2020 Nominations Open
We are pleased to announce our 6th Annual AFERM Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Awards that will be presented on Thursday, September 10th, as part of the 2020 AFERM Virtual ERM Summit Training.
There will be four awards:
- ERM Professional of the Year
- ERM Leader of the Year
- ERM Hall of Fame
- ERM Volunteer of the Year
Each award honors a professional who has made a lasting impact on their organization as a part of extraordinary contributions to advancing ERM in the Federal Government. The Leader and Professional of the Year Awards could apply to work that has only been accomplished over the past year, so one does not have to have had achievements during their entire career to earn these two awards. The Hall of Fame Award should showcase achievements over an entire ERM career. The Volunteer of the Year Award should honor a volunteer that has provided their time and effort to help AFERM and its members achieve all that we do.
Nominations should be submitted on or by Friday, July 31st, 2020 using the below links
See below for more information and nomination forms!
Award Information
ERM Leader of the Year
This award honors leaders in the federal sector that have demonstrated outstanding and sustained leadership, while making exceptional contributions to advancing the enterprise risk management discipline within the federal sector. This award is available to current federal sector employees.
Nomination Form
ERM Professional of the Year
This award honors federal professionals who have demonstrated exceptional initiative, professional development, achievement, and leadership potential early in their career. This award is available to current federal sector employees.
Nomination Form
ERM Hall of Fame
This award honors those professionals that have made extraordinary contributions to advancing the enterprise risk management discipline within the federal sector. This award is available to current or former federal sector employees.
Nomination Form
ERM Volunteer of the Year
This award honors those professionals committed to the advancement of enterprise risk management within the federal government through their service to AFERM, a 100% volunteer-run organization. Providing their time and effort allows AFERM and its members to achieve all that we do and benefits the ERM community with their shared knowledge and skills. This award is available to all AFERM members/volunteers.
Nomination Form
Past Awardees
2019
ERM Leaders of the Year
Karen Weber, Department of Treasury
Jessica Southwell, Department of Labor
ERM Professionals of the Year
Kimberly Burnett, United States Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa/Financial Management
Neil Starzynski, Department of Labor – Office of the Chief Financial Officer
ERM Hall of Fame
Sallyanne Harper, Brookings Executive Education
AFERM Volunteers of the Year
Paul Marshall, MIL Corporation
Joshua Vogel, GSA
2018
ERM Leaders of the Year
Sherri Berger, CDC
Christine Jones, HHS
ERM Professional of the Year
Mai Shintani, FEMA
ERM Hall of Fame
Tom Stanton, NAPA; Former SES at the FTC
AFERM Volunteer of the Year
Sheri Francis, SIGAR
2017
ERM Leaders of the Year
Roy Wright, FEMA
Montrice Yakimov, Treasury Fiscal Service
ERM Professionals of the Year
Lindsey Coates, NCUA
Nahla Ivy, NIST
ERM Hall of Fame
Dr. Karen Hardy, U.S. Department of Commerce
2016
ERM Leader of the Year
Ken Fletcher, TSA
ERM Professional of the Year
Debra Elkins, HHS
ERM Hall of Fame
Doug Webster, USAID
2015
ERM Leader of the Year
Nancy Potok, Bureau of the Census
ERM Professional of the Year
Cynthia Vitters, DoED