2022 Awards of Excellence Winners
DRI International congratulates the winners of the 2022 DRI Awards of Excellence. These coveted awards recognize individuals and organizations who have achieved a certain level of excellence in the fields of continuity management, technology recovery, and crisis management.
Winners in the following awards categories are marked below in bold with an asterisk. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners for their exceptional contributions to the business continuity profession.
PROGRAM LEADER OF THE YEAR – PRIVATE SECTOR
Hadeel Alessa, Saudi Aramco
Tye Clark, William Blair & Company*
Nita Kohli, Freddie Mac
CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR
Gayathri Jaganathan, PwC Malaysia*
Timothy Miller, MorganFranklin Consulting
Joe Starzyk, Kyndryl Business Resiliency Services (formerly IBM)
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Nelly Aragon, CPSCP, City of Santa Rosa
Joseph Dean, Castellan Solutions, Inc.*
Victoria Nkemdilim Ogbuehi, CBCP, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ahmad Alkhafaf
Nate Bridges, MBCP
Wasim Malik, MBCP
Frank Perlmutter, CBCP
Leah Sawyer, MBCP
Daman Dev Sood
Michele L. Turner, MBCP*
Manuel Violante, MBCP
Bobby Williams, MBCP
Brian Zawada, MBCP
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Disaster Recovery Team, Anthem*
Ernst & Young Global Delivery Services
Freddie Mac Operational Resilience
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OF THE YEAR
Information Technology Disaster Recovery Team, Houston Methodist Healthcare*
OSAC Chennai Chapter
Fire Protection Department, Saudi Aramco
COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OF THE YEAR
Amdocs
CPS Energy
Delta Dental of California
TMX Group*
PRODUCT/SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Agility Recovery Solutions- RecoveryPlanner
Blackberry
Castellan Solutions
CLDigital
Continuity Innovations
Fusion Risk Management*
iluminr
Infinite Blue
OnSolve
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Rave Mobile Safety
Regroup Mass Notification
Veoci
Past Awards of Excellence Winners
2021
Winners
PROGRAM LEADER OF THE YEAR – PRIVATE SECTOR
Avishay Ben Barak, CBCP, Amdocs
PROGRAM LEADER OF THE YEAR – PUBLIC SECTOR
Dinesh Elangovan, Overseas Security Advisory Council, Chennai Chapter
PROGRAM LEADER OF THE YEAR – NON-PROFIT
Efraim Wielgus, Columbia University Information Technology
CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR
Dennis McNeill, Fusion Risk Management
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Harvey Betan, MBCP
Belinda Wilson
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Natasha Kovach, ABCP, Shell
PRODUCT/ SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Infinite Blue
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OF THE YEAR
Northrop Grumman
COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OF THE YEAR
Sea Water Injection Department (SWID), Saudi Aramco
TEAM OF THE YEAR
USAA
2020
Winners
Consultant of the Year
Sherri Flynn, CBCP, MBCP, RecoveryPlanner
Newcomer of the Year
Nisha Baxi, Fannie Mae
Program Leader of the Year (Non-Profit Sector)
Bonnie Canal, MBCP, Evacuteer.org
Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector)
Ray Bonilla, CBCP, MBCP, Kaiser Permanente
Program Leader of the Year (Public Sector)
Dmitri Dits, CBCP, New York City Department of Buildings
Lifetime Achievement Award
David Nolan
R Vaidhyanathan (RV) – MBCP, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Product/Service Provider of the Year
Fusion Risk Management
Team of the Year
Walgreens
Response and Recovery of the Year
Bank of America
DRI CANADA Winners
Congratulations to the DRI CANADA 2020 Awards of Excellence Recipients!
The DRI CANADA Awards of Excellence honor individuals who are leaders and innovators in the fields of Business Continuity and Technology Recovery (BC/DR). The 2020 awards were presented virtually at the Continuity Resilience Today conference on Wednesday, October 7th, 2020. Learn more about the DRI CANADA Awards.
Lifetime Achievement
Patrick W. (Butch) Brennan
DRI CANADA Builder Award
Ann Wyganowski
DRI CANADA Volunteer of the Year
John Yamniuk
2019
People
Consultant of the Year
James Green, CBCP, MBCI, Strategic BCP
Newcomer of the Year
Bogdana Sardak, Fusion Risk Management
Program Leader of the Year (Non-Profit Sector)
Cheryl Griffith, CBCP, St. James Central District Emergency Organization *
Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector)
Raymond Seid, MBCP, CBCLA, ARMP, CHPCP, McKesson Healthcare *
Program Leader of the Year (Public Sector)
Banu Mohideenbasha, CBCP, City and County of San Francisco
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ann Pickren, OnSolve
Service Providers
Product/Service Provider of the Year
RecoveryPlanner
Team of the Year
McKesson Healthcare
Response and Recovery of the Year
Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corp.
DRI CANADA
The 2019 award winners were honored at the 2019 Continuity Management Symposium held in Toronto.
Lifetime Achievement
Betsey Sayers, MBCP
DRI CANADA Volunteer of the Year
Frank Slater, CBCP
Board of Directors Achievement Award
This is a one-time award granted by the DRI CANADA Board of Directors in recognition of the significant efforts, dedication, and volunteerism by the Online Learning Steering Committee members through governance. development,and launch of the DRI CANADA on-line learning course.
Michael Hiller, ABCP
Nancy Holloway-White, CBCP, CBCA
Graeme Jannaway, CBCP
John Yamniuk, MBCP, ARMP, MBCI
Michael Hiller, ABCP
Nancy Holloway-White, CBCP, CBCA
Graeme Jannaway, CBCP
John Yamniuk, MBCP, ARMP, MBCI
2018
People
Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector)
Pauline Williams-Banta, The Energy Authority
Program Leader of the Year (Public Sector)
Ryan Miller, Howard County Government
Program Leader of the Year (Non-Profit Sector)
Rich Leonardo, OhioHealth
Consultant of the Year
Carlo Kelejian, Continuity Innovations, LLC
Newcomer of the Year
Alexandria Brennan, State Street Bank
Lifetime Achievement Award
Fred “Freddie” H. Sebren
Service Providers
Product/Service Provider of the Year
Fusion Risk Management
Team of the Year
TCF Bank
Response and Recovery of the Year
Gallagher
2017
People
Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector)
Anthony Pizzitola – TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital
Program Leader of the Year (Public Sector)
Mudasar Nawaz – City of Toronto
Program Leader of the Year (Non-Profit Sector)
Brian Whitlow – San Francisco Community Agencies Responding to Disaster
Consultant of the Year
Edward B. “Ted” Brown – KETCHConsulting
Newcomer of the Year
Purple Kumai – TELUS Communications, Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Edward B. “Ted” Brown – KETCHConsulting
2017 DRI International Honor Roll Award Winner
Bobby Williams, MBCP – Director of IT Continuity and Risk Management, Fidelity Investments
Service Providers
Product/Service Provider of the Year
Sungard Availability Services
Team of the Year
Colorado Springs Utilities
Response and Recovery of the Year
TELUS Communications
2016
People
Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector)
Ashvin Parankusha, GalaxE Solutions Inc.
Program Leader of the Year (Non-Profit Sector)
Bennie R. Moore, CBCP, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Consultant of the Year
Christopher Duffy, Strategic BCP
Industry Newcomer of the Year
William J Kearney, Cameron International
Team of the Year
Aon Service Corporation – Global Business Continuity Management Team
Lifetime Achievement Award
Brian Miller, CBCP, Vanguard EMC Inc.
Strategy & Initiative
Response and Recovery of the Year
Exelon Corporation
Continuity Awareness Award
Amdocs Inc. Corporate BCM Team
Service Providers
Service Provider of the Year
Northrop Grumman
Planning Software of the Year
ClearView Continuity
Notification System of the Year
Send Word Now
2015
People
Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector)
Larry Chase – Symantec Corporation, CA
Program Leader of the Year (Public Sector)
Brian Gray – United Nations, NY
Program Leader of the Year (Non-Profit Sector)
Jill Frater – University of Southern California, CA
Consultant of the Year
Arun Sharma – Control Risks, Washington D.C.
Team of the Year
Commercial International Bank – Shatssy Hassan, Egypt
Industry Newcomer of the Year
Emad Aziz – Department of Internal Services, Halifax Canada
Strategy & Initiative
Strategy of the Year
Pauline Williams – Banta – The Energy Authority, FL
Response and Recovery of the Year
Edward Goetz – Exelon Corporation, MD
Continuity Awareness Award
Gina Manos – Kaiser Permanente, CA
Service Providers
IT Infrastructure Award
Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), VA
Planning Software of the Year
ClearView Continuity, United Kingdom
Notification System of the Year
Regroup, CA
2014
People
Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector)
Chand Basha
Program Leader of the Year (Public Sector)
Ira Tannenbaum
Lifetime Achievement Award
Tonya T. York
Consultant of the Year
Henry Arocha
Team of the Year
NYC Office Of Emergency Management – COOP Team
Strategy & Initiative
Strategy of the Year
Rajiv Mehta
Continuity Awareness Award
Randy Van Hooser
Response and Recovery of the Year
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.
Service Providers
Service Provider of the Year
Rentsys Recovery Services
IT Infrastructure Award
Amdocs
Planning Software of the Year
ResilienceONE
2013
People
Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector)
Daniel Mikulsky
Program Leader of the Year (Public Sector)
Mohammed Jenaibi
Program Leader of the Year (Non-Profit Sector)
Kelley Okolita
Lifetime Achievement Award
Thomas Carroll
Consultant of the Year
Neil Kaufman
Team of the Year
Delta Dental – BCP team
Industry Newcomer of the Year
Gina Manos
Strategy & Initiative
Strategy of the Year
Khalid Bahabri, NCB Capital
Continuity Awareness Award
Hewlett Packard GBS BCP & Risk Management team
Response and Recovery of the Year
SunGard Availability Services
Service Providers
Service Provider of the Year
Bruce Gillespie
Notification System of the Year
Send Word Now
IT Infrastructure Award
Computer Science Corporation’s (CSC)
Planning Software of the Year
Computer Science Corporation’s (CSC)
2012
People
Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector)
Ashish Dahiya
Program Leader of the Year (Public Sector)
Jennifer Ellis
Lifetime Achievement Award
Edward S. Devlin
Consultant of the Year
Lisa M. Reshaur
Team of the Year
McKesson IT Service Continuity Office
Industry Newcomer of the Year
Ryan P. Kenny
Strategy & Initiative
Strategy of the Year
Delaware Department of Technology and Information
Continuity Awareness Award
Lissette Giorgi
Response and Recovery of the Year
Booz Allen Hamilton
Service Providers
Service Provider of the Year
RecoveryPlanner
Notification System of the Year
SunGard Availability Services
Planning Software of the Year
RecoveryPlanner
