Program Members

Alliance Members

ALABAMA Alabama Performance Excellence Program
  Award Program Member
Contact: Linda Vincent Executive Director
Mickey Trimm UAB Coordinator
Phone: 205-799-7917
Email Linda Vincent
Phone: 205-706-9936
Email Mickey Trimm
Board Chair: Charlie Blass
Teledyne Brown Engineering (retired)
Phone:  256-508-8311
Email 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: 501-210-4211
Email Trish Villines
Board Chair: Vanessa Cook  Phone:  479-290-4042
Email Vanessa Cook
Organization: Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence (AIPE)  1200 West Capitol Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 501-372-2222
Fax: 501-372-2722
Website Link
ARIZONA/NEVADA/UTAH Performance Excellence Program
  Multi-State Award Program Member
Contact: Robert Mitchell, Executive Director Phone: 651-270-2452
Email 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: 480-874-5815
Email SWAE
Website Link
CALIFORNIA California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE)
  State Award Program Member
Contact: Kim Kinder Program Staff Phone:  858-486-0400
Email Kim Kinder
Board Chair: Denise Shields Shields Resource Group Phone:  949-533-0912
Email Denise Shields
Organization: California Council for Excellence (CCE)         17595 Harvard Ste C #150 Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:  858-486-0400
Email CCE
Website 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: 720-515-2581
Email Steve Schmidle
Organization: Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence (RMPEx)  P.O. Box 4263, Greenwood Village, CO 80155 Fax: none
Email Program
Website 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 President
Gayle Thompson Operations Coordinator
Email Dione Geiger
Phone:  850-922-5316
Email 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:  850-922-5316
Fax: 850-488-7579
Website 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 Contact
Frank Appel HAE Contact
Phone: 808-781-5875
Email Glenn Hamamura
Phone: 808-224-8559
Email Frank Appel
Organization: American Society for Quality (ASQ) Hawaii Section 95-1098 Leolani Street Mililani, HI 96789 Fax: 808-623-6978
Website 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: 319-398-7101
Email Sarah Kelly
Organization: The Iowa Quality Center (IQC)5001 1st Ave SE, Suite 105-303Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 Email IQC
Website Link
KANSAS  
  see entry under Texas  
KENTUCKY The KYCPE Award Program
  State Award Program Member
Contact: David Iorio, President Phone: 859-699-0584
Email David Iorio
Board Chair: Dean Bondhus President Phone: 859-699-0584
Email David Iorio
Organization: Kentucky Center for Performance Excellence (KYCPE)  710 East Main Street Lexington, KY 40502 Fax:  None
Email KYCPE
Website Link
LOUISIANA Louisiana Quality Foundation
  State Award Program Member
Contact: Gordon Payne President
Ron Schulingkamp Vice President
Phone: 504-722-2143
Email Gordon Payne
Organization: Louisiana Quality Foundation (LQF)c/o University of New Orleans
Kirschman Hall 361
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148
Phone:  None
Fax:  None
Website 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: 410-294-2056
Website 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: 425-761-8409
Email 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: 231-622-5530
Email Geri Markley
Organization: Michigan Performance Excellence (MIPEx) 11477 SW Torch Lake Drive Rapid City, MI 49767-9610 Fax:  None
Email Program
Website 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: 612-868-3519
Email Brian Lassiter
Board Chair: Rachelle Schultz Winona Health Phone: 507-454-3650
Email Rachelle Schultz
Organization: Performance Excellence Network (PEN) P.O Box 131085  St. Paul, MN 55113 Phone:  612-462-3577
Email 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: 603-896-6700
Email Brian Hettrick
Board Chair: Tom Raffio Northeast Delta Dental Phone:  603-223-1000
Email Tom Raffio
Organization: ExcellenceNorth Alliance  P.O. Box 29 Manchester, NH 03105-0029 Fax:  None
Website 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: 505-359-1921
Email Gail Hammer
Board Chair: Maureen Baca Chair Phone: 505-450-9371
Email Maureen Baca
Organization: Quality New Mexico (QNM) P.O. Box 93396  Albuquerque, NM 87199 Phone:  505-441-2999
Website Link
Website Link
NEW YORK  
  see entry under Massachusetts  
NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Awards for Excellence
  State Award Program Member
Contact: Kevin Grayson  Program Leader Phone: 704-751-9661
Email Kevin Grayson
Organization: North Carolina State University
Industrial Extension Service (IES)
  Campus Box 7902  Raleigh, NC 27695-7902
Phone: 919-515-5430
Fax:  None
Website 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: 614-425-7157
Email Margot Hoffman
Board Chair: Kurt Schoch Phone: (317) 697-3984
Email Kurt Schoch
Organization: The Partnership for Excellence (TPE)  829 Bethel Road #212 Columbus, OH 43214 Phone:  614-425-7157
Fax: 614-515-4771
Website Link
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Quality Awards (OQA)
  State Award Program Member
Contact: Heath Wright, Executive Director Phone: 918 808-5559
Email Heath Wright
Contact: Jerron Wright, Administrative Coordinator Phone: 918-380-3685
Email Jerron Wright
Organization: Oklahoma State Quality Award Foundation, Inc.     10302 East 71st Street South #1050, Tulsa OK 74133 Phone: 918-607-5174
Fax: 918-328-3022
Website 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: 803-535-5793
Email Bridget Dewes
Organization:
South Carolina Quality Forum (SCQF)  c/o Clafin University 400 Magnolia Street Orangeburg, SC 29115
Phone: 888-231-0578
Fax: 864-503-5995
Website 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: 615-500-1479
Email 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: 615-532-4590
Email TNCPE
Website 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: 512-656-8946
Email Mac McGuire
Organization:
Quality Texas Foundation (QTF)  201 Woodland Park Georgetown, TX 78633-2007
Fax: none
Website 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: 703-258-4797
Email James Spengler
Organization: Virginia SPQA                                                                P.O. Box 6392, Glen Allen, VA 23058 Fax:  None
Website Link
WASHINGTON/IDAHO/OREGON/ALASKA Performance Excellence Northwest Award
  Multi-State Award Program Member
Contact: Theron Post, Executive Director Phone: 503-964-5244
Email Theron Post
Board Chair: Linda Barnes, X-CellSystem International – Seattle Phone:  None
Email Linda Barnes
Organization: Performance Excellence Northwest (PENW)
1 Hidalgo Street, Lake Oswego OR 97035
Fax:  None
Website LinkEmail PENW
WEST VIRGINIA  
  see entry under Ohio  
WISCONSIN Wisconsin Forward Award (WFA)
  State Award Program Member
Contact: Liz Menzer  Executive Director Phone: 608-663-5300
Email 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: 202-898-2858
Email Urvi Patel
Board Chair: Cathy Bergland Phone:  None
Email Cathy Bergland
Organization: American Health Care Association (AHCA)
National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)
1201 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
Phone:  202-898-2840
Fax:  None
Website Link
UNITED STATES Communities of Excellence 2026
  Assessment & Recognition Program Member
Contact: Stephanie Norling
Executive Director
Phone: 619-719-1045
Email Stephanie Norling
Board Chair: Lowell Kruse Phone: 816-390-2727
Email Lowell Kruse
Organization: Communities of Excellence 2026
2026 518 South 6th Street, St Joseph, MO 64501
Phone: 619-719-1045
Website Link
International Sterling International
  Sterling International Award Member
Contact:    
Board Chair: Alaa A. El-Halwagy Phone:  954-461-4949
Email Alaa A. El-Halwagy
Organization: Sterling International 
Headquarters: 2-A Dataran Bandar Utama
Damansara, 1st Avenue,
Petaling Jaya, 47800
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: 954-461-4949
Website Link

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