DRI International Announces Winners of the 2026 Awards of Excellence

DRI International is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 DRI Awards of Excellence for their achievements in the business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management fields. The Awards of Excellence were presented during the DRI2026 Awards Gala in Jacksonville, FL, at the Hyatt Jacksonville Riverfront. CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR Quinn Einck, CBCP – BDO USA Katie Koetke, MBCP – Resilienz – WINNER Hannah Suiter – 4C Strategies NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Dual Shepherd, CBCP – Coralisle Group Ltd. Kyle Shinn, CBCP – MHA Consulting Joshua Wilson – Central Piedmont Community College – WINNER PROGRAM LEADER OF THE YEAR – NON PROFIT SECTOR Haley Cifizzari – University of Maryland, Baltimore – Emergency Management – WINNER Meda Gurudutt Prasad – CADME – Coastal Area Disaster Mitigation Efforts Efraim Wielgus – Columbia University Information Technology   PROGRAM LEADER OF THE YEAR – PRIVATE SECTOR Kenneth Bloom – FM – WINNER Michael Hayes, MBCP – Gallagher Reigna Zeigler, CBCP – Johnson Controls International   PROGRAM LEADER OF THE YEAR – PUBLIC SECTOR Khaled Abouzeid – Environment Agency Abu Dhabi Melissa Hedgecoth – Tennessee Valley Authority – WINNER   RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OF THE YEAR Bank of America, LA Rebuild Council Constellation Energy Company, Business Continuity & Crisis Management e& Group, Business Continuity & Crisis Management Southwest Airlines, Business Continuity Team – WINNER TEAM OF THE YEAR e& Group, Business Continuity & Crisis Management LTIMindtree Limited, Business Continuity and Resilience – WINNER Syneos Health, Corporate Business Continuity Team   PRODUCT/SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR 4C Strategies CLDigital Continuity Innovations – WINNER Everbridge Fusion Risk Management Horizonscan Limited iluminr NCS Pte Ltd Noggin, a Motorola Solutions Company Preparing for the Unexpected Ripcord Solutions Riskonnect The Resiliency Initiative LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Rich Cooper Alex Fullick, CBCP Lorenzo Gallo Barry Gorelick, CBCP (Ret.) Venkata Ramana Krothapalli, ABCP (Ret.) Bob Nakao – WINNER Daman Dev Sood Idamie Vincent