2023 Volunteer Administrator of the Year Award The Forum for Volunteer Administrators (FVA) acknowledges the outstanding work and dedication of one volunteer manager/administrator each year through the Volunteer Administrator of the Year Award. This professionally prestigious award recognizes an exemplary Volunteer Manager with the following criteria:
The Volunteer Administrator of the Year (VAY) award honoree is chosen through a selection committee containing individuals in such fields as Human Resources, non-profit program directors and leaders and other individuals from service industries. In addition to the above basic credentials, the candidate should exhibit the following pillars of leadership in regular occurrence which is prominently displayed in their daily character and leadership role. As the selection committee does not individually know the candidates, a highly detailed nomination with examples of the below pillars helps to provide a complete picture of this nominee.
The winning candidate will be recognized at the FVA Annual Conference in November 2023. The winner will receive an award to commemorate this recognition and $1,000.00 for their organization's volunteer services department. Check back here later for 2024's award!
Support for this award is provided by http://www.psawards.com
Previous award recipients
2023 - Lynne Lisner, MS, MBA, CVA, Cleveland Metroparks 2022 - Charlotte Petrie, Greater Cleveland Volunteers 2021 - Holly Duns, CVA, University Hospitals' Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital 2020 - Tracee Patterson, Holden Forests & Gardens (Cleveland Botanical Gardens) 2019 - Merle Walker, Lake Metroparks 2018 - Shawna Gorchek, University Hospitals Southwest General Hospital 2017 - Mary Kate Hageman, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center 2016 - Sarah Cooney, Youth Challenge 2015 - Robin Ott, Holden Forest and Gardens 2014 - Lisa Scotese Gallagher, Hospice of the Western Reserve 2013 - Allison Powell, James A. Garfield National Historic Site 2012 - Sue Duffy, Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities 2011 - Betsy Kohn, The Gathering Place 2010 – Lydia Bailey, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry's Mens Emergency Homeless Shelter 2009 – Melissa Ghoston, The Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland 2008 – Heather Triplett, Cleveland Metroparks 2007 – Kate Schantz, Adoption Network Cleveland 2006 – Lona Gruber, Southwest Community Access Network 2005 – Kate Schantz, Adoption Network of Cleveland 2004 – Barbara Nalette, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center 2003 – Jo Ann Schindler – American Red Cross |