Central Ohio InfraGard President Garry Brown Recognized Nationally
Central Ohio InfraGard is delighted to announce that President Garry Brown has been been honored with the Meeting the Challenge award by the national Infragard organization.
About the Meeting the Challenge Award
Background: The mark of a dedicated individual is noted in the challenges they overcome to accomplish goals and objectives in front of them. Within InfraGard, we face challenges as volunteers in participation, in garnering membership engagement, differences in opinion with a leadership team and in moving our local IMA forward. We also face personal and business challenges that affect our ability to participate or accomplish certain objectives timely or at all. We are faced with challenges every day in the protection of our critical infrastructures, and the InfraGard organization strives to promote awareness among the membership in efforts to meet various challenges through our unique public / private partnership.
This award recognizes the individual who has overcome considerable challenges, personal or within the InfraGard program, in accomplishing goals that benefit InfraGard and their local community.
Congratulations Garry!
Announcement Letter
Dear InfraGard Members,
On behalf of the InfraGard National Board of Directors and our Awards Committee and its Chair, Nathan King, we are thrilled to announce and congratulate our 2020 National and Regional Award winners! A special ceremony to celebrate our awardees will be held virtually on August 27th. More details will follow soon on how you can join and be part of this year's celebration.
2020 INFRAGARD NATIONAL AWARDS
Linda Franklin Award: Lauren Schuler - Maryland
DHS PSA of the Year: Brian Keith – Los Angeles
FBI PSC of the Year: Christopher Calarco - Denver
IMA Community Outreach: San Diego IMA
IMA Leadership: Darrell Sandefur - Cincinnati
Meeting the Challenge: Garry Brown - Central Ohio
Public/Private Partnership: Dr. Gus Frias - Los Angeles
Rookie of the Year: Theresa Droege - Denver
Sector Chief of the Year: Suzanne Phegley - Springfield
2020 INFRAGARD REGIONAL AWARDS
MIDWEST
Public/Private Partnership: Michael Natale - Dayton
NORTH CENTRAL
IMA Leadership: Roftiel Constantine - Springfield
Meeting the Challenge: Christopher McLaughlin - Denver
NORTHEAST
FBI Coordinator of the Year: David Connell - Connecticut
IMA Community Outreach: Philadelphia IMA
IMA Leadership: David Solano - NY City Metro
Public/Private Partnership: Lt Col Peter Horne - Rhode Island
Sector Chief of the Year: Mark Jarrett - NY City Metro
PACIFIC
FBI Coordinator of the Year: Darryl Elliott - Sacramento
IMA Leadership: Stephanie Cervantes - Sacramento
Sector Chief of the Year: David Goldenberg - Sacramento
SOUTH CENTRAL
DHS Protective Security Advisor: Julio Gonzalez - Houston
FBI Coordinator of the Year: Bryan Gaines - Houston
IMA Community Outreach: IMA El Paso
IMA Leadership: David Fojtik - Houston
Meeting the Challenge: Peter Chaves - Houston
Public/Private Partnership: El Paso Electric Company - El Paso
Rookie of the Year: Dr. Oscar A. Perez - El Paso
Sector Chief of the Year: George Shaffer - El Paso
SOUTHEAST
FBI Coordinator of the Year: Clint Nafey - Puerto Rico
IMA Leadership: Steve Bieber - National Capital Region
Meeting the Challenge: Urayoan Camacho - Puerto Rico
Public/Private Partnership: Andy Jabbour - National Capital Region
We greatly appreciate all the hard work that InfraGard volunteers do every day for our organization, your communities and our country. We are exceptionally grateful to these outstanding volunteers! Their commitment and dedication to InfraGard is incredible!
If you are interested in supporting this year's Awards Ceremony, please contact us at info@infragardnational.org.
Sincerely,
Gary Gardner, Chairman
Maureen O’Connell, President
Kimberly Pratt, Executive Director
InfraGard National
