Nominate IABC Cleveland’s Communicator of the Year

Purpose

IABC Cleveland established Communicator of the Year (COY) as a way to honor an individual within the Northeast Ohio community who has demonstrated excellence in communication leadership. This person consistently displays leadership in the delivery of information to employees, customers and stakeholders. This year, the Communicator of the Year will be honored at IABC Cleveland’s end-of-programming-year networking even, tentatively scheduled for Thursday, June 9, 2011.

History

COY has been in existence since 2005. The person selected as Communicator of the Year does not have to be an IABC Cleveland member in order to be nominated.

Past winners are:

• Thomas Mulready, creator of CoolCleveland, 2005
• Mark Crowley, senior vice president and director of consumer and small business communications and brand delivery, National City Corporation, 2006
• Thom Ruhe, chief marketing officer, JumpStart Inc., 2007
• Stephen Fry, president, Time Warner Cable, Northeast Ohio division, 2008
• Robin Ratliff, assistant vice president and assistant corporate secretary at The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 2009
• Kimberly St. John-Stevenson, Saint Luke’s Foundation, 2010

Nomination Criteria and Helpful Hints

The nominee for the Communicator of the Year must be:

• An individual within the Northeast Ohio community who has demonstrated excellence in communication leadership--within a three-year period*--by accomplishing at least one of the following:
1. overcoming a communications challenge
2. leading a successful communications initiative
3. focusing attention on an important issue or championing a cause
4. enhancing or advancing the profession through teaching, research, utilizing creative strategy and/or breakthrough techniques, or modeling best practices
5. demonstrating a uniquely effective personal leadership style

*The three-year period must encompass work done in 2010.

• IABC Cleveland members and non-members can nominate a person for Communicator of the Year.
• Only one nomination per person will be accepted for the 2011 COY.
• The Communicator of the Year will be recognized at our June event.
• The nomination deadline is April 15, 2011.
• Applications must be filled out online at http://www.iabccleveland.com/coy.
• The COY selection process will be managed by the Vice President of IABC Cleveland, who will coordinate review by experienced evaluators who are not officers on the IABC Cleveland board.
• Elements the review committee will look for when evaluating nominees:
1. Skills: Demonstrates exceptional leadership, management and communication skills.
2. Strategy: Creates an effective and innovative communication strategy that delivers value to an organization.
3. Commitment: Possesses commitment to the communication programs of all audiences of the organization.
4. Communication: Communicates effectively with all audiences; i.e. The nominee must participate in the communication process, not direct the communication staff in their efforts.
5. Ethics: Shows commitment to maintain the highest ethical and professional standards
6. Budget: What role did budget play in the activity this leader undertook?
7. Measurement: Was the nominee’s communication strategy quantifiable? How was success measured?
• Questions about the application process may be sent to Stephen Clark, IABC Cleveland Vice President, or Kavita Sherman, IABC Cleveland Past President.

	1) As the nominator, please provide your name and contact information: First Name* Last Name* Company Address City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Phone Fax Email 2) Name of person being nominated (Please be sure to obtain their permission to be nominated): First Name* Last Name* Company Address City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Phone Fax Email 3) Provide an overview of nominee's biography or resume:     Characters LeftA value is required.Exceeded maximum number of characters.Minimum number of characters not met. 4) Provide a brief summary of the nominee's qualifications:     Characters LeftA value is required.Exceeded maximum number of characters.Minimum number of characters not met. 5) How has this individual demonstrated excellence in communication leadership?* Use one or more of the five criteria to make your point. Be specific. (Criteria listed under “Nomination Criteria and Helpful Hints.” *The three-year period must encompass work done in 2010.     Characters LeftA value is required.Exceeded maximum number of characters.Minimum number of characters not met. 6) Is there supplemental information the review committee should consider?     Characters LeftA value is required.Exceeded maximum number of characters.Minimum number of characters not met.         Questions? Contact Stephen Clark, IABC Cleveland Vice President, or Kavita Sherman, IABC Cleveland Past President.