2026 Award Finalists
Advocate of the Year
Federal Agency

Reginald J. Mitchell
Environmental Protection Agency

Shannon C. Jackson
Department of Health and Human Services

Dwight Deneal
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Large Prime

Paul Harris
Raytheon, An RTX Business

Lisa Tanner
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

David Canada
Boeing
Service Provider

Becky Guertler
Utah Veteran Business Resource Center

Michele Atkinson
Cavalry Consulting LLC

Rich Earnest
Earnest Consulting Group
Small Business
Small Business of the Year

Walsh Service Solutions
Walsh Service Solutions

Emerald Technical Solutions
Emerald Technical Solutions

AmeriTech Contracting
AmeriTech Contracting
Employee of the Year
Gordon H. Mansfield

LTG Joseph Anderson, USA (Ret)
Rafael Systems Global Sustainment (RSGS)

Andrew DiSilvestro
AmeriTech Contracting




