After 21 years of recruiting, one of my favourite parts of the job is ringing up candidates to let them know they have the job.
Similarly, one of the best parts of being the Chairman of NPAworldwide is to deliver the good news to the winner of the Chairman's Award. The Chairman's Award is the highest honour in our network and goes to an NPA owner, manager, recruiter, or staff member, whose contributions and service to NPA represent a substantial and lasting benefit. Ironically, it is decided by the Board of Directors and the Chairman is only involved if there is a tie (which there wasn't). The field this year was of a particularly high calibre and any one of the finalists would have been a deserving winner.
This year was a particular thrill to be able to make that call to a good friend of mine and many in the network. Congratulations to Laura Schmieder from Premier Placement in Allentown, Pennsylvania who is the Chairman's Award winner for 2022.
Laura's many achievements include:
- Almost Double Platinum status (Only 15 people have achieved this level)
- Since 2007 (14 years), Laura has made 115 split placements, over 9 a year
- Laura served two terms on the board of directors, 2006-2010 and 2015-2020 (9 years)
- She has led and volunteered for many practice group sessions at various meetings