The BC Human Resources Management Association (BC HRMA) is proud to announce the finalists for the 2013 Professional Awards.

Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award, sponsored by The Vancouver Sun and The Province, recognizes the HR leaders of tomorrow. These up-and-comers, within the first five years of their human resources career, are considered to be lighting the HR community on fire and hold the future of the profession in their hands. Each of the nominees has made significant contributions to their past and present workplaces at a very early stage in their career.

Our three finalists for the Rising Star Award are:

		Nilesh Bhagat, CHRP Rewards Analyst Best Buy Canada Burnaby video
		Sabrina Mowbray, CHRP Human Resources Advisor Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. Prince George video
		Sarina Ram, CHRP Human Resources Administrator Western Potash Corporation Vancouver video

To read about the achievements of these finalists, please visit our  BC HRMA 2013 Awards Finalists page.

Award of Excellence: HR Professional of the Year
The Award of Excellence: HR Professional of the Year, sponsored by The Vancouver Sun and The Province, recognizes the HR leaders of today. This award is BC HRMA’s highest honour for established HR practitioners, exemplary individuals who have made a contribution to human resources by improving organizational performance, achieving business results, demonstrating excellence in leadership or developing innovative programs.

Our three finalists for the HR Professional of the Year are:

		Rob Cutler, CHRP Vice President, Human Resources Land title & Survey Authority of BC New Westminster video
		Cindy Dopson, CHRP Director, Human Resources BC Cancer Foundation Vancouver video
		Deborah Maynard, CHRP Vice President, Human Resources & Training Cascade Aerospace Abbotsford video

To read about the achievements of these finalists, please visit our BC HRMA 2013 Awards Finalists page.

Award of Excellence: Innovation
The Award of Excellence: Innovation, sponsored by The Vancouver Sun and The Province, recognizes an individual or team that has successfully implemented an innovative and progressive solution to a new or ongoing HR/business challenge or opportunity.

This year the award committee received several nominations under this category. Each nomination was scrutinized against the award category criteria which included:

• Innovation – something that has fundamentally changed the operating practices of the organization in a unique or innovative way
• Strategic Alignment – aligns with the overall business strategy and creates a new advantage for the organization
• Results and Sustainability – demonstrates positive results across the organization and is shown to be a sustainable and/or growing program

In keeping with the process for all our Awards of Excellence, the first step is review by the awards committee who screen submissions to determine suitability for further consideration. If submissions meet the standards, the awards committee forwards the short list to a panel of judges, made up of senior HR leaders, for review and recommendation. From all the submissions received in the innovation category this year, the awards committee recommended only one for consideration by the judges.

After review, the judges strongly supported the one nomination and deemed it worthy of both finalist status and recognition as winner for this category.

Kal Tire’s BEST Careers Program and Learning Culture – Global Leadership Development has been awarded this year’s Award of Excellence – Innovation.  Please join us in congratulating everyone on the Kal Tire team.

Kal Tire’s BEST Careers Program and Learning Culture Team Leads:
Marlene Higgins, CHRP Director, Human Resources Kal Tire video		Natalie Michaels, CHRP Partner The Karmichael Group

To learn more about Kal Tire’s BEST Careers Program please visit our BC HRMA 2013 Awards Finalists page.

The recipients of the Rising Star Award and the Award of Excellence: HR Professional of the Year will be announced at the Professional Awards Celebration on Wednesday, May 1^st, 2013, held in conjunction with BC HRMA’s Annual Conference + Tradeshow in Vancouver. Kal Tire’s win will also be celebrated during this time.

Please visit www.bchrma.org/conf2013 for more information.