Outstanding Security Performance Awards to Be Doled Out at GSX 2025

KENT, United Kingdom — Event Risk Security Services has named the finalists for the 2025 Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPA).

Now in their 10th year, the US OSPAs “serve to acknowledge the credible and outstanding contributions that companies, initiatives, teams and individuals make to the U.S. security industry and wider community,” according to the company announcement.

The awards are “founded on strong ethical principles and are actively supported by numerous key industry bodies and special interest groups,” the announcement says. These organizations nominate judges to represent them and this year’s OSPA voting featured a panel of 16 experts to select the winners.

Commenting on the list of finalists, founder of the awards Professor Martin Gill said:

“The OSPAs provide an important opportunity to recognize and celebrate the work of those dedicated individuals, companies and teams who deliver outstanding security products and services,” says awards founder Martin Gill in the announcement.

“Year on year the number of entries grows and the judges have had an arduous task in scoring nominations and selecting the finalists,” he says. “All those that have been chosen represent the very best in the industry and should be very proud.”

Following the success of last year, winners from selected categories of the 2025 US OSPAs will automatically qualify for the 2025 Global OSPAs to be held virtually in January 2026. The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award will be inducted into the newly launched Security Hall of Fame.

Who Are the 2025 OSPA Finalists?

The 2025 OSPA finalists are:

Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director
Bill Burgess – Tanger
Miles Cathers  – RaySecur
Christopher Fender – AdventHealth Security
Christopher Furlong – Cranbrook Educational Community
Pete Hernandez – Elevance Health Puerto Rico
David Mendoza –  Inn at Bay Harbor
RC Miles – AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director
Jillian Brown – Inter-Con Security
Stephen Dhimitri – Inter-Con Security
David Hossage – First Coast Security
Michael Leatherman – Allied Universal
Kevin McGraham – GardaWorld U.S.
Ed Nishi – Allied Universal
William “Billy” Reynolds –  Allied Universal
Dave Rosser – Sunstates Security
Angelo Santiago – Global Elite Group
David Serafine – Allied Universal
Vanessa Vanegas – Doyle Security Services, Inc.

Outstanding Security Team
Executive Protection Team – Allied Universal
TelevisaUnivision Security Team – Doyle Security Services, Inc.
Downtown Portland Security Team – GardaWorld Security U.S.
JFK Team – Global Elite Group
Safety & Loss Prevention Department – Inn at Bay Harbor
Nike Team – Inter-Con Security
North America Global Security Team – Procter and Gamble
Risk Intelligence Centre Team – Securitas
The Division of Public Safety and Security: Michigan Medicine Security Team – University of Michigan
Security Risk Operations Team – UT Police, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding)
Admiral Security Services
Doyle Security Services, Inc.
DSI Security Services
GardaWorld Security U.S.
Global Elite Group
Inter-Con Security
Prosegur Security
Protos Security
Sunstates Security

Outstanding Security Consultant
Drew Neckar – COSECURE
Russell Kolins – Kollins Security Group
Enterprise Security Risk Management Team  – Kroll
Avinash Reddy Pothu – Comerica bank
Glorin Sebastian – Google
Shield 8 Solutions
Hardik Thakkar – Amazon Web Services

Outstanding Security Training Initiative
Enrichment Manager Onboarding Program – Allied Universal
Security and Emergency Management for SMART Cities Training Initiative – Dr. Sean Carr
S.E.R.V.E.D. Initiative – DSI Security Services
GardaWorld Ambassador Era Program – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Situational Awareness Initiative – Global Security & Safety Training Team, Elevance Health
InfraGard National Education Program – InfraGard National Members Alliance
Samantha Maskalis – First Coast Security
Intelligence Community program – Securitas Risk Intelligence Center

Outstanding New Security Product
EnforceAir2 Software V. 24.04.2 – D-Fend Solutions
Securitas Aviation Tracing Tool  – Global Elite Group
Crescendo Key – HID
Mercury Embedded Application Environment – Mercury Security
The HiveWatch AI Operator
METAiD – METAIAM Inc
Protos Select – Protos Security
Secury360
Thrive Logic
Credential Lifecycle Management platform – University of Arizona

Outstanding Security Partnership
GardaWorld Security U.S. and the Downtown Portland Clean & Safe program
HID and ColorID Higher Education Partnership
Tanger Outlets Asheville and the Asheville Police Department

Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer
Axis Communications
Gallagher Security
Secury360
Thrive Logic

Outstanding Security Officer
Don Buehrer – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Jahn-Paul Gordon – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Audra Harper – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Christopher Johnson – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Natalie Knight – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Deaneida Muneton Ramos – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Cameron Redding – Florida Department of Transportation
Ryan Reed – Allied Universal
Fernando Saavedra – Inter-Con Security
Raceme Yates – Inter-Con Security

Outstanding Young Security Professional
Ariana Bolainez – Allied Universal
Christian Cardona – Doyle Security Services, Inc.
Kelsey Carnell – Axis Communications
Luis Chavez – Inter-Con Security
Garrell Henderson – Inter-Con Security
Ishva Jitendrakumar Kanani – Amazon Web Services
Thomas Tarantino – Global Elite Group

Outstanding Security Sustainability Award
Baker Hughes
RaySecur
ECOSPHERE – Shield 8 Solutions

Lifetime Achievement
To be announced at ceremony

This year’s US OSPAs awards ceremony will take place on Sept. 28 as part of the ASIS Volunteer Awards of Excellence at a celebration reception to be held at GSX 2025 in New Orleans.

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