2024 Women To Watch Award Nomination Form

PROGRAM DEADLINE: February 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM PST - CLOSED

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Description

Welcome to the CalCPA Women to Watch Awards, where excellence takes center stage! We invite you to join us in recognizing extraordinary women in the accounting profession. This prestigious award honors those who have not only achieved remarkable personal growth but have also played a pivotal role in the leadership development of their colleagues. We encourage you to be part of this celebration by submitting nominations and highlighting the outstanding contributions of women who are shaping the future of our profession. Together, let's continue to applaud and elevate the achievements of these inspiring leaders.

To submit a nomination, complete the application form and provide supporting evidence of the nominee's contributions to the profession, the workplace and their community. Nominators are required to provide a comprehensive response, highlighting how the nominee satisfies the criteria outlined for the corresponding Award category. Additional letters of recommendation are strongly encouraged to show support of the nominee's qualifications by other colleagues, peers, and/or supervisors.

Nominations are due Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

Eligibility:

Must be a California CPA, or a CPA working for a CA-based firm to be eligible
Non-CalCPA members are eligible
Past Women to Watch winners are not eligible
Self-nominations are encouraged
Nominators may submit multiple applications for separate nominees

Required documentation:

Submission outlining how the nominee fulfills the criteria for the Award category
A high-resolution headshot

Requirements

2024 Women to Watch Awards Nominee Qualifications
CPA Emerging Leaders	CPA Experienced Leaders	CPA Trailblazers
2-8 years of Accounting industry experience	9-14 years of Accounting industry experience	15+ years of Accounting industry experience
An emerging leader is an individual whose professional journey reflects ongoing and exceptional growth in contribution to the profession and increased levels of leadership, responsibility, and sphere of impact.	An experienced leader is an individual who encourages strategic thinking, innovation, and action. They are self-aware, ethical and civic-minded. They prioritize personal development, and promote the development of their peers by way of guidance and mentoring.	A trailblazer is a seasoned leader who has fought for change and overcome setbacks on their own path. A trailblazer promotes abstract, creative, intuitive and innovative modes of thinking. They embody strength, courage and resilience, and are the first or among the first to pave the way for changes and improvements, showing others that they are possible.
Qualifications
Public and/or community service	Public and/or community service	Public and/or community service
Demonstration of leadership	Demonstration of leadership	Demonstration of leadership
Involvement with alma mater or other local colleges and universities	Involvement with alma mater or other local colleges and universities	Involvement with alma mater or other local colleges and universities
Authorship of articles or industry-related written work	Authorship of articles or industry-related written work	Authorship of articles or industry-related written work
Improvement to the workplace	Improvement to the workplace	Improvement to the workplace
Awards of recognition	Awards of recognition	Awards of recognition
	Mentoring and/or coaching other professionals	Mentoring and/or coaching other professionals
	Creation and implementation of unique initiative(s) and/or affinity groups	Creation and implementation of unique initiative(s) and/or affinity groups
		Major or unique contribution to the Accounting profession
		Development of a new business department and/or team
		Contribution to company-wide decision-making (i.e. Board involvement)

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