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Celebrate Past Winners of the SIA Women in Biometrics Awards!

The SIA Women in Biometrics Awards recognize top women leaders in the biometric identity and security industry. Nominees and past winners include those who have made outstanding contributions to biometrics technology innovation, education, program management, engineering and engagement across government and industry and have worked for biometric companies, peripheral suppliers, systems integrators, academia, government and security and IT departments at a variety of organizations in the United States and internationally.

Learn more about the past awardees here!

Winners | 2023

Larisa Boyko

Larisa Boyko

U.S. NEC Corporation of America

Alicia Harrison

Alicia Harrison

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Casey Mayfield

Casey Mayfield

IDEMIA

Maxine Most

C. Maxine Most

Acuity Market Intelligence

Bethany Retton

Bethany Retton

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Winners | 2022

Gena Alexa

Gena Alexa

Dignari

Amanda Conley

Amanda Conley

OBIM/DHS

Delia McGarry

Delia McGarry

IDEMIA

Diane Stephens

Diane Stephens

NIST

Bobby Varma

Bobby Varma

Princeton Identity

Winners | 2021

Marta Garcia Gomar

Marta Garcia Gomar

IDENTY Touchless ID

Amy Turluck

Amy Turluck

Department of Defense, Biometrics Operations Directorate

Winners | 2020

Jeni Best

Jeni Best

IDENTY Touchless ID

Anne May

Anne May

Office of Biometric Identity Management

Mei Ngan

Mei Ngan

NIST

Lauren Reed

Lauren Reed

IDEMIA NSS

Annet Steenbergen

Annet Steenbergen

Government of Aruba

Winners | 2019

Debra Marcopulos

DHS OBIM

Debra Marcopulos

Dana Michalski

Dana Michalski

Australia DST

Nicole Spaun

Nicole Spaun

IDEMIA NSS

Sherry Stein

Sherry Stein

SITA

Winners | 2018

Kelly Gallagher

Kelly Gallagher

NEC

Lisa MacDonald

Lisa MacDonald

DHS

Colleen Manaher

Colleen Manaher

Customs and Border Protection

Lora Sims

Lora Sims

Ideal Innovations

Anne Wang

Anne Wang

Gemalto

Winners | 2017

Kimberly Del Greco

Kimberly Del Greco

FBI

Isabelle Moeller

Isabelle Moeller

Biometrics Institute

Liane Moriyama

Liane Moriyama

Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center

Stephanie Schuckers

Stephanie Schuckers

Clarkson University

Frances Zelazny

Frances Zelazny

BioCatch

Winners | 2016

JoAnn Buscaglia

JoAnn Buscaglia

FBI Laboratory

Tovah LaDier

Tovah LaDier

IBIA

Elham Tabassi

Elham Tabassi

NIST

Teresa Wu

Teresa Wu

MorphoTrak

FINALISTS | 2016

Michelle Meder

Michelle Meder

FBI

Liane Moriyama

Liane Moriyama

Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center

Stephanie Schuckers

Stephanie Schuckers

Clarkson University

Kavita Belani, Aradhana Jena, Aaishani Kabu, Teena Joseph

Kavita Belani, Aradhana Jena, Aaishani Kabu, Teena Joseph

United Nations High Commission on Refugees

WINNERS | 2015

Janice Kephart

JaniceKephart

Secure Identity & Biometrics Association

Kimberly Mills

Kimberly Mills

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Celeste Thomasson

Celeste Thomasson

MorphoTrak

Cathy Tilton

Cathy Tilton

CCSRA (formerly CSC)

Patty Wolfhope

Patty Wolfhope

Department of Homeland Security

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