CCA Young Leader

This award recognizes individuals under the age of 40 employed by a CCA member firm, who demonstrate strong leadership skills, demonstrated growth and improvement, and who support the construction industry through active membership in a CCA Partner construction association(s) and/or the association’s Young Leaders Group.

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2024 award sponsor

2023/2024 recipient(s)

Ryan Davis

Commencing his career as a work-term student at Marco, Ryan's dedication quickly earned him a permanent position as a Project Coordinator upon graduation. Ryan currently holds a prominent position as one of Marco's Senior Project Managers at the age of 39. Ryan's commitment to personal growth is evident through his educational achievements, including obtaining Professional Engineer and Gold Seal Project Manager designations in addition to Lean construction, LEED and construction safety certifications. His commitment to education and mentorship is evident through roles as a science fair judge, mentor for high school students, and service on the judging panel for the Lar Rossiter Memorial Scholarship Award.

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Past recipients

2023

Victoria Stanhope

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Awards are judged by an assigned CCA committee. Outside consultation is sometimes utilized to assist in the judging process. If the judging committee feels that no suitable candidate has been nominated, the award will not be presented. All awards are presented at CCA’s annual conference.

Fill out the form below to apply. The submission deadline for the 2024/25 CCA National Awards is December 2, 2024. No submissions shall be accepted following the deadline.

Nominations for the awards must be no longer than five pages (not including the nomination form and supporting appendices) and must include a narrative based on the criteria on the submission form. A minimum of 7 hi-res pictures and/or videos, directly relating to the submission content, must accompany the submission.

The contents of this entry become the property of the CCA. CCA shall have the right to make all text and photographs available for publication without compensation, real or implied, and without claim by contestants against the judging committee, CCA or its staff.

With regard to any detailed project information provided in this application, all applicable project parties are aware of this submission, and have agreed that the information contained can be used in CCA awards presentation videos, in CCA publications promoting the awards and other CCA communications materials .

CCA Young Leader Award

Open to: individuals under the age of 40 employed by a CCA member firm.

Complete the nomination form below and submit the project narrative using the judging requirements specific to each award (a checklist for each submission is included on the nomination form).

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Name of Individual / Firm / Association*
Indicate name of CCA Partner Association to which nominee belongs*
Address*
City*
Province*
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Nominations for this award must be no longer than 5 pages (not including nomination form and supporting appendices), and must include a narrative based on the criteria below. A minimum of 7 hi-res pictures, relating to the submission content, must accompany the submission. Please use this form to indicate that the appropriate content has been included.*
- Provides details of nominee’s participation in the development of the construction industry though active support.
  (and/or membership in CCA Partner construction association(s) and/or the association’s Young Leaders Group.)
- Provides details of nominee’s demonstrated growth and continuous improvement through education and innovation.
- Provides details that demonstrate nominee’s community spirit.
- Provides details that demonstrate a nominee has garnered respect from clients and peers.
- Submission provides confirmation that applicant is under 40 as of December 31, 2024.
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