Congratulations!
We are pleased to welcome you to the Horatio Alger Association and celebrate the success you have achieved through integrity, hard work, and perseverance. It will be a privilege to formally induct you as a Member during the 73rd Annual Horatio Alger Awards Induction Ceremonies on April 2-4, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
As you may well imagine, a great deal of planning goes into preparing for the Horatio Alger Awards events. We are pleased to share this online New Member Portal with you – a hub of pertinent information to assist you in preparing for your induction as a Member of the Association.
Checklist
- Mark your calendar to attend the Horatio Alger Awards
April 2–4, 2020 | Washington, D.C.
Please refer to the New Member Packet for the New Member Schedule.
- Reserve hotel accommodations
It is recommended that you reserve your room in early November to ensure preferred accommodations.
Reserve at: www.horatioalger.org/awards-hotel
- Schedule planning calls
Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2019
Ginny Graham will contact your office to schedule:- A conference call with her to review the pre-Awards timeline of activities, the Awards events schedule and the requirements for New Members before and during the Awards.
- A conference call between your communications team and the Association’s media relations teams.
- Submit Member and Life Partner information sheets
Deadline: Friday, November 22, 2019
Email to: Ginny Graham, newmember@horatioalger.org
- Submit photos for media relations (300 dpi at minimum)
Deadline: Friday, November 22, 2019
We request one (1) high resolution headshot and one (1) high resolution candid photograph. Email to: Carly Buggy, cbuggy@briancom.com (United States), Adam Daifallah, adaifallah@hatleystrategies.com (Canada)
- Schedule interviews
Deadline: Friday, November 22, 2019
Ginny Graham will contact your office to schedule:- A phone interview for the Only in America publication. The interview may also be scheduled by using the scheduling link here: calendly.com/haaevents.
- An on-site video interview that will be used to introduce you during the Horatio Alger Awards Induction Ceremony.
- Complete and return the sponsorship form
Please refer to the New Member Packet for information regarding sponsorships, which support the Association’s educational programs.
- Review and approve press releases
Deadline: Friday, December 6, 2019
You will receive one (1) comprehensive and one (1) individual draft press release to review and approve/return with edits.
Email to: Carly Buggy, cbuggy@briancom.com (United States)
Adam Daifallah, adaifallah@hatleystrategies.com (Canada)
- Review and approve letters to individuals/organizations who may support the Horatio Alger Awards in your honor and submit mailing lists
Deadline: Friday, December 13, 2019
Please refer to the New Member Packet for additional details.
Email to: Ginny Graham, newmember@horatioalger.org
- Schedule meeting with the Association’s Executive Director and staff
Ginny Graham will contact your office to schedule this meeting.
- Review and approve the short biography
Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2019
You will receive a draft short biography, which will be included in the Awards materials, for you to review and approve/return with edits.
Email to: Ginny Graham, newmember@horatioalger.org
- Submit 20-25 photographs for use in the Only in America publication and the Awards Induction Ceremony video (300 dpi at minimum)
Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2019
Please refer to the New Member Packet for additional details.
- Complete phone interview
Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2019
- Review and approve Only in America profile
Deadline: Friday, January 24, 2020
You will receive a profile for you to review and approve/return with edits.
Email to: Ginny Graham, newmember@horatioalger.org
- Complete video interview
Deadline: Friday, January 24, 2020
- Meet with the Association’s Executive Director and staff
Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2020
- Provide list of guests attending the Horatio Alger Awards
Deadline: Friday, March 13, 2020
Please refer to the New Member Packet for additional details.
- Schedule on-site New Member preparation session
Deadline: Friday, March 20, 2020
Preparation sessions for New Members are scheduled in 10-minute blocks between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, and 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 2.
Contacts
Ginny Graham
New Member Concierge
E-mail: newmember@horatioalger.org
Phone: 703.684.9444
Katie Kirchner
Registration and Seating
E-mail: awards@horatioalger.org
Phone: 703.684.9444
- Terrence J. Giroux
Executive Director
- Constantine G. Katsarakis
Associate Executive Director
E-mail: ckatsarakis@horatioalger.org
Phone: 703.684.9444
- Margaret D. Slipek
Manager of Membership Programs & Assistant to the Executive Director
E-mail: mslipek@horatioalger.org
Phone: 703.684.9444
- Jackie Rough
Biographer
- Christopher Salvador
Videographer, New Group Media
- United States
Carly Buggy, Brian Communications
Phone: 484.385.2934
E-mail: cbuggy@briancom.com
McKenna Young, Brian Communications
Phone: 484.385.2934
E-mail: myoung@briancom.com
- Canada
Adam Daifallah, HATLEY Strategy Advisors
Phone: 514.316.7089
E-mail: adaifallah@hatleystrategies.com
