74th Secretary Honor Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Secretary Honor Awards are the most prestigious awards presented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
These awards recognize noteworthy goals, mission, objectives and overall customer service and management excellence. In other words, USDA employees are recognized for their innovation, commitment and perseverance in the face of unprecedented challenges and constant change.
Below is a list of all Forest Service winners for this year:
Strategic Goal 1:
Awards for combating climate change to support America’s working lands, natural resources and communities
For the promotion of healthy forests and the reduction of wildfire risk through the outstanding implementation of the Biomass Transport Incentive Pilot/Timber Products Expansion Loan Program.
Michael Albrecht
Pamela Bennett
Kirsten Bergstrand
Kelly Bogle
Brian Brashaw
Brandyn Child
Lauren Cusick
Kari Jo Divine
Jeff High
Andrew Hill
Michelle Januzzi
Cody Johnson
Kori Kelly
Kraig Kidwell
Amy Lowe
Brian McCrory
Adyam Negasi
Keith O'Loughlin
Rachel Reister
Josh Rossi
Brad Seaberg
James Smalls
Karl Smith
Shaun Stehr
Robert Tomczak
Julie Tucker
Brian Wiles
Jonathan Word
For supporting communities and expanding equitable access to nature and green spaces through Urban and Community Forestry.
Stephen Baker
Leslie A. Hermansen Baez
Jacob Biar
Dana Coelho
Amanda Collier
Amanda Egan
Jasmine Forsberg
Sherry Fountain
Danielle Gift
Quintanniay Holifield
Regan Hopper
Miranda Hutten
Nausheen Iqbal
Jill Johnson
Steven Koehn
Maria Knott
Jonathan Lampley
JoAnn Santana Lopez
Julie Mawhorter
Laura Moser
Maya Quinones
Robert Seeman
Lynne Sholty
David Sivyer
Tyler Stevenson
Nancy Stremple
Beattra Wilson
Kasey Yturralde
Strategic Goal 6:
Awards for attracting, inspiring and retaining an engaged and motivated workforce that is proud to represent USDA
For leveraging emergency authorities to provide temporary housing refunds and raising awareness of affordable housing needs.
Donavan Albert
Nick Alderete
Gabrielle Antonioli
Kenneth Aragon
Andrew Avitt
Kris Bancroft
Jackson Clague
Michelle Clomax
Traci Contia
George Cope
Laura Deaton
Sabrina Derusseau
Chad Douglas
Rene Freeland
Fernandez Gabrielle
Matt Garcia
Earnest Gifford
Amanda Goodman
Andrew Guiterrez
Savannah Halleaux
Hannah Hamilton
Preston Keres
Travis Martin
Frank McArthur
Jennifer McGuire
Anthony Meza
Eric Muehlhof
Lisa Northrop
Jacqueline Romero
Shimiki Ross
Dean Russell
Jace Sheckla
Linda Smith
Ryan Souto
Rita Staton
Richard Taylor
Maria Trujillo
For outstanding work in implementation of legislation and spearheading policy changes to support Wildland Firefighters.
Theodore Adams
Jordan Bailey
Anthony Bethas
Denise Blankenship
Kimberly Briggs
Dwayne Brown
Evan Burks
Ursula Burkhalter
Crosbie, Douglas
Andrea Delgado
Linda Delgado
Stephen Fillmore
Lauro Garcia
Kenneth Green
David Hoose
Bonita Johnson
Kelly Kane
Shay King
Nathan Lancaster
Walter (Jeff) Loomis
Benjamin Marquart
Jeff Marsolais
Abelardo Martinez
Katherine McEuen
Jonathan Miller
Joshua Northrup
Travis Parker
Erin Phelps
Paul Poplett
Lisa Renken
Brian Rhodes
Angelica Romero
Debra Schweizer
Rochelle Selvin
Bradley Siemens
Pamela Spearow
Stephen Stocking
Ashur Tafuro
Monte Ulmer
Warner (Andy) Vanderheuel
Craig Vanderpool
John (Alex) Viktora
Alexis Waldron
Kalim Wigfall
In recognition of incredible response/actions in a time of emergency that led to life saving care of a team member.
Pat Brannan
Jason Christensen
Nathan Gubbels
Ian Ingoglia
Jon Orland
Caleb Smith
Brian Yip
Grangeville Interagency Dispatch
A list of all of this year's winners is available through OneUSDA. Watch the ceremony below.