Congratulations to the 2020 Awardees!
At the 2020 AFERM ERM Summit Training on September 10, the 6th Annual ERM Awards were announced for these dedicated leaders for their contributions to AFERM and advancing ERM in the federal government.
ERM Leaders of the Year
Marianne Roth, CFPB
Curtis McNeil, Architect of the Capitol
ERM Professional of the Year
Andy Tiedman, USDA
AFERM Volunteers of the Year
Edward Hau, ASR Analytics
Meredith Stein, National Institutes of Health
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.
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.
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.
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.
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