Congrats to the Top 20 in 2025 Advocacy Awards Honorees!
The Advocacy Association annually awards Top 20 honors to those in the advocacy community who are leading the charge with their tenacity, creativity and grit, and making the world we live and work in a better place. Nominations includes professionals in the non-profit, trade association, corporate or university sector.
And the Top 20 in 2025 Advocacy Awards goes to....
Ibn Akbar Salaam
Vice President of Global Government Relations,
Waste Management (WM)
Sara Decker
Sr. Director of Government Affairs,
X-Energy
Ray Epstein
State Director,
Every Voice Coalition
Amanda Garzon
Chief Operating Officer,
Hydrocephalus Association
Arash Ghafoori
CEO,
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY)
Mason Ingram
Sr. Director of Government Affairs,
Premier Inc.
Becky Jacobs
Senior Director, Workforce Development & Advocacy Marketing,
PA Homecare Association
Pratika Katiyar
Government Affairs,
ACLU
Sharon McBride
Head of Global Mobilization,
DoorDash
Sean McIntosh
Sr. Advisor, Government Affairs,
SHRM
RaShawn Mitchell
Head of Government Affairs,
MoneyLion,
A Gen Company
Michael Parr
Executive Director,
Ultra Low-Carbon Solar Alliance (ULCSA)
Sarah Paul
Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs,
Remitly
Alessia Perretti
Systems Change Youth Advocate,
Disability Community Resource Center
Kati Rapoza
Associate, Government Affairs,
Professional Beauty Association
Myra Reddy
Director of Government Affairs,
Professional Beauty Association
Oliver Linner Roy
CEO,
The Linner Foundation/ Family First Resource Center
Amirah Salaam
Vice President, Global Government Relations,
Adtalem
Abbey Schroeder
Grassroots Program Manager,
American Trucking Associations
Sydney Seral
Chief Advocacy Officer,
The League of Credit Unions & Affiliates
Laura Siegrist
Director of Federal Government Affairs,
Walmart