DRI2019 Awards of Excellence Winners
DRI International congratulates the winners of the 2019 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 contribution to the business continuity profession.
Consultant of the Year
Greg Tomchick, CBCP, Ankura Consulting
James Green, CBCP, MBCI, Strategic BCP *
Joseph E. Starzyk, IBM Business Resiliency Services
Newcomer of the Year
Bogdana Sardak, Fusion Risk Management *
Jolecia Marigny, Donnelley Financial Solutions
Mohd Fairuz Mohamed Kapi, ABCP, Port of Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd
Program Leader of the Year (Non-Profit Sector)
Benjamin Gratto, Canton-Potsdam Hospital
Cheryl Griffith, CBCP, St. James Central District Emergency Organization *
Program Leader of the Year (Private Sector)
Alex Belyarchik, CBCP, Microsoft
Andre Lapierre, CBCP, ARMP, Frost Bank
Linda Laun, CBCP, Red Hat
Raymond Seid, MBCP, CBCLA, ARMP, CHPCP, McKesson Healthcare *
Program Leader of the Year (Public Sector)
Dmitri Dits, New York City Department of Buildings
Banu Mohideenbasha, CBCP, City and County of San Francisco *
Response and Recovery of the Year
Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corp. *
Etihad Etisalat Co. – Mobily
Georgina Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
Product/Service Provider of the Year
Assurance Software, Inc.
Avalution
BC in the Cloud
Fusion Risk Management
GlobalSUITE Business Continuity
OnSolve
Paychex, Inc.
Rave Mobile Safety
RecoveryPlanner *
Strategic BCP
StratoGrid Advisory
TELUS Communications
VEOCI
Team of the Year
Capital One Financial
Cognizant Technology Solutions
McKesson Healthcare *
The Regional Municipality of York
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ahmed Riad Ali, CBCP, Estmrarya Consulting
Jim LaRue, MBCP, Sirius Computer Solutions
Rich Leonardo, CBCP, OhioHealth
Wasim Malik, MBCP, Bravura Solutions Operations Pty Ltd
Vito Mangialardi, CBCP, Metrolinx
David Nolan, Fusion Risk Management
Frank Perlmutter, CBCP, Strategic BCP
Ann Pickren, OnSolve *
Roger Stearns, CBCP, Philips
Past Awards of Excellence Winners
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
