Nominations open on April 1 and close on May 1 at 11:59 PM.

Recipients are announced in May and celebrated at IABC Edmonton’s Capital Awards & AGM on May 28, 2026, at Fu’s Repair Shop.

You’ve worked with this person. They caught the thing everyone else missed. They pushed back when it would have been easier to agree. They held the work to a standard the brief didn’t ask for because they knew it mattered.

They bring something to the room that wasn’t there before. An insight from somewhere unexpected. A connection no one else saw. They learn and test and revisit, not because they have to, but because that’s what the work needs. And it shows in everything they touch.

Whatever their discipline, you trusted their judgment. And you were right to.

Open to any communications professional based in Northern or Central Alberta, at any career stage: in-house, agency, independent, or public sector.

In 300 words or less, tell us about a time this person’s judgment changed the outcome. Describe what they bring to the work that you haven’t found anywhere else, or share what watching them work taught you.

You know this person by the decisions they make. They say no when it’s expensive. They say yes when it’s uncertain. The people around them have more room because of it.

They go first. Into the conversation no one wants to have. Into the idea no one has tried. Into the room where it matters, on behalf of someone who isn’t in it yet. They pick up the phone when they don’t have to. Give the feedback that’s hard to hear. Put a name forward that isn’t their own.

Open to any communications professional based in Northern or Central Alberta, at any career stage: in-house, agency, independent, or public sector.

In 300 words or less, tell us about a decision this person made that shaped something bigger than themselves. Or describe what they’ve built that others now depend on. Or share how their presence in this profession changed what was possible for someone else.

They showed up for this community before anyone asked. Built something the chapter needed. Helped someone early in the profession who didn’t know who else to call. Never made it about themselves.

The Member of the Year gives more than the chapter expects and asks for less than they deserve. They build things that outlast the moment: programs, connections, a standard for what membership looks like. IABC Edmonton is stronger because of them. This is how we say so.

Open to current or recent IABC Edmonton members. Board members are eligible, excluding the current President, Past President, and Vice President.

In 300 words or less, tell us about a decision this person made that shaped something bigger than themselves. Or describe what they’ve built that others now depend on. Or share how their presence in this profession changed what was possible for someone else.