Now in their 10th year, the US OSPAs, sponsored by Event Risk Security Services, serve to acknowledge the credible and outstanding contributions that companies, initiatives, teams and individuals make to the US security industry and wider community.
The awards are founded on strong ethical principles and are actively supported by numerous key industry bodies and special interest groups. These organisations nominate judges to represent them and we had a panel of 16 experts to select the winners this year.
Commenting on the list of finalists, founder of the awards Professor Martin Gill said:
“The OSPAs provide an important opportunity to recognise and celebrate the work of those dedicated individuals, companies and teams who deliver outstanding security products and services.
“Year on year the number of entries grows and the judges have had an arduous task in scoring nominations and selecting the finalists. All those that have been chosen represent the very best in the industry and should be very proud.”
Following the success of last year, winners from selected categories of the 2025 US OSPAs will automatically qualify for the 2025 Global OSPAs to be held virtually in January 2026.
The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award will be inducted into the newly launched Security Hall of Fame. Learn more about this here.
The 2025 finalists are:
Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director sponsored by Rozin
Bill Burgess – Tanger
Miles Cathers – RaySecur
Christopher Fender – AdventHealth Security
Christopher Furlong – Cranbrook Educational Community
Pete Hernandez – Elevance Health Puerto Rico
David Mendoza – Inn at Bay Harbor
RC Miles – AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director sponsored by Friends of Chuck
Jillian Brown – Inter-Con Security
Stephen Dhimitri – Inter-Con Security
David Hossage – First Coast Security
Michael Leatherman – Allied Universal
Kevin McGraham – GardaWorld U.S.
Ed Nishi – Allied Universal
William “Billy” Reynolds – Allied Universal
Dave Rosser – Sunstates Security
Angelo Santiago – Global Elite Group
David Serafine – Allied Universal
Vanessa Vanegas – Doyle Security Services, Inc.
Outstanding Security Team sponsored by Guardhouse
Enhanced Protection Services Team – Allied Universal
TelevisaUnivision Security Team – Doyle Security Services, Inc.
Downtown Portland Security Team – GardaWorld Security U.S.
JFK Team – Global Elite Group
Inn at Bay Harbor Security Team
Nike Team – Inter-Con Security
North America Global Security Team – Procter and Gamble
Risk Intelligence Centre Team – Securitas
The Division of Public Safety and Security: Michigan Medicine Security Team – University of Michigan
Security Risk Operations Team – UT Police, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding) sponsored by SecurityX
Admiral Security Services
Doyle Security Services, Inc.
DSI Security Services
GardaWorld Security U.S.
Global Elite Group
Inter-Con Security
Prosegur Security
Protos Security
Sunstates Security
Outstanding Security Consultant sponsored by U.S. Bullet Proofing
Drew Neckar, CPP, CHPA, CPD – COSECURE
Russell Kolins – Kollins Security Group
Enterprise Security Risk Management Team – Kroll
Avinash Reddy Pothu – Comerica bank
Glorin Sebastian – Google
Shield 8 Solutions
Hardik Thakkar – Amazon Web Services
Outstanding Security Training Initiative sponsored by Digital Twin Imaging
Enrichment Manager Onboarding Program – Allied Universal
Security and Emergency Management for SMART Cities Training Initiative – Dr. Sean Carr
S.E.R.V.E.D. Initiative – DSI Security Services
GardaWorld Ambassador Era Program – GardaWorld Security
Situational Awareness Initiative – Global Security & Safety Training Team, Elevance Health
National Education Program – InfraGard National Members Alliance
Samantha Maskalis – First Coast Security
Intelligence Community program – Securitas Risk Intelligence Center
Outstanding New Security Product sponsored by BlackCloak Inc.
EnforceAir2 Software V. 24.04.2 – D-Fend Solutions
Securitas Aviation Tracing Tool – Global Elite Group
Crescendo Key – HID
Mercury Embedded Application Environment – Mercury Security
The HiveWatch® AI Operator
METAiD – METAIAM Inc
Protos Select – Protos Security
Secury360
Thrive Logic
Credential Lifecycle Management platform – University of Arizona
Outstanding Security Partnership sponsored by SAGE Integration
GardaWorld Security U.S. and the Downtown Portland Clean & Safe program
HID and ColorID Higher Education Partnership
Tanger Outlets Asheville and the Asheville Police Department
Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer* sponsored by IDP Americas
Axis Communications
Gallagher Security
Secury360
Thrive Logic
Outstanding Security Officer sponsored by COSECURE
Don Buehrer – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Jahn-Paul Gordon – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Audra Harper – Toyota
Christopher Johnson – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Natalie Knight – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Deaneida Muneton Ramos – GardaWorld Security U.S.
Cameron Redding – Florida Department of Transportation
Ryan Reed – Allied Universal
Fernando Saavedra – Inter-Con Security
Raceme Yates – Inter-Con Security
Outstanding Young Security Professional sponsored by HIRSCH
Ariana Bolainez – Allied Universal
Christian Cardona – Doyle Security Services, Inc.
Kelsey Carnell – Axis Communications
Luis Chavez – Inter-Con Security
Garrell Henderson – Inter-Con Security
Ishva Jitendrakumar Kanani – Amazon Web Services
Thomas Tarantino – Global Elite Group
Outstanding Security Sustainability Award sponsored by Kolins Security Group
Baker Hughes
RaySecur
ECOSPHERE – Shield 8 Solutions
Lifetime Achievement* sponsored by Ledlow Security Group
To be announced on the day
*Category not included in Global OSPAs
This year’s US OSPAs awards ceremony will take place on 28th September 2025 as part of the ASIS Volunteer Awards of Excellence at a celebration reception to be held at GSX. More information on how you can attend will be published here: https://us.theospas.com/attend/
