Service to the Flag Award
The mission of the annual Service to the Flag Award is to recognize women who have served national defense and security, supported military service members, and/or facilitated partnerships between industry and the military. WID Greater Los Angeles awards one industry professional, one community member, and one member of the government or military each year.
Past Service to the Flag Award Winners
2020
- Industry: Joanna Speed, Managing Director SpeedNews Conferences, Aviation Week Network
- Community: Antoinette Balta, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Veterans Legal Institute
- Government/Military: Major General Donna Shipton, Director, Strategic Plans, Programs, Requirements & Analyses HQ Air Force Materiel Command
2019
- Industry: Holly Bertrand, Co-Founder & COO, ExoAnalytic Solutions
- Community: Laura Herzog, Director, Honoring Our Fallen
- Government/Military: Deanna Ryals, Chief Partnership Officer, Space & Missile Systems Center
2018
- Industry: Holly Bertrand, Co-Founder & COO, ExoAnalytic Solutions
- Community: Laura Herzog, Director, Honoring Our Fallen
- Government/Military: Deanna Ryals, Chief Partnership Officer, Space & Missile Systems Center
2017
- Industry: Robin Follman-Otta, Chief Operating Officer at Markall Incorporated & RA Industries LLC
- Community: Teri Kelsall, Founder, In Charge at The Jonas Project
- Government/Military: Mayor Suzanne Fuentes, Mayor of the City of El Segundo
2016
- Industry: Michelle Scarpella, Senior Vice President Global Logistics and Operational Support at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
- Community: Brenda Threatt, Executive Director at US Vets
- Government/Military: Dr. Claire Leon, Director of the Launch Enterprise Directorate at the Space and Missile Systems Center Air Force Space Command
2015
- Industry: Peg Billson, President & CEO Aftermarket Services at BBA Aviation
- Community: Barbara Musella, Center Manager at Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX
- Government/Military: Rear Admiral Sandra E. Adams, Deputy Commander at Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
2014
- Industry: Lisa Kohl, Sector Vice President, Global Supply Chain at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
- Community: Judith Otter, Executive Director at the Gary Sinise Foundation
- Government/Military: Joy White, Director of Contracting at Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base
2013
- Industry: Dr. Wanda Austin, President & CEO at The Aerospace Corporation
- Community: Patti Patton-Bader, Founder, President & CEO of Soldiers’ Angels
- Government/Military: Lt Gen Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California