AWARD JUDGING

The judging of the ATHENA Leadership Award is taken very seriously by the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce and by the committee of judges. The Committee is made up of the past ATHENA award recipients. The past ATHENA award recipients form a group of women with exceptional integrity and experience across a wide variety of sectors. One Chamber staff member is involved for facilitation purposes only.

The nominee submissions are vetted against the judges' background and areas of expertise and any conflicts of interest are managed by said judge recusing themself from that nominee submission.

Submissions are assessed through a numeric scoring process and measured on the nominee's ability to demonstrate their qualifications against the ATHENA award criteria. The recipient of the award is determined by the nominee that received the highest combined average of judges' scores.