taken by RDMA's Private Sector Engagement Group (PSEG) in
developing a public-private alliance with the renowned social investment firm Shujog. This partnership attracts and secures capital
from impact investors to help social enterprises develop compelling business plans, rigorous financial models, and proof of social
impact throughout Asia.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Distinguished Honor Group Award
Group Name: USAID/Jordan
Recipients:
Ahmad Abbushi
Karam Abd El-Qader
Nagham Abu Shaqra
Mustafa Abu Zahra
Amal Abu-Hanna
Lina Abu-Judom
Christopher Adams
Rose Anne Al Ratrout
Raed Al-Akash
Ola Al-Ghazawi
Shatha Al-Haj
Amer Al-Homoud
Shahla Al-Karadsheh
Suzan Al-Naji
Saleh Al-Rbeiat
Safia Al-Saad
Nassim Al-Smadi
Ahmad Al-Tawalbeh
Zeina Al-Twal
Tariq AlSadeq
Yanal Almanasir
Kenana Amin
Linda Asfour
Ala'a Awwad
Douglas Hillary Ball
Aiman Bani-Hani
Alder Berry Bartlett
Rania Batmany
Yasser Bayado
Sarah L Blanding
Paul V Bruning
Jorge A Castro
Scott Christiansen
Lee M Cohen
Zeina Dababneh
Heather Davenport
Katherine De La Rionda
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Rania Deek
Christopher Dege
Beatrice Diah
Polly C Dunford Zahar
John L Dunlop
Mary Fakhoury
Arwa Ghanma
Stacy Gustafson
Angie Haddad
Dima Haddad
Jumana Halasa
Dina Handal
Nadine Hijazin
Christopher A Hobbs
Dana Hussein
Rawia Istanbuli
Abdul Halim Juneidi
George Kara'a
Talar Karakashian
Anna Karmandarian
Bader Kassab
Benjamin D Kauffeld
Rima Kayyal
Farah Khalili
Tuleen Khoffash
Elizabeth Khoury
Melissa Knight
Warren D Leishman
Michelle I Linder
Harry Lipper
Lewis Lucke
Hana Marar
Bruce McFarland
Annmarie Mcgillicuddy
Alexis Mcginness
Jason Mcnabb
Pamela J Morris
Qais Naber
Maria Nahhas
Mustafa Nofal
Margaret L Northman
Obadah Obeidat
Souheil Odeh
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SAC Group Awards
Issam Omar
Zeina Othman
Beth S Paige
Leslie C Petersen
Rawan Qurashi
Ragheda Rabie
Amanda Marie Roosendaal
Ramzi Sabella
Christopher D Saenger
Suad Saman
Daniel Sanchez
Christine Sawalha
Mona Sayegh
Nujoud Serhan
John Shahin
Ala Shalan
Maisa Sharaan
Rhonda Shire
Lewis J Tatem
Eman Tell
Allyson Wainer
Stephanie Wilcock
Mohammad Yassien
Samer Zabaneh
Mohamed Zahar
Bara' Zaidan
Citation: In recognition of sustained superior performance of one of USAID's largest, most ambitious, and most effective
development programs. USAID/Jordan furthers United States foreign policy in direct response to Jordan's pressing development
needs during a time of regional crisis.
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SAC Group Awards 35
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Ebola Response Management Team (RMT) and Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)
Recipients:
John Abood
Jonathan Anderson
Ruben Andres Alcocer
Sarah Bailin
Jehan Balba
Stacey Ballou
Shawn A Bardwell
Jose Beita
William Berger
Travis Betz
Issa Bitang
Michael Bourg
Kelly Bradley
Teresa Braun
Lee Bryan
Kerri Burke
Victor Bushamuka
Tim Callaghan
Allen Carney
Laura Chapman
Paloma Clohossey
Duncan Cohen
Harold L Cohen
Michael Cournoyer
Nick Cox
Anne Cummings
James Czarzasty
Scott Dehnisch
Bob Demeranville
Dan Dieckhaus
Capt Edward Dieser
Katherine Dillon
Amy Dinkin
Bo Dmytrewycz
Bob Drapcho
Doug Ebert
Kat Echeverria
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SAC Group Awards
Michael Ernst
Kiel Fisher
Angelica Fleischer
Lisa Gabriel
Phil Gelman
RADM Scott Giberson
Arielle Giegerich
Kaela Glass
Mark Gray
Rebecca Gustafson
Harlan Hale
Patricia Hampton
Carol Han
Colleen Hardy
Natalie Hawwa
Ben Hemingway
CPT Andrew Hill
Greg Holyfield
Antonia Hraber
Rita Hudson
Gary Ty Humphrey
Michael Jack
Tim Jiggens
Roy Johnson
Ieshia Jones
Melissa Joy
Mette Karlsen
Krista Kartson
Josh Kearns
Aaron Kenney
Andrew Kent
Dave Killingsworth
Christine Kim
Chris Knobel
Ron Knowles
Jeremy Matthew Konyndyk
Michael Lambright
Brian LeFave
Eva Leidman
Patrick Long
Melanie Mason
Mike Mattfeldt
Oumar Mbareck
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Sarah McElroy
Alisha McMichael
Ward Miller
Kathleen Miner
Joe Miskow
Gary Morrison
Jolene Nakao
Jay Nash
Sonja Nieuwejaar
Caroline Ogonowski
Kai Olsen
Garrett Olson
George Ombis
Dennis Orbus
John Patterson
Justin Pendarvis
Hannah Penn
Cory Plowden
Neer Rao
Marco Rivera
Tom Rogers
Nina Rosenberg
Maj Shane Saum
Rick Schmidt
Capt Michael Schmoyer
Sam Sells
Fiona M Shanks
Patty Shea
Angela Sherbenou
George Siasoco
Sergio Solis
Rhonda Stewart
Dennnis Stora
Benedict Teagarden
Amy Terry
Renee Van Slate
Sonia Wallia
Peter Wallis
Blake Rogers Warren
Micaela White
Jay Wilkes
John Zavales
Giselle Zimmerman
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SAC Group Awards
Citation: In recognition of exceptional and courageous dedication to managing the largest epidemic outbreak response,
coordinating the activities of an unprecedented number of USG agencies involved in the response, and providing leadership and
expert guidance to these USG agencies.
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SAC Group Awards 39
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Philippines Typhoon DART and RMT
Recipients:
Warren Acuncius
Scott Aronson
Travis Betz
Duane Black
Courtney Blake
Yonahton Bock
Najja Bracey
Teresa Braun
Steve Catlin
Cara N Christie
Garrit Craig
Mike DeSisti
Bob Demeranville
Dan Dieckhaus
Amy Dinkin
Rob Dunsmore
Al Dwyer
Sean Evans
James H H Fleming
Lisa Gabriel
Kaela Glass
Keifer Gonzalez
Rachel R Grant
Mark Gray
Rebecca Gustafson
Antonia Haber
Carol Han
Rachel Hansen
Ben Harper
Karey Haywood
Ben Hemingway
Helen Ho
Clint Howard
Sarah Jackson
Josh Kearns
Laura Khan
Chris Knobel
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SAC Group Awards
Aimee M Lauer
Brian Lefave
Kate Legates
Ron Libby
Pat Long
Herb Marroquin
Matt Mattfeldt
Sarah McElroy
Surin McKenna
Alisha McMichael
Laura Meissner
James Mosher
Catherine Myung
Bruce Neuhaus
Melissa Opryszko
John Patterson
Dewey Perks
Jennifer Phillips
Sarah Potts
Lindsay Rae Silva
Chris Regacho
Kevin Richards
Gavi Rosenthal
Katey Schein-Prudhomme
Chuck Setchell
Fiona M Shanks
Amy Shatsoff
Anne Shaw
George Siasoco
Major William Soucie
Dan Suther
Renee Van Slate
Matt Wills
Citation: In recogniton for providing extraordinary effort and leadership in response to Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan.
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SAC Group Awards 41
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Ebola Task Force
Recipients:
John J Abood
Jude Aidoo
Ahmed Attieg
Lisa Anne Baldwin
Shawn A Bardwell
David B Blackshaw
Stephanie Jane Bluma
Christa A Capozzola
Dennis T Carroll
Angela Catella
Andrew P Clements
Beth Ellen Cole
Thomas R Delaney
Amy Meldrum Dinkin
Robert E Drapcho
Robert C Emrey
Linda Etim
Brianna Fischer
Elizabeth R Fox
Anne Marie O Frere
Kama G Garrison
Rwaida Gharib
Sara F Gooden
Mark S Hannafin
Edith I Houston
Jeremy Matthew Konyndyk
Craig Lamberton
William R Leavitt
Tiana La-Shay Martin
Erin Elizabeth McKee
Jed D Meline
Jeffrey Mettille
Natalie Kay Meyers
Emily Mok
Bethanne Moskov
Allison R Noble
Ariel Pablos-Mendez
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SAC Group Awards
Ann B Posner
Patricia L Rader
Kelly L Ramundo
Cynthia Romero
Rachel Claire Sayre
Robert Schmidt
Fiona M Shanks
Michele Nicole Richa Shepherd
Jennifer A Slotnick
Michele M Sumilas
Katherine Rowena Taylor
Theresa G Tuano
Julia J Wallace
Frank Max Walsh
Roslyn Waters Jensen
Diana M Weed
Richard S Whitaker
Christa Skerry White
Marie Jonta Williams
Frederick Loo Wong
Pamela Wyville Staples
Michael Ellis Zeilinger
Citation: In recognition for the Ebola Task Force's exceptional and courageous dedication in managing the largest-ever USG
response to a health crisis and coordinating the activities of an unprecedented number of USG agencies involved. The Task
Force has provided leadership and expert guidance to the interagency with unwavering commitment and service.
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SAC Group Awards 43
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Syria Response Management Team (RMT) and Disaster
Recipients:
Warren Acuncius
Tahir Ali
Caroline Anderson
Tracy Andrea
Sarah Balin
Shawn Bardwell
Lauren Bevan
Muireann Brennan
Sheri Cahill
Natalie Colatosi
Emily Dirk
Robert Dunsmore
Kaela Glass
Kali Glenn-Haley
Keifer Gonzalez
Rebecca Gutafson
Colleen Hardy
Helen Ho
Kylie Holmes
Todd Horne
Rachel Ingersoll
Aysha Kassim
Josh Kearns
Aaron Kenney
Chris Koltalo
Brian LeFave
Eva Leidman
Dianna Long
Abdirahman Mahamud
Sydel Maher
Vali Mahoney
Darlene Mauldin
Sue McIntyre
Alisha McMichael
Laura Meissner
Doug Mercado
Peter Mohan
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SAC Group Awards
Debbie Murphy
Alyson Murray
Jack Myer
Margo Nowakowski
Kelly O'Donnell
Lana Oh
Melissa Opryszko
Johs Pierce
Jeff Ratto
Gavi Rosenthal
Emily Rostkowski
Peter Schecter
David Seagar
Patty Shea
Dustin Shiau
Karem Sisk
Alyssa Smith
Stephanie Sobol
Anthony Stitt
Jane Strachan
Dave Taylor
Benedict Teagarden
Gina Vorderstasse
Citation: In recognition for rising to the challenge and leading the USG's humanitarian assistance efforts to displaced
populations due to the conflict in Syria.
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SAC Group Awards 45
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: South Sudan RMT and DART
Recipients:
Richard Akuku
Warren Anuncius
James Arike
Scott Aronson
Brendan Bartow
Travis Betz
Courtney Blake
Kelly Bradley
Teresa Braun
Precious Cain
Steve Catlin
Jason Chau
Dana D Chivers
Maryann Chong
Paloma Clohossey
David Coddington
Mike Cournoyer
Mike Davis
Robert Demeranville
Kelly Doley
Jennifer Dorrance
Kate Farnsworth
Mary Ferida
Taylor H Garrett
Sharmel Genthon
Thomas Gibb
Emily Gish
Kiefer Gonzalez
Mark Gray
Carol Han
Tom Handzel
Natalie Hawwa
Sarah Jackson
Peter Jones
Kristin Joplin
Leslie Jorgensen
Karen Juckett
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SAC Group Awards
Rachel Karioki
Nina Kessler
Laura Khan
Laurie Kurth
John Lamm
Alison Lapp
Kirsti Lattu
Sydel Maher
Herb Marroquin
Surin McKenna
Ashley McLaughlin
Timothy Mcrae
Laura Meissner
Sarah Meitekini
Rachel Miller
Yael Miller
Talal Mir
Deborah Murphy
Catherine Myung
Tracy O'Heir
Caroline Ogonowski
Lana Oh
Anne Ondeng
John Patterson
Dewey Perks
Mark Phelan
Neer Rao
Leo Redmond
Kevan Richards
Raquel Salinas
Ron Savage
Patricia Shea
Angela Sherbenou
Kate Simma
Eileen Simoes
David Sokoloff
Jane Strachan
Emmanuel Taban
David Taylor
Helen Dineen Tupa
Valerie Varela
Gina Vordestrasse
Micaela White
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Sara Whiteley
Tom Wildman
Joseph Wilkes
John Zavales
Citation: In recognition of the team's tireless dedication in scaling up a massive relief operation targeting 2.2 million people, the
majority of whom are scattered in remote, hard-to-reach areas, amongst persistent insecurity and access challenges in South
Sudan.
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SAC Group Awards
Merged/Updated/Corrections/ Addictions
Award: Mary A. Reynolds Memorial Group Award
Group Name: G2G
Recipients:
Colleen Roberson Allen
Robert Bonnofon
Morgan J Brady
Robyn Melzig Broughton
Terrence Brown
Ruth Buckley
Diane Bui
Kathleen Campbell
Maria Cruz
Christopher J Demers
Gerald Florkowski
Lawrence A Garber
Adam Jacobs
Mary Alice Kleinjan
Laura P Pavlovic
Patricia L Rader
Corinne Rothblum
Joel B Sandefur
Sarah Scheening
Lorena Segura
Stuart Walker
Elizabeth B Warfield
Clinton D White
Ronald O Wietecha
Marcelle J Wijesinghe
Jason Wynnycky
Citation: In recognition of distinguished team leadership and dedication to strengthen the Agency's discipline of development by
creating clear policies and procedures for designing, negotiating and implementing direct funding agreements to partner
governance through the issuance of ADS 220
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SAC Group Awards 49
Award: Superior Honor Group
Group Name: Development Innovation Accelerator
Recipients: Angelique Crumbly ; Aman S Djahanbani ; Paul G Figueroa ; Stephanie Fugate ; Gayle Ruth Girod ; Douglas
James Kramer ; Bruce F McFarland ; Susan Keller Pascocello ; Neil G Price ; Mark Walther
Citation: In recognition of outstanding creativity and teamwork in establishing the Development Innovation Accelerator, a new
tool for the Agency to co-create and co-invest in development with universities, corporations, foundations and non-governmental
organizations.
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Award: Superior Honor Group
Group Name: Mobilizing Investment Capital for Better Economic Growth Outcomes
Recipients: Rodeina Abdel Fattah ; William G. Baldridge ; Lauren M Boccardi ; Lawrence F Camp ; S Elaine Grigsby
Arnade ; Hugh R Haworth ; Sharon J Hester ; Mark Kenan Hyland ; Lena Jemmal ; Mark Harry Karns ; Mary Alice Kleinjan
; Joanna Mantello ; Donald B Mcpherson ; Hanh Nguyen ; Mary Catherine Ott ; Conan Peisen ; Christopher Powers ;
Jason Raymond ; Veena Reddy ; Alina L Romanowski ; David Schroder ; Margaret Sullivan ; Amal Tannous
Citation: In recognition of outstanding leadership and project design expertise provided by a stellar team of professionals that
took the Agency's technical lead in responding to the Administrator's call to innovate and improve significantly the manner in
which USAID IMPLEMENTS grants to organizations that manage investment funds for USAID.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group
Group Name: Intranet Modernization Initiative Implementation Team
Recipients: Colleen Roberson Allen ; Manuel Avendano ; Tarita Antrice Bennett ; Tracy L. Blackburn ; Hayley Brandt ;
Angelique Crumbly ; Erin Duggins ; George Alexander Higginbotham ; Brenda Louise Horne ; Susanna Jolly ; Patricia L
Kristobek ; Barbara Larkin ; Vedjai Mahanand ; Sandra Malone-Gilmer ; Angela F. Mcnerney ; Michael Munoz ; Rikki
O'Reilly-Jones ; Ricky A Pritchett ; Erin Rosner ; Marcus Sacks ; Taniesha D. Tolbert ; Shondell Andre Towns ; Theresa G
Tuano ; Harsha Vakkalanka ; Tara Lee Van De Mark ; Lynn P Winston ; Jeffrey Wynne ; Sovanna Danny You
Citation: In recognition of tireless work to improve efficiency of communication and related operation at the Agency.
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Award: Superior Honor Group
Group Name: SAC Award - T2H (Time to Hire)
Recipients: Kelly Marie Anderson ; Wanda Y Andrews ; Tinisha Board ; Edwin Tremaine Burton ; Yolanda Laverne Butler
; Tiffany Campbell ; Erica Carr ; Keya Shantina Cooper ; Thomas B Davis Jr ; Tara S Debnam ; Amalia Dixon ; Ivy Dixon
; Marlise A Edwards ; Monica Canty Flint ; Connie V Hall ; Chris Harrod ; Dennis R Hicklin ; Deshanta N Hinton ; Alice
Holland ; Michael Lowery ; Cynthia Alicia Marbury ; Kelly L Mcclellan ; Marcus Mccoy ; Lorraine E Meehan ; Deborah L
Melton ; Timothy Gerard Mulroy ; Venita A Murphy ; Lemont Fletcher Neal ; Mary Laughlin Newcomb ; Stephanie Lynne
Robinson ; Rashanda Danielle Sanders ; Brian E. Shemonsky ; Tonda Michelle Shields ; Cedric D Simon Ii ; Shelia Jones
Tolliver ; Linda Wilson ; Melanie Ann Wyche
Citation: In recognition of hard work and dedication at the CY 2013 end-of-year Administrator's Leadership Council (ALC)
retreat, the ALC set the agency's CY 2014 measure and goal for Civil Service time-to-hire to 110 total average days; a reduction
from the originally assessed FY 2013 average time-to-hire of 136 days.
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Award: Superior Honor Group
Group Name: USAID Senegal Health Sector Collaboration with World Bank
Recipients: Mamadou Niass ; Matar Camara ; Beatrice Marie Conde ; Akua N Kwateng Addo ; Luke R Ledenbach ; Tatia
L Miller ; Gora Niang ; Linda J Percy ; Abdoulaye Pouye ; James H Redder ; Maria-Teresa Roberto ; Oumar Sagna ;
Bryn A Sakagawa ; Assane Sakhanoko
Citation: In recognition of commitment to continuous improvement and aid effectiveness in Senegal's health sector through
collaboration with the World Bank, including conducting a joint public financial management risk assessment and co-financing a
Ministry of Health program, to reduce the financial barriers that prevent all Senegalese women and children from accessing
quality health care.
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Award: Superior Honor Group
Group Name: Administrator's Travel
Recipients: Christopher William Bodde ; Jabir Brown ; Sam Callaghan ; Fernando Cutz ; Benjamin Lee Edwards ; Nadia
Farra ; Matthew Ferrell ; Plumie H Gainey ; Mark S Hannafin ; Kenneth Hawkins ; Matthew Herrick ; Jennifer Anne Hurley
; Gwendolyn J Johnson ; William R Leavitt ; Jacob Leffler ; Rebecca Levy ; John McComb ; Allison R Noble ; Marianne
Perciaccante ; James M Peters ; Jenifer Sanderson ; Shara Ruth Sparks ; Jeffrey Springer ; Frances L Staunton ; Andrew
Thomas Sweet ; Yvonne M Wilson ; Latrisha D Youngblood ; Jason Raymond
Citation: In recognition of exemplary planning, coordination and execution of the Administrator's domestic and international
travel resulting in increased attention towards USAID's development agenda and US national security priorities.
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group
Group Name: BFS Communications and Engagement Team
Recipients:
Jennifer Amanda Cupp ; Jessica Lee Dunckel ; Kaitlin McCann Lesnick ; Meredith McCormack
Citation: In honor of remarkable dedication, inspiring teamwork, outstanding technical expertise, and exceptional leadership in
coordinating and implementing high-value strategic communications products, events, and engagement to spur dialogue and
share the successes of U.S. Government-led efforts to reduce hunger, poverty, and undernutrition through Feed the Future.
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Award: Superior Honor Group
Group Name: Construction Survey
Recipients: Wendy Abt ; Colleen Roberson Allen ; Jan L Argilagos ; Gary Barrett ; Kenneth H Baum ; Kevin Dean
Brownawell ; Aaron Henry Chafetz ; Cynthia Clapp-Wincek ; Nancy Convard ; Jenny Datoo ; Ellen Maria Dragotto ; Eric
Duneman ; Tim Essam ; Tracey C Flowers ; Carolyn Fonseca ; Jeremy Foster ; Andrew Golda ; Steward Grand ; Jacob
Greenstein ; Frederick Guymont ; Andrew T Hable ; Jeffrey Hewlett Haeni ; Jamshid Heidarian ; Daniel Hollander ; Sharon
Hsu ; Jheri Jones ; David Kahler ; Michael Keshishian ; Carol L Ketrick ; Peter B Khaemba ; Walter Knausenberger ;
Anthony Kolb ; Mohammad A Latif ; Nancy K. Leahy ; Robert William Macleod ; Kristen Madler ; Darren A Manning ;
Christopher Murphy ; Vivek Narula ; Sam F Nassif ; Charles E North ; Katherine Northman ; Kamal Ouda ; John Pasch ;
Shivani A Patel ; Blaine Pellicore ; Diane A Perone ; Portia R Persley ; Bryan Jeffrey Pittman ; Jeffrey Ploetz ; Jessica
Elizabeth Rosen ; Katherine Rostkowski ; Jerrold M Rubin ; Ranta L Russell ; Kevin Sampson ; Jane Stanley ; Katherine E
Swanson ; Lee V Walter ; Elisa Walton
Citation: In recognition of sustained extraordinary efforts to identify and analyze construction activities and risks throughout
USAID's worldwide portfolio.
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SAC Group Awards 53
Award: Superior Honor Group
Group Name: PDMS Professional and Organizational Development Team (POD)
Recipients:
Wilburn
Terra Michelle Fretwell ; Winifred Zogbo Kpabar ; Elizabeth Peyton Purcell ; Ruth Strande ; Michael Eugene
Citation: In recognition of above and beyond contribution to the Agency through their leadership of the planning, design,
facilitation, and management of the highly successful Foreign Service National and Mission Directors Conferences in FY14.
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Award: Distinguished Honor Award Group Award
Group Name: Staff Care Center
Recipients:
Detavious Lavar Coleman ; Gary L Hardy ; Bernadette M G Mitchell ; Lauren K Russell
Citation: In recognition of unflinching courtesy and professionalism. The Staff Care Center staff serves all USAID workforce and
their eligible family members. Catering to the whole individual or organizational unit with customized support, the Staff Care
Center provides us the fundamental foundational means so that our workforce can "Connect, Strengthen, Thrive."
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SAC Group Awards
Award: Superior Honor Group
Group Name: Award Cost Efficiency Study Group
Recipients: Gayle Ruth Girod ; Mary A Mclaughlin ; Danielle C Meyer ; Albert P Moesle ; Portia R Persley ; Jahmal
Sands ; Thedford L Shanklin ; Mark Walther ; Gordon W Warren ; Michael Ellis Zeilinger
Citation: In recognition of exceptional contributions to USAID's reform efforts through the Award Cost Efficiency Study (ACES).
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Distinguished Honor Award Group
Group Name: GC/GH
Recipients:
John Alumbaugh Jr; William C Buckhold; Diane Bui; Susan Keller Pascocello; Diana M Weed; Peter E Young
Citation: In recognition of the provision of outstanding legal support in Supreme Court litigation affecting the Agency's life-saving
HIV/AIDS programs.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Compliance Champions
Recipients: Tamara Rachael Bates; Nithya Mani; Jennifer Mason; Lindsey Miller; Richael O'Hagan; Ruth Strande; Diana M
Weed; Michael E Wilburn
Citation: In recognition of outstanding efforts developing and implementing the Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Compliance
Champions Training course.
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SAC Group Awards 55
Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: Power HR Team
Recipients: Ghytana Butler; Daniel Wimbley; Ann Posner; William Seabreeze; Robert Baker; Courtney Chubb; Erin McKee;
Dennis Diamond; Robert Van Horn; Tony Adewunmi ; Cheryl Frederick; Tonya Jordan; Dwayne Moore; Marcus Dinkins; Rochelle
Sales; Tamika Holt-May; Peter Blaes
Citation: In recognition of the critical role in the staffing and organization of the Power Africa Office, the Office of Human Capital
and Talent Management team as well as AMS/AFR and the Power Africa & Trade Africa (PATA) Coordinator's Office (collectively,
the "Power Africa, AMS and HCTM Team") has played a critical role in helping shape the team that has made PATA the success
that it is to date.
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Award: Superior Honor Group Award
Group Name: OTI AfPak
Recipients:
Rasool Gul Abid
Madalina Cristoloveanu
Maria Crossman
Elizabeth Dooghan
Zamir Hamnawa
Brandon Hoffman
Stephanie Hsu
Zeeste Jahanzaib
Dilshika Jayamaha
Kashif Karim
Bilal Asif Khan
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SAC Group Awards
Amber Kimbro
Josh Litwin
Sean Macleay
Nick Marinacci
Abid-Ur Rehman
Sam Sager
Bryan Schubert
Jake Sherman
Elizabeth Winger Shevock
Andrew Sinclair
William Doug Smith
David Starnes
Akemi Tinder
Nikki Weir
Meredith Wotten
Sara Yim
Ryan Young
Citation: In recognition of demonstrated creativity and accomplishment in implementation of USAID programming in support of
historic political transitions, of vital interest to US foreign policy objectives, in the face of extraordinary security and management
challenges.
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