The wait is over! Announcing the 2016 CMAD Award Finalists

Here we go! The nominations are in and the votes have been tallied and we have the finalists right here!

Make sure to share this out to really clap it up for all the finalists!

The Force is Strong With This One

Best new community manager.

• William Jenkins – @EdTech_Stories
• James Bowden – @Dalagonash
• Asha Chaudhry – @ashaonthebeach
• Bridget Heaton -@bridgetheaton
• Alexandra Bowen – @AlexandraABowen

Will be announced during Building a Global Community panel!

Traffic Controller

Follows process and quickly routes issues to the correct department.

• Alissa Trumbull – @AnOrchidInBloom
• Cathy Doherty – @cdoherty22
• Kristen Gastaldo – @KristenGastaldo
• Liz Chambers
• Nikoletta Vecsei- @nikschen

Will be announced during Pros and Cons of Personal Branding for Community Managers panel!

The Diplomat

Handles all interactions with tact and grace.

• Bassey Etim – @BasseyE
• Chrissy Hughes – @imCommunityMgr
• David DeWald – @historian
• Kristen Gastaldo – @KristenGastaldo
• Nikki Fica – @NikkiFica

Will be announced during the Building Community with Live Streaming panel!

People’s Champion

Takes time to acknowledge brand advocates and community standouts.

• Chrissy Hughes – @imCommunityMgr
• Bart Veldhuizen – @bartv
• Asha Chaudhry – @ashaonthebeach
• Caty Kobe – @catykobe
• David Spinks – @davidspinks

Will be announced during the Convincing Executives of Your Community’s Value panel!

Fastest Fingers

Quickest response time.

• Asha Chaudhry – @ashaonthebeach
• Christoph Trappe – @ctrappe
• Dina Vekaria – @dinavekaria
• Matt Laurenceau – @matt_L
• Steve Niebauer – @steveniebauer

Will be announced during the Events for Community Building panel!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Funniest community manager.

• Patrick Hellen – @PatrickCH
• Dom Garrett @DomGarrett
• Tommy Carpenter – @Sacheverell_
• Mike Al Naji –  @mikealnaji
• Michal Napora – @dyinglightgame

Will be announced during the Building Relationships to Ignite Movements panel!

Let’s Take This Offline

Best at activating in-person events.

• Alex Shebar @AlexShebar
• Asha Chaudhary @therodinhoods
• Lesley Lykins – @lyfsgr8
• Nikki Fica – @NikkiFica
• Susan Tenby – @Suzboop

Will be announced during the Managing an Online Community Volunteer Program panel!

CMGR Choice Award

A lifetime achievement award for the person nominated the most by fellow community managers.

• Bill Johnston – @billjohnston
• Blaise Grimes Viort – @blaisegv
• David Spinks – @Davidspinks
• Joe Cothrel – @cothrel
• Tim McDonald – @tamcdonald

Will be announced during the Succeeding in Social Media within Regulated Industries panel!

Thank you so much for all your support! We look forward to announcing the winners this Monday, January 25th!

Make sure to check out the ENTIRE schedule for CMAD on Monday, find a meetup to attend, thank the awards committee and visit our awards sponsors:

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Dom is a Community Manager at BTC Revolutions and is a Social Media Junkie. He is a huge sports fan and will find a community to sports parallel just about everywhere he can. He is a Co-Host of #CMGRHangout where he says “awesome” enough to warrant a twitter account that counts the time. He is a rabid fan of any and all things Michigan State. Tweet him, he likes to chat.

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