The CMMC Information Institute is proud to award CMMC Community Contributor Challenge Coins and Certificates of Appreciation to the following individuals. Each has made significant contributions to the US Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program and beyond, including ensuring that organizations have the resources, education, and tools needed to help keep our nation secure. Their efforts will benefit for our nation for many years to come.
To receive a CMMC Community Contributor Award, an individual must:
- NOT be a current service member or civilian employee of the US Department of Defense;
- NOT be a current Board Member or employee of the CMMC Accreditation Body or the CAICO;
- NOT be a nomination committee member;
- have made material contributions that helped advance the cybersecurity posture of the US government’s supply chain; and,
- be nominated by at least one prior CMMC Community Contributor awardee and approved by the nomination committee.
| First Name | Last Name | Organization | Nominated By | Award Year | Reason for Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amira | Armond | Kieri Solutions | CMMC Info. | 2022 | Creation and leadership of community which allows candidate and authorized C3PAOs to collaborate and share information, both with themselves and the CMMC-AB. |
| Katie | Arrington | Katie for Congress | CMMC Info. | 2022 | Creation and leadership of the CMMC program; zealous advocate of supply chain cybersecurity advocacy. |
| Mark | Berman | FutureFeed.co | CMMC Info. | 2021 | Founding Director of the CMMC-AB Board of Directors and leader of the organization’s early governance and community outreach efforts. |
| Regan | Edens | DTC Global | CMMC Info. | 2022 | Leadership of the CMMC-AB Board of Director’s assessment and standards work, including feedback which shaped the CMMC assessment process. |
| Steve | Gillock | TechSolve | CMMC Community | 2023 | Leader in MEP initiatives to help manufacturing companies enhance their cybersecurity programs and address their CMMC requirements. |
| Dawn | Greenman | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | CMMC Info. | 2021 | Outstanding contributions and leadership in the creation of the CMMC program. |
| Andrew | Hoover | Software Engineering Institute | CMMC Info. | 2021 | Outstanding contributions and leadership in the creation of the CMMC program. |
| Jacob | Horne | Summit 7 | CMMC Info. | 2022 | Leadership, advocacy, and education for the contractor community. |
| Karlton | Johnson | Delaine Strategies | CMMC Info. | 2022 | Leadership during the CMMC-AB Board of Director’s transition from “director-doers” to directors and during the professional staff’s formative growth. |
| Michael | Kelleher | MD MEP | CMMC Community | 2022 | Creation of highly effective program which enables Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (“MEPs”) to assist manufacturing companies with their cybersecurity compliance efforts. |
| Darren | King | DCMA DIBCAC (former) | CMMC Info. | 2022 | Outreach and collaboration regarding the CMMC-AB’s assessment program. |
| Richard (“Doc”) | Klodnicki | Aereti | CMMC Info. | 2022 | Member of the initial cadre of outside Directors of the CMMC-AB’s Board of Directors. Significant contributor to the CMMC-AB’s internal governance programs and structure. |
| Tara | Lemieux | Phoenix TS | CMMC Community | 2023 | Member of CyberAB training working group. Contributor to several education-related initiatives. Early CMMC Provisional Instructor and Provisional Assessor. |
| Fernando | Machado | Cybersec Investments | CMMC Community | 2023 | Member of several CyberAB working groups. Early CMMC Provisional Assessor. Contributes significant content to the CMMC community. |
| Robert | Metzger | Rogers | Joseph | O’Donnell | CMMC Info. | 2022 | Extraordinary insight and leadership in cybersecurity advocacy for the US Government and its supply chain. |
| Ty | Schieber | University of Virginia | CMMC Info. | 2021 | Founding Director and Chairman of the CMMC-AB Board of Directors during its formative stages. Laid the foundation for the transition from “director-doers” to an Accreditation Body run by professional staff. |
| Amy | Starzynski Coddens | Indiana University / REN-ISAC | CMMC Community | 2022 | Outstanding contributions to, and leadership of, the CMMC-AB training working group. |
| Katie | Stewart | Software Engineering Institute | CMMC Info. | 2021 | Outstanding contributions and leadership in the creation of the CMMC program. |
| Ben | Tchoubineh | Phoenix TS | CMMC Info. | 2021 | Initial Director of CMMC-AB Board of Directors’ Education Committee. Exemplary leadership of, and contributions to, the CMMC-AB’s education and training program. |
| Les | Terrell | DTC Global LLC | CMMC Community | 2023 | Co-founder and organizer of the CMMC Industry Standards Committee. |
| Darold | Tippey | TMAC | CMMC Community | 2023 | Leads many MEP-related initiatives designed to help US manufacturers, and especially those in the defense supply chain, to enhance their cybersecurity maturity. |
| Matthew | Titcombe | Peak Infosec | CMMC Info. | 2022 | Outstanding contributions to the CMMC-AB assessment working group and beyond. |
| Richard | Wakeman | Microsoft | CMMC Community | 2022 | Creation of information and resources which enable companies to better understand and meet their compliance requirements. |
| Amy | Williams | BlueVoyant | CMMC Info. | 2022 | Contributions to the CMMC training program and volunteer educational efforts. |
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