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ALLIANCE MEMBERS

ALABAMA	Alabama Quality Award (suspended operations)
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Alan Hill Executive Director	Phone: none Fax: 205-348-9391
Organization:	Alabama Productivity Center P.O. Box 870221 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487	Email Alan Hill  Website Link

ALASKA	Alaska Performance Excellence Program (APEX)
	State Award Program	Full Program
Contact:	Ben Park President of the Board	Phone: 907-299-6247 Fax: none
Organization:	Alaska Performance Excellence Foundation (APEX) P.O. Box 919 Homer, AK 99603	Email Ben Park Website Link

ARKANSAS	Governor’s Quality Award
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Sue Weatter Executive Director Susie Marks Vice President, Member Relations	Phone: 501-372-2222 Email Sue Weatter Email Susie Marks
Board Chair:	Cole Williamson American Data Network	Phone:  501-225-5533 Email Cole Williamson
Organization:	Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence  1200 West Capitol Street Little Rock, AR 72201	Phone: 501-372-2222 Fax: 501-372-2722 Website Link

ARIZONA NEVADA UTAH	Performance Excellence Award Program
	Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Karen L. Shepard Executive Director	Phone: 480-874-5815 Email Karen Shepard
Board Chair:	Jean Hammelev Sonora Quest Laboratories/ Laboratory Sciences of Arizona	Phone:  602-685-5267 Email Jean Hammelev
Organization:	Southwest Alliance for Excellence (SWAE) 4025 E. Chandler Boulevard #70-F10 Phoenix, AZ 85048	Phone: 480-874-5815 Fax: 602-343-8330 Email AQA  Website Link

CALIFORNIA IDAHO OREGON	California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE) Oregon Program
	Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Rob Grasso Executive Director Megan O’Keefe Director of Operations Deborah Ameen Oregon Program Chair	Phone:  858-486-8595 Email Rob Grasso  Phone:  858-486-8595 Email Megan O'Keefe Phone:  858-486-0400 Email Deborah Ameen
Board Chair:	Denise Shields Shields Resource Group	Phone:  949-533-0912 Email Denise Shields
Organization:	California Council for Excellence (CCE) 1835A S. Centre City Parkway #416 Escondido, CA 92025	Phone:  858-486-0400 Fax: 760-317-1877 Email CCE  Website Link

COLORADO MONTANA WYOMING	RMPEx Award
	Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Kim Griffiths Executive Director Jim Walker Award Program Director	Phone: 303-893-2739  Email Kim Griffiths Phone:  970-222-8445 Email Jim Walker
Board Chair:	Jeanne Brown Board Chair	Phone:  307-367-4212 Email Jeanne Brown
Organization:	Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence (RMPEx) P.O. Box 17545 4100 Jackson Street Denver, CO 80217	Fax: 720-859-1353 Website Link

CONNECTICUT	NONE
	State Award Program

DELAWARE KANSAS MISSOURI NEW JERSEY RHODE ISLAND	Missouri Quality Award (MQA) Vision for Performance Excellence Program (VoPE)
	Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Raina Knox President Christi Johnson Director of Administration	Phone: 573-659-3832 Email Raina Knox Phone: 573-659-1234 Email Christi Johnson
Organization:	Excellence in Missouri Foundation (EiMF)  514 E. High Street, Suite 31 Jefferson City, MO 65101	Phone:  573-659-1234 Fax: 877-788-5679 Email EiMF Website Link

FLORIDA	Governor’s Sterling Award
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Dione Geiger Executive Director Jim Sherlock Senior Awards Administrator	Phone: 850-922-5316  Email Dione Geiger Phone:  850-922-5316 Email Jim Sherlock
Board Chair:	John Pieno Florida Sterling Council	Phone:  850-922-5316 Email John Pieno
Organization:	Florida Sterling Council, Inc.  P.O. Box 13907 Tallahassee, FL 32317-3907	Phone:  850-922-5316 Fax: 850-488-7579  Website Link

GEORGIA	Georgia Oglethorpe Award Process
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Victoria Currie Taylor Executive Director	Phone: 770-889-4011 Email Victoria Taylor
Organization:	Georgia Oglethorpe Award Process, Inc. 148 Andrew Young International Blvd. NE  Suite 250 Atlanta, GA 30303	Phone: 404-232-3808 Fax: 404-232-3771 Website Link

HAWAI'I AMERICAN SAMOA GUAM NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	Hawaii Award of Excellence (HAE)
	Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Glenn Hamamura HAE Contact Rona Suzuki HAE Contact	Phone: 808-781-5875 Email Glenn Hamamura Phone: 808-258-7662 Email Rona Suzuki
Organization:	American Society for Quality (ASQ) Hawaii Section 95-1098 Leolani Street Mililani, HI 96789	Fax: 808-623-6978 Website Link

ILLINOIS	ILPEx Awards for Excellence
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Darcy Davidsmeyer President/CEO Carol Fisher Director, Recognition Cycle & Finance	Phone: 630-637-1595, ext. 1 Email Darcy Davidsmeyer   Phone:  630-637-1595, ext. 3 Email Carol Fisher
Board Chair:	David Fox Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	Phone:  630-527-4441 Email David Fox
Organization:	Illinois Performance Excellence (ILPEx) 1415 W. Diehl Road  Naperville, IL 60563	Phone:  630-637-1595 Fax: 630-579-1620 Email ILPEx Website Link

INDIANA OHIO WEST VIRGINIA	The Partnership for Excellence - Awards for Excellence Program
	Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Al Faber President/CEO Elaine Edgar Executive Director for IN/WV Baldrige Programs	Phone: 614-425-7157 Email Al Faber Phone: 614-599-3250 Email Elaine Edgar
Board Chair:	Frank Perez Former CEO, Kettering Health Network	Phone:  937-477-8340 Email Frank Perez
Organization:	The Partnership for Excellence (TPE)  829 Bethel Road #212 Columbus, OH 43214	Phone:  614-425-7157 Fax: 614-441-8337 Website Link

IOWA	Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence Program (IRPE)
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Gary Nesteby Executive Director	Phone: 319-398-7101 Email Gary Nesteby
Organization:	The Iowa Quality Center (IQC)  3375 Armar Drive Marion, IA 52302	Fax: 319-398-5698 Email IQC Website Link

KENTUCKY	The KYCPE Award Program
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Dean Bondhus Program Director	Phone: 502-608-2061 Email Dean Bondhus
Board Chair:	Conley Sayler Chairman	Phone:  859-281-1171 Email Conley Sayler
Organization:	Kentucky Center for Performance Excellence (KYCPE)  444 Main Street Lexington, KY 40507	Fax: 502-508-5362 Email KYCPE Website Link

LOUISIANA	The Louisiana Performance Excellence Award (LPEA)
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Gordon Payne President Lani Smith Vice President	Phone: 504-734-47166 Email Gordon Payne Phone:  337-470-2830 Email Lani Smith
Organization:	Louisiana Quality Foundation (LQF)  P.O. Box 44172 Lafayette, LA 70504-4172	Phone: 337-482-6714 Fax: 337-262-5472 Website Link

MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE	Granite State Quality Awards & Recognition Program Northern New England Alliance for Excellence (NNEAE)
	Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Anne Warner Executive Director Laurie Emerson Coordinator	Phone: 603-321-1046 Email Anne Warner  Phone: 802-655-1922  Email Laurie Emerson
Board Chair:	Tom Raffio Northeast Delta Dental	Phone:  603-223-1000 Email Tom Raffio
Organization:	Granite State Quality Council (GSQC) P.O. Box 29 Manchester, NH 03105-0029	Fax:  None Website Link

MARYLAND	Maryland Performance Excellence Awards (MPEA)
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Michael Novak Executive Director	Phone: 703-216-3329 Email Michael Novak
Board Chair:	Milt Finch  President	Phone: 410-212-3689 Email Milt Finch
Organization:	Maryland Performance Excellence Foundation, Inc. (MPEF) 4701 Hopkins Drive Dumfries, VA 22025	Phone: 703-216-3329 Fax:  None Website Link

MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK	Massachusetts Performance Excellence Award New York Performance Excellence Award
	Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Richard (Dick) Eppig  Executive Director	Phone: 781-801-6893 Email Dick Eppig
Board Chair:	Diane Schmalensee Schmalensee Partners	Phone:  617-247-0045 Email Diane Schmalensee
Organization:	Partners in Performance Excellence (PiPEx) c/o Bentley University 175 Forest Street, AAC 160 Waltham, MA 02452	Phone: 781-801-6893 Fax: 978-934-4035 Email PiPEx Website Link

MICHIGAN	Michigan Quality Leadership Award
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Geri Markley  Executive Director	Phone: 734-929-9124 Email Geri Markley
Organization:	Michigan Quality Council (MQC) 3601 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2659	Fax: 734-332-8918 Email MQC Website Link

MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA	Minnesota Performance Excellence Award North Dakota Performance Excellence Award South Dakota Performance Excellence Award
	Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Brian Lassiter President	Phone: 612-868-3519 Email Brian Lassiter
Board Chair:	Kevin Bjork Emerson Process	Phone:  320-296-4157 Email Kevin Bjork
Organization:	Performance Excellence Network (PEN) 1821 University Avenue W Suite S-256 St. Paul, MN 55104	Phone:  612-462-3577 Fax:  877-898-5060 Email PEN  Website Link

MISSISSIPPI	NONE
	State Award Program
	Supported by Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee programs	Mississippi organizations and individuals should contact these programs

NEBRASKA	NONE
	State Award Program	Nebraska organizations and individuals should email  this Link for support

NEW MEXICO	New Mexico Performance Excellence Awards Program (NMPEA)
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Julia Gabaldon President/CEO Retha Shiplet COO & Director of Programs	Phone: 505-944-2003 Email Julia Gabaldon Phone:  505-944-2007 Email Retha Shiplet
Board Chair:	Troy Greer Lovelace Medical Center	Phone:  505-727-2807 Email Troy Greer
Organization:	Quality New Mexico (QNM) P.O. Box 25005  Albuquerque, NM 87125	Phone:  505-944-2001 Fax: 505-944-2002  Website Link

NORTH CAROLINA	North Carolina Awards for Excellence
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Deborah R. Manzo Program Director Jan Pridgen Program Manager	Phone: 919-513-1892 Email Deb Manzo Phone: 919-515-5355 Email Jan Pridgen
Board Chair:	Rob Hartman Southern Tea	Phone: 706-994-1405 Email Rob Hartman
Organization:	North Carolina State University  Industrial Extension Service (IES)  909 Capability Drive Campus Box 7902  Raleigh, NC 27695-7902	Phone: 919-515-8489 Fax: 919-515-6159 Website Link

OKLAHOMA	Oklahoma Quality Awards (OQA)
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Heather Griswold Executive Director	Phone: 405-412-5990 Email Heather Griswold
Board Chair:	Terry May Mesa Products	Phone: 918-627-3188 Email Terry May
Organization:	Oklahoma Quality Award Foundation, Inc (OQF) 900 North Stiles Avenue  Oklahoma City, OK 73104	Phone: 405-815-5295 Fax: 405-815-5205 Website Link

PENNSYLVANIA	Keystone Award for Performance Excellence (KAPE)
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Robert Bitner Executive Director	Phone:  717-737-6470 Email Robert Bitner
Board Chair:	Meg McGoldrick Abington Memorial Hospital	Phone:  215-481-2004 Email Meg McGoldrick
Organization:	Keystone Alliance for Performance Excellence (KAPE) 590 Centerville Road #260 Lancaster, PA 17601	Fax:  717-685-3226 Email KAPE Website Link

SOUTH CAROLINA	South Carolina Governor's Quality Award
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Jeanette Reeves Administrator  Bridget Dewes Chairperson, Forum Steering Committee	Phone: 888-231-0578 Email Jeanette Reaves Phone: 803-535-5793  Email Bridget Dewes
Organization:	South Carolina Quality Forum  c/o Clafin University 400 Magnolia Street Orangeburg, SC 29115	Phone: 888-231-0578 Fax: 864-503-5995 Website Link

TENNESSEE	Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Award
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Kathryn S. Rawls President & CEO Sue Alexander Manager, Administration	Phone: 615-889-8323  Email Katie Rawls   Email Sue Alexander
Board Chair:	Jim Duensing Caterpillar Financial Services	Phone:  614-341-1016 Email Jim Duensing
Organization:	Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE)  2525 Perimeter Place Drive Suite 122    Nashville, TN 37214-3773	Phone: 800-453-6474 Fax: 615-889-8325 Email TNCPE   Website Link

MEMPHIS	Memphis Regional Quality Cup Award
	Regional Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Donald C. Fisher Executive Director/CEO	Phone: 901-543-3551 Emaill Donn Fisher
Organization:	Mid-South Quality-Productivity Center (MSQPC) MSQPC - The Quality Center  22 N. Front Street Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38103	Fax: 901-543-3510 Website Link

TEXAS PUERTO RICO	Texas Award for Performance Excellence
	Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Lynn Tomaszewski CEO	Phone: 214-565-8550 Email Lynn Tomaszewski
Organization:	Quality Texas Foundation (QTF)  1402 Corinth Suite 143 Dallas, TX 75215	Fax: 214-565-9082 Website Link

VERMONT	NONE
	State Award Program
	Supported by New Hampshire program	Vermont organizations and individuals should contact this program

VIRGIN ISLANDS	NONE
	State Award Program	Virgin Islands organizations and individuals should email  this Link for support

VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia
	Senate Productivity Award and Multi-State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Bob Bowles Executive Director	Phone: 571-215-8881 Email Bob Bowles
Board Chair:	Jo Lin Rohr J R Success, LLC	Phone:  804-317-5050 Email Jo Lin Rohr
Organization:	U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award (SPQA) P.O. Box 6099 Suffolk, VA 23433	Phone:  571-215-8881 Fax:  None Website Link

WASHINGTON	Washington State Quality Award (WSQA)
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	John Van Gorkom Administrator Sarah Hughes Program Manager	Phone:  360-791-3663 Email John Van Gorkom Email Sarah Hughes
Board Chair:	Bruce Requa WSQA President	Phone:  206-399-1476 Email Bruce Requa
Organization:	Washington State Quality Award (WSQA)  P.O. Box 5941 Kent, WA 98064	Phone:  253-277-1142 Fax:  None Email WSQA  Website Link

WISCONSIN	Wisconsin Forward Award (WFA)
	State Award Program	Full Member
Contact:	Elizabeth Menzer Executive Director	Phone: 608-663-5300 Email Liz Menzer
Organization:	Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence (WCPE)  2909 Landmark Place Suite 110 Madison, WI 53713	Fax: 608-663-5302 Website Link

UNITED STATES	The Secretary's Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Awards
	National Award Program for all U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs agencies	Associate Member
Contact:	Scott Holliday Director	Phone: 202-632-7290 Email Scott Holliday
Organization:	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USVA) Management Systems Improvement Service 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20420	Fax: 202-632-7304 Email Carey Award Website Link

UNITED STATES	AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award
	National Award Program for all AHCA/NCAL members	Associate Member
Contact:	Tim Case Program Administrator Courtney Krier Program Manager	Phone: 541-944-5994 Email Tim Case Phone:  202-898-2857 EMail Courtney Krier
Board Chair:	Ed McMahon Golden Living Centers	Phone:  None Email Ed McMahon
Organization:	American Health Care Association (AHCA) National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) 1201 L Street, NW Washington, DC 2005	Phone:  202-898-2840 Fax:  None Website Link

UNITED STATES	Army Communities of Excellence Program (ACOE)
	National Award Program for all Army National Guard organizations	Associate Member
Contact:	Wanda Thurman Chief, Business Transformation Major David Harrison Chief, Organizational Readiness Training Center	Phone: 703-607-7561 Email Wanda Thurman   Phone:  501-212-4750 Email David Harrison
Board Chair:	Mickey Mayland Manager, Business Transformation	Phone:  501-212-4630 Email Mickey Mayland
Organization:	U.S. Army National Guard (USARNG) 111 South George Mason Drive Arlington, VA 22204	Phone:  703-607-7561 Fax:  703-607-4630 Website Link GKO Website Link

UNITED STATES	U.S. Coast Guard Organizational Award Program Alexander Hamilton Award for Excellence
	National Award Program for all U.S. Coast Guard organizations	Associate Member
Contact:	Christen Wehrenberg Chief, Performance Excellence Division	Phone: 202-475-5224 Email Christen Wehrenberg
Organization:	U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) COMDT (CG-0954) 2100 2nd Street, SW, MS#7688 Washington, DC 20593-7688	Fax: None Website Link

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