DVIDS – News – DLA employees, teams honored during 55th Annual Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony
The Defense Logistics Agency celebrated the achievements of its workforce during the 55th Annual Employee Awards Ceremony Jan. 26 at its Fort Belvoir, Va., headquarters.
In total, 57 awards in 14 categories were presented to 45 individuals and 12 teams from across the agency, including 13 from DLA headquarters.
DLA Director Navy Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic hosted the event, which was the first in-person awards ceremony held during her tenure. The ceremony has been held virtually for the past two years due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
“Our honorees come from various activities across our global agency,” said Skubic. “They have distinguished themselves in a number of ways, whether through exceptional customer service, finding an innovative solution to a problem, improving efficiency, saving money for the taxpayer or – in the case of our police and our firefighters – making sure to make our workplace safe, which we really appreciate.”
She acknowledged the agency’s work over the past year to support forces in Europe and around the world, provide hundreds of millions of homes with COVID-19 tests, support the Federal Emergency Management Agency during hurricane season and the U.S. Forest Service during wildfire season, and the continued growth in digital business transformation, including warehouse modernization efforts.
“Since my arrival as director in 2020, as well as in my two previous DLA tours, there has been no shortage of great work by our employees and no shortage of those who deserve recognition for those efforts,” she said.
Senior leaders, as well as the agency’s clients, appreciate the task force’s efforts, she added.
“That tells me we’re in the right places to provide solutions,” she said. “We understand the priorities and the needs of our customers, no matter who they are and what their missions are. We make a difference.”
Among the ceremony’s recipients were Air Force Maj. Krystal McGuiness of DLA Logistics Operations, who was named one of the 10 Outstanding DLA Staff of the Year. She manages a $2.6 billion portfolio that includes 10 strategic deterrent systems across nuclear and space operations. She worked on the formalization of DLA Space Enterprise and drafted the first memoranda of agreement with the US Space Command and the US Space Force.
The Small Team of the Year award went to DLA Energy’s fuel redistribution contracting team at Red Hill, Hawaii. DLA Aviation won Medium Team of the Year for its TF33 team and Large Team of the Year for its General Electric T700 and TF34 teams.
Several procurement experts were honored. Annette Graham of DLA Disposition Services received the Excellence in Procurement Award. Ella Madison from DLA Land and Maritime received the Individual Acquisition Support Professional of the Year award. The DLA Energy Acquisition Workforce and Development Team earned the Group Acquisition Support Professional of the Year award. The DLA Energy Direct Delivery FEPC team won the Acquisition Workforce Achievement Award, and Shane Banks of DLA Energy received the Individual Acquisition Workforce Achievement Award.
The full list of winners is below.
Top Ten DLA Employees of the Year
Category A
• Juan Morales Martinez, DLA Distribution
• Phillip Rolfe, DLA Disposition Services
Category B
• Robert Nobach Jr., DLA Logistics Operations
• Steven Richards, DLA Aviation
• Melissa Rodriguez, DLA Energy
• Carolyn Toney, DLA Land and Maritime
Category C
• Erich Gabris, DLA Enterprise Risk Management
• Air Force Col. Michael Hansen, DLA Procurement
• Air Force Maj. Krystal McGuiness, DLA Logistics Operations
• Adam Tutolo, DLA Troop Support
Leader of the Year
• Level 1 – Michael Maclean, DLA Energy
• Tier 2 – David Jolls, DLA Procurement
• Level 3 – Jason Elliott, DLA Aviation
• Level 4 – Janice Rice, DLA Logistics Operations
Employee of the Quarter
• Category A – Matthew Stott, DLA Aviation
• Category B – Walter Hegan, DLA Energy
• Category C – Carla Myers, DLA Finance
Team Awards
• Klein – Contracting Team, Fuel Redistribution Due to Permanent Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Closure, DLA Energy
• Medium – TF33 Team, DLA Aviation
• Large –T700 and TF34 team, DLA Aviation
Equal Employment Opportunity Awards
• Achievement in EEO by an employee – Deion Black, DLA Distribution
• Performance in EEO by a supervisor or manager – Alonzo Burris II,
DLA Land and Maritime
• Performance in EEO by an Organization – DLA Troop Support
• Outstanding Employee with a Disability – Steven Chu, DLA Information Operations
Awards for military personnel
• Field Grade Officer of the Year – Army Maj. Jean’Shay Moore, DLA Troop Support
• Company Grade Officer of the Year – Air Force Captain Ioan Gaitan, DLA Energy
• Senior NCO of the Year – Marine Corps Master Sgt. Dwight Amantine-Taylor, DLA Distribution
• Junior Petty Officer of the Year – Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Miguel Bengocheacaraballo, DLA Distribution
• Joint Reserve Force Field Grade Officer of the Year – Navy Lt. Cmdr. Ruben Chavira, DLA Distribution
• Joint Reserve Force Company Grade Officer of the Year – Army Capt. Adam Davis, DLA Joint Reserve Force
• Joint Reserve Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year – Navy Chief Petty Officer Michael Harshbarger, DLA Distribution
• Joint Reserve Force Junior Petty Officer of the Year – Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Akinlolu Akinbode, DLA Distribution
Installation Support Excellence Awards
• Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Facility/Program Excellence Award – Riverview Golf Course, DLA Installation Management at Susquehanna
• Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Program Management Award – Steven Gales, DLA Installation Management at Battle Creek
• DLA Police Officer of the Year – Officer Matthew Bednego, DLA Installation Management at Susquehanna
• DLA Chief Police Officer of the Year – Sergeant Richard Holmes, DLA Installation Management at Columbus
• DLA Supervisory Police Officer of the Year – Captain Gregory Filbrun, DLA Installation Management at Columbus
• Outstanding Police Activity of the Year – DLA Installation Management at Richmond
• DLA Firefighter of the Year – Firefighter/EMT/HazMat Technician Paul Esposito, DLA Installation Management at Susquehanna
• DLA Fire Officer of the Year – Assistant Fire Chief Ryan Bardar, Defense Supply Center Columbus
• DLA Fire Instructor of the Year – Captain John Fogg III, DLA Installation Management at Susquehanna
• DLA Fire Prevention Program of the Year – DLA Installation Management at Susquehanna
• DLA Emergency Communications Center Dispatcher of the Year – Emergency Services Dispatcher Brittany Nye, DLA Installation Management at Susquehanna
• DLA Fire Department of the Year – DLA Installation Management at Susquehanna
Enterprise Safety Excellence Awards
• Safety Professional of the Year – Shyamal Banerjee, DLA Aviation
• DLA Safety Champion of the Year – David Green, DLA Distribution
• DLA Employee Safety/Voluntary Protection Program Team – DLA Distribution Norfolk Safety Team, DLA Distribution
Security Professional Awards
• DLA Junior Security Professional of the Year – Dale Davis, DLA Installation Management at Susquehanna
• DLA Senior Security Professional of the Year – Shayne Nakamoto, DLA Intelligence
Procurement Excellence Awards
• Excellence in procurement – Annette Graham, DLA Disposition Services
• Vocational Support Professional of the Year (Individual) – Ella Madison, DLA Land and Maritime
• Acquisition Support Professional of the Year (Team) – DLA Energy Acquisition Workforce and Development Team, DLA Energy
• Procurement Workforce Team Performance – Direct Delivery FEPC Team, DLA Energy
• Procurement Workforce Individual Performance – Shane Banks, DLA Energy
Awards for Excellence in Information Technology
• Information Technology Program Manager of the Year – Michelle York, DLA Information Operations
• Information Technology Person of the Year – Steven Forster, DLA Information Operations
• Information Technology Team of the Year – Enterprise IT Architecture Team, DLA Information Operations
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