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Nominations are now OPEN! Deadline for award nominations is March 31, 2026.
The Alison Caird Young Leader Award
Do you know someone who has made a difference?
The Alison Caird Young Leader Award was created to recognize and encourage excellence within the next generation of leaders in the Volunteer Engagement profession. It acknowledges a professional, aged 35 years and younger (age 35 within calendar year award is presented) who is working directly in the profession and has demonstrated leadership and excellence in Volunteer Engagement either within their organization and/or accomplishments within the professional body.
The successful recipient will receive a $100 credit towards PAVRO activities or events (Conference, workshop or membership) and a personal letter will be sent to the recipient’s supervisor to inform them of the award.
Nominations for The Alison Caird Young Leader Award are now closed.
| In 2020 PAVRO renamed this award in honour of Alison Caird. Alison volunteered as a member of the PAVRO Board of Directors for several years and was formally recognized for her dedication and contribution as a recipient of the Linda Buchanan Award for Administrator of the Year in 2004 and the President's Award for exemplary leadership, innovation and fundraising in 2008. To learn more about Alison visit: PAVRO In Memoriam. |
2026 Recipient of The Alison Caird Young Leader Award - Leya Choudhury
CONGRATULATIONS LEYA! | Bio: Along with currently working in volunteer management and engagement, Leya has been a volunteer her whole life. Her earliest memories include cleaning up the school field in elementary school. Volunteering in many different roles and fields including community development, grassroots, wildlife care, a hospice, the arts, environment, and workshop facilitation, Leya has developed a deep understanding of what it means to be a volunteer. From co-founding a local youth network, Leya has developed an even deeper meaning of what it means to lead a volunteer-led group. She has used her lived experiences to guide her work in volunteer engagement and takes great care in ensuring volunteers feel safe and supported. In any work Leya does, she is also dedicated to challenging white supremacist, colonial, racist, and oppressive practices and is always trying to learn how to do better in those areas. |
Past Recipients of The Alison Caird Young Leader Award
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