Recognitions & Awards
2024 National Best & Brightest in Wellness®
Once again, Ripple Effect is proud to be named a Best and Brightest in Wellness Winner by NABR. This award recognizes companies that promote employee well-being, worksite health, and wellness consistently throughout the year. This is the fourth time Ripple Effect has been honored with this reward.
2023 National Best & Brightest in Wellness®
Ripple Effect was named a 2023 Best and Brightest in Wellness Winner by the Best and Brightest in Wellness® competition. The award honors companies that promote employee well-being, worksite health, and wellness. This is the third time Ripple Effect was singled out for this award.
2022 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation®
For the fourth consecutive year, the NABR named Ripple Effect a 2022 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation (Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® competition). The award recognizes companies that deliver exceptional human resources practices and outstanding commitment to their employees.
2022 National Best & Brightest in Wellness®
Ripple Effect was named a Fall 2022 Best and Brightest in Wellness Winner by the Best and Brightest in Wellness® competition. The award honors companies that promote employee well-being, worksite health, and wellness.
2021 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation®
For the third consecutive year, Ripple Effect was named a Fall 2021 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation by the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® competition. The award identifies and honors companies that deliver exceptional human resources practices and outstanding commitment to their employees.
2021 Inc. 5000 List
For the fifth consecutive year, Ripple Effect was named to Inc. magazine’s annual rankings of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, placing #4,852 overall on the 2021 Inc. 5000 list.
2020 National Best & Brightest in Wellness®
Ripple Effect was named a Fall 2020 Best and Brightest in Wellness Winner by the Best and Brightest in Wellness® competition. The award honors companies that promote employee well-being, worksite health, and wellness.
2020 Inc. 5000 List
2019 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation®
Ripple Effect was named a 2019 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation by the annual Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® competition. The award identifies and honors companies that deliver exceptional human resources practices and outstanding commitment to their employees.
2019 Inc. 5000 List
Ripple Effect was named to Inc. magazine’s annual rankings of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, ranking #2160 overall on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list.
2018 Inc. 5000 List
Ripple Effect was again named to Inc. magazine’s annual rankings of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Ripple Effect claimed the 467th spot overall—#15 in Maryland—in the 2018 Inc. 5000 list, moving up 128 spots from our 2017 ranking.
2017 Inc. 5000 List
Ripple Effect was named to Inc. magazine’s annual rankings of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, ranking #595 overall on the 2017 Inc. 5000 list.
“Rising Star Award” from Women in Technology
In 2004, Women in Technology (WIT), the premier professional association dedicated of the advancement of women in the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia technology community, recognized Amy Bielski, our President & CEO, as a “Rising Star” for her contributions to the field of technology.
NIH Plain Language Award
The NIH Plain Language Award is issued by the NIH Office of Communications and Public Liaison to encourage clear communications in NIH offices, institutes, and centers. A flyer that Ripple Effect developed for the NIH Loan Repayment Program was selected to receive the 2011 award.
2023 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation®
Now reaching a fifth consecutive year, the NABR has named Ripple Effect a 2023 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation (Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® competition). The award recognizes organizations that excel categories such as communication, work-life balance, employee education, diversity, recognition, retention and more.
2022 Moxie Award
Ripple Effect won the 2022 Moxie Award in the GovCon category. In the DC metro community, the Moxie Awards celebrate and recognize the accomplishments and achievements of growing businesses, nonprofits and associations.
2021 Greater Washington GovCon Awards™ Finalist
Ripple Effect was selected as a 2021 Greater Washington GovCon Awards™ Finalist – Contractor of the Year up to $25 million. The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards™ honors the leaders and legends of the government contracting community.
2020 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation®
For the second consecutive year, Ripple Effect was named a Fall 2020 Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation by the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® competition. The award identifies and honors companies that deliver exceptional human resources practices and outstanding commitment to their employees.
2020 Inc. Private Titans List
Ripple Effect was named to Inc.’s 2020 Private Titans list, a ranking of the top 1,000 most dynamic private companies in the United States.
2020 Inc. 5000 D.C. Metro Region List
Ripple Effect was named to Inc. magazine’s inaugural Series list of the fastest-growing private companies in the D.C. Metro area, ranking #138 overall on the 2020 list.
2019 American Express Business Excellence Awards
Ripple Effect was selected as Woman Contractor of the Year for the 2019 AMEX Business Excellence Awards. The award recognizes our CEO and President, Amy Bielski, for all-around excellence in strategically using government contracts for business growth and development.
2019 SECAF Awards
Ripple Effect was selected as a finalist for the 11th annual Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF) Awards. Ripple Effect was a finalist for the Government Contractor of the Year ($7.5 to $15 Million in Revenue) award, which recognizes companies that have shown a compelling and profound commitment to excellence in financial performance.
2018 Washington Business Journal Fastest Growing Companies
Ripple Effect was named one of Washington Business Journal’s 75-fastest growing companies in the greater Washington area, ranking #41 overall among over 2,000 local companies considered.
NIH Director’s Awards
Ripple Effect has been honored with eight NIH Director’s Awards for our support in several initiatives, including the Genome-Wide Association Studies Policy, Financial Conflict of Interest Policy, and Enhancing Peer Review.
“Woman in Science at the NIH” Acknowledgement
In 2007-2008, as part of its efforts to address women’s underrepresentation in science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recognized Jennifer Pohlhaus, our Vice President, as a “Woman in Science.” This award highlights the successful careers of talented female scientists and engineers at NIH.
Excellence and Innovation Award from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics
In 2011, the United States Office of Government Ethics recognized the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Nursing Research for excellence and innovation as a result of their official duty activity form that Ripple Effect created for them using SharePoint technologies. The Excellence and Innovation Award recognizes executive branch agencies that demonstrate ethics program success.
Extreme Dedication Awards
Ripple Effect has been honored with several Extreme Dedication Awards from the NIH Office of Extramural Research. In 2009, Jennifer Pohlhaus, our Vice President, received a team award for her integral role in developing an NIH guide to enhance peer review and facilitating revisions to the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Jennifer also received an individual award for her valued contribution to the Enhancing Peer Review project.
