William H. Webster Profiles in Leadership Awards Program

Chair: Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral USN (ret.) James A. "Sandy" Winnefeld

Committee Members:

• General Phil Breedlove, USAF (retired), former Vice Chief of USAF and former SACEUR
• Vice Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara, US  CG (retired), former Vice Chief of the USCG
• General John Campbell, USA (retired), former Vice Chief of the Army   
• General Craig McKinley, USAF (retired), former Chief of the National Guard Bureau
• Admiral Bill Moran, USN (retired), former Vice Chief of Naval Operations   
• General Jay Paxton, USMC (retired), former Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps

Chair: Former Deputy U.S. Attorney General George Terwilliger

Committee Members:

• Alexia Morrison, Former Chief Litigation Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission

Chair: Honorable Royce Lamberth, Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who formerly served as Chief Judge of the District

Committee Members:  

• Judge M. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Judge David Sentelle, Senior U.S. Circuit Judge for District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Chair: Karen Tandy, Former Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration

Committee Members: 

• Jane Harman, Former United States Congresswoman
• Mark Sullivan, Former Director, United States Secret Service
•  John Pistole, Former Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and Deputy Director of the FBI

Chair: William Bratton, Former Commissioner of Police for New York & Boston and Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department

Committee Members: 

• Dwayne Crawford, Executive Director, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives 
• Terrence Cunningham, Former Chief of Police, Wellesley, MA and Former President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police 
• Jim McDonnell, Former Sheriff, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
• Kathleen O’Toole, Former Chief of Police, Seattle Police Department

Chair: Former Director of National Intelligence and National Security Agency, Admiral USN (ret.) Michael McConnell

Committee Members:  

• Lt. Gen (ret.) Ron Burgess, Former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
• Chris Inglis, Former Deputy Director, National Security Agency 
• Mike Rogers, Former United States Congressman
• Dr. Ron Sanders, Former Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Human Capital Officer

Chair: Jeh Johnson, Former Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

Committee Members:

• Joseph Lieberman, Former United States Senator - With the passing of Sen. Liberman, a search is underway for a suitable replacement

Chair: Lynn Mattice, President & Founder of NESA

Committee Members:

• Wes Bush, Former CEO, Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Sue Gordon, Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence
• Al Grasso, Former CEO, MITRE Corporation
• Dr. Lani Kass, Former Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
• Cathy Lanier, Former Chief, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
• Kirstjen Nielsen, Former Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
• Harvey Rishikof, Former Dean, National War College
• Chuck Wexler, Executive Director, Police Executive Research Forum

• An organizing committee has been established to assist in guiding the award program and generating philanthropic support to ensure the award program and the annual awards ceremony will be consistent with the prestigious nature of the award.

• Separate awards may be considered at the Federal level as well as at the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Level for each award category.

• Each Awards Committee will consider individuals deserving of this prestigious recognition and, after a vote, the Committee Chair will forward their recommendation to the Awards Program Coordinator/Organizing Committee Chair.

• Awards may not necessarily be given in each category and/or subcategory annually. 

•  Awards will be bestowed on an annual basis. Honorees will receive their awards at a ceremony to be held in the Washington D.C. Metro area.