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.
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Yasmelin Flores is Chapter Relations Manager for PayrollOrg.
