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: 205-996-2726 Email Mickey Trimm
Board Chair:	Charlie Blass Teledyne Brown Engineering (retired)	Phone: 256-508-8311 Email Charlie Blass
Organization:	Alabama Performance Excellence Program (ALPEx) 1285 Misty Lane Tuscaloosa, AL 35405	Phone: 205-799-7917 Website Link

ALASKA
	see entry under Washington

ARKANSAS	Governor’s Quality Award
	State Award Program	Member
Contact:	Carol Mugerditchian , Interim Contact	Phone: 501-210-4211 Email Carol Mugerditchian
Board Chair:	Myla Petree Baldor	Phone: 479-784-5359 Email Myla Petree
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:	Karen L. Shepard Staff	Phone: 480-874-5815 Email Karen Shepard
Board Chair:	Tyson Heath Western Governors University, UT	Phone: 801-924-4611 Email Tyson Heath
Organization:	Southwest Alliance for Excellence (SWAE) 3961 E. Chandler Boulevard Suite 111-334 Phoenix, AZ 85048-0303	Phone: 480-874-5815 Email SWAE Website Link

CALIFORNIA	California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE)
	State Award Program	Member
Contact:	Lindsey Cunningham Director of Operations	Phone: 858-486-0400 Email Lindsey Cunningham
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 Director Sally McCance Program Manager	Phone: 612-845-6132 Email Mike Gratz Phone: 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 Pennsylvania

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) Florida Sterling Council, Inc. (FSC) 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	IMEC Excellence Recognition Program
	State Award Program	Member
Contact:	Holly Bender Manager, IMEC Excellence Recognition Program	Phone: 309-235-5204 Email Holly Bender
Organization:	Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC)	Phone: 888-806-4632
	IMEC Excellence Recognition Program 1501 W. Bradley Avenue Peoria, IL 61625	Fax: 309-677-3289 Email ILPEx Website Link

INDIANA
	see entry under Ohio

IOWA	Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence Program (IRPE)
	State Award Program	Member
Contact:	Scott Burgmeyer Executive Director	Phone: 319-398-7101 Email Scott Burgmeyer
Organization:	The Iowa Quality Center (IQC) 1055 Longfellow Drive Suite B Hiawatha, IA 52233	Fax: 319-398-5698 Email IQC Website Link

KANSAS
	see entry under Texas

KENTUCKY	The KYCPE Award Program
	State Award Program	Member
Contact:	Dean Bondhus Executive Director – Interim	Phone: 502-608-2061 Email Dean Bondhus
Board Chair:	Dean Bondhus President	Phone: 502-608-2061 Email Dean Bondhus
Organization:	Kentucky Center for Performance Excellence (KYCPE) 710 East Main Street Lexington, KY 40502	Fax: None Email KYCPE Website Link

LOUISIANA	The Louisiana Performance Excellence Award (LPEA)
	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 Louisiana Economic Development P.O. Box 94185 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9185	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	Massachusetts Performance Excellence Award New York Performance Excellence Award Connecticut Performance Excellence Award Rhode Island Performance Excellence Award
	Multi-State Award Program
Contact:	Laura Kinney Board Vice-Chair	Phone: 425-761-8409 Email Laura Kinney
Board Chair: Organization:	Steve Cano Cambridge Health Alliance Partners in Performance Excellence (PIPEX)	Phone: 617-806-8500 Email Steve Cano 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 Award North Dakota Performance Excellence Award South 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 Program Maine Performance Excellence Award Program Vermont Performance Excellence Award Program
	Multi-State Award Program	Member
Contact:	Anne Warner Executive Director	Phone: 603-321-1046 Email Anne Warner
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 Pennsylvania

NEW MEXICO	New Mexico Performance Excellence Awards Program (NMPEA)
	State Award Program	Member
Contact:	Gail Hammer Board Member Alan Zevenbergen Awards Administrator	Phone: 505-359-1921 Email Gail Hammer Email Alan Zevenbergen
Board Chair:	Stanley Johnson VA	Phone: 505-400-3055 Email Stanley Johnson
Organization:	Quality New Mexico (QNM) P.O. Box 25005 Albuquerque, NM 87125	Phone: 505-944-2001 Fax: 505-944-2002 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/INDIANA/ WEST VIRGINIA	Awards for Excellence
	Multi-State Award Program	Member
Contact:	Margot Hoffman President/CEO	Phone: 614-425-7157 Email Margot Hoffman
Board Chair:	George McAfee	Phone: 419-721-1163 Email George McAfee
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:	Tammie Strobel Tri County Technology Center	Phone: 918-331-3238 Email Tammie Strobel

Organization:	Oklahoma Quality Foundation, Inc (OQF) 6101 SE Nowata Road, Bartlesville, OK 74006	Phone: 918-607-5174 Fax: none Website Link

OREGON
	see entry under Washington

PENNSYLVANIA/ DELAWARE/ NEW JERSEY	Mid-Atlantic Award for Performance Excellence (MAAPE)
	Multi-State Award Program	Member
Contact:	Robert Bitner President & CEO	Phone: 717-737-6470 Email Robert Bitner
Board Chair:	Tod Kline Superintendent, Waynesboro Area School District	Phone: 717- 762-1191 x1101 Email Tod Kline
Organization:	Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Performance Excellence (MAAPE) 590 Centerville Road #260 Lancaster, PA 17601	Fax: 717- 685-3226 Email MAAPE Website Link

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:	Tamera Fields Parsons President & CEO	Phone: 423-794-7969 Email Tamera Fields Parsons
Board Chair:	Amy Shreve First Horizon Bank	Phone: 901-523-5010 Email Amy Shreve
Organization:	Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) PO Box 101310, Nashville, TN 37224	Phone: 615-532-4590 Email TNCPE Website Link

TENNESSEE	Memphis Regional Quality Cup Award
	Regional Award Program	Member
Contact:	Donald C. Fisher Executive Director/CEO	Phone: 901-543-3551 Email Donn Fisher
Organization:	Mid-South Quality-Productivity Center (MSQPC) MSQPC – The Quality Center 22 N. Front Street Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38103	Fax: 901-543-3510 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 and DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia and DC
	Senate Productivity Award	Member
Contact:		Phone: Email
Board Chair:	Matt Smith Chair	Phone: 703-228-6199 Email Matt Smith
Organization:	Virginia SPQA P.O. Box 6392, Glen Allen, VA 23058	Fax: None Website Link

WASHINGTON/IDAHO/ OREGON/ALASKA	Washington State Quality Award / Performance Excellence Northwest Award
	Multi-State Award Program	Member
Contact:	Theron Post Executive Director	Phone: 888-912-7369 Email Theron Post
Board Chair:	Joni Dixon PeaceHealth – Bellingham	Phone: None Email Joni Dixon
Organization:	Performance Excellence Northwest (PENW) P.O. Box 5941 Kent, WA 98064-5941	Fax: None Website Link Email 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:	Cindy Mand Medical College of Wisconsin	Phone: 608-442-5680 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:	Tammy Kelly CCR, Inc.	Phone: None Email Tammy Kelly
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

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