Message from the DM and CDS: Celebrating Excellence in the Defence Team
October 26, 2022 - Defence Stories
We are pleased to announce and offer our congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Celebrating Excellence Awards (CEA), which represent one of the highest expressions of recognition within our Defence Team. All 93 outstanding recipients are listed at the bottom of this message.
Each year, the CEA highlights the achievements of individuals and teams who have provided excellent service to Canada and Canadians.
The past two years have exemplified the saying, “Alone we go faster, but together, we go further.” Regardless of the obstacles and challenges we have faced, we knew that we could count on Defence Team members who are the driving force behind our accomplishments and our successes. Today’s recipients are examples to follow, as they demonstrated innovation, dedication, excellence and leadership in their work.
Please join us in commending this year’s winners.
To our whole Defence Team: Thank you for the fantastic job you do every day, and please continue to look for opportunities to recognize and celebrate the achievements within your teams year-round, both formally (accessible only on the National Defence network) and informally (accessible only on the National Defence network).
Bill Matthews
Deputy Minister
General Wayne Eyre
Chief of the Defence Staff
2022 Recipients
1. CDS Distinguished Achievement Award
- Ryan Veysey
- Annie Cote
2. DM/CDS Excellence in Defence Award
Leadership Excellence
- Faduno Ali
Excellence in Profession
DND Technical Air Worthiness Program
- David Hurst
- Pamela Lewis
Investment Plan 2022 Team
- Mark Cameron
- Lisa Dodd
- Helen Duong
- Jean-François Flores
- Rene Haddad
- Guy Leclerc
- Lisa Liang
- Ryan Powell
- LCdr Félix Rancourt
- Anna Wilkinson
3. DM/CDS Defence Team Impact Award
Reconciliation Advancement
- Ann Chamberlin
Workplace Wellbeing
PSP Reconditioning Team
- Alexandru Burnaru
- Sébastien Hayes
- Stephanie Haynes
- Allison MacLeod
- Dominic Pharand
Digitization and Modernization
Director Strong, Secured, Engaged Financial Strategies Team
- Shannon Adams
- Luc Baudouin
- Nick Grondin
- Janyee Lau
- Danielle Lawlor
- Marilyn Luong
- Sandra Schneider
- Perfecto Vélez Macho
Director Research Workforce Analytics and Director Personnel Generation Requirements Team
- Dr. Lise Arseneau
- Meagan Boileau
- Ingrid Lai
- Stephen Okazawa
- Robert Read
- Jason Skaff
- Michelle Straver
- Jeffrey Wright
Anti-Racism and Inclusion
“Talking About Race” Leadership Team
- CPO2 Felix Akol
- Maj Ryan Carter
- Cdr Têtê Délali Éloi Gunn
Anti-Racism Secretariat
- Seema Chowdhury
- CWO Sherri Forward
- Jeffery Gauger
- Ixchel Medina Hernandez
- Denise Moore
- Marie-Josée Rinfret
Unsung Hero
- Curtis Champaigne
- Dr. Raluca Voicu
- Laura Keays
- Sgt Robert Lamontagne
552 Air Control Wing Detachment
- Sgt Stéphane Dion
- MCpl Cherysh Moore
4. DM/CDS Regional Achievement Award
- Élise Vallée
Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (2 CRPG) Quartermaster Team
- OCdt Laurie Berichon
- Sgt Maxime Boucher
- Cpl Yan Boucher
- MCpl Marc-André Caron
- Cpl Patrick Desloges
- Simon Ladouceur
- Roger Martin
- Cpl Olivier Potvin
Cadet 365 Implementation Team
- Lt(N) Stephen Armitage
- Maj Sarah Bédard
- Capt Paul Davison
- Brendan Innes
- Capt Amber Lawson
- Capt Jeffrey Meaney
- Maj Adam Neish
5. DM/CDS Organizational Culture Award
- MCpl Matthew Hauck
6. DM John Forster Collaboration Award
DND TB Submissions Team
- Anton Bezglasnyy
- Kaitlyn Brennan
- Jean-François Flores
- Suzanne Natale
- Sean Pollick
- Allain Roy
ADM(HR-Civ) Vaccination Policy Implementation Team
- Nathan Beck
- Alexa Bernabo
- Allison Cunningham
- Maxim Kuntz-Démoré
- Sheila Lacroix
- Benoit Legault
- Mary Newell
Continental Defence MC Team
- Shannon Adams
- Meagen Bell
- Kelly Cambridge
- Col Gabriel Doré
- Nick Grondin
- Danielle Lawlor
- Charline Leduc-Marcoux
- Debbie McCosham
- LCol Edmund Roberds
- LCdr Kyle Tetro
7. DM Award of Distinction
- Dr. Alain Auger