The Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter of the APA claimed the biggest victory at the APA’s Congress Xstream this year, but there were plenty of winners during the Chapter Exchange Tuesday, May 18. Here is a complete list of recipients:

2021 Chapter of the Year

1st Place: Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter of the APA

2nd Place: Greater Milwaukee Chapter

3rd Place: Denver Chapter Payroll Association

Honorable Mentions:

Greater Nashville Chapter

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Western Region Chapter

Western Pennsylvania Chapter

2021 Gavel Awards

Innovator: Charles Town West Virginia Chapter                            

Mentor: Alamo Chapter of the APA

Facilitator: Dallas Chapter

Communicator: Atlanta Chapter

2021 Chapters Choice

Greater Milwaukee Chapter

2021 Chapter Pictorial

1st Place: Greater Milwaukee Chapter

2nd Place: Alamo Chapter of the APA

3rd Place: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Honorable Mention: Charles Town West Virginia

 2021 Best Chapter Website

1st Place: Alamo Chapter of the APA

2nd Place: Charles Town West Virginia

3rd Place: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Honorable Mention: Southern Colorado Chapter

2021 Best Statewide or Regional Meeting

1st Place:

California Payroll Conference, “Lights! Webcam! Action!”

Sacramento Valley Chapter, Central Coast Chapter of the APA, East Bay Chapter, Greater Los Angeles Chapter, Inland Empire Chapter, Kern County Chapter, North San Diego Chapter, Orange County Chapter, San Diego Chapter, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, San Gabriel Valley Chapter, Santa Barbara Area Chapter APA, and Silicon Valley Chapter

2nd Place: 

2020 Virginia Statewide Payroll Conference, “Payroll! A Roaring Good Time”

Washington Metro Area Chapter, Charles Town West Virginia Chapter, Colonial Capital

Chapter of the APA, Hampton Roads Chapter, Richmond Chapter, and Southwest Virginia

Chapter of the APA

3rd Place:

2020 Texas Payroll Conference, “Mask Up: Safeguard Your Payroll and Stay Compliant”

Houston Chapter, Alamo Chapter of the APA, CenTex Chapter, Dallas Chapter, Fort Worth Chapter, and The Woodlands Chapter of the APA

Honorable Mentions:

2020 Rocky Mountain Regional Payroll Conference, "Payroll in Wonderland"

Denver Chapter Payroll Association, Northern Colorado Chapter, and Southern Colorado Chapter

28th Annual New Jersey Statewide Payroll Conference 2020, “2020 Vision—Perfect Payroll”

Central Jersey Chapter, North Jersey Chapter, and South Jersey Chapter

Pennsylvania Statewide Conference, “Pittsburgh Payroll Bash”

"Every chapter is already a winner to begin with considering these all took place during the pandemic!" Owhen Astorga wrote in the Chapter Exchange chat.

Valery Noakes, CPP, summed it up this way: "Congratulations to all chapters! We all win by supporting our members."