ACA Illinois and Women in Camping present
In 2018, the inaugural year of the Women in Camp Summit, The Dare to Lead Award was presented to Colette Marquardt for her courage and bravery in helping to make the very first Summit a reality. Going forward, we would like to acknowledge other female identifying individuals deserving of this honour (this is how we spell it in “Canadian”).
We are looking to recognize female identifying individuals in our Camp Industry who:
To nominate someone
Send the following information to Kim Steiner at kim@acail.org
Name of female identifying individual you are nominating:
Very brief bio (please include where they are currently working):
We are certain they are very deserving of this award but why do you think so? (in 250 words or less please OR you may wish to send us a video of no longer than 2 minutes)
Nominations are due by September 25th. The winner will be determined by the Women in Camp Summit Team. The 2019 recipient, all nominees, and all nominators will be notified at the beginning of October.
The recipient of the 2019 Dare to Lead Award will be presented with their award at the Women in Camp Summit. If they are unable to attend, we will connect with them and use the amazing technology we have at our fingertips to ensure they are able to “accept” their award. Of course, as you can imagine, it would be very exciting if they were able to attend in person!
We are looking to recognize female identifying individuals in our Camp Industry who:
- Have contributed significantly to creating real difference-makers
- Have worked tirelessly to advance the cause of equality of all members of our community
- Have gone above and beyond to be a role model to all female identifying individuals
- Have created a brave and safer space for all to feel like they belong
- Support the work of the Women in Camp Summit
To nominate someone
Send the following information to Kim Steiner at kim@acail.org
Name of female identifying individual you are nominating:
Very brief bio (please include where they are currently working):
We are certain they are very deserving of this award but why do you think so? (in 250 words or less please OR you may wish to send us a video of no longer than 2 minutes)
Nominations are due by September 25th. The winner will be determined by the Women in Camp Summit Team. The 2019 recipient, all nominees, and all nominators will be notified at the beginning of October.
The recipient of the 2019 Dare to Lead Award will be presented with their award at the Women in Camp Summit. If they are unable to attend, we will connect with them and use the amazing technology we have at our fingertips to ensure they are able to “accept” their award. Of course, as you can imagine, it would be very exciting if they were able to attend in person!