2025 Award Ceremony Photos
Manuel Carballo Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Service
The Manuel Carballo Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Service was established in memory of Manuel Carballo, who served for many years as a Commonwealth Secretary of Health and Human Services. Recipients of this award role model the highest standards of public service, exemplary leadership, humility, innovation, and creativity that results in significant outcomes across the Commonwealth.
2025 Award Recipients:
- Andrea Bono-Bunker, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
- Allyson Bull, EOHHS / Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
- Camille Pearson, EOHHS / MassHealth
- Jacqueline Perez, Disabled Persons Protection Commission
- Kendra Winner, EOE / Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Biodiversity Executive Order Project Leads, EOEEA / Department of Fish and Game
- Julia Hopkins, Jennifer Ryan, Eve Schluter
- Civil Service Reform Team, EOA&F / Civil Service Commission and the Human Resources Division
- Christopher Bowman, Regina Caggiano, Shawn Dooley, Michele Heffernan, Angela McConney, Rob Quinan
- DCR Wildfire Crew, EOEEA / Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Robert Armstrong, Rebekah Baker, Robert Bellan, Alex Belote, Nicholas Benjamin, Tyler Bower, Sean Cadigan, Margaret Carnevale, David Celino, John Celona, Bryan Colwell, Glen Consolmagno, Patricia Correia, Nathaniel Cowan, Max Cruz, Tyler Desautels, Alex Desrochers, David Desrochers, Derren Eaton, Brian Everett, Zachary J. Favreau, Jacob Gilbert, Phil Gilmore, Gary Hannula, Jerry Hodges, Riley Holm, Christopher Huling, Ben Jennell, Brian Johnson, Nicholas Johnson, Colin King, George Kleczka, James Kontoules, Alex Landry, Roy Liard, Karyn Lothrop, Gilbert Loud, Nicole Madden, Vincenzo Marino, Michael Marquardt, Brian Mayer, Kaden McInnis, Jeffrey McNamara, Herman Meattey, James Morrison, Declan Nash, Joshua Nigro, Christopher O'Brien, Jacob O'Donnell, Brian Procida, Joseph Reen, Andrew Regan, Brendan Regan, Angel Reyes, Keith Robbins, Carolyn Rogers, Shane Ryder, Conner Shults, Cody Smeaton, Brandon Stritt, Brenden Trela, Ryan Trela, Julian Tymrakiewicz, Charles Uchendu, Derick Valovcin, Aaron Whiddon, Gregory Whittier, Benjamin Yanakakis
- EBT Conversion Team, EOHHS / Department of Transitional Assistance
- Daniel Adam, Robert Ahern, Vankata Balaga, Karthik Balasubramanian, Theresa Bastien, Ashlee Bellizia, Matthew Casaletto, Vishal Challapalli, Yvonne Chan, Sandy Cheung, Haripriya Devan, Erica Drake-Cook, Frances Flynn, Jennifer Foster, Paromita Ganguly, Lohith Manikanta Garapati, Rachel Goldstein, Meng Huang, Kevin Hutchinson, Laura Hutchinson, Rousselot Jean, Ramkumar Jeyarajan, Santhosh Karra, Kirandeep Kaur, Robert Lauwers, Brooke Leahy, Manlin Lee, Julianne Lima, Pavan Madugula, Lori McCabe, Jeffrey McCue, Nicholas Motta, Sathishkumar Nagasubramanian, Chad Neidigh, Brian Nevins, Mahendranath Peddu, Kevin Pouv, Apeksha Anand Raju Karray, Elizabeth Rattigan, Kimberly Regan, Thomas Schrama, Aravinth Sridharan, Richard Stevens, Sarah Stuart, Sathish Subramaniyam, Cynthia Sullivan, Conor Sullivan, Indusha Thevaruban, Quang Tran, Carole Uminski, Mahalakshmi Venirapragada, Mari Williams
- MassAbility Connect Team, EOHHS / MassAbility
- Sonya Alexander, Precious Alikuleti, Ana Alvarado, Shari Anderson, Maureen DeRoma, Monique DuBois, Thany Eang, Susan Emerson, Mary Ferrara, Lilian Foday, Nikisha Funches, Rebecca Gibbons, Mabel Guicho, Hortense Harris-Boggs, Tamara Harrison, Daniel Heath, O'Neil Homicil, Woodley Lamousnery, Holly Lawson, Jasmin Lorenzo, Olivia Martin, Laura McDonald, Elaine McHugh, Tammy McLeavy, Amy Mitchell, Kaitlin Morrissette, Yacine Ndiaye, Adetokunbo Owolewa, Dongqing Peng, Kristen Perl, Dieu-My Phan, Brandon Phinney, Mary Ramos, Wilda Ramos, Janette Rentas, Zulma Rodriguez Acosta, May Rudnicki, Maria Salvador, Jeitza Sanabria-Guzman, Justine Sheffield, Anne Spector
- MBTA Light Rail Leadership Team, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Erik Beiser, Kevin Connolly, Alicia Hadley, Edwin Louis
- Service Center Delivery and Communication Support, Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Barbara Bloedow, Susan Butler, Philip Butler, Suraya Carnakie-Brown, Maria DeLeon, James Dilisio, Stacey Dumas, Angeles Dunning, Marie Freitas, Sandy Gallant, Shauna Geary, Cheyane Goodrich, Faith Holman, Justin Hooper, Kiala Kimball, Lloyd Kropilak, Susan LaFleche, Sara Lavoie, Rossana Lepe, Matthew LoSapio, Wayne Marshall, Connor McMann, Elizabeth Mulroney, Leonia Pacheco, Christine Phillips, Rosvelyn Ramos Adames, William Reinstein, Robert Robare, Robert Ruley, Craig Stoler, Paula Ziemlak
Governor Paul Cellucci Award for Leadership & Mentoring in State Government
The Governor Paul Cellucci Award for Leadership and Mentoring in State Government, recognizes outstanding leaders who are passionate about good government, mentoring, and fostering learning environments. This award honors the former Governor Paul Cellucci – who embodied public service, gave selflessly of himself, and engaged others in embracing public service.
2025 Award Recipients:
- Michael Berolini, Executive Office of Health and Human Services
- Monique Cooper, University of Massachusetts, Boston
- Nomxolisi Khumalo Jones, Cannabis Control Commission
- Wladimir Louis, EOA&F / Department of Revenue
- Oluwatomi Osinubi, EOPSS / Department of Correction
- Olivia Rolnik, Governor's Office
- Amy Stitely, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
Commonwealth Equity in Governance Award
The Commonwealth Equity in Governance Award is presented to those who have demonstrated their commitment to the principles of equity and access in human resources, procurement, policy development, access to state programs, or delivery of state services. Equity in Governance winners have shown success and significant outcomes in equity achievement.
2025 Award Recipients:
- Paul Jahnige, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- Carlos Maynard, Bunker Hill Community College
- Better Bus Network Phase 1 Team, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Aseem Deodhar, Melissa Dullea, Edgar Luna, Olivia Mobayed, Marcela Moreno, Tom Quattromani, Ben Silverstein, Rebecca Wolfson
- Center for Strategic Initiatives, EOE / Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Ilana Bebchick, Irene Cala, Darcy Fernandes, Sylvia Lam, Leah Murphy, Karen Sampson Johnson, Lola Shoyinka, JAKE Small, Eric Washington, Thomas Zorich
- Employment Modernization Transformation (EMT) Project Team, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
- Tania Annantuonio, Messay Araya, Paola Arias, Hettie Armstrong, Kathryn Aussubel, Cheryl Austin, Sue Bach, Charilyn Bailey, Hal Bent, Kelly Berard, Matthew Bilder, Sergey Bondarenko, Derek Bonneau, Matt Botelho, Elia Bouley, Joseph Ceterski, Sarkis Chinian, Abigail Chmielecki, Andrew Chy-Burns, Jill Cofiell, Claire Collins, Brent Covington, Ashwini Crasto, Julia Dang, Marisa De La Paz Estevez, Robert DeCarlo, Katie Dishnica, Lisa Doucette, Odonel Ducheine, Annabell Ezeigwe, Kenneth Ezekwelu, Anthony Fantasia, Gregory Faro, Keith Fitts, Nicole Flores, James Fort, Jessica Fountain, Thomas Gately, Jennifer Gill, Leonora Giovanangelo, Judy Glassman, David Gold, Bouchra Gouriche, Inna Grebenarova, Stephen Grey, Michael Griffin, Thomas Hahesy, Richard Hakala, Lucy Hampton, Barbara Hugo, Aysha Hussain, Richard Jeffers, Javier Jimenez, Phillipe Justin, Setara Kabir, Basir Khalifa, Leslie Kobrenski, Jennifer Lavin, Donna Lomuscio, Matthew Lovell, Bruce MacIver, Charlie Maistrellis, Jose Mantilla, Raquel McCants, Niko Memelli, Andreia Moniz, Sergio Moreira, Jillian Munford, Joan Nessralla, Joshua Nussey, Jason Nykiel, Karen O'Donnell, Elpiniki Papalambros, Emmy Patronick, Georgia N S Patu, Antonio Pisaturo, Nicole Queen, Luba Raynus, Patricia Reidy, Debra Riddick, Laura Santiago, Maria Sawyer, Grant Sidney, Peter Sliker, Sarah Stagg, Constance Straggas, Michael Svenson, Irene Szeto, Sherika Thompson, Krista Tibby, Meaghan Tucker, Louis Valente, Susan Vieira, Brian Whalen, Martha Wishart, Susan Zebrak
Eugene H. Rooney, Jr. Public Service Award
The Eugene H. Rooney, Jr. Public Service Award was established to honor the memory of Gene Rooney, who was a Deputy Personnel Administrator at the Human Resources Division. Gene strived to create both a learning and team-focused environment, and personified creativity and innovation in public service. Recipients are those who have influenced exceptional human resources support, employee development, or training.
2025 Award Recipients:
- Renata Mauriz, Bunker Hill Community College
- Kelly Anne O'Connor, Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Jaime Thompson, EOHHS / Department of Developmental Services
- Andrew Yee, EOEEA / Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Policy, Strategy, and Oversight Team, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Landon Acriche, Patrick Brennan, Shiney James