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The honorees of the 2025 Advocacy Awards pose with the Easterseals DC MD VA president

Recipients | Advocacy Awards

Each year, Easterseals DC MD VA honors our most stalwart supporters and advocates.

2026 Award Recipients Announced!

The Judy Heumann Community Advocate Award 
Dr. Mary Beth Aichelmann-Reidy, University of Maryland
J. Miles Reidy, QED Investors 

Military Family Advocate Award
Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, Acting Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
LyndaLee Lunday, Medical Speech Language Pathologist & Easterseals Ambassador

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Dave Hoppe (left), with his son Greg, accepts the 2025 Judy Heumann Award from former Speaker of the U.S. House Paul Ryan.
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Greenberg Traurig Co-President Ernest LaMont Greer accepts the 2025 Corporate Advocate Award from Admiral Michael M. Gilday, USN (Ret.) and Linda Gilday.
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General James J. Mingus, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and Amy Mingus, Easterseals DC MD VA Ambassador, accept the 2025 Military Family Advocate Award from Reggie Robinson of BAE Systems.
  1. Dave Hoppe (left), with his son Greg, accepts the 2025 Judy Heumann Award from former Speaker of the U.S. House Paul Ryan.
  2. Greenberg Traurig Co-President Ernest LaMont Greer accepts the 2025 Corporate Advocate Award from Admiral Michael M. Gilday, USN (Ret.) and Linda Gilday.
  3. General James J. Mingus, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and Amy Mingus, Easterseals DC MD VA Ambassador, accept the 2025 Military Family Advocate Award from Reggie Robinson of BAE Systems.

Previous Award Recipients

2025
General James J. Mingus, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army* 
Amy Mingus, Easterseals DC MD VA Ambassador*
Dave Hoppe, Board Member & Advocate, Easterseals DC MD VA 
Greenberg Traurig, accepted by Ernest LaMont Greer, Co-President 

2024
Admiral Christopher & Mrs. Christine Grady*
Candi Wolff
The Honorable Susan M. Collins (ME)
The Honorable Mark R. Warner (VA)
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs* 

2023
General Charles Q. & Mrs. Sharene Brown, Jr.*
PenFed Credit Union
Robin & Tom Portman 

2022
Amazon Web Services
General Jay & Mrs. Mollie Raymond*
Dr. Marta Wilson 

2021
Chef Robert Irvine
M&T Bank
General James & Mrs. Maria McConville* (on behalf of service member families) 

2020
Bobbie Kilberg
Admiral Michael Mullen (Ret.)

2019
General David & Mrs. Dawn Goldfein*
Gracia & Joe Martore
Marjorie Morrison 

2018
Cohen Veterans Network
General Mark & Mrs. Hollyanne Milley* 

2017
Ellyn Dunford
Dan Valenzuela 

2016
Major General Carl McNair, Jr. (Ret.)
Northrop Grumman
General Mark and Mrs. Betty Welsh* 

2015
Booz Allen Hamilton
The Honorable Elizabeth Dole
Dr. Ralph Shrader 

2014
General John & Mrs. Ann Campbell* (on behalf of service member families)
Hollister “Holly” Petraeus 

2013
Tom Brokaw
Citi
Gary Sinise 

2012
The Honorable Tom Harkin (IA)
The Honorable Chris Smith (NJ) 

2011
The Honorable Daniel Inouye (HI)
Deborah Mullen
The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation 

2010
Dan Bannister
The Honorable Pete Sessions (TX)
The Edward N. & Della L. Thome Family Foundation
The Honorable Chris Van Hollen (MD) 

2008
The Honorable Dave Camp (MI)
Capital One
The Honorable Mary Landrieu (LA) 

2007
The Honorable John Dingell (MI)
Safeway Inc. – Eastern Division 

2006
The Honorable Steny Hoyer (MD)
Secretary Norman Mineta
SunTrust Bank 

2005
Freddie Mac
The Honorable Barbara Mikulski (MD)
The Honorable Paul Sarbanes (MD) 

2004
The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
The Honorable Chuck Grassley (IA)
The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC)
The Honorable John Warner (VA) 

 

*This does not constitute endorsement from any government agency