The 7th Annual AFERM Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Awards were presented at the 2021 AFERM ERM Summit Opening Reception on Monday, October 25.
Congratulations to the 2021 Award Recipients!
ERM Professional of the Year
Melissa Reynard, Internal Revenue Service
ERM Hall of Fame
Larry Koskinen, Department of Housing & Urban Development (Retired)
AFERM Volunteer of the Year
Eric Chism, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Award Information
Each of these four awards 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. All AFERM Awards are limited to AFERM Members who are federal employees, with the exception of “ERM Volunteer of the Year” which can be awarded to an AFERM Member who is not a federal employee. To be eligible for an award you must be nominated by another individual, so. we encourage you to nominate your colleagues for the below categories:
ERM Professional of the Year
Applies 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 this award.
ERM Leader of the Year
Applies 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 this award.
ERM Hall of Fame
Showcases achievements over an entire ERM career.
ERM Volunteer of the Year
Honors a volunteer that has provided their time and effort to help AFERM and its members achieve all that we do.
Past Awardees
2020
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
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