2016 2nd Quarter NAYGN Excellence Award Winners

Adam Spontarelli (AREVA Lynchburg)

Led a team of mentors who worked with local high school students to develop and build a pair of space balloons that ultimately made it to about 100k fee

Dave Paauwe (AREVA Lynchburg)

Led a team of mentors who worked with local high school students to develop and build a pair of space balloons that ultimately made it to about 100k feet.

Miral Chauhan (Durham)

Provided a substantial amount of planning and leadership for "Operation Clean Sweep", which made a huge impact on the community.

Willie Plaza (Exelon East)

Demonstrates excellence through leadership roles within the local community and reaches others with generosity and kindness, and promote our plant's status in the community.

Ashley Spry (AREVA Charlotte)

Effective leadership and enthusiasm while leading the organization of the Carolinas Regional Event. The event included professional development and networking for the region.

Alex Holder (Duke Energy)

Coordinated the NAYGN interface with INPO during to focus on employee engagement and professional development.

Cortney Gerbers (NextEra)

Demonstrated effective leadership through organizing chapter events across the four pillars.

Nathan Huffman (Duke Energy)

Served on benchmarking committee. Devotion to the analysis of the survey data saved time and made the whole process more effective.

Brad Medlin (Duke Energy)

Responsible for coordinating excellent professional development opportunity regarding AP1000 nuclear reactors.

Amanda Lang (Duke Energy)

Overall organizer – Led event, ran PD planning committee, responsible for overall logistics and execution of the event

JC Edwards (Duke Energy)

Exemplified leadership in planning for Duke Energy chapter Conference. Coordinated “Crucial Conversations” panel.

Steve Evans (Duke Energy)

Exemplified leadership in planning for Duke Energy chapter Conference. Coordinated Project Management Professional panel.

David Hunt (Duke Energy)

Exemplified leadership in planning for Duke Energy chapter Conference. Coordinated Senior Reactor Operator panel.

Ana Pisani (Duke Energy)

Exemplified leadership in planning for Duke Energy chapter Conference.   Coordinated MBA panel.

Alyse Scurlock (Duke Energy)

Exemplified leadership in planning for Duke Energy chapter Conference. Coordinated “The Key to Being an Advocate: Nuclear Policy” panel.

James Smith (Duke Energy)

Exemplified leadership in planning for Duke Energy chapter Conference. Coordinated “Vision for the Future: Watts Bar Startup” session.

Eliza Wadson (Duke Energy)

Coordinated outreach event at Discovery Place to explain the ins and outs of nuclear energy to over 800 kids.

Ray Wang (Duke Energy)

Exemplified leadership in planning for Duke Energy chapter Conference Coordinated PE panel.