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14 - 16 September 2026
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA

OSPAs Finalists Announced

OSPAs Finalists Announced

Now in their third year, the U.S. 2018 U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) are part of a global awards program to recognize and reward companies, teams, and individuals who have performed at an exceptional level within the security sector.

The full list of finalists are:

Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director

  • Major Alexander R. Liggett – 11th Security Support Squadron
  • Raymond Gerwitz – Executive Director, Deputy Chief Security Officer – MD Anderson Cancer Centre

Outstanding Security Team

  • Allied Universal SJURT Puerto Rico
  • Hillsboro Technical Operations Security
  • Sodexo

Outstanding Security Consultant

  • Luke Bencie – Security Management International
  • Michael Glasser – Glasser Security Group
  • Michael A. Silva, CPP – Silva Consultants

Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding)

  • Admiral Security Services
  • Global Elite Group Inc
  • Sodexo Inc

Outstanding Security Training Initiative

  • Bloomberg Security Operations
  • Matthew W. Doherty – Hilard Heintze
  • Wombat Security, a division of Proofpoint

Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer

  • IDIS America
  • Kisi Inc
  • SmartWater CSI LLC

Outstanding Security Officer

  • Cynthia Hale – Allied Universal
  • Richard W. Sullivan – FBI Phoenix Division

Outstanding Young Security Professional

  • Drew Weston – CodeLynx
  • Eric Oleksy – Allied Universal
  • Russell Mallette, CPP – Allied Universal

Winners will be announced on-site at GSX during a networking luncheon on Monday, 24 September. Tickets for the luncheon are included with an All-Access pass, or can be purchased for $90 with a free Expo-Only pass. Learn more about registration options for GSX and register today.