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

1^st Place: Northeast Wisconsin Payroll Chapter

2^nd Place: Central Jersey Chapter 

3^rd 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

1^st Place: Alamo Chapter of Payroll Professionals 

2^nd Place: Chicago Chapter

3^rd Place: Detroit Chapter

Honorable Mention: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Honorable Mention: Northstar Chapter

Best Website

1^st Place: Dallas Chapter PayrollOrg

2^nd Place: Greater Atlanta Payroll Association 

3^rd Place: Greater Milwaukee PayrollOrg Chapter

Honorable Mention: Alamo Chapter of Payroll Professionals

Honorable Mention: Washington Metro Area Chapter

Best Statewide or Regional Meeting

1^st Place: Minnesota Statewide Payroll Conference, "Follow the North Star"

Host Chapter: Northstar Chapter

2^nd Place: Wisconsin Statewide Payroll Conference, "Happily Ever After: Fall into Your Payroll Fairytale"

Host Chapter: Northeast Wisconsin Payroll Chapter

3^rd 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.