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By [Yasmelin Flores](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/author/yasmelin-flores) on Jun 9, 2025 8:35:06 AM

# 2025 Chapter Contest Winners

We are excited to announce the 2025 Chapter Contest winners! Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to the winning chapters. 

### **2025 PAYO Chapter Award Winners**

#### **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**

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

 

**See all photos from the Chapter Exchange Reception and Awards [**here**](https://www.jowdy.com/_Cart/apa/43rd-payroll-congress-2025/index.php?sub=de8001b7413fcf56a1b1a81075c81dfe).**

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*Yasmelin Flores is Chapter Relations Manager for PayrollOrg.*

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