2026 Excellence Awards Photo Gallery

The NAEM Excellence Awards showcase leaders whose outstanding environment, health and safety, and sustainability management achievements helped meet or exceed business objectives. Congratulations to the 2026 Excellence Awards recipients, who were honored during an awards luncheon at FORUM26 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Alan Kao
Ramboll
Leadership-in-Action Award
Empowering Systems

Anna Pierce
Tate & Lyle
Leadership-in-Action Award
Empowering Systems

Elizabeth Romano
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.
Leadership-in-Action Award
Empowering Systems

Mary Lepa
Microsoft
Leadership-in-Action Award
Championing Technology Innovation

Kyle Vogel
Comcast
Leadership-in-Action Award
Keeping Employees Safe

Christian Tolentino
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Leadership-in-Action Award
Minimizing the Corporate Footprint

Alex Chapman
Stericycle (now part of WM)
Leadership-in-Action Award
Advancing Corporate Transparency

Martha Coopersmith-Gray
Amphenol
Leadership-in-Action Award
Advancing Corporate Transparency

Maxime Cremel
Netflix
NexGen Leader Award
Championing Technology Innovation

Ayse Trail
TE Connectivity
NexGen Leader Award
Minimizing the Corporate Footprint

Stephanie Sparkman
QTS Data Centers
Lifetime Achievement Award

Alan Kao
Ramboll
Leadership-in-Action Award
Empowering Systems

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Alan Kao, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Anna Pierce
Tate & Lyle
Leadership-in-Action Award
Empowering Systems

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Anna Pierce, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Elizabeth Romano
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.
Leadership-in-Action Award
Empowering Systems

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Elizabeth Romano, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Mary Lepa
Microsoft
Leadership-in-Action Award
Championing Technology Innovation

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Mary Lepa, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Kyle Vogel
Comcast
Leadership-in-Action Award
Keeping Employees Safe

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Kyle Vogel, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Christian Tolentino
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Leadership-in-Action Award
Minimizing the Corporate Footprint

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Christian Tolentino, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Alex Chapman
Stericycle (now part of WM)
Leadership-in-Action Award
Advancing Corporate Transparency

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Alex Chapman, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Martha Coopersmith-Gray
Amphenol
Leadership-in-Action Award
Advancing Corporate Transparency

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Martha Coopersmith-Gray, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Maxime Cremel
Netflix
NexGen Leader Award
Championing Technology Innovation

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Maxime Cremel, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Ayse Trail
TE Connectivity
NexGen Leader Award
Minimizing the Corporate Footprint

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Ayse Trail, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Stephanie Sparkman
QTS Data Centers
Lifetime Achievement Award

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson, Stephanie Sparkman, Carol Singer Neuvelt

Stephanie Sparkman
QTS Data Centers
Lifetime Achievement Award

2026 Excellence Awards Recipients with Nicole Wilkinson and Carol Singer Neuvelt

2026 Excellence Awards Recipients

Kyle Vogel and Rodney Canada, Comcast

L to R: Frank Brandauer, Nicole Wilkinson, Carol Singer Neuvelt, Rodney Canada

L to R: Nicole Wilkinson and Carol Singer Neuvelt

Leadership-in-Action Awards

NexGen Leader Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

2026 Excellence Awards Photo Gallery

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