The President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN) Community Leadership Award celebrates leaders who are building more vibrant and thriving communities through sports, physical activity, fitness, and nutrition-related programs. This award honors a group of individuals or organizations (exact number of awardees determined by the Council) working to uplift their communities, contributing to the community’s overall well-being, and supporting all community members’ potential to thrive. The word “community” may refer to an organization, sports league or team, business, city, or community-based group. To stay up to date, sign up for email updates.
Selection Criteria
Factors considered in the selection process include:
- Alignment with the PCSFN mission to promote healthy eating and physical activity for all people, regardless of background or ability
- Lived or living experience with demonstrated knowledge and service to the community
- Demonstrated impact on the community including evidence of putting community learning into action through novel or innovative means to fill gaps within the community and reach those who aren’t being reached through other efforts
- Description of meaningful achievements and consistent success in improving community health and wellbeing
2024 Community Leadership Awardees
- Amy Valasek: Dr. Amy Valasek is a leader in pediatric sports medicine, focusing on injury prevention and athlete safety. She is a key advocate for youth fitness and healthy sport participation.
- Arden Pala: Arden Pala is a teenage author and philanthropist who uses his platform to promote youth fitness and well-being. His contributions include initiatives aimed at encouraging physical activity among young people.
- Center for Healing and Justice through Sport (CHJS): CHJS creates trauma-informed sports programs that use physical activity to heal and empower youth. Their work focuses on fostering mental health and resilience through sports.
- Ceres Community Project: Ceres provides organic, nutritious meals to low-income individuals dealing with serious illnesses, particularly through youth-led culinary programs. Their focus is on health equity and community-based nutrition education.
- Dare2tri: Dare2tri empowers individuals with physical disabilities through adaptive sports, particularly triathlon training. The organization promotes inclusivity and confidence in athletes of all abilities.
- David Waters: David Waters is the CEO of Community Servings, a nonprofit that delivers medically tailored meals to chronically ill individuals. His work addresses the intersection of food insecurity and health care.
- DC Central Kitchen & Washington Nationals Philanthropies: This partnership focuses on combating food insecurity and promoting health through nutrition education and job training. Their collaborative efforts support underserved communities in Washington, D.C.
- Dions Chicago Dream: Dions Chicago Dream provides fresh food to Chicago’s underserved communities through its Dream Deliveries program. The initiative works to combat food deserts and promote health equity, along with youth mentorship programs.
- GENYOUth: GENYOUth empowers students to build healthier schools by promoting physical activity and good nutrition. The organization’s programs help create healthier learning environments nationwide.
- i-Tri International: This organization offers accessible triathlon races for individuals of all abilities, particularly focusing on inclusivity for those with physical disabilities. They aim to inspire through endurance sports.
- Kaboom: Kaboom is dedicated to ending playspace inequity, ensuring that all children, especially those in underserved communities, have access to safe and engaging places to play. They have built or improved thousands of play spaces across the U.S.
- Karma Edwards: Karma Edwards contributes to the Food is Medicine movement, working to improve nutrition and food access for vulnerable populations. She advocates for using food as a tool for health improvement.
- Michael Cottingham: Dr. Michael Cottingham is an expert in adaptive sports and disability studies, working to increase access to sports for people with disabilities. His research focuses on the social and psychological impacts of adaptive sports.
- Rise Above: Rise Above empowers Native American youth through sports and education. The organization uses sports and fitness as tools to foster leadership, health, and academic success.
- Sarah Albus: Sarah Albus is a nutrition and fitness advocate who works with community organizations to improve health outcomes through education and physical activity programs. Her initiatives focus on creating sustainable, healthy lifestyles.
- Sonya Ottaway: Sonya Ottaway is the founder of Netball America, promoting the sport of netball as a means of improving health and fitness in communities across the U.S. She focuses on inclusivity and international outreach through sports.
- Stephen Schirra: Stephen Schirra founded "Around the Worlds Soccer" to provide soccer opportunities and equipment to underserved communities worldwide. His work focuses on using soccer to inspire hope and create global connections.
- u-Power: u-Power provides fitness and wellness programming to youth in underserved communities, aiming to foster physical and mental well-being. Their efforts focus on breaking down barriers to fitness access.
- Volo Kids Foundation: The Volo Kids Foundation offers free sports programming to children in low-income communities, promoting health, fitness, and social skills through play. Their mission is to create opportunities for all children to engage in physical activity.
- Youth Sports Alliance: The Youth Sports Alliance promotes year-round physical activity and sports engagement for young people in Utah, particularly through after-school programs. Their work aims to increase access to sports for youth of all backgrounds.
2019 Community Leadership Awardees
- 410 Line Dancers, Coppell, TX
- Aaron Del Mar, Palatine, IL
- America SCORES, New York, NY
- Barb Lazarus, Northbrook, IL
- Blaine Lam, Kalamazoo, MI
- Brent Batcheller, Fenton, MO
- Bridgette King, Duncanville, TX
- Chris Rondeau, Hampton, NH
- Clayton Ellis, Aurora, CO
- Cory Gorczycki, Franklin Lakes, NJ
- Dan Gill, Dallas, TX
- Daniel Best, Dulles, VA
- David Murguia, Milwaukee, WI
- Delco Runners Club, Media, PA
- Huntsman World Senior Games, St. George, UT
- Jacqueline Berning, Colorado Springs, CO
- Jason Karp, San Diego, CA
- Jason Menoutis, Pembroke Pines, FL
- Jeff Long, Thornton, PA
- Joseph Vassallo, Las Vegas, NV
- Kalliope Barlis, Sunnyside, NY
- Kat Howland, Dover, NH
- Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative (LMEd), Greenville, SC
- Lisa Dorfman, Miami, FL
- Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV
- Mary Ann Wilson, Spokane, WA
- Nick Bollettieri, Bradenton, FL
- Nicole Higginbotham, Molalla, OR
- Recovery on Water (ROW), Chicago, IL
- Richard D. Rando II, Frostburg, MD
- Sean Hinkle, Washington, DC
2016 Community Leadership Awardees
- A's & Aces, New Orleans, LA
- Cheryl A. Allcock, LCSW, San Diego, CA
- Jason Belinkie, Bethesda, MD
- Glen Bennett, Lansing, MI
- Montana Butsch, Chicago, IL
- Mike Cardinale, Lee’s Summit, MO
- Chris Carneal, Alpharetta, GA
- Reggie Currie, San Jose, CA
- Nancy Eklund, Green River, WY
- Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Providence, RI
- Angela Fals, MD, FAAP, Orlando, FL
- Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington, KY
- Anthony Fleg, MD, MPH, Albuquerque, NM
- Sharon Foster, Dallas, TX
- Mona Fouad, MD, MPH, Birmingham, AL
- Stacy Fowler, Golden, CO
- Brett Fuller, Milwaukee, WI
- Simba Gandari, Milwaukee, WI
- Alicia Gonzalez, Chicago, IL
- Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association, Lake Forest, IL
- Kumudini Gupta, Quincy, MA
- Jane Hansmeyer, Firth, NE
- Mellany Hanson, San Diego, CA
- Gary Holl, Palo Alto, CA
- Gillian Hotz, PhD, Miami, FL
- Joseph Jelinski, Bridgeville, PA
- Jane B. Kaiser, St. Louis, MO
- Tracy Keibler, Eden Prairie, MN
- Bridgette King, Duncanville, TX
- Karla Landis, Seattle, WA
- Live Healthy Gwinnett, Lawrenceville, GA
- Bernard Lyles, Chicago, IL
- Srecko Mavrek, Bronx, NY
- Alexander McBrairty, Ann Arbor, MI
- Austin McInerny, Berkeley, CA
- Peter Moore, North Syracuse, NY
- New Mexico Senior Olympics, Roswell, NM
- Brandon Okpalobi, Miami, FL
- Amy Pernus, Mentor, OH
- Chaucey Perreault & Yoga4Change, Meriden, CT
- Gita Rampersad, Chicago, IL
- Amy Rauworth, Birmingham, AL
- Jennifer Reeves, Tucson, AZ & Keri Schoeff, Peoria, AZ
- Jae Rockwell, University Park, IL
- Ed Runge, Brentwood, CA
- Benjamin Schaffer, Livingston, NJ
- Gustavo Silva, Woodstock, IL
- Angela Smith, North Chicago, IL
- Laura Spradlin, La Quinta, CA
- John Taylor, Jersey City, NJ
- Joe Troubetaris, Huntington, WV
- Pamela Truxal, Gaithersburg, MD
- Cara Via, New Market, MD
- Magie Wade, Richland, WA
- Dominique Wakefield, Berrien Springs, MI
- Yolanda L. Wallace, Helena, AR
- Washington Metropolitan OASIS
CATCH Healthy Habits, Bethesda, MD - Peter Westbrook, New York, NY
- Krista Winn, Port Angeles, WA
- Milton B. Yates, Washington, DC
2015 Community Leadership Awardees
- American Sokol, Brookfield, IL
- Analaura Amezquita, Whittier, CA
- Kim Anehall, Chicago, IL
- Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention, Little Rock, AR
- Cassie Brooks, Brownsburg, IN
- Kathy Chichester, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
- City of El Paso Department of Public Health, El Paso, TX
- Becky Clark, PhD, New York, NY
- Alan Coleman, Beaumont, TX
- Jane Dawkins, Arlington, VA
- Blair Dean, Jonesboro, AR
- Joshua Dickerson, Atlanta, GA
- Joe Ehrmann, Hunt Valley, MD
- Ron Files, Arlington, VA
- Ellen Goodman, Palm Springs, CA
- Dennis Harrigan, Chicago, IL
- Health MPowers, Norcross, GA
- Hispanic Association of Pharmacists, Austin, TX
- David Howell, MD, Brockton, MA
- David Jost, Hellertown, PA
- Darin Kawazoe, Honolulu, HI
- William Kwok, New York, NY
- Grace Lamboni, Salisbury, MD
- John Lehmann, Depew, NY
- Greg Liestman, Fisher, IL
- Cheryl Lockett-Oliver, Mechanicsville, VA
- John Lorek, Hutto, TX
- Gustavo Luquin, Los Angeles, CA
- Carrie Marriott, Silver Spring, MD
- Erica Motley, Greensboro, NC
- Tom Nielsen, Somonauk, IL
- JC and Trudy Quintana, Miami, FL
- Stacy Reuille-Dupont, Durango, CO
- Rio Grande Commissioned Officers Association, Canoncito, NM
- Skiku/NANA Nordic, Anchorage, AK
- Sheri Snow, Birmingham, AL
- Cori Strathmeyer, York, PA
- Chelsea Swiggum, Prior Lake, MN
- Nikolas Toocheck, West Chester, PA
- Town of Brookline-Brookline on the Move, Brookline, MA
- Chris Valdez, Tucson, AZ
- Cynthia Vengley, Redding, CA
- Jill Vialet, Oakland, CA
- Cathi Watson, Schaumburg, IL
- Hank Webb, Clearwater, FL
- Vedia White, Hartsville, SC
- Youth Empowered Solutions, Raleigh, NC
2014 Community Leadership Awardees
- Harold Abraham, Hoboken, NJ
- Alisha Adam, Palo Alto, CA
- Munir Bahar, Baltimore, MD
- Steven Becker, New York, NY
- David Bieter, Boise, ID
- William Brown, Greenville, SC
- Catawba County Public Health, Hickory, NC
- Cathi Cornell, Los Angeles, CA
- Leroy Fisher, Philadelphia, PA
- Ben Forman, Washington, DC
- Dwight Freeney, San Diego, CA
- JoAnn Harrell, Warner Robins, GA
- Rudolph Harris, Rochester, NY
- Dana Hill, Horse Cave, KY
- IHS Diabetes Prevention Program, Warm Springs, OR
- Patty Jorgenson, Brookings, SD
- Jason Karp, San Diego, CA
- Susan Kennedy, Gulf Breeze, FL
- Robin Kesselman, Pompano Beach, FL
- Apryl Krakovsky, Los Angeles, CA
- Kara Lubin, Norco, CA
- Frank Marquez, South Florida, FL
- Therese McGuire, Atlanta, GA
- Melissa Merson, Arlington, VA
- CC Minton, West Orange, NJ
- Timothy Moore, Windsor, CT
- Fatima Perkins, Parma, OH
- Laura Ringo, Spartenburg, SC
- William Saltarelli, Mount Pleasant, MI
- Dario Senftleben, Agua Dulce, CA
- Janet Seto, La Quinta, CA
- Hiba Shubak, Fullerton, CA
- The SPARK Programs, San Diego, CA
- Billy Starr, Needham, MA
- Kelley Thompson, La Jolla, CA
- Jeff Thummel, Tenino, WA
- Jennifer Trilk, Greenville, SC
- Gail Tylec, North Tonawanda, NY
- Sandy Unger, St. Paul, MN
- Cynthia Villarreal, Austin, TX
- Astril Webb, Forestville, MD
- Cyrus Weinberger, Erie, CO
- Mary Ellen Whitney, Rensselaer, NY
- Randall Zarnke, Fairbanks, AK
2013 Community Leadership Awardees
- Toni Able, Greenwood, SC
- Theresa Lou Bowick, Rochester, NY
- Heather Carson, Starkville, MS
- Kevin Chaves, Northport, NY
- Karen Cohn, Greenwich, CT
- Charles DeLucca, Miami, FL
- Andria Fletcher, Sacramento, CA
- Anthony Gomez, APO, AE, AL
- Diane Hart, Albany, NY
- Seth Hazen, Foster City, CA
- HealthCorps, New York, NY
- Julianne Idlet, Cambridge, MA
- Missy Kane, Knoxville, TN
- Gina Keatley, New York, NY
- Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN)- Greater D.C., Bethesda, MD
- Fitz Koehler, Morning Mile, Gainesville, FL
- Brian Laban, Flagstaff, AZ
- Edmund Leopold, Chagrin Falls, OH
- Kathy Lewis, Sacramento, CA
- Judy LoBianco, Maplewood, NJ
- Jon Lugbill, Richmond, VA
- Memphis Grizzlies- Healthy Home Court, Memphis, TN
- Native American Fitness Council, Flagstaff, AZ
- Cyndi Nguyen, New Orleans, LA
- Cindy Norquest, Anchorage, AK
- Barb Parnell, Steamboat Springs, CO
- Craig Pinto, Oyster Bay, NY
- Martin Quigley Jr., Coloma, MI
- Elizabeth Reynolds Lupo, Lincoln, MA
- Sierra Club- Inner City Outings (ICO) Volunteer Leaders, San Francisco, CA
- Special Olympics Inc.- Healthy Athletes, Washington, D.C.
- Kathleen Tullie, Canton, MA
- Kimberley Stewart, Cincinnati, OH
- John Young, Midland, NC
2012 Community Leadership Awardees
- Erin Been, Minden, NV
- Joetta Marie Black, Dallas, TX
- Brenda Brosnihan, McHenry, MD
- Patrick Carson, Bryant Pond, ME
- Lauren Carter, Dover, NH
- Alison Cefalu, Milwaukee, WI
- Denny Chipollini, Fairview Village, PA
- Sharon Cohen, New York, NY
- Eileen D'Andrea, Aiea, HI
- Dr.Wali Gauvin, Woodbridge, VA
- Healthy Lives Healthy Futures Program, Kannapolis, NC
- Nancy Heydinger, Vernon, VT
- Tyler Hoffman, Farmington, CT
- Bruce Hooks, Los Angeles, CA
- Billy Joel, Aventura, FL
- JUST RUN, Carmel, CA
- Just Walk! Walk with a Doc Program, Westerville, OH
- Amanda Kraus, Long Island City, NY
- Marisa Langford, Tampa, FL
- James Lewis, Ph.D., Kalamazoo, MI
- Steven Lorick, Honolulu, HI
- Karey McDowell, M.S., CTRS, Louisville, KY
- Emily Natalie, Erie, PA
- Mandy Nice, Winter Park, FL
- Scott Oliveri, Greenlawn, NY
- Norma Olvera Ph.D., Houston, TX
- Kenny Owens, Washington, D.C.
- Carmen Plemmons, Columbia, SC
- Shell Ramirez, Decatur, GA
- Sharon Rashidi, Newton, NC
- Caroline Roffidal-Blanco, MS, RD, LD, San Antonio, TX
- TakomaPlays, Takoma Park, MD
- Santiago Saenz, Arlington, TX
- Mark Salandra, Hillsborough, NJ
- Cesar Seda, Fort Wainwright, AK
- Kim Sherrill, Muscle Shoals, AL
- Traci Smet, Stevens Point, WI
- So Kids Can, Arlington, VA
- Liza Sullivan, Wilmette, IL
- Christine M. "Tina" Tharp, Menomonie, WI
- United for D.C., Washington, D.C.
- Catherine Wallace, Jacksonville, FL
- Michelle Weinstein, San Diego, CA
- Sue Wicks, Brooklyn, NY
- Senator Valerie Wiener, Las Vegas, NV
- Mary Wilson, Gross Pointe Farms, MI
- William W. Wong, Ph.D., Houston, TX
2011 Community Leadership Awardees
- Raymond E. Barnes, Upper Darby, PA
- Bridget Behrmann, Fairfield, OH
- Lou Bonnanzio, Huntington Station, NY
- Kermit Cannon, Los Angeles, CA
- Sue Chen, Carson, CA
- Robert N. Cluck, M.D., Arlington, TX
- Jim Estes, Olney, MD
- Ed Foster-Simeon, Washington, DC
- Girls in the Game, Chicago, IL
- Hal Honeyman, St. Charles, IL
- Institute of Lifestyle Medicine at Spaulding Rehabilitation and Harvard Medical School, Wellesley, MA
- Jung Kim, Laurel, MD
- Antonio King, Montgomery, AL
- Dr. Alison E. Kirby, Walla Walla, WA
- Robyn L. Kretschy, Chicago, IL
- Debra L. Lal, Coos Bay, OR
- Ginny Leake, Wappingers Falls, NY
- Christian Mayo, New York, NY
- Kellee McQuinn, Santa Monica, CA
- Dr. Ron Morrow, Raleigh, NC
- Normandie Nigh, Los Angeles, CA
- Nike N7, Beaverton, OR
- Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
- Deb Pangrazi, Mesa, AZ
- Shaun Phillips, San Diego, CA
- Molly Quinn, Washington, DC
- Chip Ross, Leesburg, VA
- Debra Sanders Clark, Livingston, AL
- Ben Schaffer, Livingston, NJ
- Jyl Steinback, Scottsdale, AZ
- Jake Steinfeld, Los Angeles, CA
- Christopher Stevenson, York, SC
- Denice Stout, Aiken, SC
- Texercise, Austin, TX
- Jonathan B. Walker, Eastampton, NJ
- Jim White, Virginia Beach, VA
- Stacey White, M.S., Seattle, WA
- George Wilson, Paducah, KY
2010 Community Leadership Awardees
- Sara Bergsten, Appleton, WI
- Jeffrey Chu, Stony Brook, NY
- Ursula Cox, Potomac Falls, VA
- Connor Dantzler, Damascus, MD
- Roger Dodsworth, Toledo, OH
- Cari Draft, Spring Lake, MI
- Thomas V. Esparza, Las Cruces, NM
- Freiker, Boulder, CO
- Rodrigo Gamboa, Grand Island, NE
- Bev and Don Gardner, Lawrence, KS
- Michelle Glick, Chicago, IL
- Tom Kelleher, Yakima, WA
- Nancy Kevorkian, Port Charlotte, FL
- Learning Landscapes, Denver, CO
- John Lewis, Jr., Atlanta, GA
- Andrej Milic, Miami Beach, FL
- John Molina, Long Beach, CA
- Jessica Marie Morales, Bronx, NY
- Playworks, Oakland, CA
- Marilyn Price, Mill Valley, CA
- Nettie Reeves, Charlotte, NC
- Joseph Schmitz, Bethesda, MD
- Stephanie Hilton Sewell, Simpsonville, SC
- Sean Smith, Washington, DC
- Sarah Strickland, Minneapolis, MN
- James L. Toth, Sr., Avon Lake, OH
- Transportation Alternatives, New York, NY
- Chris Valdez, Tucson, AZ
2009 Community Leadership Awardees
- Lisa Atkins, Northport, AL
- Shamar Brown, Las Vegas, NV
- Karen Cloutier, Gorham, NH
- Tony Dean, Omaha, NE
- Helen Fry, Saginaw, MI
- Paul Greer, San Diego, CA
- Elizabeth Hutchinson, Lawrenceville, GA
- Judi Manfre, Vernon, CT
- Denise Moser, Fort Washington, MD
- Doris Oertner, Slatington, PA
- Pemberton High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Program, Pemberton, NJ
- Edward Phillips, Boston, MA
- Melanie Redington, Wasilla, AK
- Cyndy Reed, Schulenburg, TX
- Patrick Rexroat, Williamsburg, OH
- Mike Rohrbach, Edmonds, WA
2008 Community Leadership Awardees
- Charleton "Charlie" Anderson- Thomasville, AL - Retired
- Arlington County, VA – Mr. Walter Tejada, County Board Member
- Jan Braaten – Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis Public School District
- Kriss Brooks – Oakland, CA - Options Wellness Resource Program
- Robert J. Coomber, Jr.- Livermore, CA – Wheelchair hiker
- Loretta Donnelly – Sussex, NJ - Internal Gardens School of Classical Taijiquan
- Allison Flatley – Falls Church, VA - L & T Health and Fitness
- Sally Gadola – Oak Ridge, TN - Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- Paul Granda – Van Nuys, CA - StoneSoldiers
- Lollie Guiney – Hoffman Estates, IL – Hoffman Estates Park District Board of Commissioners
- Tom Harmon – Wayne, WV - Wayne High School
- Kathy Iorio – Erie, PA - WellFit, Inc.
- Dean Karnazes – San Francisco, CA - KARNOKIDS
- Debbie Klingeisen – Reedsville, WI – Jazzercise Franchise Owner/Instructor
- Capt. Darryl Long – Patuxent River, MD - United States Navy
- Brenda Loube – Montgomery Village, MD- Corporate Fitness Works, Inc.
- Brenda Murray – Charleston, SC - Fitness For All
- Tony Novelli – Naperville, IL - Hyperfit, Inc.
- Kat Oot-Coffey – Syracuse, NY - b.i.k.e. Syracuse
- Dave Powell – Tucson, AZ - Tucson Metropolitan YMCA
- Mikki Prater – Oak Ridge, TN - Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- Robert Sallis, MD – Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Kaiser Permanente
- Jim Sayih – Miami, FL - Fitness Commitment Institute
- Cheryl Ann Silich – Carmel, IN - Ozsome Enterprises, LLC
- Margaret Spearman – Stamford, CT - St. Cecilia School
- Hal Williams – Tenino, WA - City University
- Arthur & Jan Wittkamp – Hoffman Estates, IL – 50+ Senior Consortium Hoffman Estates Park District
2007 Community Leadership Awardees
- Donald A. Bergman, MD, FACE New York, NY
- Lee Blackwell, Moses Lake, WA
- Andrew Bohannon, Keene, NH
- Carlisle Academy Leadership Team, Carlisle, PA (Team members: Matthew Tuckey, Brenda Leibundgut, Sue Stake, Maggie Lattin, Debbie Thomas)
- Craig Cooper, Salmon, ID
- William Cooper, Oyster Bay Cove, NY
- Jeff DeRaps, Roseville, CA
- Thomas Farley, MD, MPH, New Orleans, LA
- Julie Gahimer, Greenwood, IN
- Gina Guddat, Covington, WA
- Wally Halas, White Plains, NY
- Constance Hengel, Kinston, NC
- Cate Hernandez, Cumming, GA
- Sheila Hommema, Galax, VA
- Thomas H. Hunkele, LaGrange, GA
- IBM Global Well-Being Services, Rochester, MN
- Robert C. Karch, Ed.D., Washington, DC
- Joann Kowlski, Hanson, MA
- Sherman L. Lyons, Advance, NC
- Doris Marks, Orland Park, IL
- David Lee McAllister, M.A., Bronx, NY
- Tim McCord, Titusville, PA
- Yvonne Melton-Gyesi, Bronx, NY
- Audra J. Meyer, College Park, GA
- Randy O'Neill, Williamsburg, VA
- Shellie Y. Pfohl, M.S., Durham, NC
- Georgi Roberts, Ft. Worth, TX
- Michael Y. Seril, Whittier, CA
- CPT Jarrod Shingleton, US Army HQ 5th Signal Command, Mannheim Germany
- Bill & Cindy Simon, Los Angeles, CA
- Dr. Philip G. Spencer, Federal Way, WA
- LT Jason Matteo Valadao, Camarillo, CA (stationed at VAW-117 in Point Mugu, CA)
- Ulrike Vernachio, West Palm Beach, FL
- Jasmine' Victoria Dawn' Monique Warren, Albany, GA
- Cathi Watson, Schaumburg, IL
- Art Woodward, Evansville, IN
- Leslie I. Wright, Salisbury, MD
