Region SPY Past Recipients

2025-2026

Region I
Christopher S. Rainwater, DPA, M.P.A., MSOH, PCSOH

Region II
Russell Duren, CSP

Region III
Abby Holovach, M.S., CSP, CHMM, CIT, REM

Region IV
Bart Dupre, CSP

Region V
Alanna Lee, CSP

Region VI
Ashton Alban- Hatcher, M.S., M.P.H., CSP, CIH, REHS/RS

Region VII
Mark C. Frye, CSP, CHMM

Region VIII
Corey B. Jones, M.B.A., CSP, CHST, SMS

Region IX
Daniel E. Osadiaye

2024-25

Region I
James Boretti, CSP

Region II
Steven M. Thygerson, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., CIH

Region III
Ketha Renee Molina

Region IV
Cary Usrey

Region V
J.D. Horst, CSP

Region VI
Matthew P. Koss, M.Eng., CSP, CHST, SMP

Region VII
Ginger Dayton, M.S., CSP

Region VIII
Matthew Harris, M.S., GSP

Region IX
Jignesh Shah, B.Eng.

2023-24

Region I
Danny Kim, Ph.D

Region II
Joseph Knickerbocker, CSP, CHST, CRIS

Region III
Jethzabeth Esperanza Aguirre, CHST, COSS

Region IV
Timothy Bernardi

Region VI
Paul Esposito, CSP, CIH

Region VIII
Brittany DeRafelo, M.B.A.

Region IX
Raghuvaran Chakkravarthy, M.S., CSP, CHST, SMS, STS, PMP, RMP

2022-23

Region I
Stephen Thompson, ARM, COSS

Region II
Rachel Michael, M.Sc., CPE, CHSP

Region III
Krystle Hodge, CSP

Region IV
Heather Earl, CSP, CPEA, SMS

Region V
Eric W. Hallerud, M.S., CSP, ASP

Region VI
Frank J. Cruice, CSP, CRSP, CHCM

Region VII
Kristin D. VanSoest, M.B.A.

Region VIII
Caitlin (Kate) McGee

Region IX
Gbolahan Kamil Abiodun, MSC, M.S., CSP, ASHM

2021 - 22

Region I
Dorothy Montgomery, MS, CIH (Dede)

Region II
Brandy Farris Miller, Ph.D., CPE

Region III
Norman Ritchie

Region IV
Josh Densberger, CSP

Region V
James I McGovern, M.S., CSP

Region VI
Wyatt Bradbury, CSP, CHST, CIT

Region VII
Jeff W Fox, CSP, CIT

Region VIII
Hoyt F Emmons, M.S.

Region IX
Sunil N Sadanand

2020 – 2021

Region I
Enrique Medina, CSP, CIH

Region II
Michael W. Bryant, CSP, CIT

Region III
Matthew F. Herron, M.S., P.E., CSP, CPE

Region IV
Randy M. Easterling, M.S., CSP, CIH

Region V
Abby Ferri, CSP

Region VI
John C. Sullivan, CSP, CFPS

Region VII
James D. McGlothlin, CPE

Region VIII
Wayne Vanderhoof, CSP, CIT

Region IX
Sampath Reddy Golamari, CSP, CMIOSH

2019 – 2020

Region I
Paula K. Jones, CSP, ASP, CIT

Region II
Daniel Klimek

Region III
Steve B. Gray, CSP, CHST

Region V
Steven Flann, M.S., CSP

Region VI
Matthew Wilcox, CSP

Region VII
Joseph Whitlock, CSP, CIH, CHMM

Region VIII
John Suter, CSP, CIH, ARM

Region IX
Sanjay Jaiswal, CSP, SMS, CIT

2018 – 2019

Region I
Steven Conkle, P.E., CSP

Region II
Salgado, SMS, CHST

Region III
Steve Jablon, CSP

Region IV
Lance Roux, CSP

Region VI
Christopher S. Hinson, CIH, CSP, CHMM

Region VIII
Alejandro Ruiz, CSP, CIH, CHMM, CHST, CET, SMS

Region IX
Subbarao Palagummi, CSP, CMIOSH, F.S. Eng.