Meet The AFI SOYs
2022 Branch Winners

Monica Bassett
Armed Forces Insurance Army Spouse of the Year
Passion: Bringing awareness to and relieving a silent crisis within the military: food insecurity.
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Vincent Toth
Armed Forces Insurance Marine Corps Spouse of the Year
Passion: Diversity, inclusion, and belonging within all aspects of our military, so everyone feels welcome and included.
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Sergio Rodriguez
Armed Forces Insurance Navy Spouse of the Year
Passion: Inspiring, supporting, and educating military families on resources and systems so they can then advocate for themselves.
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Heba Abdelaal
Armed Forces Insurance Air Force Spouse of the Year
Passion: Empowering military spouses and families through civic engagement.
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Sarah Streyder
Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year® Space Force (Overall)
Passion: Voting education and empowering and training military spouses in advocacy.
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Abbi McCracken
Armed Forces Insurance Coast Guard Spouse of the Year
Passion: Building and strengthening bonds within the military community and ensuring safe housing for all.
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Cindy Meili
Armed Forces Insurance National Guard Spouse of the Year
Passion: Taking care of families from the beginning of careers through retirement and creating a place for spouses to feel worthy and connected.
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Abbi McCracken * † Coast Guard District 11 Coast Guard
Sergio Rodriguez * † Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Navy
Tierra N Jackson * Moody Air Force Base Air Force
Rebecca Emerson * Fort Belvoir Army
Latoya Scott * Camp Hansen Marine Corps
Erin C Lester * Defense Health Headquarters Navy
Courtney Deady * Ohio National Guard
Monica Bassett * † Fort Riley Army
Cindy Meili * † New York National Guard
Sonia Garza * Joint Base Lewis-McChord Army
Jessica Reagan Joint Base Charleston Air Force
Maria Paige Camp Schwab Marine Corps
Lauren C Brown Not Affiliated With a Duty Station Army
Amy Marden Washington Navy Yard Navy
Alacia Camechis Bethesda Naval Medical Center Navy
Becky Hoy Wheeler Army Air Field Army
Tamala Malerk USAG Rheinland- Pfalz Army
Bailey Cummins USAG Bavaria Army
Kristi Cabiao Pope Air Force Base Air Force
Brandy Pearson USAREC Army
Heather France Tinker Air Force Base Navy
April Torres Osan Air Base Air Force
Jenny Lynne Stroup Naval Station Norfolk Navy
Jennifer Barnhill Naval Postgraduate School Monterey Navy
Sheila Rupp Los Angeles Air Force Base Space Force
Crystal Bettenhausen-Bubulka Naval Base San Diego Navy
Amanda Musick Naval Air Station Whiting Field Navy
Beth Toenies Naval Air Station Jacksonville Navy
Manca Pavlu Misawa Air Base Air Force
Eva Denson Minot Air Force Base Air Force
Shannon Gonzales Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Marine Corps
Elizabeth Hartman * Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Marine Corps
Michelle Penczak Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Marine Corps
Adam Evans Luke Air Force Base Air Force
Jing Lisanby Keesler Air Force Base Air Force
Sarah Curtis Hurlburt Field Air Force
Lindsay Helm Fort Shafter Army
Wilma Potts Fort Meade Air Force
Brittany Raines Fort Leonard Wood Army
Rebecca Hodges Fort Knox Army
Anna-Liisa Davis Fort Irwin Army
Aimee Randazzo Fort Huachuca Army
Ashley N Owings Fort Bragg Navy
Kristin Miller Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Air Force
Tiffany Hall Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka Navy
Rachel Penwell Barksdale Air Force Base Air Force
Danita Jenae Not Affiliated With a Duty Station Air Force
Karlie Smith Not Affiliated With a Duty Station Marine Corps
Shelby Kenny Patrick Space Force Base Air Force
Erika Hope Bradley Naval Station Mayport Navy
Vincent Toth * † Camp Courtney Marine Corps
Lexie Coppinger Fort Benning Army
Deena Sapp Fort Drum Army
Danielle Maloy Fort Rucker Army
Pamela Bolado Naval Air Station Pensacola Air Force
Heba Abdelaal * † Ramstein Air Base Air Force
Julie Eshelman Fort Leavenworth Army
Anne Villano Hanscom Air Force Base Air Force
Kara Gagnon Fort Campbell Army
KateLynn Heavilon Goodfellow Air Force Base Army
Marla Lopez Barlow Naval Base Point Loma Navy
Cara-Lee Alford * Buckley Space Force Base Space Force
Amy Harris * Peterson Space Force Base Space Force
Alexandra Simon Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Navy
Laura Waite Naval Station Rota Navy
Carolyn Chase Florida National Guard
Cassandra DeNio Joint Base San Antonio Air Force
Elizabeth Kingsley Coast Guard District 5 Coast Guard
Wendi Iacobello Fort Sill Army
Manda Lynn McVey Fort Polk Army
Andi Adams Dyess Air Force Base Air Force
Elizabeth Keller Dover Air Force Base Air Force
Candace Haluska Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex Marine Corps
Marisol Jimenez Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Marine Corps
Sarah Streyder * † ‡ Marine Corps Base Quantico Space Force
Amy Wunderlich Little Rock Air Force Base Air Force
LeNaya Hezel Pentagon Navy
Aleha Landry Schriever Space Force Base Air Force
Christine O'Shields * Coast Guard District 7 Coast Guard
Athens Pellegrino MacDill Air Force Base Air Force
Corrie Andreacchio Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Army
Allyson Sue Hash * Maryland National Guard
Julie Tully Naval Support Activity Naples Navy
Aimee Selix Nellis Air Force Base Space Force
Ivania Castillo Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Army
Austin Carrigg Fort McNair Army
Christina Heninger * Grand Forks Air Force Base Air Force
Martha Claire Lepore Louisiana National Guard
Lindsay Cavanagh * Naval Air Station North Island Navy
Brandi Collins Scott Air Force Base Army
Heather Campbell Eielson Air Force Base Air Force
Daniella Horne Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Navy
Barbara Lercara Fort Jackson Army
Juvilyn Garcia Marine Corps Base Hawaii Marine Corps
* Branch Finalist (Formerly Top 18), † Branch Winner, ‡ Overall Winner