Award Archives
| 2021 | 2020 2019 2018 |
2017 2016 2015 |
2014 2013 2012 |
2011 2010 2009 |
2008 2007 2006 |
2005 2004 2003 |
Past award finalist videos can be viewed on YouTube.
CPHR BC & Yukon Honorary Life Member
| John Carson Simon Evans, CPHR Hugh Finlayson, CPHR Betsy Gibbons Noel Hall Joan Harrison, FCPHR Retired Gavin Hume |
John Madsen Simon Mason, CPHR Retired Gary Moser Michael Pegler, CPHR Retired Thomas A. Roper, Q.C. Eileen Stewart Norm Trerise David Yarmish, CPHR Retired |
2021
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Tanya Wick, CPHR – Tolko Industries Ltd. |
| Finalist | Kara Biles, CPHR – Canfor |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Allison Greaves, CPHR Candidate – Durwest Construction Management |
| Finalist | Mandy Bhullar, CPHR – lululemon |
| Finalist | Shannon Parker, CPHR – FreshWorks Studio |
| Fellow CPHR (FCPHR) | |
|---|---|
| Recipients | Rob Cutler, FCPHR Kristi Searle, FCPHR |
Find out more about the work of our 2021 winners and finalists:
Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year
Rising Star
Fellow CPHR
2020
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Joanna May, CPHR – Community Living Victoria |
| Finalist | Sandra McDowell, CPHR – First Credit Union |
| Finalist | Jessie Drew, CPHR – Northern Lights College |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Sharde Long, CPHR Candidate – Victoria Women’s Transition House |
| Finalist | Olivia Phua, CPHR Candidate – Trevali Mining Corporation |
| Finalist | Alexandria McMechan, CPHR – Cintas |
| Fellow CPHR (FCPHR) | |
|---|---|
| Recipients | Barb Bahry, FCPHR Roberta Fidalgo, FCPHR Lori Rilkoff, FCPHR |
Find out more about the work of our 2020 winners and finalists:
Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year
Rising Star
Fellow CPHR
2019
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Sheri Hamilton, CPHR – SASCU |
| Finalist | Michelle Lewis, CPHR – TransLink |
| Finalist | Deborah Maynard, CPHR – Coast Mental Health |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Miranda Birkbeck, CPHR Candidate – First West Credit Union |
| Finalist | Stuart Heaven, CPHR – TPD |
| Finalist | Kristine Sultmanis, CPHR Candidate – Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services |
| Fellow CPHR (FCPHR) | |
|---|---|
| Recipients | David Berrington, FCPHR Greg Conner, FCPHR Alice Downing, FCPHR |
Find out more about the work of our 2019 winners and finalists:
Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year
Rising Star
Fellow CPHR
2018
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Finalist | Ram Gill, CPHR – Shoppers Drug Mart |
| Recipient | Michelle Sing, CPHR – YWCA Metro Vancouver |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Tierra Madani, CPHR Candidate – Vancouver Island Brewing |
| Finalist | Marli Penner, CPHR – Northwest Community College |
| Fellow CPHR (FCPHR) | |
|---|---|
| Recipients | Mike Cass, FCPHR Barry Cook, FCPHR Hugh Finalyson, FCPHR Denise Lloyd, FCPHR Shannon Railton, FCPHR Susan Ryan, FCPHR Terrence (TJ) Schmaltz, FCPHR |
Find out more about the work of our 2018 winners and finalists.
2017
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Ilka Bene, CPHR – First West Credit Union |
| Finalist | Kerry Roberts, CPHR – University of Northern British Columbia |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Courtney McKissock, CPHR – Omicron Canada |
| Finalist | Supreeti Ghosh, CPHR – Infobip |
| Finalist | Larissa Pepper, CPHR Candidate – Arrow Transportation Systems Inc. |
| Keeping People First: CEO Award | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Jim Lightbody – British Columbia Lottery Corporation |
| Finalist | Laurie Schultz – ACL |
| Finalist | Brian Scudamore – O2E Brands |
Find out more about the work of our 2017 winners and finalists.
2016
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Barbara Meens Thistle, CPHR – ICBC |
| Finalist | Lisa Castle, LLB – University of British Columbia Catherine Gordon, CPHR- David Suzuki Foundation Marnie Wright, CPHR – Abbotsford School District (SD.34) |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Christina Seargeant, CPHR – Workday |
| Finalist | Kristina Chambers, CPHR – Interior Health Authority |
| Keeping People First: CEO Award | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Chris Catliff – BlueShore Financial |
Find out more about the work of our 2016 winners and finalists.
2015
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Lewisa Anciano, CPHR – Coast Capital Savings |
| Finalist | Debbie Paulsen, CPHR – Rocky Mountaineer Grant Stevens, CPHR – Kelowna Flightcraft |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Serena Aroon, CPHR – SNC Lavalin |
| Finalist | Monica Alcerreca, CPHR – Nature’s Path Foods |
Find out more about the work of our 2015 winners and finalists.
2014
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Christine Maassen, CPHR – SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts |
| Finalist | Paul Darbyshire, CPHR – RCMP Cheryl Pelletier, CPHR- Nisga’a Lisims Government |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Fiona Ho – Fortinet Technologies |
| Finalist | Brent VanderHoek, CPHR – Tolko Industries Angie Poulsen – First Credit Union & Insurance |
| Award of Excellence – Innovation | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Jay Sharun, CPHR – Western Industrial Relations |
| Finalist | Deborah Fox, CPHR – Hytec a Kholer Company Marni Johnson, CPHR – BlueShore Financial |
Find out more about the work of our 2014 winners and finalists.
2013
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Cindy Dopson, CPHR – BC Cancer Foundation |
| Finalist | Rob Cutler, CPHR – Land Title and Survey Authority of BC, New Westminster Deborah Maynard, CPHR – Cascade Aerospace |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Sabrina Mowbray, CPHR – Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. |
| Finalist | Nilesh Baghat, CPHR – Best Buy Canada Sarina Ram, CPHR – Western Potash Corp. |
| Award of Excellence – Innovation | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Kal Tire Team Leads: Marlene Higgins, CPHR – Kal Tire, Natalie Michael, CPHR – The Karmichael Group Other Team Members: Marion Janssen, CPHR – The Karmichael Group Kathy Obrigewitsch – Kal Tire Keri Steele, CPHR – Kal Tire Diane Templeton, CPHR – Kal Tire |
Find out more about the work of our 2013 winners and finalists.
2012
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Eileen Stewart – Independent HR Practitioner |
| Finalist | Crysta Kynaston, CPHR – WCG International HR Solutions, Ltd. Diane Taylor, CPHR – RONA |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Tyler Cheyne, CPHR – Omicron Canada Inc. |
| Finalist | Nikki Cescon, CPHR – Kelowna Flightcraft Group Candice Wright – BC Public School Employers’ Association |
| Award of Excellence – Innovation | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Capital Regional District Team – Christopher Neilson, Sarah Hood, Elaine McMath, Angela Maunders, Mary Stock, Nadine Dillabaugh |
| Finalist | Ann Leckie – Teldon Media Group |
| Fellow CPHR(FCPHR) | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Craig Pinder, FCPHR |
Find out more about the work of our 2012 winners and finalists.
2011
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Wayne Balshin – Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Finalist | Elaine Jones, CPHR – Strategic Human Resources branch of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labour and the Office of the Premier Jennifer Perry, CPHR – HUB International insurance Brokers |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Kara Biles, CPHR – BC Public Service |
| Finalist | Carly Gordon, CPHR – NRI Distribution Inc Sarah Siddall, CPHR – Resort Municipality of Whistler |
| Fellow CPHR (FCPHR) | |
|---|---|
| Recipients | Rod Killough, FCPHR Susan McIntyre, FCPHR Kevin Jeffrey, FCPHR |
2010
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Diane Sullivan, CPHR – BC Safety Authority |
| Finalist | Greg Conner, CPHR – Advanced Solutions an HP Company Cheryl Stafford, CPHR – BC Children’s Hospital Foundation |
| Award of Excellence – Innovation | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | BC Hydro |
| Finalist | Sheri Hamilton, CPHR – Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union and Maureen Clarke – The BluePrint Group Lori Rilkoff, CPHR – City of Kamloops Teck Highland Valley Copper Disability Management Program & Committee |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Rene McComber, CPHR – Vancouver Aquarium |
| Finalist | Nella Garman, CPHR – University of Victoria Allan Lau – Canadian Autoparts Toyota Inc. Julia Simpson, CPHR – Compass Group Canada |
| Fellow CPHR (FCPHR) | |
|---|---|
| Recipients | Joan Harrison, FCPHR Catherine Richardson, FCPHR Les Waldie, FCPHR |
2009
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | John Evans – BCAA |
| Finalist | Josh Blair – Telus Catherine Fitzgerald – Okanagan School of Business Joanna Whalley – Westminster Savings Credit Union |
| Award of Excellence – Innovation | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Living & Working in PG Committee |
| Finalist | CGA Canada Team Ledcor Group of Companies Team |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Meg Burrows – BC PSA |
| Finalist | Galadriel Jolly – Interior Health Authority Ruth Mitchell – Red Seal Recruiting Solutions Anjana Moitra – The Fifth Option Consulting Inc. |
| Fellow CPHR (FCPHR) | |
|---|---|
| Recipients | Dave Anderson, FCPHR – WorkSafeBC Lorne Armstrong, FCPHR – Armstrong Consulting Group Gordon Story, FCPHR – Storey Consulting Services |
2008
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Sandra Hentzen – Coast Mountain Bus Company |
| Finalist | BC Hydro Team City of Surrey Team Darlene Dean – Association of Neighborhood Houses of Greater Vancouver |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Helen Luketic – Vancity |
| Finalist | Adam Cotterall – SFU Stephanie LeRose – Cactus Club Restaurants Michelle Robindell – BC Hydro |
2007
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Ken Hahn – Coast Capital |
| Finalist | Envision Financial Team – Jeanette Genge David Hannigan – Purdy’s Chocolates Tracy Hutton – Playground, Intrawest |
| Award of Excellence – Innovation | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Allison Rutherford – HR Tech Group |
| Finalist | BC Securities Commission Team |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Ashley Bennington – Fraser Health Authority |
| Finalist | Karla Koles – WorkSafe BC Kate McIntosh – Cowichan Valley Regional District Laura Parks – BC Public School Employers Association |
2006
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Alec Lee – Camosun College |
| Finalist | BCPSA – Leading the Way Program – Anne-Marie Travers Susan Wheeler – Versacold |
| Award of Excellence – Innovation | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Dierdre Pickerell – Life Strategies Ltd. |
| Finalist | Angela Williams – Royal BC Museum |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Shannon Joly – Thompson Rivers University |
| Finalist | Catherine Cliff – Fairmont Empress Melissa McPherson – Schneider Electric Matthew Renfrew – Spruce Business Consulting Gurjett Sekhon – Best Buy/Future Shop |
2005
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Deborah Best – HSBC |
| Finalist | Best Buy Canada Mark Reynolds – Canlan Ice Sports |
| Award of Excellence – Innovation | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | WCG International |
| Finalist | Allison Rutherford – HR Tech Group |
| Rising Star | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Sean Raible – Best Buy |
| Finalist | Laura Bielli – Sierra Wireless Natalie Branco – Vancity Michelle Rowsell – Office of the Auditor General |
2004
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Darcy O’Grady – CREO |
| Nominated | City of Vancouver – City Management Program /City Learn Corporate training programs Mr. Nick Cooke – Playground, Intrawest Melissa Prasad – CGA Canada Collette St. Mars – CGA Canada Mjr. Paul Ursich – 39th Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (Vancouver) |
2003
| Award of Excellence – HR Professional of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Carol Hama – Envision Financial |
| Nominated | BC Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management BC Public Service – Renewal Project Team Darlene Bailey – WCG International Marilyn Bowker – Vancouver Island Health Authority Majorie Calibaba – Oppenheimer Group City of Vancouver – Staff and Organization Development Team Convergys – HR Department Damian Duffy – UBC Pan Pacific Hotel – People Innovation & Education Department Derek Rolstone – Bell Mobility Cathy Sindon – Cantest Ltd. Vancouver Island Health Authority – Center for Excellence Team |