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2026 Pride leadership Award Recipients
Activist Leader: Rachel Elser
Artist Leader: Chase Gargus
Black Leader: Dwayne Vigilance
Business Leader: Ginger's Bannock House
Lizz Raiche Memorial Award: Katelyn Hawkins
Indigenous Leader: Ihkapaskwa Collective
Leader in Education: Connor Mitchell
Nonprofit Leader: The Hub Family Resource Centre
Rural Leader: Jenny Piche
Professional Leader: Mike Moore
Youth Leader: Riley Stephenson
2025 Pride leadership Award Recipients
Activist Leader: Abby Langmead
Artist Leader: Jojo Hill
BPOC Leader: Punnya Selvaraj
Business Leader: Avenue Coffee
Gender Diverse Leader: Lizz Raiche
Indigenous Leader: Donna Aubichon
Leader in Education: Bryden Trapp
Nonprofit Leader: Canadian Mental Health Association
Professional Leader: Lisa Barter
Youth Leader: Gil Rogers
Lizz Raiche Memorial Award
In 2024, our community lost a beautiful, kind, and creative young woman. To honour her memory and celebrate her life, Wood Buffalo Pride has hereafter renamed the Wood Buffalo Pride Leadership Award for Gender Diverse Leader the "Lizz Raiche Memorial Award."
2024 PRIDE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS
Activist Leader: Jennifer Vardy
Artist Leader: Jenny Price
BIPOC Leader: Keji Banjoko
Business Leader: Mini Green Havens
Gender Diverse Leader: Brandon Cardinal & Izzy Gonzalez
Indigenous Leader: Rhonda Robinson
Leader in Education: Kitty Cochrane
Nonprofit Leader: Syncrude Energy Centre for the Performing Arts
Professional Leader: Sam Clouthier
Youth Leader: Ezri Dahl
2023 PRIDE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS
Activist Leader: Michael Jesso
Artist Leader: Zachary Barrett
BIPOC Leader: Keji Banjoko
Business Leader: Stonebridge Hotel
Gender Diverse Leader: Annie Rivers
Leader in Education: Alyssa Hennigar
Nonprofit Leader: Wood Buffalo Regional Library
Professional Leader: Amy Parsons
Youth Leader: Dawson White
2022 PRIDE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS
Activist Leader: Caitlin Downie
Artist Leader: Hanna Fridhed
BIPOC Leader: Jes Croucher
Business Leader: Juniper Naturopathic Clinic
Gender Diverse Leader: Mitchel Bowers
Nonprofit Leader: Wood Buffalo Regional Library
Professional Leader: Tammy Lockyer
Youth Leader: Hannah Wood
2021 PRIDE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS
Activist Leader: Brooke McMillan
Artist Leader: Heather Naowakhun & Nadege Blackhall
BIPOC Leader: Isabella Gonzalez
Business Leader: Exhale Yoga and Barre
Gender Diverse Leader: Kyrianne Mills
Nonprofit Leader: Arts Council Wood Buffalo
Professional Leader: Patricia Budd
Youth Leader: Ashlyn Rex
2020 Pride Leadership Award Recipients
Activist Leader: Brooke McMillan
Artist Leader: Simma Downe
BIPOC Leader: Pamela Gerardo
Business Leader: Cummins
Gender Diverse Leader: Alistair Edwards
Nonprofit Leader: Wood Buffalo Regional Library
Professional Leader: Kitty Cochrane
Youth Leader: Laurel Spring & Jack Morrison
2019 PRIDE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS
Activist Leader: Mitchel Bowers
Artist Leader: Luay Elijamal
Indigenous Leader: Shawn Williamson
BPOC Leader: Isy Castillo
Business Leader: Bailey's Pub
Gender Diverse Leader: Cindy Rivers
Nonprofit Leader: Some Other Solutions
Professional Leader: Dr. Raman Kumar
Youth Leader: Kyle Bourke
Ally Leader: Krista Balsom
