2024 Dedicated CAO and Dedicated Senior Team Awards

Each year at the Alberta Municipalities Annual Convention and Trade Show, outstanding municipal professionals from across Alberta are awarded for their collaboration, dedication and commitment to excellence.

“It is my honour and pleasure to recognize these outstanding individuals at Alberta Municipalities’ Convention in Red Deer,” said President Tyler Gandam. “Communities can only succeed when they are supported by dedicated professionals who are committed to the residents they serve. It is by recognizing these people that we express our gratitude and show our appreciation for what they do every day to make our communities thrive.”

Alberta Municipalities/SLGM Dedicated Senior Team Award: This award, which recognizes an outstanding municipal team that demonstrates service excellence and dedication to municipal government, has been awarded to the Town of Rocky Mountain House.

Alberta Municipalities/SLGM Dedicated CAO Award: This award, which recognizes a CAO for long‐term excellence and dedication to both municipal government and chief administrative management, has been awarded to Thomas Goulden, CAO of Stony Plain.

The Dedicated Senior Team and Dedicated CAO awards are co-sponsored by Alberta Municipalities and the Society of Local Government Managers (SLGM), Alberta Municipalities’ valued partner.

“The 2024 recipients of the Dedicated CAO and Dedicated Team awards exemplify the qualities we seek in our community leaders,” said June Boyda, Chair of the SLGM. “Both recipients are true leaders in our province. CAO Thomas Goulden stood out for his impressive track record and for the significant respect by his peers. Likewise, the Town of Rocky Mountain House was selected for their unwavering teamwork.”

Classifieds