Public Service Award

2024 Award Recipients 

Brant Goode, BSPH ’02
Since graduating from Hopkins BSPH in 2002, CAPT Goode has been an unwavering force in the field of public health through his dedication to mentorship and leadership at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He began his CDC when he entered a two-year Fellowship with the elite Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) program in 2004 – At the time, an honor rarely afforded to nurses. After completing his EIS Fellowship, CAPT Goode joined the Career Epidemiology Field Officer (CEFO) program. This CDC program places federal public health professionals with epidemiology and emergency preparedness skills at state and local health jurisdictions around the U.S. CAPT Goode’s dedication to public health has taken him across the U.S.; From 20062015, he served as the CDC CEFO in North Carolina, Hawaii, and Vermont. While his assignments had him crisscrossing the US, the impact of CAPT Goode’s service has extended far beyond US borders. He responded to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, the 2014-15 West African Ebola outbreak, and since 2020 he’s supported the CDC’s all-encompassing response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, including a 2021 deployment providing vital healthcare to unaccompanied minors arriving at the US-Mexico border. Since 2015, CAPT Goode has served as Deputy Branch Chief of the CDC Field Assignee Services Branch, overseeing the daily activities of 50+ CEFOs assigned to  48 jurisdictions and 2 international posts. 

Jacqueline Hackett, BSPH ’19
Jacqueline Hackett is a lifelong advocate for policy solutions to combat drug addiction on the national stage. Since 2011 has worked tirelessly for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a component of the Executive Office of the President, where she coordinates the strategy addressing the addiction and overdose epidemic present in communities around the country. In this role, Ms. Hackett oversees a budget of approximately $43 billion and she is responsible for the development and implementation the National Drug Control Strategy. As part of this strategy she also ensures hundreds of millions of dollars are provided to community programs such as the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and the Drug-Free Communities Program. Ms. Hackett has been able to work with both Republican and Democratic administrations, Federal partners, state and local governments, law enforcement, and substance use disorder advocacy organizations to create evidence-based legislation and policy that can address the epidemic both nationally and in individual states. Her research on the importance of community support as a crucial pillar of addiction recovery directly influenced the ONDCP, where they are currently expanding the Peer Recovery Support Services. Ms. Hackett is a global leader in the drug control policy space and has represented the United States to the World Health Organization and Organization of American States on multiple issues of substance use policy and health.

David Heyman, SAIS ’96
David Heyman is a nationally recognized thought leader in innovation, risk management, and national security and the founder of three technology companies. He has served in senior executive positions in the public and private sector, including at the White House, U.S. Department of Energy, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Heyman co-founded and leads Smart City Works Venture Labs (The “Actuator”), a next-generation—and first of its kind—business accelerator, focused on urban infrastructure and improving the livability, operations, and resilience of cities. He also serves and has served in a number of leadership roles on municipal, corporate, and international boards, including George Mason University President’s Innovation Advisory Council; the Board of Directors for The George Mason Research Foundation; the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Council; MITRE’s Homeland Security Experts Group, and previously, as Chair of Sandia National Laboratory’s External Advisory Committee, Chair of the District of Columbia’s Homeland Security Commission, and as a member of the Governor of Virginia’s Task Force on Smart Communities, and a member of the Hedayah’s International Advisory Board for The International Center of Excellence For Countering Extremism and Violent Extremism. Prior to Smart City Works, Heyman served as the senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for Policy (now Under Secretary) and part of the senior management team at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the third largest agency in the U.S. Government. At DHS, he led the Department’s policy and decision analysis, strategy development and oversight across all mission areas: counterterrorism, border security, immigration, cybersecurity, and building resilience. He was responsible for establishing cybersecurity as a mission of DHS, for leading DHS representation in the National Security Council (NSC), for the development of the nation’s first congressionally-mandated National Homeland Security Strategy, the Quadrennial Homeland Security Report (QHSR), and for managing DHS international cooperation and engagements. Previously, he served as a senior advisor the U.S. Secretary of Energy and at the White House, advising the President’s Science and National Security Advisors on matters at the nexus of technology and international security. Before entering government, Heyman was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and the founding Director of the Homeland Security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Prior to that, he was the 12th hire and worked for nearly a decade as a computer systems software engineer, and head of international operations for a firm specializing in industrial automation, robotics, and supply-chain management systems for Fortune 100 companies. There he helped grow the company to over 100 employees on three continents, where it was eventually sold to BDM International, a publicly traded (2x: AMEX and NASDAQ) and private equity backed (The Carlyle Group) information technology company. BDM subsequently sold to TRW (now part of Northrop Grumman), a publicly traded company. Heyman has commented and written on terrorism, technology, and other international security-related matters before  Congress, in the media, and in numerous publications. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Brandeis University and a Master’s in international relations and  economics from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, where he graduated with the highest level of distinction.  

Theodore “Ted” George Osius III, SAIS ’89
Former ambassador Ted Osius is President & CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council. A diplomat for thirty years, Ambassador Osius served from 2014 to 2017 as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam. Prior to that he served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Jakarta, Political Minister-Counselor in New Delhi, deputy director of the Office of Korean Affairs at the State Department, regional environment officer for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and senior advisor on Asia and trade to Vice President Al Gore. He also served in Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, and at the United Nations. After his departure from government, Osius joined Google Asia-Pacific as Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy, covering 19 Asian nations from Google’s Singapore headquarters. Earlier, he was a senior advisor at the Albright-Stonebridge Group, the first Vice President of Fulbright University Vietnam, associate professor at the National War College, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Ambassador Osius has authored numerous articles on Foreign Service tradecraft and U.S.-Asia policy. He wrote The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance: Why It Matters and How To Strengthen It (CSIS/Praeger 2002) as a fellow at the Japan Institute for International Affairs. While at CSIS, he published “Global Swing States: Deepening Partnerships with India and Indonesia” (Asia Policy, January 2014), Enhancing India-ASEAN Connectivity and  A US-Indonesia Partnership for 2020. In October 2021, he published Nothing Is  Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam.

Evan Ryan, SAIS ’06
Evan Ryan currently serves as White House Cabinet Secretary, leading the Office of Cabinet Affairs. In this role, she is the primary liaison between the President and his Cabinet. Before joining the Biden-Harris Administration, Ms. Ryan served as Senior Adviser to the Biden Transition. Prior to that role, she was Executive Vice President of Axios, joining the media company before its launch. She also helped launch Axios on HBO, a news program where she served as an Executive Producer.     In the second term of the Obama-Biden Administration, Ms. Ryan was the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. In the first term, she worked in The White House as Assistant to the Vice President and Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement. Before that, she served as Deputy Campaign Manager for then-Senator Joe Biden’s 2008 presidential campaign.Ms. Ryan began her career in The White House working for First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton from 1994 to 2000, first as Special Assistant to the First Lady’s Chief of Staff and then as Deputy Director of Scheduling. She then moved to New York to become the Director of Scheduling for Hillary Clinton’s 2000 Senate campaign. From 2003 to early 2004, Ms. Ryan was the Deputy Director of Communications for John Kerry’s presidential campaign, and then went on to serve as the Deputy Chair for the Governance track of the first year of the Clinton Global Initiative. Ms. Ryan is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She holds a B.A. from Boston College and an MIPP from the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.

William Colonel Smith, A&S ’07
Lt. Smith, a distinguished alumnus of Johns Hopkins University with a Master’s degree in Government (2007), has had a notable career marked by public service. Beginning with AmeriCorps and the ACLU, he showcased early dedication to community empowerment and civil liberties. His commitment continued through law school, where he engaged in employment discrimination cases and joined the U.S. Navy Reserve. Appointed as a Director at the Department of Homeland Security in 2010, Lt. Smith later made history as the first African-American Senator from Montgomery County, representing District 20 in the Maryland House of Delegates. Since 2019, he has served as the Chairman of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, advocating tirelessly for criminal justice reform, economic opportunities, and social equity. Lt. Smith’s service extends to Afghanistan, where he deployed for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. As an intelligence officer, he served as Branch Chief for Governance and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, earning military accolades such as the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and Joint Service Commendation Medal. Beyond his legislative and military roles, Lt. Smith practices law, specializing in national security and employment discrimination. His multifaceted expertise equips him to address complex societal issues, reflecting his enduring commitment to public service.