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 sponsor IDEMIA and organizational and media partners AVISIAN, Biometric Update 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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Congratulations to the 2024 Award Winners!

  • Leire Arbona Puértolas, legal and compliance director, Veridas
  • Melissa Conley, executive director, capability management and innovation, requirements and capabilities analysis, Transportation Security Administration
  • Heather R. Haller, acting unit chief, Quality & Analysis Support Unit, Biometric Services Section, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Caitlin Kneapler, Ph.D., technical integrator, senior biometrics technologist, Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

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Thank You to Our 2024 Volunteer Judges!

  • Amanda Conley, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Bethany Retton, Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Diane Stephens, National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Cathy Tilton, Noblis

Previous Award Winners

2023

  • Larisa Boyko, NEC Corporation of America
  • Alicia Harrison, OBIM, DHS
  • Casey Mayfield, IDEMIA
  • C. Maxine Most, Acuity Market Intelligence
  • Bethany Retton, FBI

2022

  • Gena Alexa (Dignari)
  • Amanda Conley (OBIM, 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 (Biometrics Operations Directorate, U.S. Department of Defense)

2020

  • Jeni Best (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
  • 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 (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