Finalists & Winner

To Be Announced
Five finalists (one from each region) will be announced in August. The winner will be revealed at the HCAOA National Home Care Conference, Sept. 28–29, 2026, in Orlando, Fla.

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Nominees by Region

Congratulations to all this year's nominees! Select a region to view its nominees.

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Northern Tier

ALASKA

Tatiana Kollasch | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Wasilla
Angela Lee | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Anchorage
Simon Rhea | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Anchorage

IDAHO

Alisha Broenneke | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Lewiston
Karri Croft | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Ammon
Benjamin Jackson | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Meridian
Laurie Northcraft | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Nampa

MICHIGAN

Kylee Dacey | Village Caregiving, Ann Arbor
Lakaia Gilder | Optimal Care, Bingham Farms
Amanda Zdroik | Sunny Days In Home Care Great Lakes, Amasa

MINNESOTA

Darcie Prestegard | Village Caregiving, Minneapolis

MONTANA

Beverly Ferguson | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Billings

OREGON

Maren Bowlsby McBride | Home Matters Caregiving, Wilsonville

SOUTH DAKOTA

April Rose Mastin | Village Caregiving, Rapid City

WASHINGTON

Deborah Christensen | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Bellingham
Olivia Etue | Love in Home, Spokane
Andrew Garza | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Moses Lake
Jeremiah Gilfoy | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Silverdale
Jesmen Gomez | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Yakima
Amy Gonzales | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Colville
Justin Hoselton | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Longview
Ayesha Ibrahim | Right at Home Northwest, Burlington
Brittany Jones | Agape In Home Care, Spokane
Thuy Tran Khairzada | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Seattle
Julie Kirshtein | Comfort Keepers-Kitsap, Bremerton
Milkah Maina | Agape In Home Care, Kent
Renee Martinez | Senior Helpers South Tacoma, Tacoma
Stacie Miller | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Montesano
Felicity Munuhe | Care to Stay Home, Spokane Valley
Daisy Ndegwah | Agape In Home Care, Bothel
Gladys Njenga | Vibrant Health Home Care, Tacoma
Rosemary Njung’e | Agape In Home Care, Tacoma
Miriam Nungaray | All Ways Caring HomeCare, East Wenatchee
Francis Pache Perez | Senior Helpers of Seattle, Seattle
Britonya Perkins | All Ways Caring HomeCare, College Park
Emily Streeter | Right at Home Northwest, Burlington
Dallas Tellez | Right at Home Northwest, Oak Harbor
Joseph Wagers | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Kennewick
Lidia Znovets | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Spokane Valley

WISCONSIN

Miranda Delgado | Village Caregiving, Madison
Nicole Van Vuren | Village Caregiving, Green Bay

WYOMING

Clairee Jordan | Village Caregiving, Lander

West

ARIZONA

Katherine Acevedo | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Cottonwood
Nathan Bredenberg | Senior Helpers of Southern Arizona, Green Valley
Carmelita Campbell | Arion Care Solutions, Chandler
Guadalupe Castro | Arion Care Solutions, Glendale
Amy Jackson | Arion Care Solutions, Mesa
Dina Knight | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Sun City
Jarusha Lary | Endeavor Home Care Group, Phoenix
Desirey Lewis | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Prescott Valley
Lily Lopez | Arion Care Solutions, Tolleson
Liubov Mitchell | Senior Helpers of Northern AZ, Flagstaff
Mary Rodriguez | Arion Care Solutions, Casa Grande
Maritza Rubio | Arion Care Solutions, Phoenix
Halida Mujkic | Arion Care Solutions, Phoenix
Christopher Strodtman | Arion Care Solutions, Coolidge
Jennifer Villasenor | Arion Care Solutions, Coolidge

CALIFORNIA

Terran Davis Addison | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Hayward
Maria Rivera Alvarez | California Seniors Care, Campbell
Xavier Barahona | Cheer Home Care, San Diego
Lisbeth Beltran | Amada Senior Care of Palo Alto
Angela Bowen | Home Matters Caregiving of Fresno
Sara Helton | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Stockton
Mirna Kina | Right at Home, San Diego
Felissa Meeks | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Thousand Oaks
Charlisa Payton | Home Instead Pasadena, Monrovia
Lawonda Ponder | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Hayward
Micah Rasun-Vann | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Hayward
Grischel Roberts | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Concord
Linda Tarango | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Fairfield
Teresa Thompson | Cornerstone Caregiving, Pasadena
Susana Vasquez | Home Instead Pasadena, Pasadena
Chundra Washington | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Stockton

COLORADO

Destiny Esquibel | Home Matters North Denver, Brighton
Randi Jensen | FirstLight Home Care, Grand Junction
Vicki Kirkman | FirstLight Home Care, Grand Junction
Andreanna Smith | Caring Senior Service, Littleton

Central

ILLINOIS

Kudirat Akinshiju | Custom Home Care, Chicago
Brooke Hampton | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Mattoon
Kimberly Higdon | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Peoria
Stephanie James | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Decatur
Penny Keith | Western Illinois Managed Home Services, Galesburg
Debbie Smith | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Bloomington

INDIANA

IOWA

Madison Van Wyk | Village Caregiving, Des Moines

LOUISIANA

Ashia Sells | A Place at Home - Lafayette, Carencro

MISSOURI

Janlyn Egan | Assistance Home Care, Ellisville
Julie LeCuru | Assistance Home Care, St. Louis
Dawn McElrath | Assistance Home Care, St. Charles
Malinda White | Seniors Home Care, St. Louis

OHIO

Hannah Allen | Village Caregiving, Dayton
Glenda Beltran | FirstLight Home Care, Columbus
MiPreciouse Threats Fairley | Comfort Keepers, Columbus
Dennis Mikesell | Village Caregiving, Cincinnati
Jenny Milatovich | Village Caregiving, Zanesville
Julia Oliver | Village Caregiving, Youngstown
Mckayln Laine Rister | Village Caregiving, Portsmouth
Shilee Shattuck | Village Caregiving, Cincinnati
Beatrice Zufelt | Village Caregiving, Chillicothe

OKLAHOMA

Christina Estes | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Tulsa

TEXAS

Stacie Chitty | New Life Home Healthcare, Wills Point
Chandrani Mangal | Home Health Companions. Fort Worth
Jackline “Jackie” Nganga | Right at Home, Lewisville
Mistie Splawn | Right at Home - Rhome, Boyd
Jan Woods | Right at Home, Marble Falls

Southeast

ALABAMA

Lyric Wedge | Comfort Keepers, Cropwell

FLORIDA

Magalys Almarale | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Winter Park
Jarrod Doyle | Preferred Care at home of Cape Coral & Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach
Marita Drepaul | Home Instead, Howey In The Hills
Sharon Frederick | Home Instead, Webster
Lee Hammie | Home Instead, Clermont
Julie James | All Ways Caring HomeCare, The Villages
Susan Ronnfeldt | Right at Home, Eustis
Omadai Singh | Right at Home, Mascotte
Pamela White | Right at Home, Summerfield

GEORGIA

Carole Bouler | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Gainesville
Sharolyn Chandler | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Athens
Ashley Coursey | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Rome
Kimberly Ivey | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Thomasville
Betty Jones | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Valdosta
Manie Mananga | Home Care Matters, Flowery Branch
Brenda McElreath | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Toccoa
Viola Parham | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Columbus
Betty Partin | All Ways Caring HomeCare, East Ellijay
Lela Rangel | All Ways Caring HomeCare, East Ellijay
Brittney Walker | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Thomasville
Betty Watson | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Newnan

KENTUCKY

Jennifer Eldridge | Lifeline HomeCare, Harrodsburg
Joshua Stephens | Village Caregiving, Ashland
Christina Wisdom | Lifeline HomeCare, Ekron
Angela Wood | Village Caregiving, Paducah

NORTH CAROLINA

Colleen Bragg | Senior Helpers of the Triangle, Raleigh
Vivia Cousins | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Burlington
Emma Hamilton | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Concord
Princess Miller | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Winston Salem
Queon Threadgill | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Southern Pines
Rhonda Wilson | BAYADA Home Health Care, Shelby

SOUTH CAROLINA

TENNESSEE

Diane Baggett | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Chattanooga
Melodie Brown | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Knoxville
Dyshawn Cleggett | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Mt. Juliet
Mahalah Dollmont | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Cleveland
Lucy Godinez | Village Caregiving, Nashville
Le'Azia Henry | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Cleveland
Natasha Hill | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Jasper
Janice Hunter | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Greeneville
Erica Luchie | Always Best Care Senior Services, Burlington
Shemika McHenry | HoneyHill HomeCare, Murfreesboro
Shantiva' Nelson | Home Matters Caregiving Williamson County, Franklin
Aundria O'Neill | Care Around the Block, Knoxville
Maria Willis | All Ways Caring HomeCare, Morristown

VIRGINIA

Nikita Baskfield | Commonwise Home Care, Richmond
Andreina Acuna Castillo | Paragon Home Care, McLean
Amanda Clark | Commonwise Home Care. Charlottesville
Kimberly (Kim) Michelle Coleman | Commonwise Home Care. Charlottesville
Sheila Johnson | Home Helpers, Chesterfield
Bernice Knight | Commonwise Home Care, Richmond
David "Dave" Monroe | Right at Home, Winchester
Kelsey Peak | Village Caregiving, Bluefield

Northeast

CONNECTICUT

Annie Jimenez | Beyond Homecare Staffing, New Haven
Beatriz Manzanillo-Montero | NCE Homecare, Waterbury

MARYLAND

Agbi Elizabeth | Absolute Care Services, Baltimore
William Hamilton | Premium Care USA, Rockville
Angel Monique Page | Village Caregiving, Cumberland

MASSACHUSETTS

Audrey Celaire | FirstLight Home Care, Swampscott
Fritz Charles | Senior Helpers Boston and South Shore, Newton
Laurie Hanford | Bayada Home Health Care, Pittsfield

NEW JERSEY

Kathleen Gundle | Bayada Home Health Care, Pennsauken

NEW YORK

Geneva Fortune | Peace at Homecare, Syracuse

PENNSYLVANIA

WEST VIRGINIA

Robyn Butler | Village Caregiving, Lewisburg
Virginia Dillon | Village Caregiving, Beckley
Kristina Epperhart | Village Caregiving, Chapmanville
Chantell Hart | Village Caregiving, Morgantown
Heather Ann Huffman | Village Caregiving, Charleston
Linda Redman | Village Caregiving, Morgantown
Elva Rice | Village Caregiving, Morgantown
Holly Roth | Choice Care at Home, Wheeling
Trista Lynn Stankwich | Village Caregiving, Martinsburg
Beverly Talkington | Village Caregiving, Clarksburg
Nicole Tincher | Village Caregiving, Beckley

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