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The chapter announced its nominees for the AFCEA International Meritorious Service Award in March. This award recognizes volunteer contributions made to strengthen and sustain the chapter. The nominees were: Maggie Cook McKee from Navanti Group; Garth Hedger with WESCO; and Jason March with Natoma Technologies. The chapter congratulated them on their nominations.

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The chapter selected Alexa Tsui as its SuperNOVA of the Month recipient for February. Tsui is a business development manager at Technik Incorporation, an ISO 9001:2000 certified professional services company. She is involved in almost every volunteer opportunity available with the chapter. Most recently, she led the efforts of creating the first ever chapter newsletter, the NOVA COMMUNICATOR. She also helped support the following events: Navy IT and Air Force IT days, the Wounded Warrior Program, Membership, Heroines in Technology and many more. Artin Boghozian received the Young AFCEAN of the Month Award. Boghozian provides business development for CSC. He has been a very active member and leader within the Young AFCEAN community.

In December, the chapter recognized its outstanding Young AFCEAN members. Chi-Lai Poon has been an active Young AFCEAN since joining the chapter in 2009. She has demonstrated a willingness and enthusiasm to take on some of the chapter's toughest challenges and has established herself as a leader within the organization. Poon is bright, creative and tenacious when it comes to promoting the AFCEA mission and vision within the industry and community. She currently serves as part of the Leadership Committee as the vice chair of special activities for the chapter's Young AFCEANs. Kelly Edington is building the profile for a successful, active volunteer within AFCEA. Since becoming an active member in 2008, she has made an impact on every facet of the chapter.

The chapter recognized Ryan Cox as an Emerging Leader in December. Cox is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served on active duty as a surface warfare office before transitioning to industry. He has been an active member of the chapter since 2008 and currently serves as a member of the chapter's board of directors as the vice president of information. He is the youngest board member in the history of the chapter. In this role, Cox serves as the chief information officer of the chapter, responsible for the overall information technology strategy and approach, as well as the chief media representative. He has served as the president of the chapter's Young AFCEANs, the Small Business Committee chair, Luncheon Corporate Table Sponsorship chair and a volunteer for every IT Day Committee.