Program Members Alliance Members ALABAMA Alabama Performance Excellence Program Award Program Member Contact: Linda Vincent Executive DirectorMickey Trimm UAB Coordinator Phone: 205-799-7917Email Linda VincentPhone: 205-706-9936Email Mickey Trimm Board Chair: Charlie BlassTeledyne Brown Engineering (retired) Phone: 256-508-8311Email Charlie Blass Organization: Alabama Performance Excellence Program (ALPEx) 4013 Rock Creek Way Mountain Brook, AL 35223 Phone: 205-799-7917Website Link ALASKA see entry under Washington ARKANSAS Governor’s Quality Award State Award Program Member Contact: Trish Villines, Director Phone: 501-210-4211Email Trish Villines Board Chair: Vanessa Cook Phone: 479-290-4042Email Vanessa Cook Organization: Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence (AIPE) 1200 West Capitol Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 501-372-2222Fax: 501-372-2722Website Link ARIZONA/NEVADA/UTAH Performance Excellence Program Multi-State Award Program Member Contact: Robert Mitchell, Executive Director Phone: 651-270-2452Email Robert Mitchell Board Chair: Cindy Gruben Email Cindy Gruben Organization: Southwest Alliance for Excellence (SWAE) 4022 E. Greenway Road, Suite 11 PMB 318, Phoenix, AZ 85032 Voicemail: 480-874-5815Email SWAEWebsite Link CALIFORNIA California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE) State Award Program Member Contact: Kim Kinder Program Staff Phone: 858-486-0400Email Kim Kinder Board Chair: Denise Shields Shields Resource Group Phone: 949-533-0912Email Denise Shields Organization: California Council for Excellence (CCE) 17595 Harvard Ste C #150 Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 858-486-0400Email CCEWebsite Link COLORADO/MONTANA/WYOMING/NEBRASKA Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence Award Multi-State Award Program Member Contact: Mike Gratz Executive DirectorSally McCance Program Manager Phone: 612-845-6132Email Mike GratzPhone: 720-515-2581 Email Admin Board Chair: Steve Schmidle Board Chair Phone: 720-515-2581Email Steve Schmidle Organization: Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence (RMPEx) P.O. Box 4263, Greenwood Village, CO 80155 Fax: noneEmail ProgramWebsite Link CONNECTICUT see entry under Massachusetts DELAWARE see entry under Massachusetts FLORIDA/GEORGIA Governor’s Sterling Award & Georgia Oglethorpe Award Multi-State Award Program Member Contact: Dione Geiger PresidentGayle Thompson Operations Coordinator Email Dione GeigerPhone: 850-922-5316Email Gayle Thompson Board Chair: Debra Shultz Florida Sterling Council, Inc. Phone: 850-922-5316 Organization: Southeastern Partnership for Business Excellence (SEPBEx)The Sterling Council P.O. Box 13907 Tallahassee, FL 32317-3907 Phone: 850-922-5316Fax: 850-488-7579Website Link GEORGIA Georgia Oglethorpe Award Process see entry under Florida HAWAII/AMERICAN SAMOA/GUAM/NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Hawaii Award of Excellence (HAE) Multi-State and Pacific Islands Regional Award Program Member Contact: Glenn Hamamura HAE ContactFrank Appel HAE Contact Phone: 808-781-5875Email Glenn HamamuraPhone: 808-224-8559Email Frank Appel Organization: American Society for Quality (ASQ) Hawaii Section 95-1098 Leolani Street Mililani, HI 96789 Fax: 808-623-6978Website Link IDAHO see entry under Washington ILLINOIS see entry under Ohio INDIANA see entry under Ohio IOWA Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence Program (IRPE) State Award Program Member Contact: Sarah Kelly Baldrige Operations Director Phone: 319-398-7101Email Sarah Kelly Organization: The Iowa Quality Center (IQC)5001 1st Ave SE, Suite 105-303Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 Email IQCWebsite Link KANSAS see entry under Texas KENTUCKY The KYCPE Award Program State Award Program Member Contact: David Iorio, President Phone: 859-699-0584Email David Iorio Board Chair: Dean Bondhus President Phone: 859-699-0584Email David Iorio Organization: Kentucky Center for Performance Excellence (KYCPE) 710 East Main Street Lexington, KY 40502 Fax: NoneEmail KYCPEWebsite Link LOUISIANA Louisiana Quality Foundation State Award Program Member Contact: Gordon Payne PresidentRon Schulingkamp Vice President Phone: 504-722-2143Email Gordon Payne Organization: Louisiana Quality Foundation (LQF)c/o University of New OrleansKirschman Hall 3612000 Lakeshore DriveNew Orleans, LA 70148 Phone: NoneFax: NoneWebsite Link MAINE see entry under New Hampshire MARYLAND Maryland Performance Excellence State Award Program Member Contact: LaWanda Burwell President Email: LaWanda Burwell Organization: Contact Maryland Performance Excellence Foundation, Inc. (MPEF) 5 Cotswold Court Owings Mills, MD 21117 Phone: 410-294-2056Website Link MASSACHUSETTS/NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT/RHODE ISLAND/NEW JERSEY/DELAWARE/Eastern PENNSYLVANIA Partners in Performance Excellence Award Multi-State Award Program Contact: Laura Kinney Board Chair Phone: 425-761-8409Email Laura Kinney Organization: Partners in Performance Excellence (PIPEX) Website Link MICHIGAN Michigan Performance Excellence Award State Award Program Member Contact: Geri Markley Executive Director Phone: 231-622-5530Email Geri Markley Organization: Michigan Performance Excellence (MIPEx) 11477 SW Torch Lake Drive Rapid City, MI 49767-9610 Fax: NoneEmail ProgramWebsite Link MINNESOTA/NORTH DAKOTA/SOUTH DAKOTA Minnesota Performance Excellence AwardNorth Dakota Performance Excellence AwardSouth Dakota Performance Excellence Award Multi-State Award Program Member Contact: Brian Lassiter President Phone: 612-868-3519Email Brian Lassiter Board Chair: Rachelle Schultz Winona Health Phone: 507-454-3650Email Rachelle Schultz Organization: Performance Excellence Network (PEN) P.O Box 131085 St. Paul, MN 55113 Phone: 612-462-3577Email PEN Website Link MISSISSIPPI NONE No In-State Award Program Supported by Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee programs Mississippi organizations and individuals should contact these programs MISSOURI see entry under Texas MONTANA see entry under Colorado NEBRASKA see entry under Colorado NEVADA see entry under Arizona NEW HAMPSHIRE/MAINE/VERMONT New Hampshire Performance Excellence Award ProgramMaine Performance Excellence Award ProgramVermont Performance Excellence Award Program Multi-State Award Program Member Contact: Brian Hettrick Executive Director Phone: 603-896-6700Email Brian Hettrick Board Chair: Tom Raffio Northeast Delta Dental Phone: 603-223-1000Email Tom Raffio Organization: ExcellenceNorth Alliance P.O. Box 29 Manchester, NH 03105-0029 Fax: NoneWebsite Link NEW JERSEY see entry under Massachusetts NEW MEXICO New Mexico Performance Excellence Awards Program (NMPEA) State Award Program Member Contact: Gail Hammer Board Member Phone: 505-359-1921Email Gail Hammer Board Chair: Maureen Baca Chair Phone: 505-450-9371Email Maureen Baca Organization: Quality New Mexico (QNM) P.O. Box 93396 Albuquerque, NM 87199 Phone: 505-441-2999Website LinkWebsite Link NEW YORK see entry under Massachusetts NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Awards for Excellence State Award Program Member Contact: Kevin Grayson Program Leader Phone: 704-751-9661Email Kevin Grayson Organization: North Carolina State UniversityIndustrial Extension Service (IES) Campus Box 7902 Raleigh, NC 27695-7902 Phone: 919-515-5430Fax: NoneWebsite Link NORTH DAKOTA see entry under Minnesota OHIO/ILLINOIS/INDIANA/WEST VIRGINIA/Western PENNSYLVANIA Awards for Excellence Multi-State Award Program Member Contact: Margot Hoffman President/CEO Phone: 614-425-7157Email Margot Hoffman Board Chair: Kurt Schoch Phone: (317) 697-3984Email Kurt Schoch Organization: The Partnership for Excellence (TPE) 829 Bethel Road #212 Columbus, OH 43214 Phone: 614-425-7157Fax: 614-515-4771Website Link OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Quality Awards (OQA) State Award Program Member Contact: Heath Wright, Executive Director Phone: 918 808-5559Email Heath Wright Contact: Jerron Wright, Administrative Coordinator Phone: 918-380-3685Email Jerron Wright Organization: Oklahoma State Quality Award Foundation, Inc. 10302 East 71st Street South #1050, Tulsa OK 74133 Phone: 918-607-5174Fax: 918-328-3022Website Link OREGON see entry under Washington PENNSYLVANIA For Eastern PA see entry under Massachusetts For Western PA see entry under Ohio RHODE ISLAND see entry under Massachusetts SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Governor’s Quality Award State Award Program Member Contact: Bridget Dewes Chairperson, Forum Steering Committee Phone: 803-535-5793Email Bridget Dewes Organization: South Carolina Quality Forum (SCQF) c/o Clafin University 400 Magnolia Street Orangeburg, SC 29115 Phone: 888-231-0578Fax: 864-503-5995Website Link SOUTH DAKOTA see entry under Minnesota TENNESSEE Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Awards Program State Award Program Member Contact: Heather Schoch, President & CEO Phone: 615-500-1479Email Heather Schoch Board Chair: Dr. Herb Byrd III UT Institute for Public Services Phone: 865-386-5656 Email Herb Byrd Organization: Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE)PO Box 101310, Nashville, TN 37224 Phone: 615-532-4590Email TNCPEWebsite Link TEXAS/PUERTO RICO/KANSAS/MISSOURI Texas Award for Performance Excellence Missouri Quality Award (MQA) / Kansas Quality Award (KQA) Multi-State Award Program Member Contact: Mac McGuire Chief Executive Officer Phone: 512-656-8946Email Mac McGuire Organization: Quality Texas Foundation (QTF) 201 Woodland Park Georgetown, TX 78633-2007 Fax: noneWebsite Link UTAH see entry under Arizona VERMONT see entry under New Hampshire VIRGINIA/DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia and DC Senate Productivity Award Member Contact: Phone:Email Board Chair: James B. Spengler Chair Phone: 703-258-4797Email James Spengler Organization: Virginia SPQA P.O. Box 6392, Glen Allen, VA 23058 Fax: NoneWebsite Link WASHINGTON/IDAHO/OREGON/ALASKA Performance Excellence Northwest Award Multi-State Award Program Member Contact: Theron Post, Executive Director Phone: 503-964-5244Email Theron Post Board Chair: Linda Barnes, X-CellSystem International – Seattle Phone: NoneEmail Linda Barnes Organization: Performance Excellence Northwest (PENW)1 Hidalgo Street, Lake Oswego OR 97035 Fax: NoneWebsite LinkEmail PENW WEST VIRGINIA see entry under Ohio WISCONSIN Wisconsin Forward Award (WFA) State Award Program Member Contact: Liz Menzer Executive Director Phone: 608-663-5300Email Liz Menzer Board Chair: Peter LaBonte Email Organization: Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence (WCPE) 2909 Landmark Place Suite 300 Madison, WI 53713 Website Link WYOMING see entry under Colorado AMERICAN SAMOA see entry under Hawai’i DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA see entry under Virginia GUAM see entry under Hawai’i NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS see entry under Hawai’i PUERTO RICO see entry under Texas VIRGIN ISLANDS NONE no in-State Award Program Virgin Islands organizations and individuals should email this Link for support UNITED STATES AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award National Award Program for all AHCA/NCAL members Member Contact: Urvi Patel Senior Director Quality Improvement Phone: 202-898-2858Email Urvi Patel Board Chair: Cathy Bergland Phone: NoneEmail Cathy Bergland Organization: American Health Care Association (AHCA)National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) 1201 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-898-2840Fax: NoneWebsite Link UNITED STATES Communities of Excellence 2026 Assessment & Recognition Program Member Contact: Stephanie NorlingExecutive Director Phone: 619-719-1045Email Stephanie Norling Board Chair: Lowell Kruse Phone: 816-390-2727Email Lowell Kruse Organization: Communities of Excellence 20262026 518 South 6th Street, St Joseph, MO 64501 Phone: 619-719-1045Website Link International Sterling International Sterling International Award Member Contact: Board Chair: Alaa A. El-Halwagy Phone: 954-461-4949Email Alaa A. El-Halwagy Organization: Sterling International Headquarters: 2-A Dataran Bandar UtamaDamansara, 1st Avenue,Petaling Jaya, 47800Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Phone: 954-461-4949Website Link Please click here to contact the Alliance to update the information above.
