HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Air Force Life Cycle Management Center officials announced the names of the financial management awards winners during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio Sept. 2.
The awards ceremony, held virtually, recognized AFLCMC teams and individuals who demonstrated excellence through financial management programs.
This year’s theme was “Unprecedented Times Demand: Continued Optimism, Vigilance, Ingenuity and Dedication.”
Before presenting the awards, Kathy Sowers, AFLCMC Financial Management and Comptroller director, spoke about the challenges financial managers have overcome since the onset of COVID-19.
“We’re living in unprecedented times, and this pandemic has us exercising our ingenuity and agility every day,” she said. “Even in this dispersed environment, your work ethic and focus on the mission came through and was recognized by your IPT [Integrated Product Team] leads and supervisors.”
More than 250 nominations were submitted across 15 locations throughout the center, including at Hanscom AFB.
Hanscom winners and their associated categories are as follows:
Junior Cost ACAT I & II programs
1st Lt. Michael Smith, Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, and Networks Directorate
Junior-Level Financial Management ACAT III programs
Rory Doherty, Digital Directorate
Mid-Level Product Support Analyst
Jacqueline Lawson, Digital Directorate
Senior Product Support Analyst
Andrade Haughton, Strategic Services
Senior Staff Analyst
Jamie Aimes, Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, and Networks Directorate
Junior Staff or OL Analyst
Cheryl Butler, Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, and Networks Directorate
Process Improvement Team
Detachment 12 Kessel Run, Agile Finance, Digital Directorate
Mike Napoli Cost Analyst of the Year
Rick Cockley, Cost Chief, Digital Directorate
Charles W. Adams Comptrollership Award
Janette Sylvian, Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, and Networks Directorate