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