Women in Biometrics Awards

Recognizing Innovative Women in the Biometrics Technology Market

About the Women in Biometrics Awards

The SIA Women in Biometrics Awards are a globally recognized program presented by SIA with support from sponsors IDEMIA and NEC Corporation of America and organizational and media partners AVISIAN, Biometric Update, FindBiometrics, Mobile ID World and SIA’s Identity & Biometric Technology Advisory Board and Women in Security Forum. The Women in Biometrics Awards are dedicated to recognizing innovative women creating a more secure world by guiding the biometrics technology market.

More information, including details on submitting nominations, criteria and the judging process, is available at womeninbiometrics.com.

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SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Winners Larisa Boyko, NEC Corporation of America; Alicia Harrison, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Casey Mayfield, IDEMIA; C. Maxine Most, Acuity Market Intelligence; Bethany Retton, FBI2023 SIA Women in Biometrics Award Winners

  • Larisa Boyko, Director, Quality Assurance, Advanced Recognition Systems, NEC Corporation of America
  • Alicia Harrison, Chief, Stakeholder Engagement, Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Casey Mayfield, Senior Vice President, Justice and Public Safety, IDEMIA
  • C. Maxine Most, Principal, Acuity Market Intelligence
  • Bethany Retton, Management and Program Analyst, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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SIA Women in Biometrics Awards honorees at GovSummit 2023

Previous Winners

2022

  • Gena Alexa, Dignari
  • Amanda Conley, Office of Biometric Management (OBIM), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Delia McGarry, IDEMIA National Security Solutions
  • Diane Stephens, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  • Bobby Varma, Princeton Identity

2021

  • Marta García Gomar, IDENTY Touchless ID
  • Amy Turluck, director, Biometrics Operations Directorate, U.S. Department of Defense

2020

  • Jeni Best (U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), DHS
  • Anne May (OBIM, DHS)
  • Mei Ngan (NIST)
  • Lauren Reed (IDEMIA National Security Solutions)
  • Annet Steenbergen (Aruba Happy Flow Project)

2019

  • Debra Marcopulos (OBIM, DHS)
  • Dana Michalski (Defence Science and Technology Group, Government of Australia)
  • Nicole Spaun (IDEMIA National Security Solutions)
  • Sherry Stein (SITA)

2018

  • Kelly Gallagher (NEC Corporation of America)
  • Lisa MacDonald (OBIM, DHS)
  • Colleen Manaher (CBP, DHS)
  • Lora Sims (Ideal Innovations, Inc.)
  • Anne Wang (Gemalto Cogent)

2017

  • Kimberly Del Greco (Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI))
  • Isabelle Moeller (Biometrics Institute)
  • Liane Moriyama (Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center)
  • Stephanie Schuckers (Clarkson University)
  • Frances Zelazny (BioCatch)

2016

  • JoAnn Buscaglia (FBI Laboratory)
  • Tovah LaDier (IBIA)
  • Elham Tobassi (NIST)
  • Teresa Wu (MorphoTrak)

2015

  • Janice Kephart
  • Kimberly Mills
  • Celeste Thomasson
  • Cathy Tilton
  • Patricia Wolfhope