AWARDS GALA BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR EVENT PARTNERS READY, SET, LAUNCH: STEM TRAILBLAZERS Saturday, February 11, 2023 • 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Live from The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center | Maryland Ballroom | National Harbor, MD
READY, SET, LAUNCH: STEM TRAILBLAZERS
It has always been the case, but is only now starting to be widely recognized, that Diversity in our labs, classrooms, C-suites, and mentorships (to name only a few places) is the only way for people in STEM to become everything they are. Expansive opportunities exist for Black leaders in STEM, and many of our honorees stand ready to help people step into their digital twins. BEYA Awardees are blazing the trail in technology, engineering, medicine, the military, impacting so much of our world. We rely on them to launch us into the Metaverse. The responsibility is huge, and our awardees rise to meet the challenge. From young students to professionals at the pinnacle of their careers, BEYA honors the STEM trailblazers helping us step into our future with hope and confidence — allowing us to become everything we are.
THE YEAR
AWARDS GALA BLACK ENGINEER OF
EMCEES:
ED GORDON
ALLISON SEYMOUR
GREETINGS FROM CONFERENCE CO-HOST:
JAMES D. TAICLET, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
CONFERENCE CO-SPONSOR SPEAKER: CHAD KOELE
PRESIDENT ACTALENT
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Captain Melvin Smith
Executive Assistant, Indo-Pacific Command United States Navy
PRESENTER: LINDA GOODEN Chair
University System of Maryland Board of Regents
CONFERENCE CO-SPONSOR SPEAKER:
ADAORA NELSON
VICE PRESIDENT RAYTHEON MISSILES & DEFENSE QUALITY & PRODUCT SAFETY
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
EVENT SPONSOR SPEAKER:
MARISA SLATEN
DIRECTOR, CORPORATE COMMUNITY IMPACT
PEPCO HOLDINGS
AN EXELON COMPANY
MOST PROMISING ENGINEER IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
Kelan Berry
Aerospace Engineer
United States Air Force – AFLCMC/LPS
PRESENTER: MS. JACQUELINE S. JANNING-LASK
SES Engineering Director, Chief Engineer
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)
MOST PROMISING ENGINEER IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
LT Timothy Horton
Assistant Public Works Officer
US Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Washington
PRESENTER: LINDA GOODEN Chair
University System of Maryland Board of Regents
EVENT SPONSOR SPEAKER: TODD PROBERT
PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS CACI
MOST PROMISING ENGINEER IN INDUSTRY AWARD
Kendric Garmon
Software Engineer Leidos
PRESENTER: JIM MOOS
Civil Group President Leidos
MOST PROMISING ENGINEER IN INDUSTRY AWARD
Zephaniah Horton
Senior Systems Engineer Lockheed Martin
PRESENTER: RODERICK MCLEAN
Vice President / General Manager Air Mobility & Maritime Missions
Lockheed Martin
COMMUNITY SERVICE IN INDUSTRY AWARD
Dr. Lewis Pate Jr.
Enterprise Solutions Architect CACI International, Inc.
PRESENTER: DEETTE GRAY
President of Business and Information Technology Solutions CACI International, Inc.
COMMUNITY SERVICE IN INDUSTRY AWARD
Anike L. Sakariyawo
Founding-Executive Director S.E.E.K. Foundation
PRESENTER: GENERAL VINCENT K. BROOKS
U.S. ARMY, RETIRED BOARD DIRECTOR
JACOBS, DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, VERISK ANALYTICS
TECHNICAL SALES AND MARKETING AWARD
Everton Swearing
Global Head of Sales
2-Wheeler & Powersports Customer Group Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC
DAVE BARCLAY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
Scott Drach
Vice President of HR for Corporate and International
The Boeing Company
PRESENTER: NORMA CLAYTON
BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 2000
TECHNOLOGIST OF THE YEAR 2009
BEYA HALL OF FAME 2011
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
DAVE BARCLAY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
Odetta Scott
Indirect Procurement – Associate Director Raytheon
Technologies
PRESENTER: KRISTOPHER PINNOW
Vice President, Supply Chain
Collins Aerospace
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP – CORPORATE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AWARD
Nathaniel Price
Environmental Engineer/Project Manager
Jacobs
PRESENTER: RONALD WALLACE
Senior Vice President, Operations Support, CMS
Jacobs
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
Kelly Thomas Davis Sr.
TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST IN THE U.S. ARMY COMMUNICATIONS
ELECTRONICS COMMAND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CENTER
PRESENTER: MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT EDMONSOM II
COMMANDING GENERAL U.S. ARMY COMMUNICATIONSELECTRONICS COMMAND
U.S. ARMY
Crystal Hayden
Deputy Chief
Contract and Program Management Oversight Office National Security Agency
PRESENTER: GENERAL VINCENT K. BROOKS
U.S. ARMY RETIRED BOARD DIRECTOR
JACOBS, DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, VERISK ANALYTICS
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN INDUSTRY AWARD
Nalini Ambrose
Manager
VA Health Systems & Strategy Department
The MITRE Corporation
PRESENTER: KEOKI JACKSON
SVP & General Manager MITRE National Security Sector
The MITRE Corporation
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN INDUSTRY AWARD
Bridget Beamon
Principal Systems Engineer
Raytheon Technologies
PRESENTER: JOE MATA
RAYTHEON INTELLIGENCE & SPACE DIRECTOR, GENERAL ENGINEERING
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN INDUSTRY AWARD
Siraaj M. Hasan
Director/Principal – National Cyber Market Lead Booz Allen Hamilton
PRESENTER: CHARLES JOHNSON-BEY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON
PIONEER AWARD
Wendell Foster Executive Director
DOD Joint Force Headquarters DODIN (JFHQ-DODIN)
PRESENTER: JEFF RECTOR
SENIOR ADVISOR, FEDERAL SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
Dr. Paige Brown
Expert Electrical Engineer, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Program Manager
Food and Drug Administration
PRESENTER: DR. LYDIA W. THOMAS
President & CEO (retired)
Noblis
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT
AWARD
Patrick G. Taylor, Ph.D.
Chief, Propulsion Test Branch
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Aviation and Missile Center
PRESENTER: MAJOR GENERAL EDMOND “MILES” BROWN
COMMANDING GENERAL
U.S. ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENTAL COMMAND (DEVCOM)
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD
Sean Bradshaw, Ph.D.
Fellow, Sustainable Propulsion Raytheon Technologies
PRESENTER: FRANK PRELI
VICE PRESIDENT, PROPULSION AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES PRATT & WHITNEY
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD
Candice M. Smith, PMP Director, Engineering Strategy and Operations The Boeing Company
PRESENTER: DR. GREG HYSLOP
CHIEF ENGINEER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING, TEST & TECHNOLOGY THE BOEING COMPANY
SENIOR TECHNOLOGY FELLOW AWARD
Cedric Mann
Consulting Engineer Systems Architect – Tech Fellow Northrop Grumman
PRESENTER: DEBBIE MCKENNA
Vice President of Engineering, Payloads & Ground Systems Division
Northrop Grumman
SENIOR TECHNOLOGY FELLOW AWARD
Danielle Stephenson
Principal R&D Systems Engineer
Sandia National Laboratories
PRESENTER: DR. LYDIA W. THOMAS President & CEO (retired)
Noblis
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
Lamar Garrett
Chief, Chemical Biological Center Field Element
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Analysis Center
PRESENTER: MAJ. GEN. EDMOND ‘MILES’ BROWN
Commanding General
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
Capt. Kimberly Jones, USN
Reactor Officer US NAVY - USS EISENHOWER (CVN 69)
PRESENTER: DR. LYDIA W. THOMAS
President & CEO (retired)
Noblis
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
Wole Akinyemi, Ph.D.
Executive Director Cummins Inc.
PRESENTER: NGOZI BUTLER-GUERRIER, ED.D
DIRECTOR
NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF INCLUSION AND CIVIL RIGHTS (OICR)
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
Cleophus Thomas Jr.
VP, Director of Operations, GD CoE
Jacobs
PRESENTER: LT. GEN. (RET.) BRUCE CRAWFORD
2020 Black Engineer of the Year
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Chauncey McIntosh
Vice President and General Manager, Training and Logistics Solutions
Lockheed Martin
PRESENTER: DR. STEPHANIE HILL
Executive Vice President, Rotary and Mission Systems
Lockheed Martin
CHAIRMAN’S AWARD
Justin Simpson
Director, Data Security Walmart Global Tech
PRESENTER: ROB DUHART
Vice President, Deputy CISO
Walmart
PASSING THE TORCH REMARKS:
2022 BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
TED COLBERT III
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF DEFENSE, SPACE, AND SECURITY
THE BOEING COMPANY
BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Colin Parris, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer General Electric Company (GE)
PRESENTER: TONY MATHIS
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GE EDISON WORKS
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
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