IBC Employees Recognized with the Secretary’s Diversity Award

The award-winning team included seven IBC employees who collaborated with colleagues from several DOI bureaus along with the Department’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights to plan and host the 8^th Ally Engagement & Enrichment Week. The Ally Engagement & Enrichment Week is an annual event, offering relevant and impactful programming that creates an inclusive culture where employees can listen more critically, have more thoughtful dialog, stand up for one another, and empower individuals to engage in respectful yet challenging conversations.

The award ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in the Stewart Lee Udall Building Yates Auditorium in Washington, DC. The Department of the Interior Convocation Honor Award is the most prestigious recognition that can be granted to an employee for career accomplishments, exceptional support of the Department’s mission, heroism, safety, commitment to diversity & inclusion, and environmental achievement. 

Here is the list of all Secretary’s Diversity Award Winners:

• Arthur Ferraro, Bureau of Land Management
• Hillary Conner, Bureau of Land Management
• Kamberly Gnadt, Bureau of Land Management
• Kimberly Leitzinger, Bureau of Land Management
• Kim Mincer, Bureau of Land Management
• Alexandra Ritchie, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• Gail Morrison, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• Lisa Gentry, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• Vilma Perez De Pottella, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• Renee Richards, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• Rick Knowles, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• Brittany Hodul, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• Catherine Anadu, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• Jackie Tschida, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• Janine Marie Tobias, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• Karla Marshall, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• Patricia Jones, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• Ross Allan, Office of the Secretary
• Erin Cole, Fish and Wildlife Service
• Andrea Antunes, Interior Business Center
• Chiharu Bullock, Interior Business Center
• Eleni Sarris, Interior Business Center
• Jeanette Alexander, Interior Business Center
• Myranda Whitesides, Interior Business Center
• Nichole King-Campbell, Interior Business Center
• Tonya Lovelace, Interior Business Center
• Nichole McHenry, National Park Service
• Daniel Calloway, National Park Service
• Acquanetta Newson, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights
• Howard Caro-Lopez, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights
• Nora “Zoey” Woolridge, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights
• Cassady Blakesley, Office of Natural Resources Revenue
• Larisha Warner, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
• Lori Windle, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
• Sara Whitney, Bureau of Reclamation
• Dawn Childs, United States Geological Survey
• Eric Best, United States Geological Survey
• Ernestine Coleman, United States Geological Survey
• Elda Varela Minder, United States Geological Survey
• Janet Cushing, United States Geological Survey
• Kimberly Scott, United States Geological Survey
• Patricia Garcia, United States Geological Survey
• Roxanne Lamb, United States Geological Survey