The Wood Buffalo Pride Leadership Awards honour individuals, businesses, organizations, and groups that have demonstrated leadership in promoting and strengthening 2SLGBTQIA+ diversity, inclusion, and equity in Wood Buffalo. The award categories are:

Activist Award
Artist Leader
BPOC Leader
Business Leader
Gender Diverse Leader
Indigenous Leader
Leader in Education
Non-Profit Leader
Professional Leader
Youth Leader

Nominees can be both members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and allies.

*Categories may change year to year.

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2024 PRIDE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS

Activist Leader: Jennifer Vardy

Artist Leader: Jenny Price

BIPOC Leader: Kg Banjoko

Business Leader: Mini Green Havens
Gender Diverse Leader: Brandon Cardinal & Izzy Gonzalez

Indigenous Leader: Rhonda Robinson

Leader in Education: Kitty Cochrane
Non-Profit Leader: SECPA
Professional Leader: Sam Clouthier

Youth Leader: Ezri Dahl

2023 PRIDE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS

Activist Leader: Michael Jesso

Artist Leader: Zachary Barrett

BIPOC Leader: Kg Banjoko

Business Leader: Stonebridge Hotel
Gender Diverse Leader: Annie Rivers

Leader in Education: Alyssa Hennigar
Non-Profit 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

Non-Profit Leader: NorthReach Society
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

Non-Profit 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

Non-Profit Leader: Wood Buffalo Regional Library
Professional Leader: Kitty Cochrane

Youth Leader: Laurel Spring & Jack Morrison

2019 PRIDE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS

2019 Pride Leadership Award Recipients

Activist Leader: Mitchel Bowers

Artist Leader: Luay Eljamal

Indigenous Leader: Shawn Williamson

BPOC Leader: Isy Castillo

Business Leader: Bailey's Pub
Gender Diverse Leader: Cindy Rivers

Non-Profit Leader: Some Other Solutions
Professional Leader: Dr. Raman Kumar

Youth Leader: Kyle Bourke

Ally Leader: Krista Balsom

2018 Pride Leadership Award Recipients

Activist & Gender Diverse Leader: Cindy Rivers

Artist Leader: Kelli Stewart

BIPOC Leader: Sithara Fernando

Indigenous Leader: Massey Whiteknife

Business Leader: Bailey's Pub

Non-Profit Leader: CMHA
Ally Leader: Teila Quigley

Leader in Medicine: Dr. Jillian Demontigny & Dr. Ashleigh Yule

Youth Leader: Rowan Morris

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