--- title: 2025 Chapter Contest Winners- PayrollOrg’s 43rd Payroll Congress description: Congratulations to all of our incredible winners! Your hard work and dedication continue to inspire our entire community. Share your congratulations with the winners by leaving a comment! image: https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/undefined-May-30-2025-09-42-02-3155-PM.png --- [![soc-fb](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_fb.svg "soc-fb")](https://www.facebook.com/American-Payroll-Associations-Chapter-Relations-877434285724525/) [![soc-in](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_li.svg "soc-in")](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1051077&trk=anet_ug_grppro) [![Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png?width=20&height=19&name=Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png)](https://twitter.com/APAChapters?lang=en)   - [Home](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders) - [About](https://blogs.payroll.org/about) - [Connect](https://blogs.payroll.org/connect) - [Resources](https://blogs.payroll.org/resources) ![23 PAYO Chapter Blog](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/CL-2023-images/23%20PAYO%20Chapter%20Blog.jpg "23 PAYO Chapter Blog") ![](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/PayrollOrg_Swirl.jpg?width=35&name=PayrollOrg_Swirl.jpg) by [PayrollOrg Staff](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders/author/apa-staff) on May 30, 2025 5:15:00 PM # 2025 Chapter Contest Winners- PayrollOrg’s 43rd Payroll Congress On Monday, May 12, at the Chapter Exchange Reception and Awards, sponsored by Rapid!, the **Annual Chapter Contest Awards** were presented. Congratulations to all the winners! See a photo collage from the Chapter Exchange below and help us congratulate the winners by leaving a comment! We also want to extend a **heartfelt thank you** to the amazing volunteers who staffed our Chapter Hospitality Booth at this year's Payroll Congress. Special thanks go out to the **Orlando Chapter** and **Bay to Gulf Chapter** for their enthusiastic support and warm hospitality.  ![Picture](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-May-30-2025-09-41-31-4528-PM.png?width=399&height=260&name=undefined-May-30-2025-09-41-31-4528-PM.png) --- 2025 PAYO Chapter Award Winners   ![Picture](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-May-30-2025-09-42-02-3155-PM.png?width=499&height=165&name=undefined-May-30-2025-09-42-02-3155-PM.png)   **Chapter of the Year **  *1st Place:* Northeast Wisconsin Payroll Chapter   *2nd Place:* Central Jersey Chapter    *3rd Place:* Dallas Chapter PayrollOrg   *Honorable Mention:* Greater Atlanta Payroll Association   *Honorable Mention: *Greater Milwaukee PayrollOrg Chapter     **Gavel Awards**  *Innovator:* Greater Atlanta Payroll Association   *Mentor:* Dallas Chapter PayrollOrg   *Facilitator:* Northstar Chapter   *Communicator:* San Francisco Bay Area Chapter     **Chapter's Choice (began in 2014)**  Greater Atlanta Payroll Association    **Best Pictorial**  *1st Place:* Alamo Chapter of Payroll Professionals    *2nd Place:* Chicago Chapter   *3rd Place:* Detroit Chapter   *Honorable Mention:* San Francisco Bay Area Chapter   *Honorable Mention: *Northstar Chapter     **Best Website**  *1st Place: *Dallas Chapter PayrollOrg   *2nd Place:* Greater Atlanta Payroll Association    *3rd Place:* Greater Milwaukee PayrollOrg Chapter   *Honorable Mention:* Alamo Chapter of Payroll Professionals   *Honorable Mention:* Washington Metro Area Chapter     **Best Statewide or Regional Meeting**  *1st Place:* Minnesota Statewide Payroll Conference, "Follow the North Star"  Host Chapter: Northstar Chapter    *2nd Place:* Wisconsin Statewide Payroll Conference, "Happily Ever After: Fall into Your Payroll Fairytale"  Host Chapter: Northeast Wisconsin Payroll Chapter    *3rd Place:* Texas Statewide Payroll Conference, “The Great Payroll Journey”  Participating Chapters: Alamo Chapter of Payroll Professionals, Austin Chapter PayrollOrg, Borderland Chapter, Dallas Chapter PayrollOrg, Fort Worth Chapter, and Lone Star Chapter    *Honorable Mention:* Tennessee Statewide Payroll Conference, "Payroll Around the World"  Participating Chapters: Mid-South Payroll Professionals, Greater Nashville Chapter, and Chattanooga Chapter    *Honorable Mention:* California Statewide Payroll Conference, "Future Leaders in Payroll"  Participating Chapters: Silicon Valley Chapter, Greater Los Angeles Chapter, San Diego Chapter, Sacramento Valley Chapter  ![](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-30-2025-09-49-26-1395-PM.png?width=909&height=509&name=image-png-May-30-2025-09-49-26-1395-PM.png) Find all Chapter Exchange Reception & Award Photos [here](https://www.jowdy.com/_Cart/apa/43rd-payroll-congress-2025/index.php?sub=de8001b7413fcf56a1b1a81075c81dfe#photo=thumbs).   **Many thanks to the Chapter Exchange Reception and Awards sponsor, Rapid!, for helping to make it a fantastic evening!**   ![RAPID_Only_Logo_2, Picture](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-3.jpeg?width=221&height=95&name=undefined-3.jpeg) **Please help me congratulate all the winners by using the comment section below!**  ---  ![Picture, Picture](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-May-30-2025-09-50-57-0601-PM.png?width=160&height=160&name=undefined-May-30-2025-09-50-57-0601-PM.png) **Summer Board Meeting Proposals- Due 6/2**  Remember to submit your proposal idea to your Regional Advisor for the Summer Board Meeting by next Monday, June 2nd! You may find your Regional Advisor’s email address in the blog post [here](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders/chapters-choice-voting-now-open/-regional-spring-2025-meeting-schedule). 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